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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1933
Page
7
The Quebec safety league plans a campaign urging pedestrians to wear a small reflector on their breast and back at night to improve visibility on country roads and reduce hits by automobiles. Arthur Gadboury, general secretary, notes the initiative.
The first Bible and Prayer Bible brought to Australia were used at St. Philip's Church in Sydney. They were carried by Rev. Richard Johnson, the settlement’s first chaplain, landed 145 years ago. Inscribed Botany Bay 1786, they were first used on January 27 1788 after a delayed fleet voyage. A fire ten years later nearly destroyed them with the first church.
Salt Lake City reports that weather men are 90 percent accurate in forecasts, per Dr. Herbert W. Kimball. He cited modern methods and balloon instrument recordings from high altitudes contributing to the efficiency, noting instruments reach ten miles up and sometimes vanish in the stratosphere.
In Twin Falls Idaho a five year old boy appeals to Police Judge Chester Wise to help him save his valuable dog. He asks for a job to earn a license, stating the dog is good and that he just paid a nickel for him.
A National Geographic bulletin describes Ethiopia as a vast highland nation of about 10 million, a melting pot of Africans and Asians, with Djibouti as its port and Addis Ababa linked by a 500 mile railway. It notes coffee from Harar, Mocha comparisons, and Prince Desta Demtu in the capital.
The passage describes Addis Ababa as a growing trade hub with coffee exports and tusks among imports. It highlights the market area near the former gibbet tree, the Menelik statue, and imperial palace views. It notes 200,000 residents, 5,000 foreigners, and Ethiopia’s Christian heritage with 15,000 churches and priests.
J Marvin Hunter of The Frontier Times built a Texas museum in Bandera using his scrapbook of pioneer accounts and relics. He funded the project by selling copies of his Authentic History of Sam Bass and His Gang featuring items like rifles, pistols, saddles, spurs, powder horns, and photos of early Texans including rangers and desperadoes.
Archaeologists report a cache of ancient gold coins discovered near Visby on Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The coins include pieces dating back to 1411, indicating a medieval origin and historical value.
Anders Minde dahl stood as the sole graduate at the Maywood rural grade school's commencement in Kansas City Kansas. He completed the ceremony as the only student receiving a diploma, marking a unique single-student graduation.
Joseph Hutcheson, the tall Southern league standout, was purchased from Memphis by the Brooklyn National League club. He excels in right field and at the plate and is a 28 year old Texan.
The Indian council on the reservation at Pocatello Idaho forbids white men to fish there under any circumstances.
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