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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1926

Page

5

Third of Drunken Drivers Are Freed

Washington reports Marcus A. Dow of the Stewart-Warner safety council cites a survey of 185 cities showing 83 percent of drunken drivers arrested go unpunished. He notes 14,505 intoxicated arrests in 1925 and 146,766 for speeding or reckless driving without intoxication. Only 21 percent jailed. 46 percent fined. Florida stands out with complete punishment for all 192 intoxicated arrests in Jacksonville.

Washington Marcus A. Dow Stewart-Warner Safety Council For Hoover Commerce Department United States Chamber of Commerce Dow Chiefs of Police Stewart-Warner Safety Council of Chicago United States District of Columbia Stewart-Warner Safety Council Florida Jacksonville

Bear Keeps Woodsman Aloft Overnight Near Beaman Farm

Joseph Stone, exhausted and frozen, spent the night in a swaying tree top near the Beaman farm in Winchendon Massachusetts after a bear shared his perch. Daniel Morlock rescued Stone in the morning and a hunting party set out to drive the bear away. The bear reportedly headed toward Monadnock Mountain as dogs were expected to pursue.

Winchendon Mass Beaman Joseph Stone Daniel P. Morlock Stone Monadnock Mountain

House of Noted Roy Roy Is to Be Modernized

Roy Roy s Glen gyle house on the borders of Perth shire and Stirlingshire will be modernized with electric call bells for servants and incandescent lighting. The Glasgow municipality proposes the change to replace candles and oil lamps though some townspeople call it sacrilege. Rob Roy MacGregor remains a romantic figure for readers of Sir Walter Scott.

Roy Roy Glasgow Scotland

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