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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
5
The W I C T U met at the local Baptist Church with 11 members present. Mrs Jensen led devotions and topics included Jeeps and Gin, Your Manhood and Alcohol, and An Answer to a Letter. A Sunshine collection raised 29.10 for Soldiers.
Mr Bert Duncan, Supervisor of Town Township, chosen as Chairman for the ensuing year. Patoka Township Supervisor Maurice Ballance reappointed to the Education Committee and the Elections Committee.
Pfc. Dresden Headley of the Marines in San Diego returned home on furlough to spend time with his family. Several relatives and friends including the Bassett and Williams families, Mary Walker, Martha, Ernie Jones, Ruth Williams, and the Lewellens visited or stayed over the weekend. Mrs. Headley’s family and Mrs. Frizzell’s daughter Clara called on Mrs. Laura Frizzell in Alma during the week.
Samuel Britt 99 of Patoka Illinois died March 5 1944 at his son’s home after a life spent in Illinois and Kansas He married Mary Gerrish in 1869 and leaves a large family including three sons a daughter and many grandchildren Military kin and church service noted Funeral held March 7 at the local Baptist church Interment McClelland Cemetery.
County Treasurer reports mailed checks for sheep killed by dogs and says payments total 95 percent appraisal value due to insufficient dog tax funds. Potoka Township paid 221 dollars in dog tax, second only to Centralia.
Illinois farms join a statewide soil conservation program with over 64,000 landowners in new Woodford county district of 310,000 acres. Petitions circulate for districts in Knox Hancock Fulton Schuyler Mason McDonough Cass Clay Macoupin Fayette Iroquois LaSalle Kane Whiteside. Technical help focuses on erosion control through contour planting and strip cropping. Oil production in January falls about five percent from December to 6,441,000 barrels. daily rate 208,000. One new Illinois pool found. additional productive pools in Clay Jefferson White counties. Initial January flow 977 barrels. About 3,500,000 trees to be distributed by the state forest division with orders now being booked. spring planting preferred.
Notice to all persons that Monday April 3 1944 is the claim date in the estate of W H Belcher deceased in the County Court of Marion County Illinois and that claims may be filed on or before that date without issuance summons. E L Rogier administrator Miller Platt attorneys Salem head 3 3 Bter
Notice to all persons that Monday April 3 1944 is the claim date in the estate of Annie Wheeler deceased pending in the County Court of Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed on or before the date without summons. L W Ballance Administrator Miller Pfaff Attorneys of Salem Illinois.
A notice to all persons that claims against the estate of Wynn Poole must be filed by April 3, 1944. The administrator is Miller and Pfaff with attorneys Apceatus Salem in Illinois.
In March the pay is listed as 110 to 140 dollars per month for key punch operators and 125 to 160 dollars per month for tabulating machine operators.
In Springfield more than forty persons are training to operate office machines ahead of upcoming examinations. The class helps prepare participants for the testing required to qualify for the positions.
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