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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1926

Page

7

Limestone Meeting On Agricultural Courses And Soil Testers

An audience including Bchool and officials discusses this year’s agricultural courses with Johnny Boyer and Fred Beckmier of the St al Community observing. A lengthy list names farmers who furnished soil for testing, led by A. B. Joliff and Orville Genre, among many others.

Bchool Johnny Boyer Fred Beckmier St.al Joliff Orville Ed Nattier, Sr W. R. Simcox John W. Thompson J. R. Carter John Chance Barthel Anderson B. ©. Chance, Wm. Gordon, Lucy Williams, Roy Tholman, C. W. Martin, O. H. Britt M. Bricker Joseph Tune Archie Hopkins Anna Davidson J. H. Crickenberger Alvin Belcher Roy Ballance Frank Crawford Geo. A. Nattier Wm. Ballance Jno Roseman Ff. H. Brockelmeyer Geo. Williams Wm. Thalman Sam _ Pugh Thos. Hayes O. FP. Davis A. L. Campbell S. H. Britt Ed O'neal C. L. Britt AH. M. Hopkins J. P. Crawford L. P. Hill Wm. Cahill James W. Thompson C. M. Rogier I. W. Nattier A. J. Britt C. C. Chandler Claud Adams Henry Pugh I. Ker Chester Belcher Fred Tacke Lloyd Pierce Hayes Smith W. L. Outhouse Bert Simcox Jacob Davis Geo. Wasem C. B. Anderson Lee Crawford Geo. Purcell C. A. Nattier Ed Nattier, Jr W. R. Hopkins Amd Frank Harker

Patoka Church Increases Services For Year

The M. E. Church South of Patoka switches to two preaching Sundays per month after a conference decision in Cambria. Services now on the second and fourth Sundays with a Sept 26 opening, plus Sunday School at 9:30, preaching at 10:45, Epworth League at 7, and evening worship at 8. Public invited to all events and a note of church cooperation last year.

M. E. Church Patoka Cambria G. J. Wasem Epworth League Martha Simcox Angie Hare

Kaskaskia Association Meets Patoke Church on Beps 16th

The Kaskaskia Association met with the Patoke Baptist Church on Beps 16th and 26th. Attendees discussed church cooperation and adopted resolutions aimed at improving church work, with reports from participating churches. The meeting was beneficial to all present.

Kaskaskia Patoke Beps Abacos Geente

Notice of Karns at Mt Vernon Baptist Church

Wider Karns of Mt Vernon will be at the Baptist Church on night September 26 inviting all to hear him in an expected local religious gathering.

Mt. Vernon The Baptist Church

Sunday and Thursday church activities advertised briskly

The notice lists weekly church events with Bonday School Sundays at 9 30 and meetings Thursdays at 7 30. It notes a September 26 preaching at 10 45 with B Y P U at 6 30 followed by a playlet Nobody Cares by the Y I s Preaching again at 7 30 and welcomes all.

Bonday School

Exotic Party Salad Recipe Delights with Pineapple Center

A vivid salad method places pineapple slices on crisp lettuce with halved stoned cherries around. Green colored cream cheese balls topped with pistachios sit at each fruit center, finished with pistachio nut dressing made from cream mayonnaise.

Illinois News Snapshot of Disturbing Local Incidents

A collage of brief items reports a father defending a 5000 image sift, a boy’s case, a warden appointment in Michigan, a drowning tragedy in Rockford, a fatal car fire in Peoria, a Paris shooting standoff, a Winds State Medical Society postgraduate course, river work near Sangamon proposals, and livestock sales data.

Michigan Ind Cook Cotumty Rality Peter M. Finfluxin Finzel Taylor Bockford Aml Peoria Mra EiGe Asbell Canton Mra Asbell Winds State Medical Society Chicago Fimer Henn Paris Sangamon Springfield Abraham Lincoln Baltimore & Ohio Cletus Watson Hila Pans James Mansfield Douglas County

Carrara marble used for American grave crosses in France

A National Geographic bulletin describes Carrara marble as the historic source for the white crosses used on American graves in France. It highlights Strabo and Leonardo da Vinci in the marble heritage, noting Carrara's 800 quarries, harbor access, and a city of 25,000 quarry workers.

Carrara Luna Andi Ty Seleme Marina Dai Carrara Port of Sardinia Bere Rome Strabo France Strada Ferrata America Leonardo da Vinci Carrera

Milford Water Line Built For Early Settlement

The wooden pipe line, likely 150 years old, was used to supply Milford's first log cabins with water. The logs fit together with a two inch bore, and there is no record of a formal aqueduct in early village history.

Milford

New Providence Woman Wins Clam Eating Contest

Mrs. Rose Rooney of Central Falls dominates a bake event in Providence by eating two pecks of clams with a fork, outdistancing two competitors who used their fingers by seven clams.

Providence, R. I Rose Rooney Central Falls

Illinois local improvements and projects recap

Multiple Illinois towns report progress on road work, water and power projects, and new facilities. O'Fallon crews resurfacing a road. Bloomington cello corn canning. Valley City rebuilds after a fire. Chicago drives large scale construction including South Shore apartments and a 300 mile pipeline. Other items include new street lighting, water mains, bridges, and a refinery link.

O’fallon O‘fallon-Shiloh Niles Center Bloomington Bloomington Canning Company Valley City Lawrenceville Commercial Telephone & Telegraph Company Pinckneyville Vergennes Road New Athens Wardsville Katzman Washburn Chicago South Shore South Shore Drive 70Th Street Vincennes Roxana Petroleum Corporation Florence Illinois River Barrington Main Street Carmi—Central Illinois Public Service Company Olney Harrisburg Drexel Avenue 68Rd Street Vienna Choate Grayville Central Illinois

Oil from Coal Berlin Sparks Debate on Fuel Costs

German scientists claim they can convert coal into oil, but practical use remains unlikely as gasoline remains far cheaper. The proposal highlights energy research in Berlin and ongoing questions about industrial viability and pricing.

Berlin

Harold Simcox Joins Milikin Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Harold Simcox of this place attends Milikin University at Deetaur and has joined the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, one of the state’s best known collegiate societies.

Harold Simcox Milikin University Deetaur Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Special MWA Meeting Set at Legion Hall

A special meeting of the M. W. A. is scheduled for Friday night September 24 at the Legion Hall. Members are urged to attend.

The Legion Hall

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