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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1947

Page

4

Post Office Notice of Second Class Matter

Announcement that the item is entered as second class matter on November 2, 1907 at Patoka Illinois under the Act of March 3 1879.

Patoka Illinois

Subscription Rates Displayed for Marion County and Surrounding Areas

The notice shows subscription rates at 1.50 dollars per year in advance, with Marion County residents charged 2.00 dollars per year in advance for outside-county deliveries.

Marion Co

Richard Yates Rowe Announces Candidacy for Secretary of State

Richard Yates Rowe of Jacksonville announces his run for Secretary of State in Illinois as a Republican candidate. He is the current State Treasurer and will campaign across the state with scheduled meetings and an upcoming campaign HQ location. Rowe cites his record and qualifications as the basis for the nomination and notes Republican unity and strength.

Richard Yates Rowe U. Ill Jacksonville Rowe Illinois

Productivity and unity urged to beat postwar low mood

A call to action stresses increased productivity and hard work as the path to lower prices and economic recovery. It cites Bernard Baruch advocating a 44 hour work week and unity between labor and industry to restore production, stabilize the world, and lift the mood of the nation.

Labor Indus Bernard M. Baruch Owe Janly 1 Mr. Baruch

Illinois Secretary of State Candidate Pledges Efficient Service

A political speech outlines a pledge to administer the Secretary of State’s office with economy and efficiency while supporting veterans’ affairs. Richard Yates Rowe, a Jacksonville native, summarizes his background in business, education, veterans service, and Republican leadership roles as part of his bid.

Illinois Secretary of State Administration of Veterans’ Affairs Service Recognition Board Veterans of Illinois Richard Yates Rowe Jacksonville University of Illinois K. P. and Elk Insurance Agents’ Council A. F. of L. Rowe State Central Committee State Republican Central Committee

Rowe Named to Complete Hughes Term as State Treasurer

By gubernatorial appointment, Rowe will serve the unexpired Hughes term from June 30, 1944 to January 1945. He was elected State Treasurer on November 5 last year, leading the entire ticket in votes.

Dwight H. Green Edward J. Hughes Rowe

Salem to auction bears and monkeys from city park

Salem city officials plan to dispose of two bears and several monkeys kept in Bryan Memorial park to save feeding costs. They cite over 50 dollars monthly for animal care and rat problems, proposing sale or possible giveaways if buyers are found.

Salem Republican Salem Bryan Memorial Park Homer C. Clark Marion County

S I U Opens 68 Apartments for Married Vet Students

In Carbondale Illinois Southern Illinois University opened 68 apartments for married veteran students and faculty after President Chester F Lay accepted the housing project from Public Housing Administration officials. The units are at the Illinois Ordnance Plant about 10 miles away.

Carbondale Ill Southern Illinois University University Chester F. Lay Public Housing Administration Illinois Ordance

University housing to aid married veterans in Carbondale

The University will offer a second housing project for married veterans in Carbondale as occupancy nears. The first complex on West Chau tauqua Street houses 105 families and has been full since July 3. SIU reports fall enrollment around 2,800, up from 2,718 last year, with late registrants expected.

Carbondale Chautauqua Street Southern Illinois University

The Yearling Comes to Sando Theatre in Florida Saga

The Baxters Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman strive to save their Florida farm as a yearling deer disrupts crops. A fierce storm tests their efforts with a clash between man and nature in this gripping sequence from the film shown Sunday and Monday.

Pethnicolor Sando Theatre Baxters Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Florida Claude Jarman, Jr Nature

Natural melodrama drives emotional impact in cinema

Director Clarence Brown describes a key sequence as requiring greater care and preparation than action shots. He says the scene, embodying the struggle between nature and man, must be utterly real with strong suspense, delivering moving impact beyond war or murder depictions.

Clarence Brown

Shattuc Social Notes Tee Up Local Visits

SHATTUC NEWS reports Mr and Mrs M M Jensen spent last Tuesday evening in Centralia. Louis Moulton and Helen Zach of DeKalb visited at the Arthur Smith home. Lois Thoman and Vincent Leicht visited the hospital at Jefferson Barracks with Vincent Leicht. Joseph Speiser Sr and Jr of St Louis visited relatives here. George Mann and son Kenneth shopped in Centralia Saturday evening. Reverend Watson and family joined Rev Michael and Clark of Carlyle for a District Youth Fellowship Meeting in Mt Vernon. Mrs Fred Mann and others attended events locally.

M. M. Jensen Centralia Louis Moulton Helen Zach DeKalb Arthur Smith Lois Thoman Vincent Leicht Jefferson Barracks Joseph Speiser Sr Joseph Spieser Jr St. Louis George Mann Kenneth Reverend Watson Don Betty Muench Jéan Behrens Michael Son Clark Carlyle Mt .Vernon Fred Kenneth Mann Hazel Smith Edgar Swagler Alice Swagler Lela Wilma Hester

Wesleyan Service Guild Meeting at East St. Louis House

Mrs. Ben Dial and Donald and Nancy arrived Sunday evening from Wellston Ohio for a Wesleyan Service Guild meeting at the Leslie Bates Davis Neighborhood House in East St. Louis on Sunday afternoon.

Wesleyan Service Guild Leslie Bates Davis East St. Louis Ben Dial Donald Nancy Wellston Ohio

Veterans can obtain free copies of public records for benefits

A new Illinois law allows veterans and their dependents to receive certified copies of public records at no charge when needed to obtain benefits. Written requests must state the document is for benefits and include postage if mailed. A. W. Dietrich, Illinois Veterans Commission officer, offers assistance from office at room 203 Haufman Building Centralia.

General Assembly A. W. Dietrich Illinois Veterans Commission Marion County Veterans Organization The Veterans Administration Haufman Building Centralia Salem

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