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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
2
In a short comic anecdote, Jones tries a new restaurant for lunch. He orders brown bread but receives white each day for a week. To get brown, he reverses his order to include white bread, prompting the waitress to point out his usual preference.
This classified ad urges farmers to buy A. F. M. Minerals from local dealers to correct mineral deficiencies in livestock, highlighting the widespread trouble caused by such deficits.
The Economic Defense board moves to seize and requisition vast foreign war material stockpiles in U S warehouses and rail yards. Tin plate copper wire steel bars sheets ship plates and more totaling over a million tons poised for quick sale under a $200 000 revolving fund. An earlier Hoboken haul foreshadows a larger front in wartime materiel control.
The article reports multiple aerial incursions by Japanese planes near the Golden Gate and sightings off Alaska Oregon lower California and Panama. It notes public unpreparedness sparking half hearted blackouts and widespread confusion as New York tests warning systems and mitigates disruption to war production.
President Roosevelt’s wartime aims unity swept aside controversy as America prepared for a long conflict. Nations across Latin America pledged support, Canada and the United Kingdom declared war, and U S enlistments rose while Wake Island evacuations reached safety. Congress moved toward an Expeditionary Force for the Far East and the draft age was discussed.に
Editorial notes the global shift to war after Germany and Italy join Japan in declaring war on the United States. The piece frames the unprecedented unity of democratic nations against the Axis and reflects the newspaper’s wartime perspective.
Berlin admitted weather and supply failures stopped German advances in central and northern Russia. Nazi command cited freezing temperatures and ruined fuel lines, while Russia claimed 6,000,000 German losses and continued recapture of towns. Capture of Tikhvin, 110 miles east of Leningrad, highlighted strategic shift.
President Roosevelt urged sharp rises in war production and signaled a demand for a seven day week and twenty four hour operation. Labor friction was largely quelled by wartime need, with remaining resistance facing public disapproval and union pressure.
To toast nuts spread thin in a shallow pan and heat slowly until light brown. stir with a fork. Remove the dark intestinal line from shrimp before use. Avoid overcooking vegetables. A perfume drop on a light bulb will scent a room. Casseroles can be cooked in advance and reheated. Dough stored cold hardens on the surface. wrap in waxed paper with cold water to prevent drying.
Dr. C. M. Coe of 503 Pine St St. Louis Mo advertises a free valuable book on piles and fistula treatment that will pay readers. The notice invites sufferers to write for the booklet.
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