Patoka to Stage Prairie Farmer-WLS Talent Show
Patoka Public Schools sponsor a Prairie Farmer-WLS Home Talent Show at Patoka High School Gym on Monday March 86th with director Edith Schlytern arriving to supervise. Cast of about 100 locals performs a barn dance style program with mountain music and radio impersonations, airing changes nightly and potential broadcast of standout numbers on WLS. Dress rehearsal set for Friday at 7 pm includes participants from Patoka and nearby towns with a long list of cast members.
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Patoka Public Schools
Prairie Farmer-Wls
Patoka
Stn Street Theatre
Chicago
WLS
Centralia
Vandalia
Vernon
Hagarstown
Alma Brownstown
Shobonier
Carlyle
Sandoval
Harry Ray
Alvena Ray
Connie Meador
Mary Lois McKinney
Bobby Young
Floyd Wagstaff
Gertrude Jones
Wendell Wickersham
Ancel Arnold
Lyle Arnold
Beryle Arnold
Adolph Tockstein
Bill Stonecipher
Betty Jean Cover
Fred Towler
Wayne Brumfield
Donald Wyant
Austin Wyant
Phillip Wyant
Beatrice Krug
Alta Pugh
Mildred Pugh
Pansy Wasem
Donald Lee Ellis
Robert Smith
Brooks Meador
Dean Meador
Wesley Griffin
Leslie Griffin
Harold Collins
Claire Smith
Lucille Smith
Lola Morey
Doris Good
Iris Ellis
Dean Britt
May Fields
Fay Fields
W. E. Fields
Gene Cook
Floyd Stanbury
Gus Bruckner
Lucian Cable
Marie Sneer
Mary Yates
Nora Belle Chenoweth
Margaret Turner
John Yates
Hettie Trueblood
Lamonte Severns
Ruby Keene
Robert Fagan
Maurice Russell
C. A. Adams
James Radwin
Morna Baldwin
Willard Bellentine
Harriett Quayle
Donna Jennings
Two Newborn Girls Reported in Local Birth Notices
Born to Mr and Mrs Chas Rosenbaum a baby girl arrived Sunday March 22. Born to Mr and Mrs William Nattier a baby girl born Wednesday March 25.
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Chas. Rosenbaum
William Nattier
Vote for Harry M. Henson for State Senator 42nd District
Clay County Republicans urge election of Harry M. Henson The People's Friend as State Senator for the 42nd District. Francis Walker visited Jacksonville Sunday as guest of Miss Mary Caldwell.
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Harry M. Henson
Clay Co
Francis Walker
Jacksonville
Mary Caldwell
People’s Friend
Clay Co. Republican
the People’s Friend
Clay
Early treatment of oats cuts smut risk, farmers told
Crop pathologist Benjamin Koehler of the University of Illinois urged farmers to treat oat seed two to six weeks before seeding to save disinfectant and reduce smut. He noted March oats and emphasized correct dosage, thorough mixing, and storage time to protect germination and yields.
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Benjamin Koehler
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Koehler
Illinois
Patoka 4-H Club Forms With Officer Election
Patoka school starts a 4-H club led by Fred C. Blackburn in Salem Illinois. First meeting March 23 at Patoka Farmers Cooperative Elevator with 12 boys and 4 adults. Officers elected include President Carl Martin and Vice President Grover Malan. Recreation leader Brooks Mead or active. baseball game ends 5 to 4 after 11 innings between C Douhitt and Paul Belcher sides.
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Patkoa School
Fred C. Blackburn
Salem
Illinois
Patoka Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Carl Martin
Grover Malan
Paul Belcher
Harold Bonney
Brooks Mea
Dor
Prof
DeLay
Patoka
C. Douthitt
P. Belcher
Cain Dies at 72 Near Patoka
William Westley Cain died at his home west of Patoka on Wednesday March 25 at 7 30 p m age 72.
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William Westley Cain
Patoka
Two Killed at Sandoval Rail Crossing On US 51
A woman and her 7 year old son were killed when the Diplomat of the Baltimore & Ohio crashed into their automobile at a grade crossing near Sandoval, south of here. Four others were injured, all residents of Salem, Illinois, with one additional fatality reported later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval
Baltimore & Ohio
Dors Buchhorn
Bryan
Salem
Ill
Party at Pauline Hayes Home Hosts Friends
A Saturday night gathering at Pauline Hayes residence featured cards dancing and party games. Hostess with Mildred Carter served refreshments as Ruth Crawford Kathryn Crawford Irene Warner Charles Griffin Dale Britt Jim Adams Bob Adams and Dick Potts attended.
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Pauline Hayes
Mildred Carter
Ruth Crawford
Kathryn Crawford
Irene Warner
Charles Griffin
Dale Britt
Jim Adams
Bob Adams
Dick Potts
Fifth Sunday Services At Mound Chapel And Patoka
M. E. Church announces preaching at Mound Chapel Sunday 11 AM and Patoka at 7 PM. Quarterly conference at Mound Chapel next Sunday with a pot luck dinner. Minister C J Piland urges attendance to make a good day.
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Mound Chapel
Patoka
D. D. Club Meeting At Dool Residence
The D. D. Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dool on Saturday night March 21. Members played games and contests with Mrs. Ralph Elliott winning prizes. Refreshments of candy and apples were served and attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Genre and others.
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D. D. Club
Wilbur Dool
Ralph Elliott
Orville Genre
James Wernsman
Ivan Gray
Local Visitors and Visits in Vernon and Surrounding Areas
Vernon residents greet friends and relatives from Decatur Crossville Vandal ia Arnold Chapel and Cranite City over the weekend and Monday with several households hosting visitors and relatives including Braden Gray Freyer Hathaway and Quayle families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Braden
Decatur
F. L. Snyder
Helen Jarrett
Crossville
Joe Piland
Edwin Gray
L. Church of
F. C. Freyer
Glen Hill
Vernon
Winifred Sprinkle
Lois Laurence
Lora Wilson
George Gillespie
Orville Schroeder
Velvian Hathaway
Vandalia
Alvin Hathaway
John Quayle
Tom Quayle
Cecil Lowe
Arnold Chapel
WPA Road Work In Patoka And Nearby Areas
WPA workers in Patoka progress on the secondary state road from Patoka to the county line near the M. D. Walker farm. Fifteen village and twenty five country workers widen, dig, and grade the road for crushed rock surfacing. The cemetery improvement with gravel driveways also reflects WPA efforts benefiting the community.
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WPA
Patoka
Couny
M. D. Walker
Transfer of Patoka Real Estate Shows Steady Sales Pace
The Patoka real estate market remains active with a recent trade where Claude Adams took ownership of Mrs. Bettie Clark's Patoka residence and Mrs. Clark acquired Adams's west Patoka home. Adams family plans to move in after Caldwell occupants vacate.
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Patoka
Bettie Clark
Claude Adams
Class Meeting Held Thursday Night at Hi Life Church
The Hi-Life Class of Christian Church met at Iris Ellis home Thursday night March 19 with Iris Ellis and Mary Ellen Collins as hostesses. Doris Good led the study after a Bible verse reading. Ice cream and cake were served to all present. two members were absent.
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Christian Church
Iris Ellis
Mary Ellen Collins
Doris Good
Patoka Tragedy Claims Patrick Leon Hart Death
Patrick Leon Hart dies in Patoka tragedy at age 64 years 11 months 17 days. Survived by wife Izora Smith four children three brothers and three grandchildren. Funeral led by Rev J M Smith at Green's Chapel Pentecostal Church with interment at Pinhook cemetery.
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Charles Commodore Bethard
Vandalia
Alton
Ill
Robert
Betty Bethard
Nellie Green
Blanche Elizabeth
Ira Bethard
Pekin
Roy
Shobonier
Carrie Murray
Izora Smith
Will
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Green’s Chapel
J. M. Smith
Pentecostal Church
Pinhook Cemetery
Club Meeting at P. J. Mojonnier Home
Twenty four members gathered at Mrs. P. J. Mojonnier’s home for a weekly quilting session. In its fifth year the group drew mystery pals and decided to gift a quilt to Mrs. Jack Carlyle of Toledo Ohio.
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P. J. Mojonnier
Jack Carlyle
Toledo
Ohio
Carlyle
Mary Hayes
Eberlee Norris
Dewey Cole
Local social notes from Vandalia and surrounding towns
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elifritz of Vandalia visit their son Frank Elifritz in Centralia. D. J. Evans and sister from Kalamazoo vacation with T. F. Haley family. Mrs. Evans and Maurlene stay two weeks. Various residents travel or visit relatives in Decatur Patoka Clinton Camp Dixon Springs Kinmundy Piper City Patoka school cases.
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Floyd Elifritz
Vandalia
Frank Elifritz
D. J. Evans
Kalamazoo
Mich
T. F. Haley
Evans
Maurlene
Frank Elifritzy
Centralia
Lewis
Kinmundy
A. W. Underwood
Piper City
Lesson Theme Jesus in Modern Spiritual Science
The report outlines the Christian Science Church Lesson Sermon for March 22 focusing on Matter. It cites Nehemiah 9 6 and Corinthians 7 31 with text from Science and Health emphasizing that mortal form fades while true reality is Mind.
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Matter
Chrst
Mary Baker Eddy
People's Friend Referendum on 42nd District in Clay County
Local brief notes that The People's Friend supports a referendum affecting the 42nd District in Clay County. The terse item implies party alignment and geographic scope within the county. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
In Memoriam Irene Walker Passed March 5 Years Ago
In loving remembrance of Irene Walker our daughter and sister who died five years ago on March 80th 1938. Time rolls on yet our grief remains. The flowers at her grave may wither but our love will never fade. Loved and missed by Mr and Mrs Martin Hopkins Gale and Phelma.
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Irene Walker
Martin Hopkins Gale
Phelma
Tragic Patoka death of 18 year old roller skater
Patrick Leon Hurt 18 was killed Saturday evening on U S highway 51 when struck by a southbound car driven by Paul Jett of Vandalia. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death from unavoidable causes. Hurt had recently joined the U S Army and was on furlough from Jefferson Barracks. The obituary notes his military family roots and a solemn service conducted at Patoka.
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Patoka
Patrick Leon Hurt
U. S. Highway 51
Robert Altom
Crawford
Hurt
Paul Jett
Vandalia
Jett
J. L. Simcox
N. Chase
Robert Hagan
William Cain
Robert Bagan
Lowell Belcher
Leon
U. S. Army
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Linton & Beery Funeral Home
Patrick
Harriett Wasem Hurt
Ilinois
France
Centralia
Illinois
Carl and
Harriett Meador
Connie
Dean
Brooks
Jesus
Piland
M. FE. Church
Helen Nattier
Pauline Hayes
Alice Anderson
Pauline Kleysteuber
Gayle Jones
Mildred Carter
Donald Walker
Junior Walker
Delbert Belcher
Dick Riley
Paul Dean Outhouse
Bobby Jenniner
Patoka Legion Post
Firine Sauwd
Patoke
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Patoka Boys
W. W. Cain
M. E. Church
C. J. Piland
D. D. Club Meeting
Rita Lee Gutherie
J. Arnold
Paul Chriss
Beryl Gutherie
Anastasia Matheny
4. Arnold
J. A. Purdue
Cecil Martin
Blanche Rose
Walter Dean Morey
Pose Gehrken
Walton
Cranite City
Patrick Leon Hart
Charles Bethard
Christian Science Churches
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