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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
1
Mrs Haley, who has been visiting East St Louis with relatives, returned home here Tuesday. Local production notes reference wells in the Illinois oil basin and surrounding activity.
Since January 1938 six oil fields have opened in Marion County as part of the Illinois Oil Basin campaign. Patoka Centralia Salem Tonti Carrigan Township Ben ds and a No 1 Adams well near East Fork in Clinton County mark rapid development across a 120 mile stretch. Deep tests may follow in Patoka and Centralia within three to four months.
Illinois farmer Roland Resler reports a 1028 bushel six acre yield using DeKalb 823 hybrid corn with no fertilizer on sod ground. He claims the crop equals the annual output of 41 acres for the average U.S. farmer, signaling a potential world record and remarkable planting discipline.
In Mueller Woods a world endurance attempt circled a track barely under a day. The world record was broken after circling one mile twelve times. Rev Miller and L W Ballance were noted as winning contestants in a brief, unnamed report.
The film Jeepers Creepers comes to the Salem Theatre Sunday and Monday featuring the Weaver Brothers and Elviry with Roy Rogers and Maris Wrixon. Sheriff Rogers kisses the aggrieved heroine after a fight, leading to comic and dramatic repercussions as the plot unfolds with hillbilly humor and a debut by Loretta Weaver.
Researchers from the Illinois Writers Project of the WPA note that highway markers were first used on Kellogg’s Trail from Peoria to Galena in 1827. Numerals marking distances were carved into trees and covered with red paint for visibility, making the road an early pioneer route in northern Illinois.
Mrs Marcus Cox hosted the Sew-No-More club last Thursday evening with social time and refreshments. Attendance included Mesdames Ballance Davis Jennings, Robert Eagan, Paul Oran, Harriett Smith and Marcus Cox.
Illinois farm and home advisers from 102 counties attended a five day University of Illinois Extension Center session. Land use planning was the conference highlight with U S Department of Agriculture experts coordinating with county advisers to map farmers support. Illinois now has 97 farm advisers and 69 home advisers across the state who joined the annual meeting to advance the extension program for better rural living.
A notice reports the death of Dallas Dean on November 11 1939 after a short illness. It cites his birth August 24 1939 and notes his parents Merl and Lu Heather and extended family. The funeral was held at Pratt cemetery with Rev Linder officiating, and a later card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors.
Miss Marjorie Stasik hosted a Saturday birthday party at her home with friends Imogene McKinney Peggy Tacke Joan Miller Dorothy DeLay Francis Elifr itz Geraldine Mann Irene Hanson Patsy Beery and Marjorie Stasik. Guests included Mr and Mrs Dale Nattier and daughters Sara Jane and Mr and Mrs W M Nattier and daughter Kay plus others visiting the Ballance home and local families noted.
The Patoka Woman's Club met Saturday in regular session at the high school gymnasium. Four new members were elected and by laws were revised to affect voting on new members. A Birthday Party is planned for January to mark the Golden Anniversary of the Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Physical examinations for U S Navy enlistment are set for Friday November 17 1939 at the Navy Recruiting Station in the County Court House Building Effingham Illinois. Eligible men aged 18 to 31 are asked to arrive before 9 30 a m to schedule the exam contact the Effingham recruiting officer for arrangements.
The Vernon W. C. T. U. will meet with Minnie Peddicord at 7 30 p m Monday evening. An interesting program includes a report on the Illinois W. C. T. U convention held at Bloomington October 24 27. Centralia unit guest night participates in the program and a cordial invitation is extended to all interested. Also mentions visiting relatives from Oblong.
Charles Belcher of Patoka and Dixon Benson of Jacksonville were named co chairmen of the Illinois College Junior Prom set for December 15. Jim Doyel, class president, announced the appointments. Belcher, Phi Alpha member and Sandoval High School graduate, is active on campus and serves as corresponding secretary. Benson, Sigma Pi member from Jacksonville, is high priest of Sigma Pi's Sacred Cheese and has held multiple campus roles. Both bring extensive social function experience and leadership to the post.
Joan Davis returns to rough and tumble comedy in The Jones Family in Too Busy To Work at the Lyric Theatre Sa lem next Sunday and Monday. Cast includes Jed Prouty Spring Byington Ken Howell George Ernest June Carlson Florence Roberts and Billy Mehan with Davis as Lolly the screwball cousin in a tale of family chaos and mayoral meddling.
A Rock Island resident recalls a 1839 tale in which mail carrier J. W. Spencer was paid five gold dollars to skate from Fort Armstrong on the Mississippi to Galena with news that General Andrew Jackson had become president. He completed the trip safely as the anecdote notes.
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