Young Mother Nellie Crawford Dies at 20 in Patoka
Nellie Fern Wasem Crawford, born November 6 1907 in Patoka, died March 10 at 7 10 PM at age 20 years four months and four days after illness. She leaves husband Lee Crawford and two children George Dean aged two and infant Nellie May, plus her father George Wasem and step mother Letha Bonnie. The M E South Church conducted the funeral at Patoka cemetery amid widespread community mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Wasem- Crawford
Nellie Fern
George
Ivy Wasem
Patoka
Nellie
Letha Bonnie
M. E. Church South
Lee Crawford
George Dean
Nellie May
Pansy Jean Wasem
Harold Bonnie
Josie Vallow
M. E. South Church
M. Smith
Ralph Willis
4 Billion Imported Eggs For Britain Every Year
London reports Britain consumes about 5.7 billion eggs yearly with two billion from native fowls. Imports from outside the empire amount to 47 percent of total consumption and exceed Britain’s exports of cars and tires. The Imperial Economic Council advocates labeling to favor imported eggs from Denmark and China.
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London
England
Great Britain
Britain
British Empire
Imperial Economic Council
Denmark
China
The
Economic Council
Patoka Independents Hit State Tourney At Delavan
The Patoka Independents leave Thursday noon for the state tournament at Delavan to face Oblong at 7 p m. A victory Thursday night would pit the winner of Wardson Odell on Friday. Also advertised is Steer Cut coffee in one pound packages for 25 cents at Altoms.
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Patoka Independents
Delavan
Oblong
Wardson
Altoms
Obituary of Reuben Hawi Patoka Resident Dies at 80
Reuben Hawi, Patoka, aged 80, longtime resident born in Clinton County Illinois October 3 1847 died March 8 1928 at his home after months of illness. He married Josephine Brooks and had 9 sons and one daughter Ethel died in infancy. Survived by two sons Orville of Neoga and Fielding of Patoka, two grandchildren, two nephews, six nieces. Funeral held March 9 at Southern Methodist church with Rev J M Smith and Rev Willis assisting.
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Reuben
Patoka
Clinton County
Illinois
Josephine Brooks
Ethel
M. E. Church
Dillard
Orville
Neoga
Ill
Fielding
Josephine
Lewis
Pueblo
Colo
Harbin
Hamilton
Kansas
Susan Short
Centralia
Mae Yardley
Glyndon
Minn
Effie Zimmerman
Denver
Cleo Belcher
Visa Cahill
Weiser
Idaho
Eliza Adams
James
Southern Methodist Church
J. M. Smith
Willis
Local Notes Highlight Visits and Purchases in Patoka
Mrs. Underwood returns home after visit in Decatur. Altoms showcases bargains on pork and beans towels cakes and candy while Patoka Hardware offers incubators rugs and furniture. Community news covers visitors, funerals, and local commerce with remarks on spring goods and millinery.
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Decatur
Altoms
J. M. Emerson
Betty
Patoka
Harry Parker
Effingham
Marion County
Armand Wasem
Sandoval
George Kahlert
George
DuComb
Roy Pugh
Centralia
Nellie Wasem-Crawford
Patoka Hardware & Furniture Co
J. W. Delassus
Pauline
Martinsville
Lee Crawford
Marion Nattier
Salem High School
Ed Nattier
Jess Pugh
Henry Pugh
W. C. Pugh
Centralia- Clinton
Rollin Cox
Pope
George Wilkinson
Tony Hampton
Carlyle
Wickersham
Joe Wickenhouser
Marie Gray
Gray
A. L. Vallow
Lees
Laura Powers
St. Louis
Pratz
Easter
Patoka High School
Hudspeth
Pope Township
Frances Amy Oats Dead at 60 In Vernon Area
Frances Amy Oats born January 18 1868 in Leesburg Indiana moved with family to Sangamon County Illinois later settling near Vernon. She died March 14 in Shobonier aged 60 years, with services by Elder C M Miller in the Prim itive Baptist church and burial in Thorp cemetery beside her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Amy Oats
Leesburg
Ind
Sangamon County
Ill
Vernon
Marion County
J. A. Cooper
Primitive Baptist Church
North Fork
Shobonier
Thorp
Vernon, Ill
C. M. Miller
Death Notice for Thomas Gillespie February 1928
Thomas Jefferson Gillespie born August 18 1885 died February 26 1928 at age 72 years 6 months 8 days. He married Mary Alice Edmonds August 2 1882 and had seven children four living two died in infancy. Survived by wife five children John Vernon George Decatur Emma Clinton Toney Decatur two brothers Albert and Toney Potts a sister Mrs N Cruthers Roe Ark and twenty grandchildren. Funeral services by Rev C M Miller at grave interment Farmers Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson Gillespie
Mary Alice Edmonds
John
Vernon
George
Decatur
Emma
Clinton
Toney
Patoka
Albert
Toney Potts
N. Cruthers
Roe, Ark
M. E. Church
C. M. Miller
Farmers Cemetery
Plane lands in Times Square to advertise air mail
A 50 foot wing span plane, used to carry mail between Chicago and Dallas, arrives on a wooden base in Times Square between 46th and 47th Streets. The fuselage was attached to a truck and towed from Hadley Field through the tunnel to the square to promote air mail.
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New York
N. Y
Sam
Air Mail
Island
Longacre Square
46Th
Chicago
Dallas
Tex
Hadley Field
Times Square
Patoka High Teams Confident In Carlyle Tourney Run
Patoka High School competed in a Carlyle tournament finishing third after a consolations win. They beat Breese 19 to 7 and Hoyleton 49 to 15 before losing 81 to 17 to Greenville, then defeated New Baden 30 to 15 in the consolation game. Carlyle beat Greenville 24 to 13 for the title. Vandalia’s Switzers were eliminated early. Salem topped Centralia 83 to 28 in Salem. Both Salem and Carlyle advance to the Bridgeport sectional this week.
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Patoka High
Carlyle
Breese
Hoyleton
Greenville
Our Boys
Patoke
New Baden
Switzers
Vandalia
Salem
Centralia
Farina
Bridgeport
Pope Township Resident Dies at 65 in Illinois
Pope township mourns the loss of Lewis Ryman Easton born August 31 1862 in Pope township Fayette county Illinois He died March 12 1928 after a lengthy illness aged 65 years six months twelve days He left a wife Belle Belcher four children Irma Harry Carl Georgena six grandchildren one brother Luther and three sisters The funeral was at Mound Chapel with burial in Magassi cemetery.
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Pope Township
Sue Easton
Lewis Ryman Easton
Pomeroy
Martha Easton
Fayette County
Illinois
Belle Belcher
Irma
Harry
Carl
Georgena
Mound Chapel
Luther
Withee
Wis
Haines Belcher
Patoka
Chas, Lavin
Tulare
Cal
Edw. Pugh
Rose From Slums Now Sought in Bank Failure
In Sullivan Indiana on March 13 Colonel Jimmy Keng 73 is wanted after Citizens Trust Company run by him suffered a 250000 shortage with ~73000 believed missing. Authorities seek a white haired 5 foot 5 inch man carrying a weathered bag. Keng born Alois Tsairvich rose from slums to foster father James Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Jimmy” Keng
Col
Jimmy
Chicago
Citizens’ Trust Company
Red Girl Slays White Man in Modest Indian Trial
Cassie Turner, an Indian girl, appears before a white tribunal in Alturas California to answer for the slaying of Robert Declute. Her defense claims Declute, after she refused marriage, asked her to shoot him. Attorney Jack Sharp says Declute trusted Indian psychology to trigger her compliance as easily as offering a glass of water.
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Alturas
Cal
Cassie Turner
Robert Declute
Declute
Jack Sharp
Dechlute
Miss America Parade Ends Bathing Suit Tradition
Samuel P. Leeds, president of the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, admits the beach attire parade in the annual Miss America contest will be the last. Plans for 1928 shift from bathing suits as the pageant moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel P. Leeds
Mrs West Gets Life Sentence
Painesville Ohio March 12 Velma West twenty one year old murderer of her husband Thomas Edward West pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Marysville Reformatory.
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Painesville, O
Velma West
Thomas Edward West
Marysville Reformatory
Battle for Midwest Coming Storm in Congress
Congress debates three key bills affecting the Mississippi Valley Farm legislation flood control and waterways naval appropriation push back under public pressure. The Midwest seeks higher farm prices and cheaper transport via improved waterways while naval spending faces cutbacks to fund relief and surplus programs.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Mississippi Valley
Great Central
Imperial Domain
Mississippi River
Alleghany- Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri-Mississippi Rivers
United States
Middle-West
Panama Canal
Atlantic Sea Board
Pacific
South America
Orient
Prairie
Mid-West
Hatch Early Get Bigger Poultry Profit
A Department of Agriculture study shows early hatched pullets yield about 16 000 eggs annually worth over 450 dollars, while 100 late hatched pullets produce about 11 000 eggs with much smaller receipts. Profitable hatch time is before May 15.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Shoe prices rise while spring styles arrive
All shoes advance in price as new spring styles arrive. The store invites customers to come in and view the selection including labeled Alioms.
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Johnny Simcox
Renner
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cruses
Frances Soulon
Odin
T. B. Walker
Bessie Schmidt
Springfield
Williams
John Ashton
John A. Matheny
St. Elmo
Mathenys
Nellie Lee
Matheny
Ramsey
Mansel Tune
Corb Tune
Mary Cahill
Ross Stonecipher
Blackburn College
G. Schnarr
Winchester
Norma Jean
Schnarr
Lydia Genre
Thomas Gillespie
Walter Dively
Mrs. West
Rebekah Social
Patoka Rebekah
Midwest
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