Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Seeks Support for Cemetery Fund
The Cemetery Association urges help for its annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the high school gym to raise funds for cemetery upkeep. Committees solicit food, dishes, table settings, stoves, and volunteers from all town sections, with Ethel Rogier as president and Carrye Alexander and Mae Eagan in leadership roles.
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Cemetery Association
West Side Town
Rose Chandler
L. W. Ballance
East Side
Louise Livesay
Ollie Alexander
Ella Linton
Oscar Davis
Roy Malan
I. W. Nattier
Artie Rogier
Vernon
Wm. Danbury
S. M. Spurgeon
Nellie Belcher
George Nattier
Annie Pugh
Nellie Smith
Anna Belcher
Bettie Simcox
Walter Diveley
Mac Eagan
Vivian Nattier
Ellen Simcox
Esta Martin
Mae Logan
Effie Smith
T. E. Irvin
Mary Wasem
M. Spurgeon
W. W. Murfin
Geo. Porter
John Simcox
Jas. Thompson
Marion
Ethel Rogier
Carrye Alexander
Mae Eagan
Sec-Treas
Four Injured In Sunday Crash Near Stewart School
Mr and Mrs Ben Gudder of Centralia and daughter Marian eight escaped death when their Chrysler coupe plunged down a creek embankment after a Buick coupe driven by M C Rasmamen struck it near the Stewart schoolhouse. The Gudder car rolled twice. occupants were rescued by passing motorists. The Buick and Gudder auto stockpile as both vehicles damaged. Springfield driver suffered hand and arm injuries. another passenger unharmed with minor cuts and bruises.
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Ben Gudder
Centralia
Marian
Pana
Stewart School House
M. C. Rasmamen
Creek Bridge
Gudder
Springfield
Gudders
Illinois highway construction program for 1931
Illinois plans a 1931 highway program totaling 50,713,267 dollars disclosed by Frank T. Sheets, chief highway engineer.
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Illinois
Frank T. Sheets
Farm and Home Week to cut Illinois farming costs
Urbana, Ill November 17 The state university outlines a Farm and Home Week program focusing on lowering labor power and machinery expenses on Illinois farms. Sessions by P E Johnson J E Wills and R H Wilcox will cover adjusting power systems, tractor versus non tractor costs, and harvesting efficiency for small grains and corn.
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Urbana
Ill
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois
P. E. Johnson
J. E. Wills
R. H. Wilcox
Professor Johnson
G A Program for Nov. 22 with Hymns and Talks
The G A program for November 22 features topic Palestine and a hymn Send the Light. Devotional scriptures by G A Girls, special music O Galilee Blue Galilee Arlene Van Horn, and talks on buried secrets of Bible lands and lands of many climates religions and surprises by listed speakers. The program closes with Tell Me the Story of Jesus and a Christmas Love Offering plan, hymn Were a Secret to Tell to the Nations and a dismissal with He Whispers His Love to Me.
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Palestine
G. A. Girls
O Galilee
Blue Galilee
Arlene van Horn
Trene Warner
Helen Britt
Mary Evelyn Bopp
Violet Nattier
Vivian Nattier
Jesus
G. A
Jury List for County Court November Term
County Court jurors listed for the November term before Judge S N Finn. Names include Clyde Barron Omar S Driesbach Justen Alexander A Burgess Norman Knight Emery Branson C M Brinkerhoff Paul Storment Don Free Elmer Stevenson John Lusch Sidney Moore Dwight Alexander Hare Baker Kelley Wham Emmett Purdue Orville Doolen L A Patton Severan Phillips Louis Pool Bennie Davis Hurbert Spidel Lawrence Sullens Ben Butts J L McWhirter Charlie Gerrish John Lancaster Wm Coltrin Harry Seymour Wayne E Young.
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S. N. Finn
Clyde Barron
Stevenson
Omar
S. Driesbach
Justen Alexander
Sandoval
A. Burgess
Norman Knight
Emery Branson
Salem
C. M. Brinkerhoff
Paul V. Storment
Don Free
Centralia
Elmer Stevenson
Iuka
John Lusch
Odin
Sidney Moore
Dwight Alexander
Kinmundy
Hare Baker
Kelley Wham
Cartier
Emmett Purdue
Haines
Orville Doolen
Foster
L. A. Patton
Severan Phillips
Louis Pool
Bennie Davis
Hurbert Spidel
Lawrence Sullens
Ben Butts
Alma
J. L. McWhirter
Charlie Gerrish
Patoka
John
Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges Relief Aid
Springfield November 16 Governor Emerson asks all able to attend church on Thanksgiving and to respond generously to distress calls so the needy may obtain relief. The message emphasizes unemployment relief as a priority for the holiday season and urges public support for those suffering.
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Springfield
Louis L. Emmerson
Chicago Freight Tonnage Surpasses Top U.S. Ports
Freight tonnage moving through Chicago exceeds the combined totals of exports and imports handled by the 12 largest U.S. sea ports. The report highlights Chicago as a dominant inland hub shaping national trade patterns and freight flows.
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Chicago
United States
Mortals and Immortals Lesson-Sermon and Tea Gathering
Sunday services in all Churches of Christ, Scientist featured a Golden Text from II Corinthians and passages from Jeremiah and Mary Baker Eddy, while the Patoka House Science club hosted a tea with Centralia and Patoka guests. Twenty three Centralia Wonman's Club members attended, sharing a program of readings, songs, and a talk on Character Building in the Home by Mrs. Emily Ballance, with new members listed and plans for a Christmas program and a wrapped gift exchange.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Patoka Household Science Club
Centralia
Patoka
Centralia Wonman's Club
Pansy Wasem
Nancy Jane Simcox
Wesley
Lesley Griffin
Emily Ballance
Mary Hudspeth
Maud Hampy
Sue Willard
Mae Good
Pearl
Dream that Came True play at church and Centralia
A Baptist church presents The Dream that Came True a cooperative home and church production after the B Y P U program on Sunday evening November 22 at the church and again Sunday afternoon November 29 at New Harmony Church Centralia The cast includes Mother Mrs Dale Thompson Mary the Daughter Evelyn Easton Mammy Rose Mae Warner Father Dale Thompson and Fairy Eula Britt.
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New Harmony Church
Centralia
Dale Thompson
Mary
Evelyn Easton
Mammy
Rose Mae Warner
Fairy
Eula Britt
Revival opens November 29 at Patoka charge
The M. E. Church South outlines Sunday School at 9 30 a m and a Thursday night prayer meeting There will be no preaching services at the Patoka charge on Sunday or Sunday evening Services will be held at Zion on Sunday morning and evening The doors will open for the evening service The revival meeting begins Monday evening November 29 with Rev Sweitzer of Marion preaching
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Patoka
Zion
Sweitzer
Marion
M E Church League Program Features Songs and Talks
A M E Church League program delivered a varied evening with songs by Betty Simcox Wanda and Mary Mae Eaglin and Tesus misspelling What a friend we have in Tesus. Talks by Rudye Eagan and Rose Chandler. Leader Anna Belcher. Bettie Simcox presented an interesting segment last week.
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Rudye Eagan
Betty Simcox
Wanda
Mary Mae Eaglin
Rose Chandler
Tesus
Anna Belcher
Bettie Simcox
County Court Listings And Major Contract Award
County court listings show cases dated November 24 25 and 28 1931 including The People vs John Puffer Joseph Oconnell Alfred Sommers E L Lee S R Kirkpatrick Roy Wimberly Fred Sanders Birdie Hudson Frank Hockaday Charles Hoyt Herschel Maxey John Sullens Homer Hodges Wm Phelps J E Bertges Eugene Moss Jewel Pippin Burleigh Holsapple Wm Keley Grover Jones H E McGrumphy vs Salem Sanitary Dairy John Phelps vs Mrs Beira Adams Binyamin Son vs Orange Stamp and Discount Co J C Cox vs Burdett McCarty Rachel Chausse vs Guy Quick and a $15 000 000 post office contract in Chicago will start construction immediately employing about 12000 workers.
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The
People
John Puffer
Glias Tohn Doe
Joseph O’connell
Alfred Sommers
E. L. Lee
S. R. Kirkpatrick
Roy Wimberly
Fred Sanders
Birdie Hudson
Frank Hockaday
Charles Hoyt
Herschel Maxey
John Sullens
Homer Hodges
Wm. Phelps
J. E. Bertges
Eugene Moss
Jewel Pippin
Burleigh Holsapple
Wm. Keley
Grover Jones
H. E. Mc
Sandoval Basketball Schedule Card
Sandoval announces its basketball schedule listing games against Clay City Alumni Brownstown Patoka Centralia Farina Salem Odin Kinmundy Centralia Farina Salem and Brownstown Odin Patoka Kinmundy with home and away designations from November to February.
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Clay City
Alumni
Brownstown
Patoka
Centralia
Farina
Salem
Odin
Kinmundy
Man Found Dead in Barn Near Fredonia
Orlen Carter about 60 was found dead in a barn loft near Fredonia on Saturday morning after a Friday disappearance. Coroner Ed Anderson held the inquest and officials suspected poison. funeral was conducted at Fredonia Church with burial in Fredonia cemetery.
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Orlen Carter
Fredonia
Carter
Ed Anderson
Patoka
State Road Work to Provide Jobs
Springfield Ill November 16 State highway officials have received satisfactory proposals for two of three highway construction series planned for November. On November 12 bids were opened on about 5 million dollars of work including 85 miles of paving widening grading graveling and bridge construction. Several projects will let contractors work in different sections of the state before spring enabling a record year of road construction.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Teachers Meet State Students Count
The Illinois public schools employ over 46 thousand teachers for about 1.5 million pupils. Private schools and colleges add roughly 10 thousand to the state's teaching corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Tax crisis drives Illinois legislature into special session
Springfield reports Governor Emmerson convened a special session to tackle Cook County tax woes, highlighting a claimed disparity with trust estates and personal property. The piece portrays widespread hardship in Chicago and Illinois hinterland as taxes loom and payments stall.
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Springfield
Illinois
Emmerson
Cook County
Chicago
Patoka Grades Lose to Central City in Narrow Battle
The Patoka eighth grade basketball team fell to Central City on the local floor last Friday night in a hard fought game. Limited support from Patoka fans contrasted with strong Central City attendance as H. N. Potts and the defending grades squad earned praise for building a competitive program.
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Patoka
Central City
Techer
H. N. Potts
Birthday Surprise at Caldwell Home
A surprise dinner marked Mrs. Luther Caldwell fifty birthday with thirty eight guests on Sunday at Patoka. Attendees from nearby towns brought baskets of food, shared a noon meal, and posed for photos while relatives visited and traveled between homes. A baby girl named Rosetta was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yardley on Friday November 13.
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Luther Caldwell
Roy Thompson
Maron
Donald Wilson
Howard Nelson
Clinton
Millie Jimmerson
Carl Hines
Alma
Donald Willi
A. C. Willi
Marjorie
DuQuoin
Patoka
J. W. Delassus
St. Elmo
Leah Delassus
Joseph Yardley
Rosetta
James Cox
Wm. Bruening
East of St. Louis
Laura Haley
Wm. Cain
Sandoval Dedi Cates New Gym
Sandoval Community High School dedicated its new gym Friday night November 13 with a program before the basketball game. The Alumni and high school teams played, the final score 24 to 11 in favor of the high school.
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Sandoval Community High School
Gladys McClelland
Logan Davidson
High Schol
Mike Wellman
Steve Pipe
al Amnii
Donald Lee
Patoka to Play Brownstown High Tonight
Patoka meets Brownstown in the second conference game on Patoka's floor Friday night. A large crowd is expected for a promising matchup after Patoka defeated Farina last Thursday, a strong conference foe. Admission prices have been reduced to 10c for seventh graders, 15c for others, with adults charged accordingly.
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Patoka
Brownstown
Whch
Farina
Adul
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