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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
7
A poem honoring a mother on Mother's Day reflects love, sorrow, and gratitude. The speaker recalls a mother who understood sorrows, bore burdens, offered tender advice, and shaped faith. The verse envisions reunion in glory and crowns the mother earned through virtue and heaven's teachings.
News reaches Patoka of Mrs. Jessie Wireman daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Ballentine dying after a serious illness. Funeral set for 2 00 p m at the Christian Church in Patoka with Rev Spicer of Vandalia officiating.
Helen and Harold are mentioned with Sam Arnold visiting O M Arnold. Measles strike Melvin Doolen and his five children while Mrs Walker and her son also contract measles. Frank Frizzell and Lida Stevens families join Elmer Frizzell’s parents. The community reports a long school vacation and mixed weather forecasts after a Sunday sprinkle debate.
Mrs. Florence Walton spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Ola Frizzell. Roy Ballance of Patoka called in the Burg Sunday morning. Corn planting began last week but made only a fair start. Mordecai Lee and daughter Rose and Mrs. Frank Frizzell visited Elmer Frizzell and family Wednesday. Mrs. Fanny Nichols of Kansas City visits her aunt Mrs. L Foster for a few days. Mrs. W H Jones visited Saturday with her son Lewis and family and was driven home by her granddaughter.
Elsie Hicks visited Thursday afternoon with Marie Cozad. Local residents attended dinners at Carrigan and Temple schools. Community members reported on car rides, literary events, and upcoming revival meetings May 24. A discussion on automobiles is slated for Friday May 16.
East of Town reports locals such as Magnes Lucas Effie Hines and Miss Ella Arnold visiting relatives. The piece notes church and school staffing with Rada Garrett hired to teach Zion school and Ruth Nattier at Round Top, while no teacher yet at Chance. It mentions a gypsy caravan passing through and several local families hosting guests and traveling to nearby towns. Cecil Williams expected home soon and a call to prepare shotguns for boys.
Southeast of Town on May 7 reports fifty attendees at Sunday School held at Temple.
Juanita Carter stayed Monday night at the August Ververs home while Paul Ververs spent the weekend with the Schmitz family. Luther Williams attended the Sandoval carnival Tuesday night. Patoka shoppers Chas Lutz and family visited Fred Lutz Tuesday evening. Frank Chigoi traveled to Odin Monday. Farmers began early corn planting with Mr Weatherman.
Logan Meridith spoke at Temple on Sunday. Families visited relatives including the Bowens, Schmahl, Belchers, Britt, Bradford and Ford. A school dinner at Temple drew sixty attendees last Thursday May 1 with an enjoyable day.
Frank Chigoi visited Patoka on Tuesday afternoon Ed Wood and family called on Joe Yardley Monday evening Dale Snyder visited Leo Carson Wednesday morning Our teacher Juanita Carter is re employed for the coming year at 90 dollars per month Thursday marked the last school day A surprise basket dinner for Miss Carter followed With 40 plus baskets and plenty of food A short program was given and Miss Carter left Sunday for Carbondale to attend Southern Illinois Normal University Readers are wished farewell until September.
At the Evanston conference held April 22 24 the library extension division Springfield displayed a county library book delivery concept. Miss Anna May Price advocated easy rural access to books from a central county library and rural readers benefit as much as city residents.
A minor amendment to the Illinois motor vehicle act will raise more than 10000 dollars per word for the road fund, per Secretary of State William J. Stratton. The 50 word change adds a letter before the numerals on license plates for automobile trucks and will add about 500000 dollars to fees collected from this vehicle class before year’s end.
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