Six Injured In Wreck South Of Patoka Saturday
A Saturday highway crash near Patoka injured six, including Mrs. Walter Wernsman and four children. The Ford V-8 struck an oncoming International panel truck at Foltz Market, overturned, and trapped occupants. bystanders and Drs. DuComb and Muffin treated serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foltz
Weinsman
Dale
Pinnde
Berneath
Harold Foltz
Albert Tacke
Juanita
Edna
Miss Lawrence
Barr
St. Louis
Chatter and Stitch Club Meets With Mrs Bundy
The Chatter and Stitch club met this week with Mrs Dwight Bundy. Tris Belcher is staying with her aunt at Sholconier and attending school. John Shepard and family visited near Tamalco, Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatter and Stitch Club
Dwight Bundy
Tris Belcher
Sholconier
John Shepard
Tamalco
Substance as the core of Christian Science Lesson
The weekly Lesson-Sermon across Christian Science churches centers on substance as divine Spirit and true good. Biblical citations from Hebrews and Matthew anchor the theme, while Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health emphasizes God as substance and mind as spiritual, not material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Funeral Services Tuesday For Mrs Douthitt
Mrs Elizabeth Douthitt 88 long time Patoka resident died at home after extended illness. Surviving children include W T and Clifford Douthitt in St Louis, Wesley of Patoka, Cora Elder near Greenville, and Mattie White Carlyle. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 PM at the M E Church Rev Shaffer officiating. Interment Patoka Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Douthitt
St. Louis
Patoka
Savannah Elizabeth Darnell
Thomas
Martha Darnell
Hamilton County
Illinois
McLeansboro
Pacoria
John Freeman
Comodore
Tom” D. Freeman
Charles. T
The
Baptist Church
M. E. Church
Douthitt
David Darnell
West Frankfort
Ill
Artie Redfern
East St. Louis
W. E. Shaffer
W. T. Douthitt
C. T. Douthitt
C. D. Freeman
Local visits fill weekend in St Louis area
Cracker Neck Carl Easton drove two truckloads to a St Louis park last Sunday. Nell Ligue owns a Maytag washing machine. Elmer Clements and family and Harry Murray and family visited Bill Alexander and family. Alice Merritt visited John Shepard and family. Everett White and family from Decatur visited John L Belcher and wife. John Stone and wife and Estel Smith and wife from Sandoval visited Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Easton
St. Louis Park
Nell Ligue
Elmer Clements
Harry Murray
Bill Alexander
Alice Merritt
Smithboro
John Shepard
Everett White
Decatur
John L. Belcher
John Stone
Estel Smith
Sandoval
Mrs Gray Hosts Fancy Work Club Friday
Mrs A T Gray hosted the Ladies Fancy Work club last Friday with mising officers absent. Mrs Roy Jones led the meeting and plans were made for a chicken fry at H N Potts farm west of town with a simple menu and desserts to be decided later. Roser contest tied between Mrs G J Wasem and Mrs J C Beery while Mrs J R Wasem won the Time Contest. Mrs Gray and Mrs Wasem served luncheon and next month’s meeting is at Mrs J G Beery with Hy Hill and H N Potts in charge of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jones
H. N. Potts
Town
S. M. Spurgeon
Angvald Settem
W. W. Murfin
G. J. Wasem
J. C. Beery
J. R. Wasem
J.C. Berry
Pal
Gray
Clab
J.G. Beery
Hy Hill
M E Church Aid Meeting Notes Mrs Peek September 7
The M E Aid met with Mrs A M Peek on September 7 with fifteen members and one new member Mrs Stephens. Elsie Gray led the meeting and a dollar per member was decided for lunch on election day in November. Officers to nominate for the coming year were Mrs Peek Bertha Miller and Donna Jennings. Next meeting will be at Edna Magee's on October 5. Mildred Belcher won a prize. Edith Cruse read a poem. refreshments by Thelma Riley with assistance from the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Aid
A.M. Peek
Stephens
Elsie Gray
Oyasape
fSr
Peek
Bertha Miller
Donna Jennings
Edna Magee
Mildred Belcher
Edith Cruse
Thelma Riley
Hamburger Steak Fry Held Monday Nearby Pa toka Home
A hamburger steak fry was held Monday evening near the country home of M. D. Ballance east of Pa toka. The event featured guests including Florence Cain, Ruby Cain, Bettie Simcox, Alice Murfin, Mae Eagan and Helen Troyer with the host and hostess in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Ballance
Patoka
Florence
Ruby Cain
Bettie Simcox
Alice Murfin
Mae Eagan
Helen Troyer
Laurel and Hardy in Blockheads at Salem Theatre
Laurel and Hardy headline the Salem Theatre program Blockheads a wartime comedy linking gags with a World War I frame. Hardy invites Laurel as a house guest leading to mistaken loss of the war and romantic misunderstandings with Mrs Gilbert as Billy Gilbert plays the jealous husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel and Hardy
Salem Theatre
Hardy
MGM
Laurel
Fim
Billy Gilbert
Patricia Dallis
Pianger
Gilbert
John G. Blystone
Hal Roach, Jr
1939 license plates ready in November
Springfield Illinois September 13 Application forms for 1939 license plates will not be ready for distribution until November 1st at which time reassignments will be made upon request of motor vehicle owners Secretary of State Edward J Hughes announced here today Numerous requests for application blanks and number combinations are daily being received by the State Automobile Department New number combinations cannot be issued because at this early date it is impossible to tell which plates will be reassigned prior to December 1 as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Edward J. Hughes
State Automobile Department
Hughes
Maud Caldwell Helps Mrs Peddicord At Home
Ellis Bassett and family and Jamie Caldwell and family attended a party hosted by Louie Bates Saturday night while Maud Caldwell did housework for Mrs Lida Peddicord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Caldwell
Lida Peddicord
Ellis Bassett
Jamie Caldwell
Louie Bates
Health certificate rules for cattle and hogs at Marion County Fair
Exhibition rules require all cattle except steers and calves under five months to show a Bangs disease free herd certificate or a negative agglutination test within ninety days. Certificates must detail test results and testing lab. Hogs must be immunized against hog cholera either by simultaneous treatment more than twenty one days before or serum within ten days before. Vaccination certificates from a graduate veterinarian or notarized owner affidavit must specify vaccination date, serum and virus details, distributor, and serial numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Fair
Farmers Institute
Bane
Local Residents Attend DuQuoin State Fair
Mr and Mrs H N Potts and son Neil Bob Adams Miss Dorothy Chris tie Wm Marion Spurgeon and Ed gar Irvin attended the DuQuoin State Fair last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Potts
Neil
Bob Adams
Dorothy Christie
Marion Spurgeon
Edgar Irvin
DuQuoin State Fair
Oil drilling advances and pipeline work in Foster area
Drilling activity continues in Foster township with No. 2 Ald Nichols and other wells showing progress as tests near completion. Wells on east 40 acres and a deep well near Sandoval push toward deeper targets, while Illinois Pipe Line Co begins an 8 inch line parallel to the 6 inch line from Sandoval to Vandalia with fifteen carloads of pipe unloaded in Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois-Pennsylvia Oil Co
Ald
Walter Ison
Foster Township
Sandoval
Southwestfern and
Ontou
Illinois Pipe Line Company
Vandalia
Patoka
State Maps Show Oil Areas For Illinois Basin
Illinois Geological Survey prepares two inch to the mile maps of oil producing districts led by Centralia area. Dr M M Leighton heads the survey praised for fostering the industry while Governor Horner rejects political charges and defends oil legislation as a resource conservation and fair regulation measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
State Geological Survey
State Department of Registration and Education
Centralia
Geological Survey
M. M. Leighton
Urbana
Horner
Thomas F. Myers, Jr
Chicago
Illinois
SMP Sells Milk Under Guaranteed Price Plan
The Sanitary Milk Producers Sales Committee set two months of milk prices at or above Illinois condensary code plus 75 cents per cwt after a September 6 meeting with buyers. If AAA Milk Order blended prices exceed the guaranteed price, the higher price applies. Mrs. Roy Ballance visits relatives in Decatur and Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary
M. E. Bone Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Weinsman
Helen Lawrence
True
Route Si
Christian Science Churches
S. E. Douthitt
Freeman
J. C. Elder
W. E. Douthitt
Clifford Douthitt
Mrs. Gray
A.T. Gray
Ladies Fancy Work Club
M. E. Church Aid
Dwig
Darron & Pytins
Neilson Illing
Nattier Well
SMP
Mrs
Roy Ballance
Bloomington
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