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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1944

Page

8

Miss Vivian Roberson Weds Pvt Darwin Jones in Aug Evening

The notice reports the wedding of Miss Vivian Roberson to Private Darwin Jones on Sunday evening August 27. A long list of family and friends from Kinmundy Alma Sandoval Centralia Bunker Hill Evansville and Vernon attended or were noted as guests.

Vivian Roberson Darwin Jones W. x. Doolen Selah Mae Frank Garrett Donna Kinmundy Merle Jones Betty Dick Williams Alma Dean Martin Tommie Dean Virginia Ann Bell Ruth Sandoval Ervin Beckmeyer J. A. Gorin

Pentecostal Church Weekly Meditation and Services

The Pentecostal church outlines weekly devotions and services including Tuesday Young Peoples Service at 8 p.m., Thursday Prayer Meeting at 8 p.m., Sunday School at 9 45 a.m., Sunday Worship and Evangelistic Service at 7 45 p.m. The church welcomes all. Mrs. Fred James of Harvey Illinois visits her grandparents the Leiningers of Patoka this week before visiting Tennessee to see her husband in camp.

Young Peoples Fred James Harvey, Il Fred Leininger Patoka Clarence Leininger Harvey, Ill Tennessee

Christmas Package Mailing Rules For Overseas Forces

The year’s overseas Christmas mailing runs Sept 15 to Oct 15 for Army and Navy personnel. After Oct 15 a written request from the recipient is required. Packages must be secure and clearly addressed, max five pounds, 15 inches long or 36 inches in length plus girth, and marked Christmas Parcel for timely delivery before December 25. Perishables and prohibited items include fruits and vegetables, alcohol, inflammables, poisons, and fragile glass gifts require sturdy packing. Only one parcel per week per recipient.

Army

Illinois WCTU Convention Set for Centralia

The Illinois Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans its convention on September 7 at the Centralia Presbyterian Church starting at 10:00 a.m. The program includes songs, prayers, welcome by Centralia, reports from unions, officer elections, a covered dish luncheon, and memorial service. State President Mrs. Fairbairn attends.

Illinois Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Presbyterian Church Centralia Illinois John Curtis Patoka Ferne Gherkin Dougherty Salem Ohley Fairbairn Harry Hazard Millie Angle Fiarbairn Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

Island Chapel Evangelistic Schedule and Worship Minutes

Methodist minutes list Sunday services at Island Chapel including Sunday School and Morning Worship with subject Unconditional Surrender. Evening Evangelistic Service at 8 00 p m. Prayer services continue weekly with Island Chapel midweek meeting at 8 00 p m and Patoka Thursday 8 00 p m.

Island Chapel Patoka

Soldier Letters and a Poem From an African Battlefield

A soldier describes meeting a general and removing a red roadside obstacle. The text includes a poem found on a dead American in Africa, reprinted from a French newspaper, with an unknown author. The poem expresses struggle with belief in God amid war and ends with a farewell to God.

Jerry Quayle

Politics Is Everyday Business of Woman Voter

Mrs. Charles W. Weis Jr a Dewey Bricker campaign aide frames women voters as key in 1944. Based in Newark GOP HQ she urges participation, issue awareness, and 100 percent voting, stressing women must make politics daily business and resist passive attitudes amid Roosevelt era threats.

Charles W. Weis, Jr Dewey-Bricker Weis Newark New York State Dewey Bricker Air Corps America

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