WPA drought relief criticized in Marion County report
C M Rogier and Paul Protz complain that WPA drought relief left many Marion County farmers idle. They note only 35 percent of certified workers in the county and about 50 percent in Patoka Township were employed, urging Washington to reallocate and stop pauper reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Patoka Township
East St. Louis
Centralia
Washington
C. M. Rogier
Paul Protz
Democrats Endorse Sumner for Congress in Illinois
The Constitutional Democrats of Illinois and affiliated Jeffersonian Democrats endorsed Ben Co. Sumner for Congress from Illinois 28th district. Miss Kathryn Crawford was a Centralia shopper on Monday.
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Sumner
Congress
The
Constitutional Democrats of
Illinois
Jeffersonian Democrats
Ben Co. Sumner
Kathryn Crawford
Centralia
Ben
Ladies Kind Lunch at Masonic Building Election Day
The Ladies of the M. E. Church will serve lunch at the Masonic building on election day and again at 3:00 p.m. A drawing for the lucky number on the name badge will take place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Administratrix Notice in Estate of Thomas B Walker
May Walker administratrix of the Thomas B Walker estate will appear at Merion County Illinois court in Salem for the January 1937 term on the first Monday. Creditors must present claims and all debts should be paid immediately. Dated October 26, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Walker
Thomas B.walker
Merion County
Illinois
Salem
Sunday Visitors Gather at STRINGTOWN Homes
Sunday visitors included Virgil Klinge and wife with Byron Albert B F Beck and families George Albert and wife Paul Metzger and family with Earl Leninger and family Fred Klinge and wife and the former's mother Mrs Lucy Klinge with Earl Funk and family Hazel Sears spent Wednesday with Cliffie Lane and mother Mrs Lizzie Farmer Henrietta Cox Hazel Cox and children H F Metzger and family visited Mrs Ella Emerson on Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Klinge
Byron Albert
B. F. Beck
George Albert
Paul Metzger
Earl Leninger
Fred Klinge
Lucy Klinge
Earl Funk
Hazel Sears
Cliffie Lane
Lizzie Farmer
Henrietta Cox
Hazel Cox
H. F. Metzger
Ella Emerson
For Sale Classified Column Snippet
Want column lists low and eight pigs with car roll Mojonnier. One coal heater No 17 slightly used. P J Mojonnier. One page to point. For sale or trade ten to twenty McCormick Deering tractors with plows and cultivators. Floyd Britt Pa toka Illinois. Two pages. For sale good Jersey cow. Leo Freyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Mojonnier
McCormick-Deering
Floyd Britt
Patoka
Illinois
Public Auction At Walker Farm Near Patoka Nov 5 1936
Auctioneer John A. Jennings conducts a cash sale at the T. P. Walker farm one mile south and three quarters mile east of Patoka on Thursday November 5 1936 starting at 1 00 PM. Items include two mares a bay horse a strawberry roan and various farm tools harness and household goods with a 750 lb Melott separator and other equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Walker
Patoka
John A. Jennings
Cream Station Ad Seeks Cream and Hatchery Eggs
Notice from Patoka Illinois asks cream suppliers to deliver cream cash plus three cents above market price. Also seeks eggs for Hatchery from full blood flocks. Contact Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ellis, Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Depot
Patoka
Ill
W. M. Ellis
Prophetic plea on farming faith and liberty in 1940s Patoka ad
Mrs. Bert Chance appeals to voters to restore prosperity by following Christian teachings and the Constitution. She blames prior policies for drought, low prices, and ruined farms, urging support for brave leaders over party lines and rejecting Roosevelt.
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Israel
Jesus
Roosevelt
Bert Chance
Patoka
Also Mentioned on This Page
WPA
Drouth Relief
May Walker
Stringtown
Patoka Elevator CO
Rex Motor Co
Salem, Ill
Carroll Mojonnier
Jersey
Leo Freyer
Bend
Veterans Foreign Wars
United Spanish War Veterans
Ruler Elks Lodge
Christian Church
Bend, Sumner
Ginger
Rockford Sox Boys
Martin’s Cash Stores
Vernon
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