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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1951
Page
2
Diogenes declares quitting the quest as he finds it harder to locate an honest man amid widespread corruption. The dialogue touches on bribes, influence peddling, and the many “almost honest” types in society while jokes with lampooned anecdotes, mink, and misadventures punctuating the conversation.
An exploration of how public holidays vary by region with January 1 as a reference. It notes that Southern states honor Civil War days, Columbus Day is observed in 29 states, and some states observe both Lee and Lincoln birthdays. It compares global practice, citing India with 50 bank holidays and Russia with five yearly holidays.
New Year’s Day is a more common giftgiving occasion than Christmas in Scotland. A family gathering on New Year’s Eve featured hot pint spiced ale, a midnight toast, and rounds of well wishes. Elders carried the kettle to neighbors, offering sips and gifts to begin the year with abundance.
The first day of the year has long been observed as a holiday, traced to Druids in England and Babylonians with a 12 day celebration. Druids marked New Year on the shortest day, believing the sun’s return would bring sunshine and warmth.
As 1952 welcomes the world, the United States lags behind nations that have already celebrated. The delay stems from the earth’s rotation from west to east, placing the Western Hemisphere at the end of the line for the new year.
Estes Kefauver’s Crime In America summarizes investigations tying New York City to a broad gambling ring. It details Jersey operations, Saratoga raceway houses, and figures like Anthony Guarini Salvatore Moretti Willie Moretti Joe Adonis and Frank Costello with state police complicity and payoffs threading through banks and casinos.
CHICAGO A 50 per cent rise in juvenile delinquency within ten years is forecast by Dr. E. Preston Sharp head of Maryland Public Welfare training schools. He links population growth to the expected increase and notes the high 1946 divorce rate. Children from such homes aged five are seen as most at risk.
Detroit detective Conrad Konetshny observed two men and a boy eating steak at dawn and noted their bulging pockets. He searched them and found barber tools and $50 in quarters. They confessed to breaking into a barbershop and a filling station. Clarence Shelly John Rogers in custody.
Opinion piece compares ancient Israel to modern democracy. It argues that a nation’s fate rests on collective choices rather than wealth or power. It warns that wrong decisions in the atomic age threaten freedom and cites issues from corruption to vice as measures of national character.
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