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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1963
Page
1
Dr L P Basch of Patoka was elected president of the Marion County Medical Association at a meeting held Monday November 18 at the Langenfield Hotel in Centralia.
A Tucson letter from Max Quayle and family describes their move from Patoka, praising the Patoka Register, sharing travel and hunting anecdotes, and noting touring places near Tucson along with a wish to hear from friends back home. They mention camping with Leo and Kate Walker and visiting the Papago Indian Reservation.
Congressman Shipley cited a November 4 Corps report detailing staffing needs for the Carlyle and Shelbyville Reservoir projects. About 15 permanent positions per site are anticipated with nine months extra work for about 15 seasonal staff. civil service exams will be announced locally.
Thirteen members and one guest met with Verneille Bricker for devotions by Myrle Bricker. The group voted five dollars for the firemen dinner and elected officers for the coming year. Ann Crawford as President Ferne Bricker as Vice President Josephine Sharp as Secretary Treasurer Phoebe Carter as Reporter. Birthday gift for Ann Crawford and a door prize for Josephine Sharp were noted. Plans for the December 12 Christmas party at Ferne and Myrle Bricker’s home were discussed.
Seaman Murl R. Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Dale D Thompson Route 1 Patoka Ill serves aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John King homeported in Norfolk Va The ship is a unit of the Second Fleet and will undergo missile and communications system upgrades in November Mr and Mrs H G Curry from Ashland Oregon visited local friends and relatives including Mr and Mrs Hiram Ballance and Dick over the weekend
The Patoka Sanitary Milk Producers met at the American Legion Hall on Monday November 18 with 48 present. Bruce Pugh chaired the meeting and Tracey Snyder led the prayer. Officers were elected: President Bruce Pugh Vice-President Charles Cain Secretary Treasurer Paul Torrence Delegate Frank Heinzman Alternate Tracey Snyder. Slides by Eugene Dilworth. Harold Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Green attended. The door prize from Rolling Acres Dairy Farm went to Charles Cain. Next district 7 meeting will be in Vandalia early 1964.
News of President John F Kennedy assassination shocks Patoka community as businesses close and schools suspend activities. Memorial services are held at churches while flags fly at half mast and citizens seek guidance for Lyndon B Johnson.
The First Baptist Church of Patoka hosts a Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday November 27 at 7 30 p m. The Pentecostal pastor will speak with other churches taking part and special music provided by First Baptist Church. Public invited.
Marion county residents purchased a total of $81,113 in series E and H United States savings bonds in October. Illinois state sales reached $30,789,743, up 17.8 percent from October last year. National October sales totaled $395,000,000, 9.8 percent higher than last year.
Dr Morris Friedell at Cook County Hospital Chicago reports women show a 33 percent rise in heart blood flow after one cigarette versus 19 percent for men This greater physiological response helps explain why women feel a stronger kick from smoking and may become more addicted The note adds smoking endangers pregnant mothers and unborn children making women as a group more at risk than men
Monday features hamburger roast with green beans beets apricots bread butter and milk. Tuesday offers beef and noodles peas cole slaw cherry delight bread butter and milk. Wednesday serves chili and crackers turkey salad sandwich a cookie peach and milk. Thursday presents hamburger on bun mixed vegetables dill pickles pineapple cake pineapple and milk. Friday includes fish sticks buttered potatoes combination salad and pear. Sponsored by Shake and Snack.
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