Patoka High School News Highlights Adult Night Classes
Patoka High School reports adult night classes in the gym offering Typewriting Bookkeeping and English with regular two hour sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The piece also notes classroom inquiries, student activities, community visits, and upcoming district teachers meetings and Armistice Day observance.
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Homer Potts
Mae Eagan
Florence Cain
Maxine Miller
Jean Miller
Marcus Cox
Robert Eagan
Vandalia
Champaign
Patoka
P H B Junior Class Party Held in Church Basement
The Junior Class of the P. H. B. held a party Tuesday night in the Methodist Church Basement with about 22 sophomores and juniors attending. Games were played and refreshments served late.
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Methodist Church
Seventh and Eighth Grade Return to School Activities
Joann Miller returns after illness as eighth graders draw Patoka scenes. Ten eighth and eight seventh graders have perfect attendance in six weeks. Nellie Mae Crawford Jackie Hicks and Joann Miller chosen cheer leaders. Basketball opened with a 17 to 15 win over Wamac. Upcoming games at Central City and Farina.
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Joann Miller
Patoka
Nellie Mae Crawford
Jackie Hicks
Wamac
Central City
Farina
Local Visits and Travel Among Cen tralia Kinmundy Patoka and Decatur Residents
Local residents shared social visits and travel last week. Arno and Mrs Smith hosted Cen tralia guests, while Forrest Jones and Kinmundy guests joined Roy Jones and C W Martin. Centralia and Patoka hosts welcomed visitors, and a Texas funeral trip tied to Callaham relatives. Neal McKinney accompanied by his son headed to Assumption on business.
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Arno Smith
Centralia
Forrest Jones
Kinmundy
Roy Jones
C. W. Martin
Cowden
Millie Martin
Nella Mansfield
Patoka
H. G. Hudspeth
Robert Morey
Sandoval
Cecil Elliott
Callaham
Texas
James K. Long
J. R. Elliott
Anna Wheeler
Decatur
Maggie Bonner
Earl McKinney
Neal
Assumption
Bank Presidents Short On Cash In 1855 Illinois
The Illinois Writers' Project notes that during the 1855 money shortage a bank president asked a friend for change to display specie in the vault. A store ad confirms traders accepted smooth quarters at their face value, reflecting scarce hard money and real value amid monetary strain.
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Illinois Writers’ Project
Time for united action to stop Hitler and free Atlantic shipping
An editorial urges Americans to abandon bickering and inflamatory talk and unite as a United Nation to halt Hitler. It warns that disunity serves the dictator and stresses the need for free Atlantic waters to protect American shipping.
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Hitler
Atlantic
S. Louis
Globe Democrat
Ind
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