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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
1
Dairymen should rely on home grown grains to cut costs while meeting protein needs. Protein levels vary with roughage quality from 12 15 percent up to 18 22 percent. Soybeans and meal options are compared by protein cost, with corn valued at 30 cents a bushel and grinding soybeans at 10 cents per hundred pounds.
S. E. Altom of Patoka marks his sixtieth birthday at home with a small circle of friends. Born in Patoka in 1871, he entered the family store early and has run J. Altom and Son for forty five years, remaining in the same corner shop and praising Patoka as the finest town while planning to stay and work long into the future.
Card from T. L. Bundy and children expresses gratitude for support during illness and death of their wife and mother. Appreciation extended to ministers, quartet, and flower givers.
Springfield Oct 16 State Treasurer Edward J Barrett announced new bids for State Deposits from over 1300 Illinois banks will yield about 300000 more annual interest than bids rejected September 14 Banks will pay one percent on daily balances for active accounts and two percent on inactive accounts callable in five days Barrett praised bankers for today’s bids and said the increase benefits taxpayers by boosting General Revenue Fund earnings and potentially higher returns than other states.
Mrs. Carolina Perkins former Patoka resident celebrated her 58th birthday at her son Harry Perkins’ home in Stonington. Family friends brought gifts and baskets as Sunday School attendance preceded a social afternoon of singing games and photos. A large gathering including Wm Tennant Freda Perkins Fred Coppenberger Clinton Roy Gelsinger Decatur James Curtis Henry Meredith Everett Jett Anita Perkins Odin Oro Stone Sandoval Chriss and others attended.
Secretary of State William J. Stratton announced a reduction in motor vehicle fees for Illinois truck operators. The minimum fee drops from 12 to 10 dollars, with weight-based fees adjusted to more evenly reflect loads from 3,000 to 24,000 pounds. A complete weight and fee schedule for January 1932 is printed on truck application forms.
Preaching at Mound Chapel next Sunday 11:00 a.m. and Pato ka at night. Bro Nobel Bryant to preach Arnold Chapel 11:00 a.m. and Vernon at night. M Jackson pastor. M E League program led by Lucile Field with Just What is Religion hymn Under His Wing Will sing The Wondrous Story Lord's Prayer scriptures Mic 6 8 James 1 27. Vocal duet Mary Alice Fields Elizabeth Simcox. Talks by Leona Belcher Genevieve Ballance Marvin Ballance Carroll MacIntire Glen Hill Katherine Souter Harold Belcher Merritt Doolen Frances Nelson Dorothy McNicol. Revival at Zion Rev Monroe Smith to preach after League services. Attend this meeting.
Sunday lessons in all Christ Scientist churches centered on probation after death with readings from John 5 25 Corinthians 9 24 25 and the Christian Science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting progress birth of experience and the need to discard mortal sense to attain immortality.
Sunday School attendance noted with Rev Willis leading morning and evening services. Visitors included Ed Blankinship and S E Robinson of Shobonier plus teens from Wescott Chapel and Zion. Revival with Rev Sweitzer scheduled for late November in Patoka. meetings held here previously last winter. Church activities listed for November 1 program and weekly schedule.
The Zion Epworth League meeting on Sunday November 1 begins at 6:30 p m with hymns Give of Your Best to the Master I am Thine O Lord and a program focusing on Choosing What to Read Scripture passages Psalm 8 3 9 Psalm 24 1 5 led by Hilda McNicol with talks My choice A Board of a Narrow Life Wilma Caldwell Conception of Life gained from Reading Juanita Neilson Applying the Test of Christian Principles Lois McNicol and a piano solo by Roberta Arnold.
The Christian Church hosts an Endeavor program featuring talks by Mrs. Kate Hudspeth Mick Bettie Simcox and Miss Mac Eagan. A duet by Alta Pugh and Mary Alice Field performs Sweet Peace the Gift of God’s Love.
Our pastor Eld. A. C. Brown preaches the old time gospel each evening. Singer R. C. Fuson brings the message in song. Souls are being won to Christ. Church strengthened. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. B Y P U at 6:30 p.m. each Sunday.
W E Field leads a relief solicitation in Patoka starting November 2 to fund a Good Will club. Members pay 25 cents monthly for five months to cover necessities, with names published on an Honor Roll and cooperation with the Household Science club noted.
A Woman's Club Institute will meet at the Methodist Church Thursday, November 5 at 2:00 PM led by Mrs. O A Temes of Salem, president of the Twenty third Illinois Federation of Woman's clubs. All women in town and nearby invited. Also note the Hallowe'en party Friday evening October 30 at 1:96 PM with masks and prizes for best costumes. Each member brings pumpkin pie doughnuts spoons forks and cups for their family.
Attorney General Oscar F. Carl advised Director H. H. Cleaveland against continuing state work under the prevailing rate of wage law. The law was declared unconstitutional by Circuit Judge Charles G. Briggle and awaits review in the state supreme court. Carl strom urged the supreme court to grant the appeal at the earliest moment.
Urbana Illinois October 26. Timber markets are down but much timber will be sold from Illinois farm woodlands this winter. Marketers should sell directly to consumers to avoid middlemen and secure better prices. Cut only with definite orders and match veneer log specifications to buyer requirements to avoid loss.
The State Fire Marshall visited Patoka School after two unsigned letters claimed janitor incompetence and dangerous boiler and health conditions. Officials confirmed inspections found the building clean and safe. no names or next steps disclosed as to the author.
Island Chapel Church reports strong Sunday School attendance with over forty present. Officers urge families to attend and bring children. A teachers and volunteers drive a weiner roast Thursday night. Regular preaching by Pastor M. D. Ballance on November 1 at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. All welcome.
The Marion County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Friday November 6 at the M E Church in Salem. Members and friends from rural and town areas are invited to bring a dinner for a basket lunch at noon. The program includes calls to order, reports, and a 2:45 election of directors with Larry Williams as a featured speaker.
E H Thalman of Riverside sends a $1.50 donation to the Patoka Cemetery fund with a note on dull business and high car use. Emmett Keltner, visiting from Rialto, recounts a California tale of trading gas for shoes at a filling station, illustrating everyday barter across states.
Mary Bowers returned to her daughter after a solitary wait with C. W. Bowers and grandchildren at Colorado Springs, marking a family reunion.
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