Patoka High School News Highlights Sports and Activities
The Patoka Public School reports funds from a Passion Play fundraiser totaling 21.15 with 30 percent to the school. Juniors beat Vernon 9 to 2 as Jimmie Ballance starred with 15 hits for 26 bases. Sandoval defeated Patoka 16 to 3 with Belcher struggling on the mound. Teachers met to discuss Reading Circle books while grade sales raised 3.40 for new books. Visiting days are set for the last Thursday and Friday of each month.
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Vernon
Patoka High School
Vernon High School
Patoka
Jimmie Ballance
Chandler
Sandoval
Glen Belcher
Sand
Oval
James Ballance
Belcher
Sandoval Boys
Harold Bradford
Harold
Abraham Lincoln
DeLay
Harriett Meador
Patoka Public School
Gas Tax Revenue Totals for First Year
State reports 27.64 million net from a 3 cent gas tax in its first year. Gross receipts 28.20 million on 940 million gallons. refunds total 565 thousand. July led sales with 97.6 million gallons. two thirds of net funds go to the road fund, remainder to counties by license tax share.
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Garrett Def. Kinney
State Department of Finance
Kinney
Floyd Britt loses valuable horse last week
Eaglin reports a valuable horse lost by Floyd Britt one day last week. The item notes community members and local visits including Joseph Yardley, Dean Long, and various Sunday activities across Sandoval prairie and Centralia area.
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Floyd Britt
Joseph Yardley
Highland
Dean Long
S. H. Britt
E. B. Linton
M. E. Church South
Roy Thalman
H. B. Gerrish
Irvington
Chas. Thalman
Robert Arnold
Sandoval
Raymond Britt
Centralia
Edna Thalman
Rose Britt
Mary Marshall
Sandoval Prairie
Owen Belcher
Salem
Bert Chance
Lydia Logan
Wes Black
Lem Ballance
Wm. Long
John Thalman
Centralia Air Port
Hunter Bros
City of
Chicago
Seed rumor clears Fred Lutz in local seed exchange
Neighborhood rumors in Fairman allege Fred Lutz placed ten bags of red-top seed with the Flora Red-top Seed Exchange. A call to the Flora Association reveals Lutz has never sold any seed to them, per a signed statement by Lutz.
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Fairman
Fred Lutz
Flora
Flora Asociate
Amazing Illinois Facts From State History and Industry
The Merchandise Mart in Chicago houses the largest heating system under one roof with about 250000 feet of pipe installed. Joliet and Marquette first reached Illinois in 1673 by descending the Illinois River. In 1929 Illinois power plants produced enough electricity to lift a 160 pound man to the moon distance over 240 times. The state maintains 15 county and 2 municipal TB sanitariums with 2000 beds and a 3.5 million dollar annual budget. Illinois has 22 cities with 25000 to 100000 residents and over two million Pure Milk Association members are Illinois dairymen. more than two million vacationists are noted.
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Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Illinois
Chicago Emerges as Major Summer Resort Destination
Illinois residents account for six percent of the nation but consume about twelve percent of manufactured gas. Jonas Clybourn founded Chicago’s meat packing industry in 1824, and the city now leads global output.
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Illinois
Jonas Clybourn
Chicago
Fire Prevention Week Slogans From Illinois Pupils
More than 1500 slogans from high school pupils in 75 Illinois cities were submitted to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Insurance Committee for a prize. Winners will be announced before Fire Prevention Week. The release notes 65 percent of fire losses come from 1 percent of fires, often in combustible buildings with poor interior layouts. Automatic sprinklers can offset such defects and reduce losses in non fire resistant mercantile or industrial structures.
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Ilinois
Insurance Committee
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Bath towels in color code soothe family disputes
Colored towels in peach orchid jade maize turquoise and rose transform a dull bathroom into a playful end of the rainbow. The softer hues help each household member spot their own towel instantly reducing quarrels over towels and easing supervision of the rocks.
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Bobby
Eleanor
Dad
Economical Menu Highlights Simple Cold Weather Dishes
Menu lists Cream of onion soup Beef loaf with tomato sauce Potato Puff Cabbage au gratin Lettuce with Russian dressing Pears filled with whipped cream cheese Cinnamon snaps and coffee for a budget friendly meal plan.
To Cook Ham and Creamed Spinach from Historic Kitchen Notes
Instructions describe frying ham slices to render fat then simmering in water for 8 to 10 minutes for tenderness and juiciness. Creamed spinach details include cooking 2 pounds spinach, draining, returning to heat with butter salt and pepper, then adding cream and chopped hard cooked egg yolks.
Renovating Brass Beds and Curtains Cleaning Tips
The article advises painting brass beds with pastel metal paint to fit current decor. It also suggests making an extra pair of curtains to rotate weekly, washing soiled pairs and reusing them to maintain fresh window coverings.
Soiled White Curtains And Frosting Instructions
Soiled pair may be washed. If windows lengths vary, use longest curtain length for all windows or add extra pairs for short and long windows. Orange frosting recipe: one orange, orange juice, lemon juice, confectioners sugar, orange rind. mix until lemon-colored and thick enough to spread.
Poets Form Union Amid Talks of Starving Together
Poets discuss forming a union to unite their voices and concerns, aiming to resist division and balance collective needs. The move signals collaboration over separation as they seek common ground and mutual support among writers.
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Board of Directors
Ill
James C. Griffin
Jno
A. Jennings
Auct
Sanitary Milk Producers Association
Patoka Gymnasium
Tideman
Lynch
ST. Louis
Egyptian Transportation Systems
Eaglin
Wom
Joliet
Marquette
Illinois River
Pure Milk Association
Illinois Dairymen
Nancy Hast
Lowe Brothers
America
Wm. Hutter
Centralia, Illinois
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