Local Petaluda Market and Community Notices
Numerous small ads and notes from Patoka and surrounding towns list plants for sale and garden supplies, florist services, and homemade goods. Local residents, including Bettie Simcox and F H Meier, advertise floral designs, secondhand truck parts, candies, and farm products, with various visits and social updates among families and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Richeson Oil Station
F. H. Meier, Florist
Vandalia
Califo
Donkey game draws big crowd amid spills and fun
A burro softball event drew 700 spectators. Professor FE L DeLay led the spills as the crowd watched rides toward first base end with the burro racing away. Cecil Griffin and Leon Hart provided the highlight as a chaotic chase crossed bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. L. DeLay
DeLay
Cecil Griffin
Leon Hart
Here Comes Charlie presented by Patoka church group
The comedy drama staged Wednesday at the local gymnasium by home talent players drew a large audience and high praise. Sponsored by the M. E. Church South, the production benefited from skilled direction by Miss Birth Purch and strong local performances. Total cash receipts reached thirty seven dollars with net proceeds just under twenty four dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
M. E. Church
South
Wheat growers vote on continuation of reduction program
Marion County wheat growers may vote on continuing the wheat reduction program. Voting will be at Patoka Elevator on May 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Community Committee, O. F. Davis, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Patoka
O. F. Davis
For Sale and Rent Classified Items Listing
Want column lists multiple items for sale including cow peas, stoves, a grass cylinder well pump, lawn mower, a 1 inch electric fan, and a refrigerator. Also notices for rent a six room house and items from various sellers such as Geo. Wickersham and C N Cruse. Includes gooseberries, radios, a five year old cow, and contact details for Neil Potts, Dick Potts, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Wickersham
Louisiana Strawberries Plentiful Despite Cool Weather
Strawberries in Louisiana are plentiful after a cool spell delays harvests. Growers report ample fruit quality, with market expectations improving as weather warms. Local farms brace for peak picking and increased supply through the season.
Patoka Register Contest Extends Invitation to Subscribers
The Patoka newspaper explains the subscription contest will continue beyond its planned limit as paid subscriptions come in weekly. They urge readers to submit entries by June first and note this week’s winner of five dollars in merchandise is Seth Martin, with ten names drawn including C F Arnold and Eugene Leninger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jennings
Missouri
Elston Green
Kinmundy
Ray Copeland
Elkville
S. G. Hudspeth
Nannie Wilson
Clayton Beery R. N
Centralia
Raymond Farrell
Farrell
Alice Emerson Farrell
Patoka
Charles B. Anderson
Swift & Co
Jones and Martin
Anderson
Will
T. F. Hayes
Floyd Pugh
Vandalia
Thomas Pugh
David Gerrish
Blwford
Merle Anderson
Harrisburg
Merle
Metropolitan Insurance Co
Clark Blankinship
Anna Belcher
Chicago
Seth Martin
C. F. Arnold
Eugene Leninger
G. E. Betts
John B. Richards
Chas. Foltz
John Barnes
Jeff Smith
U. S. Jollis
Joe Wickenhouser
Unusually Large Strawberry Shipments From Hammond District
Strawberry shipments surge from Hammond the central hub with trainloads each day to Chicago and northern markets. Industry experts expect 8 000 to 5 000 carloads heading to tables as the season peaks around May, with crates valued at about 1 700 dollars per refrigerated car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Illinois Central System
Chicago
Louisana Fields
Proposed Eastman Bill Could Raise Milk Transport Costs
Dairymen in the St. Louis district warn that milk transport costs may rise under S.1629 the Eastman Bill approved by the Senate and headed to the House. The measure would bring all motor trucks under Interstate Commerce Commission authority and was supported despite committee opposition by the American Dairy interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Louis
United States Senate
House of Representatives
M. E. Bone
Sanitary
Eastman
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dairy groups unite to oppose bill hike on milk transport
Farm Bureau Farmers Union the Grange and the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation estimate the bill would raise trucking rates for milk and cream by about 60 million dollars per year, paid by dairy farmers. They warn transportation costs for other farm products would rise too and urge dairymen to contact their congressman to oppose passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union
the Grange
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Washington
Jest Keep Fishin Hi Somers the Champion Fisher
The poem recalls Hi Somers rise from a fishing everyday man to a governor by steadfastly keepin to fish. It praises his plain methods and patient persistence as the key to success, urging others to adopt a similar keep-at-it spirit. A CCIC camp bulletin adds a razor safety note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire McKnab
Condishin
Somers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Smith’s
Millikin Conservatory of Music
Archie Pugh
Patoka, Ill
Sandoval Flower Gardens
Alcom’s
Bettie Simcox
I. H. Meier
Florist
Alton’s
F. H. Meier
Altom's
A. L.vallow
Clinton
Josie Vallow
Claude Matheny
Pontiac
Matheny
Buddy Hathaway
Altom’s
C. B. Anderson
Decatur
Springfield
Slug
Auttom’s
Wanda Trott
Sandoval
J. M. Smith
Altom
S. H. N. Potts
Keyesport
Mr. Post
Frank Walker
Ross Walker
T. B. Walker
Larry Holcomb
Clayton Beery
Roy Jones
Lois Shaw
George Rickert
Vandalia Public Schools
Patoka High School
Rickert
Vernon
Shobonier
Vandalia High School
Marion
Howard Adams
St. Louis
Walter Adams
Elizabeth Simcox
Lucile Garrett
Robert Jennings
Cecil
Leone
Phillip Mojonnier
Soft Ball Association
Patoka Park
Moran, Carlyle
O. A. Hopkins
Chas
Adams
L. F. Zimmerman
Raleigh St
Denver
Col
Neil and
Dick Potts
C. N. Cruse
J. W. Alexander
Wallace Alexander
Louisiana
Funeral Directors Ambulance Service
Cox & Martin
Hecht
East Broadway
Illinois
Sale
Redfern
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