Massive May Fire Destroys Centralia Commercial Block
A series of explosions sparked a fire that destroyed seven business buildings in Centralia on Sunday at about 1:30 am. The Silver Bros. Furniture Store area was hit hardest with widespread damage across East Broadway and Poplar Street. Insurance covered parts of the losses, totaling at least a half million dollars, with many structures brick and metal. Firefighters from surrounding towns battled the blaze as roofs ignited and water damage affected nearby properties. No culprit was confirmed and rebuilds were anticipated for several properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bros
East Broadway
Poplar Street
J. C. Penny Co
Liberty Market
Byrd Watson
David Hecht
Edmiston-Nichols
Centralia Sentinel
State Firearshall
Silver Brothers
Edmiston- Nichols
Hecht
Michaels
Mgr
Sentinel
DeWitt Motor Co
J. C. Penny Company
Patoka Science Club Meets with New Members and Officers
The Patoka Household Science club held its May 14 1982 gym meeting. Activities included songs, a roll call, a life of a famous woman incident, reports on the Effingham district convention, and a duets performance. Jessie Adams elected new member. committees listed with chairmen and members across many departments.
Fancy Work Club Meets at Mrs Nattier Home
The Ladies Fancy Work club met Friday May 13 at Mrs Katié Nattier's home with thirteen members present. Miss Helen Nattier played Lon Long Ago, a poem honored deceased members Anna Delassus Ivy Wasem and Letha Wasem, a flower contest favored Mrs Potts, and a debate on whether the old fashioned mother is a better homemaker. Georgia Cruse attended, Mrs Josephine DeLay and Miss Cruse led the program, May baskets and refreshments were provided, Eva Potts to host June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Fancy Work Club
Katié Nattier
Lon
Helen Nattier
Josephine DeLay
Anna Delassus
Ivy Wasem
Letha Wasem
Potts
Georgia Cruse
Eva Potts
Pollyanna Class Meeting at Silkey Home
The Pollyanna class met at Miss Dorothy Silkey home on April 12 1932 with ten members present. The program included Lord's Prayer a piano solo by Helen Nattier a poem by Fae Field scripture read by Dorothy Silkey a duet by Doris Good and Iris and a reading by Katie Hudspeth. Secretary report by Helen Nattier and business noted 25 cents collected for the quilt now 41 blocks pieced. Prizes were won by Helen Nattier and Katie Hudspeth. Refreshments of angel food cake and fruit salad were served by the hostess mother Alde departed with a very nice time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Silkey
Helen Nattier
Fae Field
Doris Good
Iris
Katie Hudspeth
Angel
Gayle Belcher
Fire Damage Reported Across Centralia Buildings
The Centralia Evening Sentinel lists losses from a major fire. Property including Alexander Campbell restaurant, Beaver repair shop, Maytag Washing Machine Co, Duncan's barber shop, Dr D D Dixon Dental, Dr Carl Cunningham Dental, and several Odd Fellows and Byrd-Watson buildings sustained damages from fire and water. Estimated totals reach into the thousands, with repairs noted for roofs, walls, windows, and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Campbell
Cornell
Beaver Repair Shop
Odd Fellows
Maytag Washing Machine . Co
Odd Fellow’s
Duncan’s
D. D. Dixon
Jako Byrd-Watson
Carl Cunningham
Centralia Evening Sentinel
Merchinery
Lagenfeld Motor Company
Dam'ee
T Motor Company
North Well End
Woolworth
Baccalaureate Service Set for May 22 at High School
Local church notice announces a baccalaureate at the High School Auditorium Sunday evening May 22 1982 at 7 30 p m Mrs E W Belcher conducts the march choir songs Hallelujah for the Cross and More Like the Master Reverends J M Smith M D Ball and Mr George Wasem lead scripture invocation sermon and benediction with solo by Mrs Warren Willard and chorus performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
E. W. Belcher
Grace of
Jesus
J. M. Smith
W. Ece. Fields
Warren Willard
M. D. Ballance
George Wasem
Mortals and Immortals Sermon Noted in Christian Science Lesson
Sunday services in all Christian Science churches centered on Mortals and Immortals. Golden Text from Romans 8 16 proclaims the Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Ephesians 5 1 and 8 urge followers to walk as children of light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
M. E. Church Preaching at Arnold Chapel at 11
The M. E. Church schedules sermon at Arnold Chapel at 11 a.m. and another service at Vernon Sunday night with Pastor Rev. M. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Chapel
Vernon
Rev. M. Jackson
Patoka Alumni Banquet Set For May 28 At Gymnasium
The Patoka Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday evening May 28 at the gymnasium starting at 8 o clock. Plates are 50 cents and dues 25 cents. Each member may invite one guest. No announcements will be mailed to members living in Patoka and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Hard Road Meeting To Be Held In Springfield
A public meeting will be held at the Century Building in Springfield on Wednesday May 25 to discuss a proposed hard road connecting Kinmundy to Patoka and to East St Louis. Organizers urge local residents to attend, stressing unity and action to secure construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Century Building
Kinmundy
Patoka
East St. Louis
Illinois
Barn Fire Destroys Large Adolph Mueller Farm Structure
A sizable barn at the Adolph Mueller farm in Pope township burned noon Tuesday of last week. Grain including hogs and farm equipment were lost. all horses survived. The barn was one of the region’s largest and partly insured. Owned by Adolph Mueller and managed by John Hollingsend. cause under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Mueller
Pope Township
Mueller Manufacturing Company
Decatur
John Hollingsend
County Legion Meeting To Have Real Entertainment
The County American Legion entertainment committee plans a varied program at the Legion Hall in Patoka on Tuesday night May 24. Performers include Ruth Dieckmann Centralia with an acrobatic dance Agnes Mae Hayes Patela with a place dance and acrobatic dance by Jacqueline Jone Con lia and song and tap by Helen Vaughan Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
County American Legion
Legion Hall
Patoka
Ruth Dieckmann
Centralia
Agnes Mae Hayes
Patela
Ofco Place
Jacqueline Jone
Con Lia
Helen Vaughan
Ellers Family Visits Beerys in Cerre Gordo Area
Mr and Mrs Amos Ellers and their Cerre Gordo daughter spent Sunday with Clayton Beery and family. The gathering highlighted local social ties and neighborhood visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Ellers
Cerre Gordo
Sunya
Clayton Beery
Humes Building Completed In Heyworth
The J. H. Humes building, 26 feet wide and 60 feet long with a basement and furnace, is nearly finished. It features dark brick frontage, modern plate glass and aluminum trim, extensive electrical wiring, buff sanded walls, a cream ceiling with green trim, and mahogany woodwork. Geo Teiber and Son of Bloomington will occupy the structure with their Gents Furnishings stock once work ends, marking a reconstruction triumph after the December 29 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Humes
Heyworth
Humes
Geo, Teiber and Son of
Bloomington
Heyworth Star
High School Commencement Set for May 26 at Auditorium
The H. S. commencement will be held Thursday evening May 26 1932 at 8 00 pm in the auditorium. The program features Invocation by Reverend R E Willis saxophone solo by Paul Logan salutatory by Alice E Nichols valedictory by Rose Mae Warner and diplomas presented by John A Jennings. The class includes James D Anderson Marion R Belcher Maurice E Eagan Mary Alice Fields Edward S Foster Josephine Hawkins Edgar Irvin Robert Johnstone Paul Logan Willard McIntire Alice Nichols Delbert Ray Belcher Paul Dean Outhouse Evelyn Mac Pugh Roy Sears Dayton Silkey Claire Smith Rose Mae Warner Dayne Walker Glen Walker Ellen Mulvaney and others. Colors are green and white with white rose flowers and motto Building for Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Pugh
R. E. Willis
Paul Logan
Alice E. Nichols
Ellen Mulvaney
Evelyn Mae Pugh
Rose Mae Warner
Claire A. Smith
Mary Alice Fields
S. M. Spurgeon
John A. Jennings
Artie Rogier
James D. Anderson
Marion R. Belcher
Maurice E. Eagan
Edward S. Foster
Josephine Hawkins
Edgar Irvin
Robert Johnstone
Pres
Willard McIntire
Alice Nichols
Sec’y
Delbert Ray Belcher
Paul Dean Outhouse
Evelyn Mac Pugh
Roy Sears
Dayton Silkey
Claire Smith
Dayne Walker
Glen Walker
American Legion seeks funds for state service work
The American Legion states an urgent need for funds to support its Illinois service work in 1932 amid high unemployment among ex service men. The report notes more veterans are disabled and government hospital confinement has risen from 4 300 to 5 200, with compensation recipients growing from about 25 000 to 32 000. It urges generous contributions from poppy sales on May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Illinois
Veteran’s Bureau
Service Department
Memorial Services at Sandy Branch
Memorial services will be held at Sandy Branch on Sunday May 29 at 2 pm. Hon Ward P Holt will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Branch
Illinois College dean visits Patoka after Carmi talk
Claude S. Chappelear dean of the Illinois College of Jacksonville toured Patoka Wednesday after delivering the address What do you Want at the Carmi Township high school eighteenth annual commencement Tuesday. He spoke in Enfield Friday Norris City Monday and will speak at Minoak Tuesday night. Willis family from Centralia drove to Decatur Wednesday to visit Neil Young and his wife and returned with Wilfred Dean Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude S. Chappelear
Illinois College of Jacksonville
Ill
Patoka
Jacksonville
Carmi
Carmi Township
Enfield
Norris City
Minoak
Rev. Willis
Mary Ellen
Willis
Centralia
Decatur
Mrs. Willis
Neil Young
Wilfred Dean Willis
Illinois bankers publish report on banking committees
A May 16 1938 Chicago report notes Illinois Bankers Association committees prepared findings for the 42nd annual Springfield convention. It highlights agriculture loans, safe banking, loan policies, education on banking economics, and legislation against federal deposit guarantees that could threaten state banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Bankers Association
Springfield
A. Graettinger
S. BE. Pierson
Greene County State Bank
Carrollton
A. W. Baltz
First National Bank
East St. Louis
W. G. Penn
Grundy County National Bank
Morris
W. R. McGaughey
Millikin National Bank
Decatur
Yremaent Washburn Bank
Washurn
Graettinger
Federal Reserve Banks
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Committee On Education
American Institute of Banking
General Assembly
Congress
Washington
Rathje
Committee On Public Relations
Chicago Set to Host Dual National Conventions
Chicago to welcome both Republican and Democratic national conventions in June with 161 Illinois delegates at the GOP gathering and 58 at the Democratic meeting. Mayor Cermak touts hospitality, hotel capacity, low rail fares, and a preview of the Century of Progress exposition for visiting delegates and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Ayor A. J. Cermak
Edward N. Hurley
Citizens
United States
Regu
Navy
Legion Handles Veterans Claims
The Service Department of The American Legion with offices in Chicago and Hines Illinois handles about 17 000 claims for compensation pensions disability allowance and death benefits for families of deceased veterans. In 1931 the department won 1 191 claims totaling 756 618 37. The service extends to all veterans regardless of Legion membership and to veterans of other wars. B S Livesay of Evansville Indiana visited Patoka Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Chicago
Hines
Illinois
Department of the
Banks Unite In Regional Clearinghouse Campaign
More than 600 member banks join a statewide display ad plan, covering publication costs. Initiated April 11, the effort includes a map showing cooperative banking reach and supports regional clearinghouse associations as a remedy to strengthen bank solvency and public confidence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Haussler
Merchant’state Bank Reeiver
Iberty Market
E. E. Fyke
Byrd-Watson Drug Co
Patoka Science
Patoka Household Science Club
Genea Meadors
Ruby Gan
Paul Belcher
Effingham
Edith Cruse
Clyde Black
Lillie Nattier
Leona A. Belcher
Katie Nattier
Wilma Rogier
Myrtle Rogier
Wilma Dively
Rose Thomason
Augusta Peek
Carrye Alexander
Lela Ballance
Kate Davis
Esta Martin
Julia Hill
Alice Cruse
Lula Nattier
Ind Anderson
Elfate
Lula Troyer
Maude Irvin
Clydeck
Emma Smith
Kate Walker
Mae Good
Francis Simcox
Pearl Morey
Maude Hatch
Mary Hudspeth
Madaline Porter
Leta Beery
Bertha Dansbury
Stella Pugh
Mae Simcox
Harriet Meador
Maude ‘Malan
Mary Anderson
Ruth Carter
Bettie Simcox
Annacee Ea Vannie Wee Peers
Lelpig
Foema
Ively
Fie Knight
Jessie Adams
Sylvia Willard
Bessie Murfin
Blanche Willis
Ethel Rogier
Effie Smith
Ruby Eagan
Eunice Altom
Donna Jennings
Leona Belchet
Pollyanna
Silkey
Christian Science Churches
M. E. Church
H. S
Legion
Veterans
B. S. Livesay
Evansville
Ind
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