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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1929

Page

4

Patoka High School Notes Highlight Student Life

Patoka High School reports on reading circle activities with four books and talks by Miss Bettie, Miss Lane, and others. class meetings elect officers. sports include basketball practice and new uniforms. band and glee club updates. history and English studies. and grade school notes detailing events, visits, and a pie supper.

Mr. Munger Carbondale Miss Lane Doyle Kelly Martin Francis Walker Maurice Dukes Illinois State Teachers Reading Circle Board Miss Belcher Mr. Potts Washington Lincoln Hamilton Jefferson Franklin Robert E. Lee Miss Eagan America Lillie Sharp Stanley Freyer Wayne Eagan Doyle Outhouse Mary Hayes Lilie Sharp

FOSTERSBURG Visit By Gene Green From Harvey NL

Gene Green of Harvey Newfoundland and Labrador came Wednesday for a visit with his pare.

Gene Green Harvey, NL

Local Socials and Small News From Sunday Afternoons

Cecil Black bought a driving mare from Roy Thompson last week. Loren Carter and family visited Howard Smith and family Sunday afternoon. A baby girl Mayme Lois Smith born to Howard Smith and wife. Community notes include visits, a wheel loss on Sunday, a pie supper netting about $29, and several local residents seen in Salem and nearby towns.

Cecil Black Roy Thompson Loren Carter Howard Smith H. W. Somerville Alfred Jett Mayme Lois Smith J. T. Doris Guy Chandler Walter Somerville Alvin Gray Salem Cleve McWhirter G. G. Chandler A. W. Gray T. W. Gray Wm. Ballance Lucinda Foster Luther Williams

Baseball Trades and Signings Highlight Era Moves

Basra ep Joe Jenkins, veteran catcher, sold by Buffalo from the New ark club. Garland Buckeye released to Atlanta in the Southern association. Salisbury signs Walter Chandler from South Carolina and Tommy Hughes of Texas joins Des Moines Demons. Maurice Holohan elected captain of Chicago's 1930 team. Fritz Maisel receives a car from Baltimore fans. Over 10 000 Maya Indians play baseball across Yucatan in 1000 teams. Ernie Wingfield sent from Muskogee Chiefs to Topeka Western League for Goffee Shaner, ex Red Sox, drafted by Reds from Chattanooga.

Ernie Wingfield Muskogee Chiefs Topeka Goffee

Gas Smuggling Becomes New Nebraska Issue

Lincoln officials warn four cent gasoline tax creates cross border smuggling risk with Kansas and Iowa. Dr. T W Bass notes profit in transporting fuel across borders and evading taxes, prompting possible field patrols to intercept smugglers while outlining border vulnerabilities along the Kansas line and the Missouri River.

Lincoln Neb Nebraska Kansas Missouri River Iowa T. W. Bass Doctor Bass South Dakota Wyoming Colorado

Odd Baseball Banter Sparks City Gossip

The column muses on baseball figures like Mr Foxx of the Athletics and Ruth the outfielder. It jokes about a New York impostor named Zzyz and riffs on infielders chasing runners between bases while wondering about Trotsky’s fate.

Foxx Athletics New York Zzyz Trotsky

St Louis Visitors Honor Vernon Brown Family

Vernon area residents hosted visitors from St Louis including Mr. Wayne Patton and Mr. Harry Rogers as guests of A L Brown. The group are longtime friends of the Browns. Lem Lake and family joined a wedding anniversary dinner at Frank Lake's. The Entre Naus club met Oct 7 electing Dot Doolen president Marian Epps vice president Thelma Doolen secretary treasurer and Marie Hathaway assistant after the meeting.

Mary Epps Centralia Alvin Hathaway R. Perkins Blanche Doolen Ola Frizzell Frank and Joe Frizzell Patoka Gus Prott Alice Florence McNichol Fred Brown Howard Livesay St. Louis C. O. Livesay Les Woolsey Robert Vandalia Ben Woolsey Joe Kuhn Oconee Anna Morton Kuhn Daisy Morton Anna Archie Tillman Forsythe George Knight Alton H. O. Tillman Helene Ferrell Trenton Rev. Ferrell Phyllis Livesay Prof. Kirchoffer Nashville Ora Green Fostersburg Eli Morgan G. C. Betts Effingham Florence Reilman Kinmundy Lois Carlton Ramsey Wm. Nolte East of Town Earl Graham Geo. Walton C. C. Murfin Rollin Doolen Jess Walton Elizabeth Doolen Alex Massey Rose Doolen Louise Betts Mona Forbes Lawrence Wilson Lora F. C. Freyer Opal Carrie Jones Charlie Anderson Effie Smith Lucas Crawford Robert Gray Ed Jones Margaret Freyer Ira Kinney Lorene Joe Wil Wayne Patton Harry Rogers A. L. Brown Patton St. Louis Dairy Co Brown Lem Lake Frank Lake Entre Naus Club Freda Headley Dot

Fairman and Poole Families Share Week and Community Events

Fairman and Maurice Clayton families spent an evening with the Pooles. A sale for Jerry Bell drew a good crowd Thursday. A pie supper at Steele school is planned for Saturday night October 12 with pies and pocketbooks welcome. Literary at Carrigan school begins Friday night every two weeks. Preaching services held at Fairman Saturday night and Sunday. Local travel includes H J Stone delivering cows to St Louis and Herb Stone on a Centralia trip.

Edwin Oertwig Kinmundy S. C. Green Elmer Arnold Francis Griffin W. J. Jones Vernon L. Foster Mary Jones Artie Shick Marshal Souter Chriss St. Louis W. H. Jones Edgar Wm. Lowe Ernest Stevens Emma Salem Vicinity Paul Arnold W. H Lewis Jones Centralia Cecil Lowe Betty Nichols Zion T. W. Gray Alwin Gray Tonti Doolen School Dessie Malone Alma Maurice Clayton Pearl Poole Jerry Bell Temple Steele School Marie Cozad Bill Crothers Ford Carrigan School Herb Stone Fairman Clarence Cozed H. J. Stone Willis Johnson Frank Griffin Sandoval Minnie Merten Frank Harker

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Patoka High School Luis Smith Cless Howard Willis Irene Malan Alice Britt Lee Tre Mae Warner Dayne Walker Paul Logan Ruby Eagan Roscoe Smith Glee Clubs Arcadia Western Asia Assyria Edgar Irvin Charlemagne Sheck Foeman Cone Rams Patsy Girls Athletic Association Bill Harrington Dwight Martin William Harrington Erma Belcher Grace Harrington Patricia Harrington Billy Caldwell Tony Anderson Sadie Buchanan Marie Belcher Francis Patrick O’flaherty Marvin Ballance Trip” Busty Nijol Floyd Wagstaff Mildred Esther Walker DuQuoin Durine Chester Wagstaff Wendell Wickersham Henry Belcher Room III S. Caudle Chester Doolen Dan Thorpe George Headley Paul Stevens MC Haney Tunis Maulding Beck Zollar Fred Williams Basra Joe Jenkins Buffalo Newark Garland Buckeye Atlanta Southern Association Salisbury Walter Chandler University of South Carolina Tommy Hughes University of Texas Des Moines Demons Maurice Holohan University of Chicago Baltimore Fritz Maisel Yucatan Shaner Red Sox Reds Chattanooga Bingham Nellie Lee Mr. Ruth Ling Phillips Es. . Chemical Co P KH Wm. Hutter Clothing Co Centralia, Illinois
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