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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
6
New York City fair shows back to the farm boom with miniature tractors and farm implements replacing tanks and heavy artillery. Doll houses and construction sets return, toy kitchen appliances reappear, and metal street scenes replace wood. Chemistry sets and electri city kits appear, with no atom plays indicated.
Forrest Hoffman known as Nubbin, recently taken to Denver for a checkup, is found to have only a cold. Doctors note Nubbin’s height near normal and weight just under the expected level. The boy drew nationwide sympathy two years ago after an early Christmas due to a bladder disease.
A special archery deer hunting season may be granted by the New Jersey legislature for November 5 to 9, with the regular season set for December 17 to 21. Separately, Lloyd Beebe of Sequim Washington killed a large cougar with two arrows from a 60 pound bow after his three hounds released the animal, per Port Angeles reports.
Ardell Hagen his wife and young daughter reside in a converted barrel once used as a hamburger stand The family lives in the upper half equipped with an electric stove running water cupboards and a sink An oil furnace in the lower half provides heating
String lodged in Clarence Kimball’s stomach after a surgical stretch of the esophagus, with nearly 1000 yards of string found. The procedure began with swallowing string to expand the food canal, followed by steel balls to aid the stretch. In Corapeake, George Kittrell owns Gates County’s prolific Guernsey cow, which birthed twin calves on December 24, 1944 and again twins on December 11, 1945.
In wartime chatter, Jose Iturbi frets during a C-47 trip to Kansas City and asks to join the cockpit crew. Lt Col E O Strouse named temporary manager of Madison municipal airport with B 29 Tokyo raid service. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy noted as plane adornment. Everett Hogan predicts a private flying boom from Mississippi to the Pacific due to better weather and open spaces. Hangar costs for owners run 400 to 500 dollars annually with gasoline prices similar to autos.
Readers ask if the editor is a pilot. Not a pilot, but a flying reporter with a history of early flights in an Eaglerock biplane and a Ford trimotor ride with Clyde Ice. World War II service in Air Transport Command included ferry-pilot duties and thrilling experiences. A 40-acre field became a municipal airport after local efforts. many thought the proposed quarter-section was too large.
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