Patoka Happenings Highlights Local News and Travel
Mr and Mrs William Fox of Wonewee Wis guests of Jack Matchett last week while traveling the Airstream to Texas and Arizona were halted by a snow storm Wednesday night They left Sunday afternoon for southern and western points Also noted are family updates including births surgeries and a funeral in nearby communities with birthdays celebrations and a hospital stay for Janice Osborne in St Louis and a new baby boy Mark Anthony born March 3 in Fayette County Hospital weighing 10 pounds 15 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fox
Wonewee
Wis
Jack Matchett
John Tennant
Limesport
F. M. Peddicord
Sadie Chriss
Darrell Chriss
Virgil Fulton
Don Thompson
Vandalia
Lola Smith
Jesse Timmons
Centralia
Ed Lawson
Chester W. Groves
Oklahoma
Joe Beckler
Mt. Zion
Mary Beckler
Janice Osborne
St. Louis
Archie Harper
Carl
New Haven
Harper
Julia Cantley
Lloyd Prater
Fayette Co. Hospital
Mark Anthony
Edward Ray Riley
Danville
Wayne Riley
Marilyn Headley
McMillan Hospital
Stanley F .Meador
Glen
Paul Walker
Max Quayle
Patoka
Judge Kerner
Joe
Memphis
Tenn
Arch E. Hedgpeth
Guy Allen
Brownstown
Orvile Brown
Brown
Mr. Brown
Wayne
Pana
Paul
Sibley
Pearl Berry
Kermit Gallatin
Bob Lingle
Baby
Toledo
Ohio
Walter Meyer
Decatur
Charles Meyer
Leon Walker
Donald Perkins
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Harry 0. Perkins
Essie Houston
St. Mary’s Hospital
T. E. Snyder
L. C. Snyder
Wm. Snyder
Fairman Baptist Church
Howard Peyton
Kopolis
Edith Peyton
Macon Bassett
Jerry Veal
Elmer Eversman
Carlinville
Marshalltown
Vernon Methodist Sunday School
MYF
Arnold Chapel Church Destroyed by Fire
Arnold Chapel a country Methodist church on the Vernon charge eight miles east of Vernon burned to the ground, late Friday night or early Saturday. The cause is undetermined. the church will be rebuilt, and the building and contents were insured. Revival meetings moved to Zion Church after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Chapel
Vernon Charge
Vernon
Dean Jones
Zion Church
Snowstorm Paralyzes Area with 8 to 12 Inches
A heavy snowstorm began Tuesday evening and left 8 to 12 inches on the level by Wednesday morning. Schools closed, traffic disrupted, and only one major route plowed. Residents shoveled sidewalks, moved cars, and waited for more snowfall as officials planned further measures.
School Menu Weekday Meals Highlight
Monday features barbecued ground pork on bun with potatoes corn pickles fruit and milk. Tuesday serves turkey pie with mashed potatoes gravy cranberry sauce cookie bread butter and milk. Wednesday offers hamburger on bun with vegetables pickles cake fruit and milk. Friday lists fish sticks with potatoes salad fruit bread butter and milk.
Vernon area Red Cross drive targets blood bank revival
Minnie Peddicord is named Red Cross drive chairman for Vernon area. The drive aims to restore the Marion county blood bank with collections coordinated by Mrs. Mary Ellen Sharp, Mrs. Marjorie Bassett, or Mrs. Peddicord. Local residents urged to contact one of these organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Peddicord
Red Cross
Vernon
Marion County
Mary Ellen Sharp
Marjorie Bassett
Final Date For 1959 Corn Price Programs In March 1960
Lee D. Britt of the Marion County ASC office announces March 31 1960 as the final date to use 1959 Corn Price Support Programs Farmers must apply for loans by March 16 1960 to have grades obtained and loans completed by the deadline Purchase Agreements may be bought any time up to March 31 1960
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee D. Britt
Marion County
ASC
Red Cross Drive Appeals for Mail-In Donations
Red Cross asks residents to mail checks payable to the American Red Cross care of The Register or deliver them to the office. No house to house solicitation in the area. Funds will be forwarded to Salem headquarters.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Register
Salem
Bible School Plans and Weekend Visits noted
Rev. Lonie Frick will preach 20 services starting at 7 30 each evening for all ages. The Board of Education discussed this year's Bible School and volunteers are urged to call Lorene Klinge. Mr and Mrs Roger Hake of Peoria visited their parents Roy Veal and wife over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonie Frick
Board of Education
Lorene Klinge
Roger Hake
Peoria
Roy Veal
Reading Ads in The Register Pays Over Time
The notice urges readers to form a daily habit of checking weekly advertisements in The Register to maximize savings and catch limited promotions. It highlights ongoing value from ad insertions and encourages consistent attention to deals.
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Register
Cub Scouts Organize and Name Officials in Patoka
The Patoka cub scout pack held its first organizational meeting at the grade school gym. Den mothers named were Merelene Collins with Ann Busch and Betty Palacki with Helen Mulen as assistants. An executive committee led by Dick Padberg includes Dean Lawrence Emil Nattier John Barnes Jack Braden and Dr L P Basch. Cub master is Al Palaski with Edgar Irvin as assistant. A second meeting is set for Saturday at 7 p m in the same gym with Edwin McGraw attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Merelene Collins
Ann Busch
Betty Palacki
Helen Mulen
Dick Padberg
Dean Lawrence
Emil Nattier
John Barnes
Jack Braden
L. P. Basch
al Palaski
Edgar Irvin
Edwin McGraw
Cerebral Palsy Collection Slated Sunday for Marion County
Myron Henry leads a county campaign with volunteers from Patoka Odin Omer Jones Sandoval C C Lowe Kinmundy Alma Salem and others to canvass for donations. Patoka collection begins Sunday at 1 PM with Chester W Groves in charge. Call 259465 to help. The drive funds care treatment and prevention of cerebral palsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Henry
United Cerebral Palsy
Marion County
Hester Groves
Patoka
Everett Ritter
Odin Omer Jones
Sandoval
C. C. Lowe
Kinmundy
Robert Kelly
Alma Walt Kirk
Salem
Chester W. Groves
The
Christian Church
Scholarship Examinations for U I Set for Mar 26
County Superintendent Paul B Chance announced the University of Illinois scholarship exam will be held at the Salem Courthouse on Saturday March 26 at 9 am. Prizes include one county scholarship per county, one agriculture scholarship per county, one home economics scholarship per county, and one for a child of a veteran of World War I World War II or the Korean Conflict, total three. Students must notify the county superintendent at least 10 days before the exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Chance
University of Illinois
Salem
Science Fair entries sent to Southern Illinois University
The science club has forwarded entries for the Southern Illinois Science Fair at Carbondale. Practice for the junior class play Little Miss Fixit starts this week with rehearsals three nights weekly. The juniors and seniors travel to Vandalia on Monday March 14 for Career Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
Science Club
Southern Illinois Universary
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Science Fair
Little Miss Fixit
Vandalia
Village Board Accepts $2700 Grant for Sewer Survey
The village board approved a public works grant from the U S government for a preliminary sewer system and treatment plan survey. The funds are repayable if voters approve a sewer project and then paid from a bond issue. A tank repaint contract was signed and a dog catcher will collect stray dogs for owner reclaim with a fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John H. Greenlee
Cherry Valley
Ill
Home Bureau Meeting Held at Baptist Church
Home Bureau plans a Friday March 18 gathering in the Baptist Church south room hosted by Mrs. Alice Nattier and Mrs. Marie Nattier. A roll call features My Most Treasured Souvenir, with a feature by Mrs. Mason Bassett on duties of the County Board of Supervisors and a lesson by Miss Marie Brite on Easy Meals for Busy Homemakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Baptist Church
South Room
Alice Nattier
Marie Nattier
Mason Bassett
County Board of Supervisors
Marie Brite
Wilma Gergens
World Day of Prayer Observed by Patoka WSCS
The Methodist women of Patoka church observed World Day of Prayer on Friday March 4 with Mrs Oscar Hill as spiritual life secretary leading the program. Bertha Miller spoke on World Day of Prayer and a nine person playlet Friends Across Frontiers was presented. Mrs A R Harper led a short WSCS meeting and appointed delegates for the April 7 WSCS meeting in Centralia First Church. Next WSCS gathering set for April 14 with a membership tea and piano by Mrs Francis Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hill
Woman’s Society
Bertha Miller
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
A. R. Harper
Jack Matchett
Hill
WSCS
Centralia First Church
Francis Sharp
Gospelaires Will Sing at Mound Chapel Church
The Gospelaires of Centralia perform Sunday March 13 at 7 30 p m at Mound Chapel Church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gospelaires of
Centralia
Mound Chapel
Community News Tip Submissions Sought for Local Paper
The Register invites readers to contribute weekly items to enrich hometown coverage. Submit notices, events, or short briefs to boost community presence and public interest.
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Orville Schroeder
Joe Betts
Dennis Schroeder
L. E. Green
Excelsior Springs
Jesus
G. A’s
Rose
P. J
Rose Mojonnier
Harvey Munger
E. L. Rogier
Robert Eagan
A. m
Weather Bureau
Irwin Caplan
Travelers Safety Service
Henry Meador
Virdene Berlin
Mr. Berlin
Texas
Iuka
Phyllis Bowen
Patoka High School
Phylis
Boulder
Eldon Bowen
Carrigan Township
Nancy Phinney
James Phinney
Nancy
Southern Illinois University
Salutatorian
Cub Scouts
U. of I
Lewer
Patoka W. S. C. S
Gospelaires
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