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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
7
Mrs ton Green and her husband along with Mr and Mrs S E Altom spent Sunday touring several places in southern Illinois, visiting various locations during the day.
Born to Mr and Mrs Emmer Smith a baby boy on May 13 in East St Louis and visits from Mrs Jane Clark and Mrs Helen Miller plus Mrs Gerald Deil. Vandalia visitors include Mrs Amanda Clark and Mrs Leo Walker. Loyd Slocumb returns to Chicago after two days with Mrs James Doty. Betty Alcom and Virginia Sue Crawford perform in Centralia piano recital with Patoka guests listed. future publication promises Will Poem History and Prophecy of the 1936 Graduating Class. Hugh Walker and Mrs Mary Merryman visit Vandalia.
Services on the Patoka charge drew strong attendance with a fine tone from the Patoka choir and congregation. Next Sunday morning regular services at Patoka feature a men's choir and special song by music teacher Maurice Russell. Sunday evening the pastor preaches the Baccalaureate Sermon at Vernon. preaching at Arnold Chapel Saturday night.
The M E Church South holds Sunday school at 9 30 am and preaching at 10 45 am by Rev M D Ballance News notes no evening service Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm.
Zion Church holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. led by the pastor. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Possum Trot will host preaching at 2 p.m. F. M. McKinney is the pastor.
Lloyd Elmer Arnold youngest son of Mr and Mrs Sam Arnold was born December 8 1913 near Arnold Chapel Foster township. After a long illness he died May 17 at 3 10 pm aged 22 years 5 months and 9 days. He bore his suffering calmly and kept a bright cheery smile until near the end.
Lloyd Arnolds family mourns as funeral services for a local resident were held at Arnold Chapel church on May 19 with Rev. C. J. Piland officiating. Interment followed at Sandy Branch cemetery. Numerous relatives from Arnold Chapel Alton Chicago Vandalia Decatur St Louis and Kinmundy attended the service.
Mr and Mrs Monroe Lansford visited with George Gillespie on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harold Chandler visited with Mr and Mrs Elmer Arnold Sunday. Mrs Dean Arnold visited with Mrs Dwight Bundy Saturday. The Arnold Chapel Gospel team held a weiner roast last Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Lewis Jones and family and Mary Walker called on Mr and Mrs Jim Walker Sunday. Mrs Glen Ehrat and son Kenneth visited Saturday with Lois Arnold. The Arnold Chapel Ladies Aid met last Thursday at the Church.
Want column lists two oil stores for sale or trade. Also asks for 114 acres of land for sale near Shobonier. Additional ads include used furniture buy or sell cash or terms, sheep shearing services, pasture rental, oats for sale 38 cents per bushel, and Virginia soy bean seed. Various names and dates appear with locations in Illinois.
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