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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
3
Readers are urged to buy gifts for cigarette or pipe smokers from Camel and Prince Albert. A 200‑count Camels carton suits cigarette fans while a pound tin of Prince Albert Tobacco pleases pipe enthusiasts. Each item comes ready wrapped with space for a personal greeting.
Community readers are encouraged to submit grandma style proverbs and sayings about cooking and hard work. The notices promise five dollar payments to contributors from various towns and invite mail to Cincinnati Ohio with a new Nu Maid margarine flavor and packaging claim.
In a small town a girl Molly suffers a grave injury after a barn accident as doctors warn of a crisis and a possible transfusion. Her seven year old brother Pete offers blood, questioning if it will save her. The scene ends with Pete fearing how long until he dies.
A tense dialogue reveals a boy named Pete contemplating death to save his sister by giving blood. The doctor warns that without sufficient blood the body cannot sustain life, and the father processes the grim exchange as Pete admits his intention to die to help his sister.
John, a weary newspaper seller in a drenched city, witnesses a street crime and a police pursuit. The shooter Moe Consoletti dies after a staged confrontation with Officer Clancey, and John earns a thousand dollars in the aftermath.
A dense listing of crossword clues across many numbers includes Bog, Peevish, A size of type, Per to the country, The last king of Tro, Semblance, Condiment, Exist, Food fish, Diverse, Like, Neuter pronoun, River Lib, Fascination, A shallow vessel, Story, Bird Hawaiian, Jumbled typs, Hair bows, Observe, Measure Chin, Has obligations, Rul out, Brisk, Toclothe, River Fr, Having key, Founded. Down clues cover Charts, Taj Mahal site, Town announce, Alcoholic beverage, Wise answers, Astard Malay, Vehicle w runners, Wager, Vigor, A wing, Division of a play, Chinese, Pinch, Cuckoo, Coin Port, Exclamation frighten, Sash Jap, Shed blood, Undershot water wheel, People of Switzerland, Search for, Sea eagle, Serf, Hastened, Prosecute judicially, Part of a locomotive.
The Stop the Music host Bert Parks draws immense public interest as fans press for the Mystery Melody title. He avoids talk at home while tours and prize payouts continue. Nearby pop culture notes include Gene Autry and Mule Train, Curt Massey Time ratings, and South Africa censorship debates. Virginia Mayo spearheads Toys for Tots kickoff with Col. Brauer. Joan Crawford stars in The Victim with four leading men shot in Palm Springs amid heat.
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