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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1945
Page
7
Simple curved shelf unit pattern for home crafters
The article describes a set of three well proportioned curved shelves designed for amateur home crafters. It notes no special skills are needed, a compass saw cuts the curved ends, and the pattern 270 provides full size patterns, dimensions, and materials. Enclose 15 cents with name and address to obtain.
Abandoned Creede War Hit Mining Town Fights to Survive
Creede Colorado once a booming mining center now has about 500 residents, no doctor or lawyer, boarded storefronts, and a ruined tax base. Mayor Wallace Leary and town leaders juggle multiple roles while residents endure scarcity and shift to wartime tasks to keep the community alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creede
Colo
Chicago Tribune
Rio Grande
Soldier Loses Three Legs in Combat Duty
Master Sgt. Robert E. Scott lost three legs in combat while serving as top gunner on a B 17 patrol. He explains that only one leg was his own and the other two were artificial. After each injury he returned home, wore spares, and resumed actions in the Pacific before being fitted for another artificial limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert E. Scott
Scott
Army
Pacific
States
Navy Cross for Rimmed Hole Heroic Plunge at Tarawa
Lt. Comdr. Wayne A. Parker of Oklahoma City recounted his repair of a 20 foot below water line breach in the USS Ringgold during Tarawa action. He waded into the leak to plug the gash under hostile fire costing him five minutes of anxiety and a new pair of trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wayne A. Parker
Oklahoma City
Parker
Tarawa
Braves 1914 pitching plan led to World Series sweep
A retrospective on the 1914 Boston Braves using Dick Rudolph Tyler James in a three man rotation. The piece argues working every third day built control and stamina, citing Rudolph’s 27 wins and parallels with early greats like Cy Young and Walter Johnson. It contrasts past workload with modern underuse, urging more innings to strengthen arms and improve control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Braves
Connie Mack
Athletics
Braves
George Stallings
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Mackmen
Dick Rudolph
Ed Walsh
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Grover Alexander
Carl Hubbell
Bob Feller
Alexander
Mathewson
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Bill Voiselle
Giants
John Siddall
Clotheslines Save Kid In Five Story Plunge
New York reports a 19 month old boy William Likely fell five floors from a tricycle into a concrete area and was saved by clotheslines strung from apartment house windows. He suffered only cuts and bruises with no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William
Reclusive Chicago Man Leaves 250000 for Charity After Death
Chelstino Chiesa a 75 year old recluse died of debility and malnutrition in Cook County Hospital. A rusty key found in his trousers unlocked a safety deposit box revealing an estate exceeding 250000 with over 8000 in savings and a 1924 will to Archdiocese of Chicago to benefit the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chelstino Chiesa
Chiesa
S. State Street
Cook County
John F. O’connell
John T. Dempsey
John
Mary Chiesa
Anthony Eckert
Transfer patterns for Canary Towers pattern 5244 request
Request for six transfer designs for Canary Towers pattern 5244 color chart for working and stitch illustrations. Instructs to send 16 cents, plus name, address, and pattern number to obtain the materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary Towers
Saddlemaker Tossed for Loss by Girl Wrestler
In Gardena California a 16 year old Margrete Taricco demonstrated tossing 180 pound man David McLean during a preliminary hearing on his attack charges. Judge Frank Carrell watched as McLean was thrown and then jailed on a $1000 bond. Taricco said she learned wrestling by practice and had recently thrown a 180 pound boyfriend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardena
Calif
Margrete Taricco
David McLean
Frank Carrell
McLean
Patient Robber Waits on Stool to Stage Holdup
In Cleveland a patient robber sat on a bar stool for more than four hours then held up bartender Joseph Joyce and fled with 1357 dollars from the till. He appeared about 2 p.m. and waited at the cafe bar until 6:30 p.m. before pulling a revolver and locking owner James J. Kilroy in a washroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joseph Joyce
James J. Kilroy
Combined Operations Unite for Permanent Peace
Wartime speech urges unity and international cooperation as essential to victory. Advocates learning from Allied efforts in Europe and Asia and building a lasting global peace. Encourages citizens to inform themselves, discuss with groups, and write to lawmakers to support peace proposals. Prepared by the War Advertising Council.
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THE
WAR Advertising Council
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