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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1944
Page
5
Home editor Marjorie Griffin urges housewives to scrub with two dishpans or a divided sink, using hot sudsy water and scalding rinses to kill bacteria. She warns lukewarm water and worn towels harbor germs that spread colds and disease. Washburn University students found bacteria on cups washed by ordinary methods.
President Arthur Cutts Willard of Illinois lists six objectives for higher education in aviation. They cover producing industry personnel, developing aviation research, teacher training, off campus programs, flight instruction, and cooperative research with industry and government. He stresses fundamental knowledge over specialization to adapt to changing technical demands.
Mrs Effie Arnold and daughter Laura spend days in Alma with Rolla Gregory. Kenneth Herstein and son David of Springfield visit Effie Hathaway. Mr Pfe and Mrs Hubert Reilman of Harrisburg arrive for ten day furlough with Ben Reilman and relatives. Doolens and Waltons host Sunday dinner. Wade family in from Vandalia. Mrs Rollie Blankenship visits from Clinton. George Lange and grandson Willie Goedel visit St Peter. Harold Goedel from Woodriver visits Lange. Doolen conducts Salem business. Hatch School social supervised by Ruth Lawson draws a crowd with coffee and pie. Charles Moore visits Mount Vernon with daughter Virgil Pulley. County distribution to dealers for soybean oil meal now possible. Soft wood lumber shortage noted due to wartime needs. Farm permit restrictions explained for maintenance and repair. May limestone shipments require advance orders.
The Marion County AAA office announces John F Bickett will direct farm publicity for the Fifth War Loan Bond Drive. He is a Randolph County farmer on a 480 acre tract and has long served Illinois farm organizations and AAA since 1933, with strong radio and press connections.
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