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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1932
Page
8
The Warren family thanks everyone who aided during illness and death of father John Warren. Special appreciation to Rev J M Smith singers and for the flowers. Walter Warren and family.
Beulah Mulvaney and family along with Alice Osborne and family, Elsie Boring and family, and Robert Gray and family are listed in a local notice detailing household heads and kinships. The document identifies these families in a community event listing.
The Entre Nous club met last Tuesday with Miss Minnie Peddicord in attendance. Ten members and three visitors, Mrs Hazel Cox, Miss Lora Jones, and Miss Alice Cox, attended before a bridge game. Prizes went to Miss Lora Jones and Miss Helen White. A moonlight picnic was planned and the next meeting will be hosted by Miss Mildred Morgan.
East Zion reports Rev Humphrey began duties as Zion's pastor while community notes include Frank Frizzell delivering seed to Patoka and various visits. The town recalls Johnny Warren's death after illness and a Zion Blake Neck game victory.
The Carrigan school lawn social drew over $21 as attendees enjoyed a Friday night event. Neighbor visits and family gatherings filled the weekend with relatives from Boulder Salem St Louis Centralia and Chicago stopping by. Rally Day is scheduled for the second Sunday in October.
A sequence of neighborhood calls and gatherings appears as residents visit and host events. The Crosstown crowd includes MC HANEY Mr and Mrs White and Mr and Mrs Cunzizzham. An out of town move brings Orvil Arnold and wife to stay with J T Doris for winter. Large crowds attend a pie supper and a picnic at Given's Chapel. Other visits involve Mrs Hazel Howard and son Billie, Mrs Janie Powell, and families of Dennis Adams, Howard Smith, and George Cruse among others.
Albert Fulton spent Sunday night with his brother William Fulton and Rev. Hall preached at Givens Chapel Sunday. Delbert Stratton and wife took Sunday dinner with Elmer Powell and family.
A Tuesday closure at Brick School followed the Odin funeral of Frank Norton, kin to teacher Miss Gladys Hanna. Community members shared Sunday gatherings, visits, and small-town daily life notes from Odin and nearby Fairman.
Henry Troutt and family spent Sunday with Pete Bopp and family. Mat Belcher and wife shared Sunday with Luther Williams and family. Leonard Crothers and family visited Saturday night with Bill Crothers. Wash Bowen traveled to St. Louis Tuesday. Opal Belcher visited Mabel and Isabel Bowen Sunday. Clarence Bowen, Bill Crothers, Bill Cavin and Calvin Belcher helped haul soy beans Monday. Frank Bradford and family visited John Gerrish and wife Sunday afternoon. Men and boys played ball Sunday. the boys won.
Centralia defeats Johnson City 12 to 0 in a strong opening game. Coach Troutt’s offense shows speed in the backfield as the team prepares for Fairfield next Saturday. Benton starts 1932 season with a 46 to 7 win over Lesser and 40 to 0 reserve effort. Ray Starr shines for the Cardinals at Brooklyn pitching a shutout with two hits.
Kinmundy edged Odin 2 to 1 in high school baseball with Boyd and Jones on the battery. Vandalia beat Sandoval 7 to 3 as Hawley fanned 14. Cubs win NL flag, Yankees favored in World Series as Joe McCarty faces old Cubs pals. Centralia’s Ray Starr tipped to pitch again, with fan interest and a Sunday game awaited.
The piece argues for fair treatment of both political parties and notes a voter who cast 15 Digest Presidential voting postcards for Roosevelt to illustrate the test. It urges Democrats to plan for how votes will be counted and to wait for official results on Tuesday.
About 1000 to 1500 people packed Shobonier for the GOP kickoff with Attorney Harold Williams of Taylorville speaking for the national ticket and Senator Guy Smith and Rep. Sparks. Roosevelt’s tabernacle speech argued rail competition and mergers while Hoover publicized a nationwide drive and counter attacks loom.
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