Happenings in Patoka Area Report Social Visits and Moves
Local residents recount weekend visits and gatherings across Patoka area including Andy and Mrs. Anderson in Chevy Chase visiting Ed Lawson, Dauderman with Hal Gulley in Urbana, and the Bertrams in Sholonier with the Sanders family. J A Knight moved a trailer home and is building a garage on Zion church site. Rosemary Britt won a bicycle in a Goodale Ice Cream Co. contest. John Ballance begins as WJBD Salem announcer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Anderson
Chevy Chase
Ed Lawson
Louis Dauderman
Hal Gulley
Urbana
David Sanders
Carbondale
Walter Bertram
Sholonier
Berthel Sanders
David
SIU
Marion High School
J. A. Knight
Zion Church
Bruce Pugh
Macon
Monequa
Nokomis
Bill Isaac
San Francisco
Calif
St. Louis
Pearl Britt
Helen Payne
Roy Brewer
Fredonia
Anna Britt
Mattie Bopp
Bernie Griffin
Arina Holland
Erna Harper
Eastern Star Grand Chapter
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Rosemary Britt
Goodale Ice Cream Co
Centralia
King and Queen Candidates for Halloween Carnival
The King and Queen candidates span four grades with Seniors Marilyn Rogier and Don Guyman Juniors Judy Logan and Bob Belcher Sophomores Sheila Sharp and Gary Bricker Freshman Gloria Eagan and Doug Ballance. The crowning will occur at the Carnival on Friday October 27.
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Marilyn Rogier
Don Guyman
Judy Logan
Bob Belcher
Sheila Sharp
Gary Bricker
Gloria Eagan
Doug Ballance
Weekly School Menu October 9-12
The menu lists daily meals for the week. Monday offers barbecued luncheon meat with corn cole slaw pickles fruit and milk. Tuesday serves chicken pie mashed potatoes gravy peas bread butter and milk. Wednesday features chili and crackers ham salad sandwich fruit cookie and milk. Thursday includes hamburger on a bun mixed vegetables pickles cake fruit and milk. Friday no school.
Assn Is Formed for Schools Here
The Patoka School P T A was organized Monday with good attendance. Officers elected were Elston Prott president Mrs Paul Calvert vice president Mrs Kenneth Meador secretary Mrs Lee Outhouse treasurer. Committees named include Mrs Paul Logan program chairman Dick Feather and Stanley Meador refreshment. Edna McClure Vandalia District Chairman spoke on forming a P T A. Meetings will be the first Monday each month. Membership 50 cents per year per member. Charter members must pay dues to the pupil’s teacher before the next meeting.
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Patoka
Elston Prott
Paul Calvert
Kenneth Meador
Lee Outhouse
Paul Logan
Dick Feather
Stanley Meador
Edna McClure
Vandalia
Patoka Women Help at TB Headquarters Campaign
Mary Mercer Marion County TB Association Executive Director says four Patoka women donated 41 hours to the TB Association last week. Betty Jones Pauline Ballance Beatrice Carter and Jean Adams assisted in preparing Christmas Seal Campaign letters to be mailed to over 10 000 homes countywide on November 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mercer
Marion County TB Assn
Patoka
TB Assn
Betty Jones
Pauline Ballance
Beatrice Carter
Jean Adams
Skipper Dies in St Louis Hospital at 60
Chester G. Skipper 60 of Central City died Saturday at Barnes Hospital St Louis after a 10 day illness. He served as Sandoval mayor and owned Skipper Oil Co in Central City. Survivors include his wife two daughters two brothers four sisters and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Galbreath Funeral Home Centralia. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
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Chester G. Skipper
Central City
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Keith Pike Jr
Skipper
Sandoval
Skipper Oil Co
Galbreath Funeral Home
Centralia
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Thank You For Kind Wishes During Illness
A grateful note thanks friends and neighbors for best wishes cards visits prayers and support during illness and asks God to bless each person.
Patoka Pentecostal Congregation Thank Legion for Use
The Patoka Pentecostal Congregation thanks the American Legion for letting them use their building for services while without a church. The note is dated October 27 at 6 PM and references Patoka High School.
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The
American Legion
Patoka
Plans for Boy Scout Fund Campaign in Patoka District
The Patoka Boy Scout troop plans a district drive in Crooked Creek next week to raise 875 dollars for Camp Joy and scouting services. Kay Jennings Jr leads 31 members who meet Thursdays in the old grade school gym with assistants Stanley Barnes and William Gerrish. The troop values community service and many attend Camp Joy each summer to earn merit badges and learn new outdoor crafts.
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Camp Joy
Patoka
Kay Jennings Jr
Stanley Barnes
William Gerrish
Vernon WSCS Meets at Methodist Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Vernon met at the church on Thursday September 28 with Mrs Heflin and Mrs Rose as hostesses. Ten members attended. A memorial service honored late members. Ruth Lawson and Patty Walker led a Worship service. Mary Ballance sang and Laurine Klinge played instrumental pieces. A Missions talk was given by Marjorie Bassett. The group invited food donations for funeral dinners through Laurine Klinge Mary Ballance and Ruth Murfin and lunch was served in the basement.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Vernon
Laurine Klinge
Ruth Lawson
Patty Walker
Mary Ballance
Marjorie Bassett
WSCS
Ruth Murfin
Wind Storm Strikes Patoka Area Causing Property Damage
A Saturday afternoon wind storm from about 4 30 p m brought heavy rain and left extensive damage across Patoka Kinmundy Alma and nearby farms. Two porches were torn from the Charles Jackson home trees fell on several properties including the A A Conley farm and the G W Isaac residence and telephone service was disrupted in Kinmundy and Alma.
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Patoka
Kinmundy
Alma
A. A. Conley
Earn
Charles Jackson
Cleve McWhirter
Cecile Brown
G. W. Isaac
Austin Good
Tn Vernon
James L. Phinney
Births Report at Fayette County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Everett Perkins of Vernon announce the birth of a baby boy named Tony Chandler Perkins on Saturday September 23 at Fayette County Hospital weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Easton announce the birth of a baby boy named Kenneth Earl Jr on Thursday September 28 at Fayette County Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Perkins
Vernon
Fayette Co. Hospital
Tony Chandler Perkins
Kenneth Easton
Martha McWhirter
Kenneth Earl Jr
Vernon News Items Colorful Weekend Visits And Local Events
Mrs Alpha Morgan and daughter Vicki visit with cousin Gladys Wengert from Oregon while Mrs Edith Peyton visits in Vernon. Irene Ballance moves with son Ross to a new Vernon home. Anna Des Ruisseaux enters Finn Nursing Home for winter. A surprise birthday supper honors John Houston with many relatives present. Ailing Mary Metzger attends funeral in Decatur and visits family. New baby girl born to Ernest Hocking at St Marys in Centralia. Local clubs, trips, and hospital dressings project noted.
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Alpha Morgan
Vicki
Edith Peyton
St. James
Gladys Wengert
Oregon
Ron Forney
Mac Forney
Brentwood
Judy
Helen Easley
Irene Ballance
Ross
Vernon
Alice M. Pratt
Springfield
Floyd Arnold
Anna Des Ruisseaux
Finn Nursing Home
Sandoval
John Lake
Lula Payne
Paul Torrence
Randy
Gussie Manley
Orville Jones
Carl Easton
Eddie Houston
Emil Kottmeyer
Marion Byeman
John Cox
Mike
Tom Belcher
Stella Pugh
Decatur
Fora Payne
Wilma Webb
St. Louis
John Houston
Marvin Sorrel
Mona Mae
Ernest Hocking
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Warren Bayliss
Jerry Bopp
Chicago
C. O. Livesay
Harold
Clarence
Arkansas
David Robinson
Carbondale
Everett Doolen
Essie Robinson
Mag Eagan
Fayette Co. Hospital
Golden 50th Wedding Mr and Mrs L E Green Patoka
Audree Schroeder Madelyn Kelly and Larry Green announce the Golden Wedding of their parents Mr and Mrs L E Green of Patoka on Oct 19 1961 An open house in their honor at home from 7 to 9 on Saturday Oct 14 All friends invited no gifts only love and best wishes
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Audree Schroeder
Madelyn Kelly
Larry Green
Card of Thanks for 91st Birthday Wishes
Miss Kreutzberg’s niece Mrs. Louis Dauderman thanks friends for the thoughtful birthday cards sent to her aunt on her 91st birthday. Gratitude and blessings are extended to all who offered well wishes.
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Kreutzberg
PHS Announces Event With Bargain Ads
A school note promotes a fun gathering described as better than a circus and a 700. It mentions PHS on October 27 and encourages readers to check want ads for bargains.
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PHS
V L Griffin and Sheila Sharp Win 4 H Honors in Illinois
V L Griffin of the Pa toka Panthers 4 H Club receives the 4 H Place in the Sun honor for youth work. Junior Leader recognition goes to Sheila Sharp. Ceremonies were at Robertson's Farm Supply in National Stock Yards Illinois and broadcast on KMOX.
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V. L. Griffin
Patoka Panthers
Sun
Sheila Sharp
Robertson’s Farm Supply, Inc
National Stock Yards
Ill
KMOX
Ted Mangner
Tearing Down Old Landmark in Patoka
A historic Patoka building, once the village's first church and later the American Legion hall, a moving picture theatre, and the Patoka high school gym, is being razed for a new development. The structure, about a century old, served the Presbyterian and later Patoka Pentecostal communities after its 1935 1936 sale. A bell from the church was sold to a Centralia church years ago.
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Patoka
Centralia
Joy Belles Club Hosts Meeting at Simmons Home
Mrs Kenneth Simmons hosted the Joy Belles Home Bureau meeting on Sept 25 with sixteen members present and one visitor. They planned a bake sale for Patoka on a non conflict date and named a membership committee. Dues options. minor lesson Checkup on Checking, and major lesson on Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery were shared.
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Kenneth Simmons
Joy Belles Home Bureau
Patoka
Elston Protz
Clyde Green
Raymond Griffin
Harold Jones
Lewis Jones
Bench Show and Fish Fry Friday at Lakesite
Conservation Club 100 hosts a bird dog bench show and a children’s dog pet show with a fish fry Friday October 6 at the lakesite. Bench show at 8 p.m. fish fry at 5 30 p.m. The children’s show has no entry fee and a prize for the winner. All events run rain or shine with shelter available if needed.
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Conservation Club 100
Dwight Kline Speaks at Lions Club Meeting
Dwight Kline superintendent of schools addressed the Lions Club on the school district. Robert Eagan introduced him and Kline discussed district problems and achievements, class enrollments, subjects offered, and teacher qualifications. He noted 18 of 28 certified teachers hold degrees, a higher percentage than many larger systems, and cited spotless subject records from Patoka graduates.
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Dwight Kline
Lions Club
Patoka
Arnold Register Married in Florida Assembly of God
Margaret Ann Arnold and Joseph Allen Register wed in Brownville Florida with vows at 4 p m on Sunday. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s father Rev Carl A Arnold. The couple will serve as ministers of music at the First Assembly of God in Palatka.
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Brownville
Fla
Assembly of God
Margaret Ann Arnold
Carl A. Arnold
Joseph Allen Register
Ray Register
Palatka
Marilyn Jan Arnold
Ingrid Black
Kenneth Register
James Arnold
Claude Register
Gywin Black
First Assembly of God Church
In Memoriam Edwin Arnold Remembered After Five Years
In memory of Edwin Arnold who died October 7, 1056 reflects on memories that endure. The poem notes that some may forget yet others will remember him despite the passage of time.
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Edwin Arnold
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Joyce Sharp
Carolyn Snider
Ann Houston
Bob Wray
Mr. Brooks
St. Louis Hospital
Southern Illinois University
Bob Brown
Greenfield
Sandra Ward
Murphysboro
Judy Turnage
Nancy Snider
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Fund
Crooked Creek
Vernon Wscs
Methodist Church
Les Rogers
Joy Belles
K. Simmons Home
Patoka High School
Meeting of Lions
Florida
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