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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
6
A farmer and rising industrial figure mixes field work with factory processes. Soy beans become soap, linoleum, paint and varnish as U S production shifts from farming to manufacture. In a recent year sixty one million pounds of soy bean oil were produced with two percent for soap, five for linoleum, thirteen for paint and varnish.
Secretary Edward J. Hughs warns of dangerous night driving as days shorten. He cites 228 500 faulty light rejections from 41 624 inspected vehicles and argues dimming headlights prevents accidents. He says glare caused 300 deaths and 3 680 injuries nationwide last year and urges inspection and considerate driving.
The M. E. Church announces preaching on the 1st and 4th Sundays at 7:00 p m and the 3rd Sunday at 10 45 a m. Next Sunday Sunday School at 9:30 with preaching at 10 45. Subject Isaiah and the five strokes of his Christmas bell. The public is invited. Merry Christmas. W E Shaffer Pastor.
A 1907 Consumers Information photo contrasts Fifth Avenue traffic with today as auto shows approach. It notes rapid growth from a few thousand cars to about 30 million nationwide, and a shift from primitive models costing around 3000 to modern cars at one fifth that price, boosting factory hiring and industry scale.
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