Gerrish Family Holds Seventh Reunion at Salem Bryant Park
The Gerrish family met at Salem Bryant Memorial Park on Sunday September 15 for their seventh annual reunion. Attendees included Harlan B. Gerrish of Patoka aged 83 84 this November the eldest and 22 month old Stella Kay Martin the youngest. Four generations were represented with long distance travelers from Colorado Springs and Arkansas among others. The group elected David Gerrish and Ruth Sebastian as president and secretary and invited relatives and neighbors to future gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrish
Salem Bryant Memorial Park
William S. Gerrish
Harlan T. Gerrish
Harlan B. Gerrish
Patoka
Stella Kay Martin
Henry Martin
St. Louis
Stella Kay
Jane Gerrish
Corbin Gerrish
Tom Gerrish
Success
Arkansas
Loren Shepard
Colorado Springs
Gussie Gerrish
Alfred Gerrish
Cen
David Gerrish
Ruth Sebastian
Allen Gerrish
Reginald Cunnigham
Centralia
Clara Ververs
Marsha Rhodes
Jake Foltz
Burl Alexandra
Sandoval
Charles Gray
Walter Payne
Kell
Heniy Martin
John Gerrish
East St. Louis
Victoria Chapter O.E.S Holds Monday Night Meeting
Victoria Chapter O.E.S met Monday night with a good number present. Visitor Evelyn Ellis Hensley from Danville Indiana was here, a former Worthy Matron in 1946. Plans were continued for the October 10 Centralia rummage sale with pickup calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Evelyn Ellis Hensley
Danville
Indiana
Jessie Ellis
Centralia
Cleo Walker
Cleta Stephens
Sunday Rally Day at Local Methodist Church
The Methodist Church will observe Sunday September 29 with Rally Day Pro motion Day Church School Picnic and related activities. Schedule includes Worship 9:30 10:00 Promotion Acts 10:00 11:30 Classes 10:30 11:00 Noontime Fellowship 11:00 1:30 Pot Luck Special Entertainment 1:30 onward. Congregation invited to attend all or part and share in the day. Evening services dismissed Rev Phillippe asks visitors to attend nearby churches.
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Phillippe
Patoka Register Announces Publication Date Change
The Patoka Register will shift its publication date to Thursday starting October 10, 1963. News must arrive by Tuesday noon to avoid rushed deadlines, with editors Marva and Lester Fowler asking for community cooperation.
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Patoka Register
The
Register
Card of Thanks from Jack Bradon
I am deeply grateful to all friends and neighbors for the kind and warm messages they sent me and for visiting me during my stay in the hospital.
Patoka Happenings From Friday to Sunday
Local notes record moving Mrs Eliz beth Isaac to Jennings Terrace in Aurora and visits by Martha to Bessie Foltz in El Paso. Relatives travel between Centralia Lewistown and Decatur area for nursing homes shows and a Decatur Municipal Airport airplane show.
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Gordon Isaac
Martha
Centralia
Mr. Isaacs
Elizbeth Isaac
Jackson’s
Jennings Terrace
Aurora
Illinois
Minoak
Bessie Foltz
Mrs. Foltz
Toblen
el Paso
Luther Ballance
Lewistown
Montana
Dwight
Cecil Jett
Joseph Muck
Henry Muck
Vandalia Hospital
W. R. McHaney
Emma
Linda Lee
Salem
Joseph Mack
Everett Odell
Pomona
California
Frank Ballance
A. D. Nichols
Carl Gerrish
Carl
Elsworth Airforce Base
Rapid City
South Dakota
Blanche Humes
Yaw
Odin
Orville Genre
Polly Outhouse
Bethel Sanders
Lila Menteer
Waco
Texas
David Sanders
Sanders
Magnolia Pipeline Ladies Pot Luck Dinner Brings New Neighbors
Magnolia Pipeline Ladies gathered at Mrs. Nona Biehl's home for a Friday pot luck from 10 AM to 4 PM. Guests included Edna Ray from Salem and others from Oklahoma Edwardsville Effingham Salem Centralia Patoka and Texas. Seated visitors shared, two plates bore The Flying Horse emblem, and plans noted for the October 3 board meeting rescheduled to October 10, plus a memory of Chas H Hill who died September 14 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Pipeline
Nona Biehl
Edna Ray
Salem
Mary Ellen Neeley
Oklahoma
Imogene Sullens
Edwardsville
Rosalie Lawdon
Effingham
Barbara Murphy
Zora Greer
Texas
School Menu Weekday Meals Listed for Students
The menu lists daily offerings for a school week with items such as BBQ Weiners and buttered potatoes on Monday followed by sausage and mashed potatoes on Tuesday. Wednesday features meat loaf with beets and apple sauce, Thursday serves a hamburger on a bun with mixed vegetables, and Friday offers spiced ham with baked beans and pineapple.
Vernon Community News Highlights Local Visits and Reunions
Vernon residents report visits from Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Baxton of Tulsa former resident Beatrice Robinson and Irene Chriss Simmons of Sacramento traveled far for the Brown family reunion at Pattoka Conservation Lake. Local families attend weddings, hospital stays, and funerals while extended relatives visit in Vandalia Effingham Taylorville and Peoria with updates on patients and travel.
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Arthur Baxton
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia
Mabel Snyder
Maude Hatch
Irene Ballance
I. C. Betts
Keith Betts
Effingham
Greg
Terri
Okawville and Patoka Race to Seven Inning Win
Okawville beat Patoka 6 to 5 in seven innings with Bill Cox earning the win. Both starters fanned six. Cox walked one while Scott walked five. Patoka had seven hits to Okawville eight. Larry Thompson doubled, the game’s only extra-base hit. Standings: Carlyle first, Okanville second, Patoka third, Odin fourth.
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Okawville
Patoka
Bill Cox
Cox
Scott
Larry Thompson
Carlyle
Morse Carter
Don Padburg
Odin
Sam Chandler
Jolliff Anc Anther
Tom Cox
Williams
Surprise Birthday Party For Lucy Bell Wadkins
Lucy Bell Wadkins enjoyed a September 18 birthday gathering at Brooks Drive-In. Attendees included Audrey Kissner, Della Caldwell, Bias Jones, Arnell Simcox, Lanora Mann, Edna Tune, Pherbie Hiscus, Bessie Murry, Lernora Moor, and the guest of honor. Io Cream and Cake along with coffee and cake were served by host Lanora Moor.
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Audrey Kissner
Della Caldwell
Bias Jones
Arnell Simcox
Lanora Mann
Edna Tune
Pherbie Hiscus
Bessie Murry
Lernora Moor
Lucy Bell Wadkins
Lanora Moor
Lucy
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Gerrishes
New Hampshire
Ernest Leicht
Russell Collins
Pearl Britt
Derall Foltz
Estella Ververs
Roy Thalman
Jimmie Britt
Jerry Britt
Nina
Judith Edwards
George Gerrish
Margaret McWhirter
William J. Gerrish
Raymond Britt
Donald Belcher
Eldon Bowen
Nancy
Elva Hines
Ray Bowen
Leslie Thalman
Archie Thalman
Viola Thalman Locke
Grace
O.E.S
Methodist Church
Eevee Sveveos
Marva and
Lester Fowler
Jack Bradon
Walter Bertram
Shobonier
Beryl Jett
Okanville
J. C. Messinger
Brooksville
Florida
Mrs. Austin Good
Austin Good
John Kruse
St. James
Gladys Kittle
White Hall
Mary Galaway
Howard Nelson
Rialto
Ed Lawson
Decatur
Roy Thompson
Joe Outhouse
Chicago
E. M. Outhouse
Karen Outhouse
Don Wurm
Talmadge Outhouse
Tom Offill
Offill
Marilyn Outhouse
Irene Chriss Summers
San Francisco
Geneva Smith
Ola Sullens
Lorraine Phillips
Delia Sluder
Rose Sutherland
Jessie Lewis
Minnie Christian
Juanita Crabb
Helen Mullen
Eunice Rogier
Reva Riley
Genevieve Walker
Flying Horse
Board of Education
Memoriam
Chas. H. Hill
Hill
Josie Cox
Vernon
Letta Hopkins
Frank Beck
Mabel Brokelmeyer
Ellis Doolen
Chester Doolen
Tom Snyder
Earl Leininger
James Anderson
Taylorville
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Anderson
Wilma Gordon
Oregon
William Chriss
Dale Whitehurst
Peoria
Alva Jernigan
Este] Slavik
Fenton
Missouri
Frances Thompson
Sherman Livesay
Calhoun
C. O. Livesay
Sports Review
Scor
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Judy Graham
Muracao
Netherlands Antilles
Willemstad
Queen Emma
Curacao
Avenue of the Americas
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Antly
Brooks Drive
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