Patoka Happenings Selections From Local Weekend Visits
Springfield residents Mr and Mrs Morris Nelson visited Mr and Mrs Martin Nelson. Niantic trips included Mr and Mrs Jobe Mumray visiting Mr and Mrs Wes Lake. Stevie Kline returned home after eye surgery at St Marys hospital. Leo Walker received stitches after a fall while helping his son move. Lions Club festival drew Mrs Les Jenkins and children of East St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Nelson
Springfield
Martin Nelson
Jobe Mumray
Niantic
Wes Lake
Stevie Kline
Dwight Kline
St. Mary’s Hospital
Leo C. Walker
Forrest Walker
Peoria
Carrie Neidercorn
Margaret (Neidercorn) Casner
la Salle Drive
Alton
P. J. Mojonnier
H. L. Smith
Chas. Humes
Dianne
Mark Chamber
Centralia
Dale Cox
Smith
Decatur
Smiths
James Thomas
S. M. Foulon
Fairman Church
Leo Walker
Les Jenkins
East St. Louis
Bill Isaac
Metropolis
Elsie Gray
Robert Logan
Sullivan
Eli Logan
Roy Ballance
Robert Walton
Henry Meredith
Edgar [Irvin
Ware
Ill
Moweaqua
Carrigan
Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party Set for December Fourth
The American Legion Auxiliary met November 6 with 13 members and two guests. They voted to donate 5 to the Dept. of Child Welfare Fund and prepare 100 day favors for V A hospitals in Illinois. The December 4 meeting will be the annual Christmas party with a pot luck supper and a 50 cent gift exchange. Three volunteers will visit Salem on November 26 December 17 and January 12 to assist in the County TB office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Dept. of Child Welfare Fund
V. A
Illinois
Iinois
Salem
Fancy Work Club Meets With Mrs Roy Jones
The Ladies Fancy Work Club met at Mrs Roy Jones home on Friday November 7 with Mrs 8S M Spurgeon presiding. Contest organizers were Mrs Rebecca Matchett and Mrs Elsie Gray. prizes went to Eunice Walraven Ethel Rogier Winnifred Spurgeon and Eva Potts. Refreshments were served and gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jones
M. Spurgeon
Rebecca Matchett
Elsie Gray
Eunice Walraven
Ethel Rogier
Winnifred Spurgeon
Eva Potts
Volunteers Lauded for Barn Work and Lunch Helpers
The note thanks volunteers who assisted with the barn project and also honors Mrs. Wilma Sides and Mrs. Fern Cain for organizing lunch at noon. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Sides
Fern Cain
Martin Nelson
Fire Threatens New Home as Barn Is Destroyed
High winds fanned flames from a barn behind the Ballances home last Friday afternoon around three. The barn and contents burned completely but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading to the new house or igniting a nearby gasoline tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ballance
Tri County Electric 20th Annual Meeting at Mt Vernon
Tri County Electric Cooperative hosts its 20th annual meeting in Mt Vernon Armory with about 1500 attendees from Marion Washington and Jefferson counties. Registration 11, business session at noon includes by law changes and three director elections. Principal speaker Dan Teare REA Washington DC discusses Beginnings of Rural Electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Washington
Jefferson
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Mt. Vernom
Ernie Deering
Dan Teare
REA
Washington, D. C
Marrietta Allen
Carrier Mills
RCA
H. G. Downey
Downey
Electric Cooperative
Reuben Young
Odin
Pointer Owned by Lawrence Biehl Tops in Beach Show
Lawrence Biehl of Salem won Best of Show at the beach event with his Pointer Rex who also won last year. Other winners include Babe and Rex in respective breeds, with Dot Puppy Setter and Virgil Klinge’s Pointer earning top field trial honors with multiple finds and backs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
Lawrence Biehl
Conservation Club 100
Salem
Rex
Babe
Ray Mathus
Centralia
P. F. Shelton
Dot
Lyle Ballance
Patoka
Bertha Sanders
Virgil Klinge
Deneen Walker
Thanksgiving Program at Sunbeams at Baptist Church
On Saturday November 15 at 1 p.m. the Sunbeams will hold a Thanksgiving program at the Baptist church. Salutes to flags and Bible verses will be shared. Proclamations of Thanksgiving will be discussed. Children sing Puritan lines and dramatize Plymouth Rock crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Grovernor’s
Dianne Chambers
Atlantic Ocean
Plymouth Rock
Sally Ann Jolliff
Mona Drennan
P. J. Mojonnier
Mac Nattier
School Menu Week Begins With Simple Home Style Dishes
The menu lists daily offerings for Monday through Friday. Items include Wineners, baked beans, buttered potatoes, bread, butter, milk, and chocolate pudding for Monday and a rotating set of meals each day featuring chicken pie, chili, hamburger, and luncheon meat with sides and desserts.
Muck and Gray Families Help 80th Birthday in Ramsey
Fredonia residents Fredonia Mr and Mrs Herman Muck and Mr and Mrs Robert Gray joined Henry Mucks 80th birthday celebration in Ramsey. Several social visits and church events were noted including Sunday School attendance and ministers Rev A P Haney and Bro Virgil McKitrick preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Muck
Robert Gray
Ramsey
Henry Muck
Mary Perkins
Burl Alexander
Sandoval
Ladies Aid
Iva Jett
Gladys Palmer
Centralia
Charles Carter
Laura Carter
A. P. Haney
Wm. Perkins
Wesley Perkins
Troy Strahan
Vidalia
Leo Perkins
Coco, Florida
Dwight Petrea
Frank Petrea
Ted Payne
Richard Carter
Lonnie Carter
Geo. Leathers
Salem
Marshall Creek
Virgil McKitrick
Time to Order Personalized Stationery Now
Notice invites readers to visit the Register office today to view samples of personalized stationery. The brief urges ordering and showcases the available designs.
Victoria Chapter Elects Officers for K 253 OES
Victoria Chapter No 253 0OES met in the Masonic Temple Monday evening November 10 with twenty members present. Officers elected for the ensuing year include Worthy Matron Betty Lou Griffin Worthy Patron Don Griffin Associate Matron Freda Meadors Associate Patron Donald Murfin Secretary Ruth Murfin Treasurer Winnifred Spurgeon Conductress Dorothy Griffin Associate Conductress Erna Harper. Installations set for December 2 with two practice nights after November 24 and December 1 following the Masonic lodge meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
E.S
Masonic Temple
Don Griffin
Freda Meadors
Donald Murfin
Ruth Murfin
Winnifred Spurgeon
Dorothy Griffin
Erna Har
Masonic Lodge
Lions Festival Pancake Event Draws Crowd and Contest
The Lions Glub Pancake Festival drew a large crowd last Saturday with volunteers cooking pancakes for visitors. A model of the Carlyle dam and lake attracted 3100 viewers. A children’s contest in two age groups named Melody Falkenhain and Martha Jane Isaac first and second in the 1-6 group, and Brenda Irvin, Gary Lawrence, and Sharon Tune winning in the older group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Glub
Carlyle Dam
L. E. Green
Bruce
Pugh
Robert Hollis
Melody Falkenhain
Martha Jane Isaac
Brenda Irvin
Gary Lawrence
Sharon Tune
Home Bureau Meeting Slated for Friday November 21
The November Home Bureau gathering will take place Friday afternoon in the Methodist church basement. Hostesses Mrs Winnifred Spungeon and Mrs Carrye Alexander welcome attendees. Roll call requests a suggested change in school operations. A feature on fudge making will be presented by Mrs Ethel Rogier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Methodist Church
Winnifred Spungeon
Carrye Alexander
Ethel Rogier
Vernon Methodist Youth Revival Planned This Week
Vernon announces a youth revival from November 19 to 23 led by Louis Frick a McKendree College student services at 730 p m nightly all youth and adults urged to attend. Local and visiting residents are listed with recent travels and social visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloud Betts
Cero Gordo
G. P. Weaver
Barbara Phinney
Ruby Cotten
Familly
Decatur
B. L. Albert
Vandalia
John Revis
B. F. Beck
Reba ‘Wick
Lexington
Toni Sorrel
Frank Jones
Kinmundy
Mary Meador
Emma Martin
Patoka
Wm. Doolen
Terre Haute
Ind
Oscar Doolen
Mason Bassett
Committees Named for Thanks Day Annual Dinner
The Patoka Cemetery Association lists committees for the Thanksgiving dinner at Patoka grade school gym on Thursday November 27 at 1130 a.m. Roles include tickets stewards dishwashers silverware coffee bread vegetables meat desserts and solicitors with regional divisions such as West East South and Vernon. If any member cannot serve, please arrange a replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
P. J. Mojonnier
Steves
Dale Nattier
Maurice Adams
G. W. Bowen
Cecil Black
Marcus Cox
Christina Crawford
Vila Cole
Esther Hopkins
Thelma Arniold
Tim Cole
Charles Meyers
Zella Easton
Nell Belcher
Rose Mojonnier
Maude Lawson
Cleo Walker
Lady Hopkins
Bettie Kelley
Maude Malan
Ann Crawford
Audrey Kissner
Winnifred Spurgeon
Carrye Alexander
Margaret Cox
Solicitors
Elsie Pugh
Hilda Adams
Nell
Relatives Gather for Dora Bruenings 80th Birthday
Over the weekend five nieces and nephews met at Mrs. Nelle Quayles home to honor Mrs. Dora Bruening as she nears her 80th birthday. It was their first reunion in 30 years with Kes ner Cruse, Ruby Lee of Chicago, Edna Stinson of Halton Maine, Bruce Holland and W. R. Barnes present. They shared a dinner Sunday at the Langenfeld Hotel in Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Quayle
Dora Bruening
Kesner Cruse
Ruby Lee
Chicago
Edna Stinson
Halton
Maine
Bruce Holland
East St. Louis
W. R. Barnes
Pisa
Langenfeld Hotel
Central
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Lena E Fiscus
Lena Edith Fiscus 70 lifelong resident died Friday November 7 at 8 15 am in St Marys hospital She was born in Fayette county daughter of Samuel Nathaniel Hill and Mary Frances Smith She married Millard Fiscus in 1917 he died in 1932 Survived by son Charles H Fiscus of Patoka two daughters Elvena Wadkins of Patoka and Mildred Diffenaver of St Louis 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm from Cox Martin Funeral Home Rev Floyd Grubb of Salem officiating Burial Ebenezer Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Edith Fiscus
St. Mary’s Hospital
Fiscus
Fayette County
Samuel Nathaniel
Mary Frances (Smith) Hill
Millard Fiscus
Chas. H. Fiscus
Patoka
Elvena Wadkins
Mildred Diffenaver
St. Louis
Cox & Martin Funeral
Floyd Grubb
Salem
Ebenezer Cemetery
Mrs. Orval Sharp Leads WSCS November Meeting
The regular WSCS meeting at the Methodist church drew 30 members and one guest. Mrs. Orval Sharp led the lesson on Human Rights and Human Needs. Devotions by Mrs. Floyd Carter featured a solo by Mrs. Robert Hollis. Frances Sharp spoke on World Health Organizations and Bruce Pugh on UNESCO. Plans for the December 4 Christmas party with a 50 cent gift exchange were discussed. Hostesses for the social hour were Mrs. Archie Harper, Mrs. Harbin Hawkins, Mrs. Oscar Hill, and Mrs. Frank Heinzmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Methodist Church
Orval Sharp
Floyd Carter
Robert Hollis
Frances Sharp
Bruce Pugh
United Nations
Unesco
Archie Harper
Harbin Hawkins
Oscar Hill
Frank Heinzmann
Card of Thanks for Lena Fiscus Family
The family of Mrs. Lena Fiscus thanks the Baptist church for food and floral offerings, the minister, piano player, neighbors and friends who brought meals during their bereavement, and the pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Lena Fiscus
Card of Thanks Weds Gratitude to Readers
A brief Card of Thanks expresses appreciation to readers and friends for support, messages, and condolences. The note notes continued kindness and asks blessings be shared with all who offered encouragement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tri-County Electric
Mt. Vernon
Harry Mullen
Willie
Sunbeams
Fredonia
Mrs. Don Griffin
Worthy
Betty Lou Griffin
Register
Irvin Lumber Co
Patoka, Ill
Wm. Gray
Indianapolis
Claud Meador
Junior Humes
Fred Lawrence
Methodist S
Florida
Bridge Club
Ray Walton
Belcher
Ruth Nattier
Evelyn Ballance
Nina Houston
Betty Johnson
Vernon
Hazel Cox
Minnie Ped
Dicord
Lena E. Fiscus
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