Wants and offerings from Patoka area ads
A compact listing of local wants and sales including for sale homes goods equipment wells drilling services farm parts and livestock. Items include meter heat systems two houses near the bank farm machinery parts from Woolsey and Brehm repairs for Oliver machinery, Hereford cattle calves sows boar turkeys and baked hens with contact details in Patoka Vernon Odin Carlyle and nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Woolsey and Brehm
Carlyle
Ill
Weekend Visits and Local Notes From Area Families
Mr and Mrs E L DeLay traveled to Fayetteville Arkansas to visit their son Marc at the university and attend the SMU football game. J D Williams broke his leg above the knee after football practice and had played two years without a loss. he is a quarterback. Various relatives from Peoria Tilden Cen tralia and Vine Grove attended visits with grandparents and friends. Shelly Cox received honorable mention in a Des Moines baby contest. Rev and Mrs Willis returned from Decatur after revival services with 47 professions and plans to return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. DeLay
Fayetteville
Ark
Marc
SMU
Rufus Stephens
Ruth Murfin
Donna Karren Meador
Tom Stephens
Peoria
Lois
J. D. Williams
J. D
Ardel Rees
Tilden
R. E. Willis
Frank Ballance
Waverly
Bill Johnson
Drucilla
Linda
O. F. Davis
Lewis Pugh
Centralia
Shelly Cox
Maurice Lee Cox
Vernon
Waltz Studios
Desmoines
Iowa
James W. Bates
Vine Grove
Kentucky
Roy Ballance
Decatur
John McIntosh
Willis
Vernon News Briefs and Local Visits
Mrs. L M Brown plans an indefinite visit with relatives in St Louis. Mrs John Lake stayed with her mother Mrs Thomas Nesbit in Mulberry Grove. Vernon M Y F attended a sub district meeting at Booth Festival in Salem where their display Prayer Changes Things won first honor. Attendees included Janet Headley Marilyn Headley Laura Neilson Julia Neilson Lola Maud Meador Clara Belle Leiniger Patsy Binnion Linda Binnion Nancy Phinney Judy Easley Lila Sanders David Sanders Leon Hollingshead Robert Fisous and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Brown
St. Louis
John Lake
Thomas Nesbit
Mulberry Grove
Vernon M.Y.F
Booth Festival
Salem
Janet and
Marilyn Headley
Laura
Julia Neilson
Lola Maud Meador
Clara Belle Leininger
Patsy
Linda Binnion
Local Figures Attend Weekend Gatherings and Tragedy
Billy Hilliard and sponsor Mrs. Helen Betts are noted along with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Corbett visiting Springfield over the weekend to spend time with Hazel M. Cox. Mrs. W. L. Linton travels to Springfield after the accidental death of her brother Francis Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Hilliard
Helen Betts
Earl Corbett
Springeld
Hazel M. Cox
W. L. Linton
Springfield
Francis Walker
Vernon Woman's Society hosts Patoka W S C meeting
Vernon Woman's Society of Christian Service met November 4 at Patoka Methodist Church with Mrs. Oscar Hill presiding. Guests from Vernon attended, program featured Mrs. Jesse Walton, Mrs. I C Betts, and Mrs. Clarence Lawson. Fifty members present. gift exchange planned for December. decorations and recipes noted. hostesses named for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Patoka Methodist Church
Oscar Hill
Vernon Society
Raymond Curry
Lawson
India
Pakistan
Jesus
Ellis Doolen
Richard Stowe
Elsie Pugh
Mt. Vernon
Bruce Pugh
Hugh
Mesdames Ferbie Fiscus
Eena Foster
Mary Galaway
Elsie Gray
Teresa Griffin
Letha Heinzman
Harry Nattier
Cecile Brown
Patoka
Vernon
Mesdames
Henry Hilliard
Virgil Klinge
Berthel Sanders
Marion Ehrat
Little Carl Hilliard
Anita Kay Currie
Carolyn Ehrat
Illinois names 1955 Rural Youth Committee members
Ed Dalhaus announces the ten member Rural Youth committee for Illinois. Members include Kenny Ruckman of Farmer City Dick Lohse Harmon Marian Hann Leland Maurice DeSutter Woodhull Bill McCartney Pittsfield Duane Smith West Salem Elmer Rupperle Fairbury Dave Meyer Tamarco Dale Wachtel Altamont and Tex Brostmeyer Tamaroa. The group governs the Rural Youth program, an 18 to 28 year old farm youth service and recreation group backed by Farm Bureau and Illinois Agricultural Association. A chairman and officers will be elected at the November 15-18 state meeting in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ed Dalhaus
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Kenny Ruckman
Farmer City
Dick Lohse
Harmon
Marian Hann
Leland
Maurice DeSutter
Woodhull
Bill McCartney
Pittsfield
Duane Smith
West Salem
Elmer Rupperle
Fairbury
Dave Meyer
Tamarco
Dale Wachtel
Altamont
Tex Brostmeyer
Tamaroa
Rural Youth
Farm Bureau
IAA
Illinois
Rural Youth Committee
Dalhaus
TAA
Kaskaskia Methodist Church Remembered Through Generations
The article reflects on sixty four years of Kaskaskia M E Church and the people who shaped its life. It recalls invitations for Sunday dinners, social moments, and memories of members like George Albert and Tom Emerson. The piece notes alumni joining the Greater Church or relocating across the country, yet some still meet at the crossroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forthcomig
George Albert
Tom Emerson
Kaskaskia
Fredonia Couple Married in Salem as Clark-Ward Union
Noah Gerald Clark eldest son of Mr and Mrs Tony Clark and Roma Johnston of Salem were married November 1 in Salem. He is in the Air Force and has just returned from Greenland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Gerald Clark
Tony Clark
Roma Johnston
Salem
Air Force
Greenland
Estel Carter
Fredonia Church
Laura Carter
Mary Ellen Hyde
Larry
Chicago Heights
James Hide
Henry Meredith
F. N. Shields
Forrest Wadkins
Ladies Aid
Iva Jett
James Hyde
Dale
Charles
Kenneth
Janice Wadkins
Ray Stevenson
Panay
Glen Simpson
Centralia
Gene Simpson
Bonnie
William Perkins
Ted Payne
Alva Jett
Cecil Jett
Patoka
Eunice McHaney
Everett Jett
Minnie Jensen
Grace McHaney
Alex Anderson
Odin
Clarence Cozad
Ella Cozad
Bill
Lucille
Ethel Williams
Amelia Meredith
Alice Hyde
Marion County Red Cross Offers First Aid Instructor Refresher
The Marion County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a refresher course for First Aid Instructors on November 8 9 and 10 at the Chapter rooms above Sweney's Drug Store in Salem. Ernie Goetz from St Louis will lead the sessions presenting updated Red Cross First Aid instruction techniques. All authorized instructors in Marion County are invited to attend any or all sessions to discuss teaching methods and review the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Sweney’s
Salem
Ernie Goetz
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude Gerrish
Harry Perkins and Sons
L. D. Morey
Vernon, Ill
O. L. Wadkins
J & M. Drilling Co
Hereford
Vance Murfin
Delmar ‘Cain
Russell Caldwell
Eugene Smith
tLarge
Lee Wadkins
Patoka W.S.C
Kaskaskia M. E. Church
Fredonia News
Rollin MecHaney
Mrs. QC
Livesay
Bel-Claire
Puffin Biscuits
IGA
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