Centralia Wins Salem Sectional Tournament Final
A large Salem crowd watched Centralia defeat Mt. Vernon 43 to 33 in the sectional final. Tournament results include St Elam 25 over Dupo 21 and Centralia 62 over Granite City 28, with Salem 26 over Bridgeport 23 and Centralia 25 over Salem 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mt. Vernon
Centralia Troutmen
St. Elam
Dupo
Granite City
Centralia
Altamont
Bridgeport
Obituary of Gideon B. Alexander of Decatur and Patoka
Gideon B. Alexander born January 12 1865 near Patoka Illinois died March 14 1934 in Decatur Illinois at 69 years old. He married Walden in 1890 and had daughter Evie who died in 1909. He later married Elnora Boring in 1918 and leaves a widow two brothers a sister and many nieces and nephews. He worked as a railroad engineer for Illinois Central for 37 years and was retired on pension. Funeral held March 20 at Brint King er Funeral Home with burial at Patoka cemetery attended by relatives and friends.
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Gideon B. Alexander
Norwis
Anna Alexander
Patoka
Ill
North Warren St
Decatur
Wen
Th Walden
Evie
Elnora Boring
Tacoma
Washington
Jane Dukes
Allen Alexander
Lewis Alexander
Clinton
Presbyterian Church
B. of L. E
Masonic Order
Illinois Central
Brint- Kinger Funeral Home
Four Square Tabernacle
Geo. Wilson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
G. B. Alexander
Charles Johnson
Leo Chapman
James Walden
Bloomington
Bur Alexander
Salem
Ed Markwell
St. Louis
Arthur
Monticello
Dolittle
Cash
Fred Kennedy
al Petty
Eva Weatherford
J. H. Wiley
Gladys
Quilt Show at H S Gymnasium Apr 21 1934
A quilt show and afternoon entertainments are planned at the High School gymnasium on April 21 1934. President Mrs Ellen Simcox and Vice President Mrs Elsie Gray head committees for quilts embroidery pillows antiques refreshments entertainment afternoon program pop corn and candy booth and food sale with numerous local members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Simcox
Elsie Gray
Myrtle Tacke
Lula Troyer
Gladys Jones
Lewis Grey
Grace Chance
Chance
Doug Carr
Dana Jennings
Pearl Morey
Jessie Caldwell
Marion Smith
Evelyn Pugh
Margaret Ballance
W. Spurgeon
Anna Ballance
Clara Field
Clara Smith
Leona Belcher
Ethel Ro
Madalene Porter
Ith Grey
Bettie Simcox
Anna Belcher
Ruby Eagan
Ruth Pugh
Card of Thanks for Sister Death Burial
We extend thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy in the death and burial of our sister. Thanks to the ministers for comforting words and the singers for their songs. The Brothers and Sisters.
Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Livesay
Elizabeth Rachel Livesay born June 18 1849 in Nashville Illinois died March 16 1934 at her Patoka Illinois home. She never married but cared for family, and was known as Aunt Lizzie. She leaves two sisters and four brothers with numerous nieces and nephews. funeral March 17 at D R Livesay home conducted by Rev J M Smith and Rev W D Humphrey, burial in Patoka cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Rachel
AlIfred
Hannah Livesay
Nashville, Ill
Patoka
M. E. Church
Nashville
Faily
Lizzie
Hester Davidson
Vernon, Ill
Etta Smith
Bend
Oregon
Brotthers
M. A. Livesay
Ellsberry
H. R. Livesay
Elmer McClellan
Alfred McClellan
A. B. Branch
A. ‘Dudley
C. O. Livesay
Vernon’ Davidson
Gerald, Allen
Harold
Sherman Livesay
Vernon
Glen Livesay
Elizabeth
Frances Livesay
Salem
W. C. Pugh
Centralia
Gladys Wengert
Collinsville
Phyllis
Estelle Livesay
Hagameier
St. Louis
Reception for Past Presidents in Salem
A reception for past presidents of Women’s Clubs of Marion County will be held at the American Legion Hall in Salem on Friday March 23 at 2 30 p m. All members of Patriotic Women’s clubs are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
American Legion Hall
Salem
Patrioa Women’s Clubs
Christian Science Lesson-Sermon Highlights Substance Theme
Sunday's Lesson-Sermon centers on substance as Spirit with Isaiah 12:2 and Psalms 145 verses cited as praises. It contrasts Christian Science view of substance with materialist belief, citing Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health, page 349, on substance versus matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Leson
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Endeavor Program for March 25
The program lists songs I gave no Life for Thee and Jesus Calls Us, prayer by Bro Lovell, lesson subject What Does Jesus Require of Us, trombone solo Dayne Ellis, leader Lucille Field, clippings and Bible references, piano Lolty Morey, talk Ima Pugs, song Be the Tie, benediction. Leader Lucile Field.
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Jesus
Lovell
Leson
Dayne Ellis
Lucille Field
Silo
Lolty Morey
Benediction
Lucile Field
Jolly Maker Club Meets at Fayetta Belcher Home
The Jolly Maker club gathered March 17 at Fayetta Belcher home. Present were Ruth Crawford Kathryn Crawford Nina Walker Ruby Gete Kathryn Souter Lucile Nichols Ellen Ballance and Fayetta Belcher. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments of ice cream and cake before departing late in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Maker Club
Fayetta Belcher
Ruth
Kathryn Crawford
Nina Walker
Ruby ‘Gete
Kathryn Souter
Lucile Nichols
Ellen Ballance
Schools Gain From Illinois Sales Tax Debates
The piece argues the Illinois Sales Tax funds school districts fully, relieves real estate tax pressure, and shifts tax burden to consumer spending. It claims state tax relief, funding stability for District 44, and tax equity by taxing boarders and workers based on spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Illinois
Ilinois
Non-High School Election Set for April Fourteen in Marion County
The Non-High School election will be held on Saturday April 14 1934 in Marion County across districts including Mealham Rockhold Kinmundy Swift Foster Jones Patoka Carrigan Temple Tonti Woodward Alma Omega Iuka Stevenson Excelsior Salem Odin Sandoval Odin Raccoon Mercer Haines Kell Romine Union and Charles E Sloan serves as President with Paul B Chance as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Mealham—Rockhold
Kinmundy—Siwift
Foster—Jones
Patoka—Patoka
Carrigan—Temple
Tonti—Woodward
Alma—Alma
Omega—Omega
Iuka
Stevenson
Excelsior
Salem—Young
Odin-Sandoval
Odin
Raccoon—Mercer
Haines—Kell
Romine—Union
Charles E. Sloan
Paul B. Chance
Christian Church Announces Spring Sale and Easter Plans
The Christian church lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Communion at 10 30 a m and evening preaching by Bro Lovell on March 25 Bible Study Thursdays at 7 p m Sunrise Easter service planned for April 1 Everyone welcome Ladies Aid preparing for spring sale March 31 meeting with Madaline Porter Pot luck dinner this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Bro. Lovell
Gayle Belcher
Mae Good
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Madaline Porter
Not His Church Shakespeares Merchant Presented at High School
Mis nas Players staged The Merchant of Venice in the high school auditorium. As Shylock calls for the bond and the pound of flesh some audience members feared the scene. Bobby Hawkins said he was not scared because he is Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shylock
Antonio
Prof
Neece
Bobbie Hawkins
Bobby
Prof. Neece
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Mrs Hay
A surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Hay wife of a Baptist minister was held at 6:00 p m Monday March 19 at the home of Mr and Mrs Denver Adams. Attending were Mr and Mrs Denver Adams Mr and Mrs Millard Rogier Mrs Ada Belcher Mr and Mrs Ed Lawson James Doty the Reverend and Mrs Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hay
Denver Adams
Millard Rogier
Ada Belcher
Ed Lawson
James. Doty
Hay
Peru man visits relatives and a Decatur visitor
Ralph Belcher of Peru Illinois spent last week with relatives west of town. Laura Haley was a Decatur visitor one day last week.
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Ralph Belcher
Peru
Ill
Laura Haley
Decatur
Milk Producers Get Complete Testing For Butter Fat
Dairy farmers in the St. Louis territory joined Sanitary Milk Producers to receive full fat and weight testing of milk. New licenses designate the association as the official dairy agent, expanding the check testing staff to include testers J. S. Foster, Fred C. Moeller, H. L. Rolston, O. B. Allen, Paul D. Rice and Wm. J. McCoy, with one more tester planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary
St. Louis
M. E. Bone
Vandalia
Sanitary Milk
J. S. Foster
Fred C. Moeller
H. L. Rolston
O. B. Allen
Paul D. Rice
Wim. J. McCoy
Vernon closes basketball season at Vandalia tourney
Vernon high school basketball ended its season last Thursday with a 39 to 19 loss to St Elmo in the Vandalia tournament. The team, a small school, finished 13 wins and 17 losses after a 24 25 setback to Panama. Coach Purdue returns six lettermen and hopes for a stronger squad next year.
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Vernon High S
St. Elmo
Panama
Vernon
Purdue
Corn and Hog Question Box in Marion County
The Register publishes common questions with answers from the University of Illinois Extension Service and Farm Adviser Blackburn on the corn-hog adjustment program. Topics include landlord voting rights, combined land contracts, sweet clover seeding, hog bases, and assignment of benefit payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Register
Extension Service
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Blackburn
Birthday surprise for James Quayle on nineteenth birthday
James Quayle was surprised with a six o'clock dinner in his honor on Friday evening March 15 arranged by his mother Mrs. Nelle Quayle. Attending were Marvin Ballance Luther Ballance Dayne Ellis Edgar Irvin and Glen Hill.
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James Quayle
Nelle Quayle
Marvin Ballance
Luther Ballance
Dayne Ellis
Edgar Irvin
Glen Hill
Wilma Cole Spends Weekend With Miss Ahga Bel cher
Wilma Cole of San 1 spent the weekend with Miss Ahga Bel cher. The visit suggests social or familial ties as they shared time together over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Cole
San 1
Ahga Belcher
Johnson named new supervisor in AAA program
E G Johnson of the extension service at the University of Illinois has been assigned as supervisor of the corn and hog adjustment program in Marion and 14 other east-southeastern Illinois counties. He succeeds D E Lindstrom and will help complete sign up and form county control associations across Edgar Clark Crawford Lawrence Richland Jasper Cumberland Coles Douglas Moutrie Shelby Fayette Effingham Clay Marion. Johnson notes progress and expects county associations to finish cleanup soon as farmers offer full cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Johnson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Marion
Illinois
D. E. Lindstrom
H. W. Mumford
College Extension Service
Johnson
Edgar, Clark
Crawford
Lawrence
Richland
Jasper
Cumberland
Coles
Douglas
Moutrie
Shelby
Fayette
Effingham
Clay
AAA
Ilinois
Lindstrom
Illinois ‘State ‘Planning Commission
Heart disease top killer in Illinois 1938 death stats
Provisional 1938 Illinois death data from the state health department show 8,456 total deaths, a rate of 10.5 per 1,000. Heart disease leads with 19,900 deaths overall, more than double any other cause, followed by cancer, kidney disease, accidents, and other major causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Department of Public Health
Co. G. A. Club Organized
The first meeting of Co. G. A. Club was held at Lola Morey’s home. Officers elected include President Helen Nattier, Vice President Lucile Field, Secretary and Treasurer Doris Good, and Reporter Lola Morey. The meeting was called to order, roll called, new business discussed, and adjournment declared by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Morey
Helen Nattier
Lucile Field
Doris Good
Glee Club Sings in Vandalia Spend Weekend at Home
Mervel Willett of the Normal Glee Club visited home folks after the Vandalia performance Wednesday night. A number from the community attended as the group tours the state and has broadcast from several stations. Mae Tegan promotes protection for under sixty with $1 monthly for family coverage. J. E. Whippy McMackin, Marion County sheriff candidate, visited Patoka Tuesday. Orville Hopkins and family spent the day with Henry Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervel Willett
Glee Club
Vandalia
Mae Tegan
J. E. “Whippy” McMackin
Marion County
Patoka
Orville Hopkins
Henry Pugh
1934 Plates Will Save Motorists Embarrassment
Springfield announces motorists may use old Illinois plates no more as of March 20 1934 driving curbs begin. Police will check city and state plates and carriers on highways. Six day warnings issued to delinquents and warrants possible. Secretary Hughes urges prompt license applications to curb auto theft and reduce rates. About 900000 licenses issued to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Edward J. Hughes
Mogikes
Tew
Hughes Sai
State Capitol
Seat Branch
South Ashlanderue
Hughes
Highes
Illinois Central to Exhibit at Chicago 1934 Exposition
The Illinois Central System will be an exhibitor in the Travel and Transport Building at the 1934 World's Fair. Features from last season’s display will be retained with enhancements including a large animated relief map of the Mississippi Valley and Southeast and a 30 foot diameter sphere. It will illustrate the railroad’s role in global trade and the cities and towns it serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central System
Mississippi Valley
Not a Passenger Fatally Injured in Over Five Years
The Witneis Central System has not fatally injured a passenger in a train accident in more than five and a half years. In this period the railroad has operated more than 2,000,000 passenger trains and performed the equivalent of carrying every person in the United States thirty two miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witneis
United States
Local Socials Report from Vandalia and Centralia
Glen Hill and others attended a show in Vandalia last Saturday evening. Mrs. Katie Nattier with daughter Helen and Lucille Field spent Saturday in Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hill
Helen Nattier
Gayle Jones
Dean Lawrence
Vandalia
Katie Nattier
Helen
Lucille Field
Centralia
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H. S. Gymnasium
Eizabeth Livesay
Christian Science Churches
the Jolly Maker Club
Mrs. Hay
Chicago
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