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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
5
The article notes commentators ranking the Oct 28 Madison Square Garden speech as strong for the President’s campaign. It emphasizes a peace policy to keep the country safe, urging resolve against aggression and strong defense to deter any attack. Polls show Americans favor peace and Congress favors nonwar policy.
Mrs. G. J. Wasem hosted a birthday dinner at their home Sunday surprising her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn of Petersburg and Mr. and Mrs. Halan Van Horn and son of Greenville attended to extend birthday wishes.
Young people of Odin church plan a B Y P U service at Patoka Baptist Church Sunday at 6 30 PM to organize B Y P U there. Members urged to attend.
The United States faces pressure from Britain over mounting losses of merchant shipping and dwindling convoy strength. Axis raiders and submarines cripple British logistics while destroyers are depleted, prompting calls for American aid and possible future involvement. Public opinion in Britain shifts toward greater wartime assistance from the United States.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church will serve vegetables soup sandwiches pie coffee or milk to the public on Wednesday of each week at Madaline Porters. Mrs Roy Pugh and daughter Jane of Centralia visited relatives here Sunday.
A county tuberculosis drive urges public support through Christmas Seals priced at one dollar per sheet or a penny each. The letter stresses education, early detection, and prevention, noting annual deaths and the role of the Christmas Seal Health Bond for larger donors.
Friday night November 29 at 5 00 p m a chili supper with pie coffee and sandwiches will be served at the Gaultney Building Young People Methodist Church event.
Kenneth Neilson Marvin Chandler and Ted CaldwellReturned from northern state where they shucked corn Ellis Bassett family spent Thanksgiving in Vandalia Donald Herring and wife visited relatives Pearl Berry went to Mt. Carmel Hospital for arm dressing Carl and Freda Arnold assisting revival Helen Herring visiting her father Elsie Caldwell and daughter Ed ith visited from Thursday to Sunday in St Louis Dane Bassett fell at school Tuesday breaking his arm and Lloyd Sullens broke both bones in left leg Charles McWhirter laid up from pony fall Several relatives spent Thanksgiving with J A Caldwell Ennos Davidson and Pearl Berry visited with Russell Caldwell Guy Chandler and family visited Ellis Bassett Cecil Beck and family visited with Burl Sullens Cleave McWhirter and family with Less McWhirter Co G Berry of Mulberry Grove visited Elmer Berry
The consumer movement grows with more women showing interest in packaging grading and truth in advertising. Manufacturers praise truthful labeling and accurate advertising while retailers ensure proper quantities and quality in packaged foods. Business learns welfare depends on satisfied customers and repeat business.
John Barr Foster is appointed Assistant State Administrator of the National Youth Administration for Illinois, with HQ in Chicago. A new Peoria area serves 12 counties including Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark and Warren, and moves from Springfield and Rockford oversight. Lawrence J. Schmidt will direct the Peoria unit.
The Marion County Spelling Contest will be held December 21 at the County Superintendent of Schools office. Township contests precede on December 7. eligibility requires residence in the county, enrollment in grades one through eight, not yet sixteen by January 1, 1941, and not a graduate of eighth grade.
At the Baptist Church Sunday School hour 65 attended and an $11.10 collection. Missionaries spoke and visitors from joining towns attended. The Church School of Missions continues with classes 7 to 8 pm and missionary talks 8 to 9 pm through Friday. W. M. S. met at Mrs. Maud Carter’s with eleven members and voted to welcome Bro. and Sister Miller. Services Sunday December 1 include Sunday School 9:30 and preaching 10:45 with an 7 pm evening service.
Columnists forecast varied paths for the Administration after the election. Most expect differing approaches from conservative policy to broad experiments, but only the President knows his plan. Public statements have been cautious with no major departures.
Illinois Tuberculosis Association issued a statement clarifying that the double barred cross on Tuberculosis Christmas Seals differs from the Red Cross insignia. It notes the 1920 dissolution of the Red Cross and National Tuberculosis Association alliance and recalls 1907 Wilmington kickoff when Emily P. Bissell sold seals to fund an open air hospital for TB victims.
Barbara Helen Murray infant daughter of Harold and Olga Murray passed away at their home west of Patoka on Saturday November 23 1940 at 2 am aged seven days. She leaves two brothers and grandparents. Funeral held November 28 1940 at 1 pm at home with Rev C M Miller and burial in Pratt Cemetery. Beery Funeral Service. Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Harold Murray.
The Mulberry Grove Local of Sanitary Milk Producers will hold its annual meeting at the Theatre Building Mulberry Grove at 7 30 p m to elect officers and delegates for 1941 and appoint working committee secretary J R Marshall states President R A Cunningham will preside and M E Bone district director will report the year s work and explain the price raise effective December 1 which Sanitary Milk Producers secured when it was the only association to ballot in favor of the new amendments to the Federal Order Sanitary Milk producers just closed its tenth successful year.
A lab test used a strong ex-pugilist to power a hand generator until exhaustion and he produced just over one per cent of a kilowatt-hour. More than two hundred men cycling a generator produced only ten cents worth of electricity. Utility prices vary from a fraction of a cent to five cents per kilowatt-hour.
A fragment argues that progressive socialism harms private economy, claiming it begins a downward momentum that feeds itself and seeks permanent growth, altering the economic landscape as socialism spreads.
Notice to all persons that Monday January 6 1941 is the claim date in the estate of Sadie Nattier, deceased, pending in the County Court of Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed on or before the date without issuance of summons. Wien Mottion Becentor.
Local residents from Muskegon to Chicago exchanged Thanksgiving visits and reported births and illnesses. The record notes a baby girl born at St Marys Hospital in Centralia, multiple weekend trips to cities including Chicago, Vandalia, Litchfield, Villa Grove, and Decatur, and several relatives visiting relatives.
In April the Garner for President Committee offered two prizes for essays on the anti third term tradition. A Patoka man, Mrs W Lawrence, won the first prize for an essay titled the road to the Philadelphia Convention.
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