Social notes from Patoka and surrounding towns
Local residents and visitors share weekend trips in St Louis Decatur and Champaign. Camaraderie at softball events with two picked teams clash next Monday. Attendees include the Logans Schrowengers and several families from Patoka Sandoval Centralia Vandalia and Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jennings
St. Louis
Paul Smith
Flint
Mich
Smith
Eli Logan
Clayton Beery
Lucille Garrett
Beery
East St. Louis
Nell Quayle
Alta Pugh
Paul Logan
Centralia
Elizabeth Simcox
Sandoval
Marvin Ballance
Francis Belcher
Carbondale
S. M. Spurgeon
Great United Mutual Insurance Company
Glen Belcher
Decatur
Lena Hay
W. H. Hay
C. N. Cruse
Florence Crawford
J. O. Purdue
Keil
Les Thalman
Patoka
Hoffman Clothiers
Fox Service
Effie Smith
Virginia Sue Crawford
A. W. Underwood
Piper City
Vernon
Robert Eagan
Mendoza Eagan
Robert
Lola Belle Morey
Katie Nattier
Helen
Robert Nattier
Doris Good
Lucelle Field
Bill Nattier
Thelma Wright
Walker
Sof
Patoka Bayy Park
al Stars
S. A. Robertson
Berkley
California
G. W. Gaultney
Robertson
Twila
Lila
Sammy Jolliff
S. L. Speer
Roy Malan
Kaskaskia Baptist Association
Mulberry Grove
Nee
Sob YO Pipo
Walter Randolph
Wheeler
W. E. Fields
Ingvald Settem
Michigan
O. Settem
Walter Johnson
Muskogeon
James Mastne
Chicag
Dr. W. Martin
Cowden
Ira Martin
JL. D. Altom
Peters Shoe Co
Clark Simcox
P. B. Simcox
Albert Cruse
Geo. Simcox
Springfield
Joe Hopkins
Salem
Clark Blankinship
Hettie Wernsman
Mary Martin
Edgar Irvin
de Molays
M. D. Walker
E.W. Perryman
Vandalia
Joe Humes
S. E Altom
J. M. Emmerson
H. G. Hudspeth
Joe Hudspeth
Chicago
Dorsey Hudspeth
Peoria
Edna
William Kidder
Millard Rogier
Plymouth
Decatur High School
Porter Simcox
Dwight Martin
Howard Dyer
Mt. Vernon
Pentecostal Church
Leo Walker
L. W. Ballance
Register
Settem
Wayland Brooks
Howard Smith
Herschel Bockhout
Don Wilson
In Memoriam Mary Bowers
In loving memory of Mrs. Mary Bowers who passed away Sept 18 1933. We share sorrow for her suffering and farewell sighs. Though hearts ache we trust she rests peacefully, with eternal rest her fate. Sadly missed by daughter and grandchildren Mya Jessie Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothe
Mary Bowers
Letter from Westward Wagon Train Survivor
Vernon Illinois writes to Patoka Register recounting the 1897 May 5 departure from Patoka for the West. He lists the 26 adults and 12 children, names participants across families and single men, and notes he is the sole living member of the grown group. He traveled to Lawrence Kansas and split from the wagon train June 1 headed for south-central Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Register
Murfin
Vernon
Illinois
Lewis Hawkins
West
Joshua Hawkins
Belcher
Meschack Jones
Fiona Marshall
Frank Beech
Frank Nelson
I. A. Bagbey
Franz Belcher
Hattie Harrison
Lucinda Marshall
Zeke Jones
Lawrence
Kansas
Will Seicher
Hawkins
SAY FOLKS Chicken and Noodles Menu Board
A fragmentary menu item list shows fried chicken and noodles with potatoes and gravy salads coffee pie bread by the slice. Reads like a retro cafe board with incomplete pricing and items.
Sunday School Rally Month Observed in M. E. Church
The message announces M. E. Sunday School Rally Month with Rally Week October 1–7 and Rally Day on October 7 1934. It invites full attendance and welcomes visitors during the regular 9 30 a m Sunday School hour. The Southern Illinois Conference convenes at Vandalia beginning September 25 1934 and continues through September 30 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Southern Illinois Conference
Vandalia
Silver Tea Meeting At M E Church Ends With Prizes
Members of the Silver Tea of the M E Church met Thursday evening with Mrs F M Smith. Mrs Gray led devotionals and business as Mrs May Logan organized entertainment. Mildred Belcher and Edw W Beckemeyer won prizes and refreshments were served. next meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
F. M. Smith
Gray
May Logan
Mildred Belcher
Edw. W. Beckemeyer
Corn Hog Rules Relaxed for Rye Barley Flax and Milk
Marion County corn-hog contract signers may plant any acreage of rye barley flax and milk this fall due to favorable weather and AAA guidance. Wheat remains limited, and producers with both wheat and corn-hog contracts must follow the wheat program rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
D. D. Coffin
Corn-Hog Control Association
AAA
College of Agriculture University of Illinois
Relief Committee Seeks Reports on Unneeded Aid
The Marion County Emergency Relief Committee asks residents to report any person receiving unneeded aid. Administrator Wm. H. Farley states the committee was appointed by the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission to administer state and federal relief funds and to ensure budgets meet each family's needs after thorough investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Marion County Emergency Relief Committee
Wm. H. Farley
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Mr. Farley
Relief funds guarded by Marion County committee
The Marion County Emergency Relief Committee explains its budget aims to meet family needs while maintaining continuous contact after relief placement. It notes adjustments as conditions change and emphasizes discontinuing relief when self-sufficiency returns, plus vigilance against improper use and calls for reports if any abuse is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Emergency Relief Committee
Chevrolet Reports Largest August Production in Five Years
Chevrolet Motor Company announces August production across all plants at 74,437 units including domestic export and Canadian output. For the first eight months of 1934 total Chevrolet production reached 692,477 units, surpassing the 1933 twelve months total by 66,200 and was surpassed earlier last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Stombaugh Hill Social Notes From Vandalia and Ramsey
Miss Harriett Davies of Vandalia works in Chicago. Mr and Mrs Anne Oberg visit Rollie and Mrs Stombaugh. Rosa Laswell visits Ramsey family. Brush with accident involves Stombaugh family in Vandalia and Martin Summann honeymooning couple. Car wrecked and Braz il hospital care reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Davies
Vandalia
Chicago
Anne Oberg
Rollie Stombaugh
Rosa Laswell
Herman Page
Ramsey
Glen Rodearnel
Herschel Rodearnel
Friend
Chloe Buckmaster
John Wolff
J. R. Stombaugh
Brazil
Ind
Martin Summann
Maud Helbeck
Walter Summann
Summann
DeEtta Stombaugh
Howard Daniels
John Merrimann
John Luster
Ella Hankins
Centralia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memoriam
Mya Jessie Walker
M. E.sunday School
Cook Stores
Raines
Patoka Hardware & Furniture Co
Stombaugh Hill
Kendall & Tyler Cleaners
Locust Street
RED & White
Lady Godiva
Staley
Grimes
Tan
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