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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1940

Page

5

Methodist Church Sunday School Sees 112 Attendants and Offering

The Methodist Church reports 112 in Sunday School last Sunday with an offering of 7.50. Miss Mac Eagan and others were honored with birthday songs. Most attendees stayed for morning preaching as plans move forward for church additions including school rooms and an auditorium. The pastor will attend the Southern Illinois Conference session at Harrisburg and is expected to be reappointed to Patoka. The church finances were strong and a new addition was set to begin September 30 under Eli Logan. Service schedule for Sept 29 is 9:30 Sunday School.

Mac Eagan Jesse Belcher Paul Spurgeon Lucille Thomas Jean Miller Reta Clark Decatur Harrisburg Southern Illinois Conference Patoka Mendéza Eagan Eli Logan Cc. M. Miller

Local residents share weekend visits and births across towns

Vernon and surrounding communities saw a spree of weekend visits from families including the Kinneys, Dollys, and Carters. Births are noted with Darren Kay born to Thurby Meador and wife and a baby girl weighing 9 pounds born to E H Wernsman and wife. Senior residents traveled to Centralia and Springfield for family and shopping, with multiple social calls and a birthday surprise for Mrs Cloud Betts.

Ladies Aid Chicken Fry Raise Funds In Sept Community Event

The Ladies Aid cleared about 54 dollars at a chicken fry held Saturday evening September 14. Mrs Alan Hathaway and children Janice and Joyce are visiting Kinmundy with Will Miller and wife. Mrs Anna Dickerson of Salem visited family. Mrs Cloud Betts hosted a Sunday School weiner roast Friday September 20 near Robinson Hills with about fifteen attendees. About fifty six members attended the W C T U conference September 19 at the M E Church featuring an all day program and basket dinner with attendees from Salem Patoka Alma Dix Kinmundy Centralia and Kell.

Alan Hathaway Janice Joyce Kinmundy Will Miller Anna Dickerson Salem J. M. Thompson Cloud Betts Robinson Hills M. EK Patoka Alma Dix Centralia Kell

Arnold Chapel Social News Highlights

Miss Eloise Peyton spent Saturday with Mrs Roberta Green. The pie supper at Hatch school drew Miss Lucille Nichols Miss Lela Mae Nichols Mr Robert Jones and Mr and Mrs Eli Green. Families Jones Garrett Cox Holt and Quayle appear across Graite City Kinmundy Vernon and Vernon vicinity in weekend visits and calls.

Eloise Peyton Roberta Green Lucille Lela Mae Nichols Robert Jones Eli Green Hatch School Forrest Jones Kinmundy Merle Jones Graite City Frank Garrett Lewis Jones Lloyd Cox Roy Jones Guy Arnold

Zion Ladies Aid Meets and Local Visits List

The Zion Ladies Aid met with Ella Foster and Cyrus Arnold. Residents visited relatives and neighbors across Salem, Forest Park, Alma, Browns Town, Kinmundy, and nearby farms. Several families helped with silos and water hauling while others attended a funeral in Odin.

Zion Munday Jamie Caldwell Dale Ballance Bill Willett Willie Jim McNichols

Christian Science Lesson Sermon Text From September 1

Fragmentary OCR text describes the Christian Science Church Sunday Lesson Sermon on September 1, citing John 8 17 Matthew 8 27 and Mary Baker Eddy. It notes the theme God sent not his Son to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved and references Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and related demonstrations of healing.

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