Fairman Community Notes Highlight Local Activities
Local students plan to ride the Salem bus to school. Charles Quick promotes his peach sales this week. Dayne Wood and Paul Ververs attended the Springfield Fair. Mrs. Jim Hill bought a new oil refrigerator for her Fairman farm home. Charles Gerrish transported groups to and from the Springfield fair. G N Smith and wife hosted twenty five guests. Attendees included Charles Leith, Willard Branch, Babe Ticknor, James Meredith Jr, Harry Lusch, Irma Meredith, Cecil Hicks, Bennett Charlton, and the Meredith brothers. Harold Flotz bought peaches from Carrigan orchard.
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Dayne Wood
Paul Ververs
Springfield
Jim Hill
Fairman
Charles Gerrish
G. N. Smith
Charles Leith
Williard Branch
Babe Ticknor
James Meredith Jr
Harry Lusch
Irma Jean Meredith
Cecil Hicks
Bennett Charlton
Richard
Russel Meredith
Harold Flotz
Carrigan Orchard
Williams Pape Wedding Friday in Patoka Sandoval
A simple marriage ceremony was held at eight o'clock Friday evening in the Williams home uniting Miss Irene Pape of Sandoval and Mr. Duncan Williams of Patoka. Rev. J. M. Smith conducted the service in front of the groom’s immediate family and the bride’s parents.
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J. M. Smith
Irene Pape
Sandoval
Duncan Williams
Patoka
Williams
Pape
NATTIER WRECK SOUTH OF PATOKA
Dale Nattier’s new Terra plane was destroyed near Patoka when a right front tire blew out at 1130 p m. The car left the pavement slid 109 feet to a culvert and skidded 34 feet into a ditch. He received medical care in Patoka and was later moved to Mark Greer Hospital in Vandalia where he is recovering well.
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Patoka
Dale Nattier
Dale
Patokka
Mark Greer
Vandalia
Transfer of M. E. Church South Pastors Cady Leaves Patoka
Rev. H M Cady and family depart Patoka for Cairo to lead the M E Church South there. Community bids farewell with a basket dinner and best wishes. Rev F M McKinney and family arrive from Olmstead to fill the vacancy and help improve Patoka.
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H. M. Cady
Cairo
M. E. Church
Rev. Cady
Patoka
F. M. McKinney
Olmstead
Young Couple Buy Patoka Property
Mr and Mrs Dean Martin recently purchased the Ballance residence in Patoka formerly occupied by Carl Meador and family The Martins who just wed plan to move into the new home once it is vacated They previously lived with his parents Mr and Mrs W Martin and will move soon
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Dean Martin
George Ballance
Carl Meador
Martin
W. Martin
William Krug Funeral Notices Sept 5
William Krug died September 8 at 4 10 p m at his home near Shepardson. He was born February 2 1852 aged 83 years 7 months and 1 day. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon.
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William Krug
Shelborner
Combination crop may help solve pasture problem
Marion County farmers eye hop clover and Korean lespedeza as a year round pasture solution. Illinois agronomists report potential to grow the two crops together from spring to fall, with hop clover starting in fall and lespedeza supplying late summer into spring. The plan suits poor and slightly acidic soils, offering about six months of pasture.
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Marion County
Blackburn
College of Agriculture
Uniersity of
Illinois
Marion
J. J. Peiper
Patoka Woman's Club Plans Ice Cream Social
The Patoka Woman's Club will host an ice cream social and entertainment at the gym Friday night at 7 30 p m September 13 for members and their families. A 35 cent charge per member will defray expenses. Bring plate glass and spoon for each family member. Plan to attend and enjoy an interesting program the committee has arranged for a pleasant evening.
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Patoka
Patoka School Adds New Ford V-8 Bus for Local Pupils
The Patoka school district received a new Ford V-8 bus bought by L. W. Ballance. It arrived this week and now runs daily for Patoka students attending Salem High School. The bus seats 36 pupils and seven locals formerly at Vandalia High will ride Vandalia’s bus for free between Patoka and Vandalia.
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Patoka
L. W. Ballance
Salem High School
Vandalia High School
Vandalia
Ben Himes Moved to State Hospital for Treatment
As reports press time show no improvement in Ben Himes health since he was struck by a truck weeks ago. He remains at Cen tralia hospital where physical recovery continues. State authorities sent him by ambulance to the State Hospital at Anna for specialized treatment with guarded hope for improvement.
Softball Rainouts Rescheduled and Night Scores
Postponed games will be played Friday night this week including Cubs versus Cardinals and Vernon versus Island Chapel. A girls game between Salem and Patoka is set for Thursday night September 5. Scores listed show Island Chapel over Tigers 12 to 2, Cubs 12 Eaglin 15, Giants 23 Vernon 11, and Cards 5 Zion 10.
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Cubs
Cardinals
Vernon
Island Chapel
Salem
Patoka
Tigers
Eaglin
Giants
Cards
Zion
Pedestrian deaths near half of 1934 vehicle fatalities
A report notes that nearly half of the people killed in motor vehicle accidents in 1934 were pedestrians. The data highlights vulnerability of walkers amid rising traffic dangers this year.
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Charles Quick
Smart Shop
E. Broadway
Centralia, Hil
Hoffman Clothiers
Centralia
Stokinstood Phat Randy
Ftes
McCoy's Shoe Store
The
NEW York Life
New York Life Insurance Company
Porter Simcox, Jr
Nattier Wreck
South
Patoka Woman’s Club
White Cleaners and Dyers
Paris
E. Noleman
Centralia, Illinois
Waggoner
Ben Himes
State Hospital
Vogue Dressmaking
Children’s Work
Shuttleworth, Batr & Aldrich City Natl
Bank
Ilinois
Byrd-Watson Drug CO
LYRIC
Prederic
Ccharles Laughton
George Raft
Alice Faye
Becky Sharp
FOX Illinois
Centralia, Ill
Sun.-Mon
Joe E. Brown
Ann Dvorak
Web
Warren Williams
Guy Kibbee
Miriam Hopkins
Robert Armstrong
Glenda Farrell
Bonnie
Scotland
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Raines
Finois
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