Birthday Dinner Surprise Honors Mrs Ramsey at Odin Home
A large gathering Sunday September 22 at Dennis and Margaret Branch home three miles north of Odin celebrated Mrs Margaret Ramsey s seventy six birthday plus those of her granddaughter Eileen Ramsey and son in law Yale Williams. Relatives and friends shared a lawn dinner and gifting including a special cake by Mrs Earl Ramsey and bouquets for grandma Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Branch
Margaret Ramsey
Ramsey
Odin
Eileen Ramsey
Yale Wiliams
Earl Ramsey
Grandma Ramsey
Ck Zoler
Betty Arline Ramsey
Grandma
Ronald ‘Campbell
Centralia
Adolph Dietrich
Salem
Goldie Tubbs
Barbara Gené Branch
Yale Williams
Herschel Williams Campbell
Ronald
Friendly Twelve Enjoyed Sunday at Jett Home
A group called The Friendly Twelve met at G. F. Jett’s home near Odin on Sunday September 22 for a potluck dinner. Members discussed officers for the year, minutes from a prior Odin meeting were read, and plans were made for the November gathering at Patoka with D. R. Livesay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Jett
Odin
E. &. Wilson
Centralia
Lish Johnson
W. M. Martin
Near
Salem
C. E. Walker
E. E. Wilson
D. R. Livesay
Patoka
Sarah Mitchell
Sales Tax Tokens Gain Popularity Among Merchants
Daily, more merchants adopt Sales Tax Tokens to collect exact tax. Major chains like Woolworth's switch from bracket systems, citing better customer reception. Tokens eased by finance department after initial supply issues. Mrs Thos Hayes and daughter Mary traveled to St Louis for aunt Mrs Fred Jones's funeral. service at St Luke's church with Calvary cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth’s
Department of Finance
Mary
St. Louie
Haye
Fred Jones
St. Luke’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Ear-Corn Silage Best Way to Save Corn Hit by Frost
Illinois researchers led by H P Rusk state ear-corn silage offers the best salvage for frost damaged corn. Snapped frosted corn stored and fed from a silo produced about 280 pounds gain per acre in steers, outperforming shock storage, field husking, and pasture methods. Hogs showed limited gains across methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
H. P. Rusk
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Rusk
Sanitation program to be inaugurated statewide effort
The Illinois State Department of Public Health with the U S Public Health Service and the WPA will inaugurate a Community Sanitation Program to replace insanitary outdoor toilets. Property owners provide materials. WPA supplies labor. Costs vary, from eight to twenty five dollars, for a new concrete privy with modern features. The program aims to curb typhoid fever and dysentery by eliminating insanitary privies, awaiting WPA approval. Applications directed to Roy D Whitchurch in Centralia, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Health
U.S. Public Health Service
Illinois Works Progress Administration
Federal
Works Progress Administration
Springfield
Illinois
Roy D. Whitchurch
Community Sanitation
Centralia
Mr and Mrs Al Seats Coad On His Parents Roy Seats
Mr and Mrs Al Seats coad on his parents Roy Seats and wife Sun day with other relatives attending a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Old Home Town Emphasizes Small Town Value and Memory
The piece celebrates Patoka and similar small towns as enduring sources of memory and character. It argues that childhood in a modest town shapes success, kindness, and community spirit, even as city life offers modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
New York City
New York
Patoka
Dairy Meeting Draws Large Crowd and Votes on Test
A Saturday milk meeting in Highland discusses better milk production. Mr Walters, Mr Plockre, and Mr Schroeder address attendees on testing methods. The group votes 28 to 4 for the composite butterfat test, with assurances of a market if milk remains clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Highland
Dairy Company
Plockre
Sanitary Milk Producers
Schroeder
Walter
Friday Morning Assembly Program at the Gym
The following program will be given at the gym Friday morning at 9 oclock. Everyone is invited. Song School Piano Solo Cyril DeLay Reading Evelyn Easton Vocal Duet Eileen Wickersham and Myrtle Marie Speer Piano Solo Betty Altom Reading Gladys Walker Vocal Duet Lola Morey and Iris Ellis Leader Arlene Perrine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril DeLay
Evelyn Easton
Eileen ,Wickersham
Myrtle Marie
Speer
Betty Altom
Gladys Walker
Lola Morey
Iris Ellis
Arlene Perrine
Sunday visitors at the Belcher home
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Belcher were Hollice Pulver and family, Wm. Cavins and family, Clarence Cavins and wife, Calvin Belcher and wife, Helen Meredith, Gladys Cavins and Wm. Maxey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Belcher
Hollice Pulver
Wm. Cavins
Clarence Caving
Calvin Belcher
Helen Meredith
Gladys Cavins
Wm. Maxey
Mrs Susan Neff Called To Eternal Reward In Quincy
Mrs Susan K Neff died September 22 in the Soldiers Home Hospital Quincy after a brief illness. She was 82 and lifelong in Vernon and Shobonier communities leaving a husband C W Neff sister Hester Belle Hyatt and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held September 24 in the Soldiers Home Chapel with Monsignor Foley presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Klinge Neff
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Quincey
Shobonier
Ilinois
Vernon
C. W. Neff
Quincy
Hester Belle Hyatt
Joplin
Soldiers’ Home Chapel
Mser
M. J. Foley
Soldiers’ Home Cemetery
Monsignor Foley
Neff
All Star Softball Draws Near End of Season in Patoka
Friday October 4 and 8:15 pm at the city park feature two All Star teams including players from the league last all summer and Patoka All Stars in a warm up game. A preliminary Patoka girls game precedes with prizes donated by local merchants. Prizes include a Mickey Mouse clock a wax shovel and other goods from area businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka All Stars
All Stars
Patoka Girls
Patoka Elevator Co
Gray Bros
R. L. Walton Hardware Co
Micky Mouse
Crawford
C. H. Hill
Patoka Woman Marries Vandalia Man At Dieckmann Hotel
Mary Alice Field and Orville Hubbart wed Wednesday at the Dieckmann hotel apartment with Rev. Lawrence C. Carty officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Field of Patoka, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake E. Hubbart of Vandalia, both work at the Eakin Hotel and will reside in Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Mary Alice Pield
Orville Hubbard
Vandalia
Dieckmann Hotel
Lawrence C. Carty
Martin H. Wolff
W. E. Field
Sandoval High School
Jake E. Hubbart
Birthday Party At Palmer Home Draws Large Crowd
About sixty five neighbors and friends gathered at Russell Palmer's home Monday night to honor his birthday. Refreshments of cake and lemon s were served and enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Palmer
Miss Crawford Vacationing in Walter with Cousin
Miss Kathryn Crawford is spending this week in Walter with her cousin Mrs. Wenton Wright and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Crawford
Walier
Mrs. Wenton Wright
Meador Nattier wedding at Odin
Miss Glenna Meador and Maurice Nattier were married at the home of Rev. Ralph E. Willis in Odin on Sunday September 22. The couple, accompanied by relatives, later visited the north and returned for a kitchen shower and charivari. They reside on the Nattier farm east of Patoka and are greeted with best wishes from friends in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Meador
Maurice Nattier
Ralph E. Willis
Odin
George Meador
Edith Hines
Evelyn Nattier
Carl Chance
Salem
Evelyn
Charles Meador
Vernon
Centralia Township
Greenville College
Mrs. Nattier
Nattier
Patoka
Family Picnic at William Crawford Home in Mason
Mrs. William Crawford of Mason hosted a family gathering for the Ballance and Crawford relatives from Patoka. The L. W. Ballance bus provided transport to Mason for a pot luck meal served cafeteria style with many guests including George and Kathryn Ballance, Sam Pugh, Don Crawford, Anda Marie, James Ballance, Bernie Griffin and families, and others from Centra lia and Shumway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crawford
Mason
Ballance
Crawford
Patoka
L. W. Ballance
George Ballance
Sam. Pugh
New Illinois License Plates and Price Cut Planned
Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes announced the 1936 Illinois license plates will be white and black and ready for distribution in the first week of December. Auto licenses will cost 15 percent less in 1936, delivering savings to car owners. Applications for 1936 licenses will be accepted in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Hughes
Secretary of State
Birthday Surprise For Mrs. Stombaugh At Vandalia Home
Neighbors and friends hid in a dark room and surprised Mrs. Rollie Stombaugh at her Vandalia home on Monday evening September 23. About twenty five guests attended, sharing sandwiches pie and cake before departing late at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie Stombaugh
Vandalia
Rete Alden
John Wolff
Johnnie
Stanley
Margaret
Ella Hawkins
Howard Daniels
Robert
Helen
Bess Davies
Vergene
Johans
Martin Summan
Water Summan
Stombaugh
Today Is The Tomorrow You Worried About
A reflective thought notes that concerns about the future prove unnecessary as today becomes the outcome of yesterday’s worries. The line urges embracing present moments rather than anxiously anticipating what may come.
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Branch Home
JETT
Smiths
Jones
Browns
Patoka Register
P. B. Simcox
Palmer Home
WM. Crawford
New Illinois
Mrs. Stombaugh
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