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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1964
Page
1
Baccalaureate exercises for the class of 1964 in the school gym at 8:00 p.m. Sunday May 24 feature Rev Ralph Phillippe pastor of Patoka Methodist Church as speaker. Commencement follows Friday May 29 at 8:00 p.m. with graduates speaking, music, awards and diplomas.
Marva Fowler sustained serious back injuries after a salesman rear ended her car at about 50 mph, pushing her into a second vehicle. All three cars were damaged. Doctors cannot estimate permanent outcome. Fowler lies in Memorial Hospital Chattanooga room 110 awaiting visitors from Patoka. Lynn in back seat unharmed.
The American Legion will hold its annual Memorial Day services with the Vernon Cemetery service at 10 00 a m and Patoka at 11 00 a m Local residents are urged to attend and pay tribute to deceased veterans details to follow in next week’s Register
Bulletin calling all relatives of those buried in Harrison Cemetery to attend a work day on Saturday May 23. Volunteers are asked to help with upkeep and donate as costs exceed receipts. Signed respectfully by the treasurer.
Public service notice lists school meals for Monday and Tuesday with items including B B Q sandwiches corn sweet pickles cole slaw fruit milk ham mashed potatoes gravy tomatoes fruit bread butter milk. Sponsored by Walker's Drive In and Market.
The 1964-65 Vernoka staff is listed with editors and department heads. Seniors received caps and gowns May 14. graduation May 29 and Baccalaureate May 24 at 8:00 p.m. The Senior Trip is planned from May 31 to June 3 to New Orleans. Open House on May 16 featured school displays and drew a large crowd.
Dave Pratt died at Spring Valley Hospital Tuesday afternoon at 1 30. He was married to Florence Cox on March 20 1912 and left five sons Dale Carl Robert John and Ray two daughters Mary Rubby Marie two grandchildren and ten great grandchildren with surviving siblings and his wife predeceasing him. The funeral will be in Greenville.
The Island Chapel Club met May 14 with 12 members and two guests Mrs Jona Brumfield and Linda Davis. President Ann Crawford led a discussion and a June 11 sale at Mrs Esta Cox home in Vernon was planned. Mrs Brokelmeyer and Linda Davis served refreshments as members recalled Memorial Day origins and Mother’s Day themes.
Ninety acres prepared for corn and beans by nineteen church friends and neighbors near Haldon Hill. St. Louis Hospital patient Caude Adams visits his father C. A. Adams at Don Crawford home. Numerous local visits and a wedding in St. Louis for Dr Dale Martin's daughter Mary.
The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District held a May 14 meeting at the SCS office. Directors present included Bob i Bill Callum Jake Davis Ge Irwin Sammy Lowe Jim mie Britt and Jerrold Whitchurch with Secretary Dorothy Smal ley and SCS staff Sam Winfre y and Don Welch. The group reviewed an Application for Assistance to develop a Resource Conservation and Development Project Plan for the Skillet Fork Basin and considered amending it to allow agricultural use of impounded water. the plan is not a lake application. The Chairman was authorized to sign the application and join the steering committee for the project plan. The board also discussed Soil Stewardship Week responses and thanked churches for their support, noting potential broader distribution next year. New Cooperators Ellis Meador Haines Dean Mercer Raccoon, Basic Plans Clarna Langenfield Carrigan Oulry Hanks Omega Jerry Phillips Haines, and Revisions Sam Carrigan Carrigan were approved.
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