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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Page
7
An old chipped white enamel chair is rebuilt from odds and ends. The project uses scrap plywood a can of blue enamel and ticking material to craft a new seat cover. Sanding priming painting and enamel finish complete the restoration into an attractive piece.
An unsolicited letter from Beatrice Meyer of Newark claims Kellogg's All-Bran cured years of constipation after a 10 day trial. The ad promotes daily All-Bran with ample water and offers a double money back guarantee if dissatisfied.
Byron Nelson topped $60,000 in 1945 earnings while Ben Hogan Sam Snead and Byron Nelson dominate golf income. football and baseball salaries rise with new leagues and TV potential. Louis and Conn face heavy taxes on gates, salaries climb across sports but taxes trim gains.
LONGMONT, COLO. Police found two youths aged 13 and 14 asleep beside their loot after a morning theft spree. They held a guitar, $25 in cash, boots and clothing taken from a nearby ranch, ending a short crime wave.
Chicago recounts of the group of University of Chicago scientists who prepared to halt the first atomic pile under the football grandstand at Stagg Field. Dr. Walter H. Zinn described pulling and reinserting control rods to prevent a potential catastrophe amid the wartime project. The 4 H Westinghouse contest group witnessed the site and the scientists’ pledged sacrifice.
Walter Rich aged 38 of 10945 Michigan avenue was arrested in Chicago after 13 years as a fugitive. In 1931 he escaped from Sandusky Ohio honor camp after stealing a calf for 27 dollars and receiving a 1 to 15 year sentence. He waived extradition and will be returned to the prison camp.
Mike Sachs a burlesque comedian of 42 years says he is blind but will not quit his routine of 19 shows weekly. He lost vision from an arterial condition after a Grand Theater St Louis performance nine months ago and has since worked in Washington Baltimore Newark and Philadelphia.
Six hundred German prisoners of war using graders bulldozers and trucks on a 200 acre tract are making the world's biggest map. At one time as many as 2,000 prisoners were used on the project. It's a scale model of the Mississippi river basin reaching from Fort Peck Montana to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and from Minnesota to New Orleans.
London police battle the worst postwar crime surge with six unsolved murders since V E Day, a kidnapping, and major jewel thefts. The Yard reports gangland activity, diamond smuggling, and thousands in value jewels, with experts noting unprecedented cases and police reassignment to streets.
Washington report shows October placements of handicapped workers at 18,639, up 24 percent from September. Disabled veterans accounted for 11,409 of the total, a 30 percent rise, with Ohio and Michigan posting the largest state increases in overall numbers.
In Houston the district attorney refused a request for a wife beating permit after a man claimed friends told him such a permit existed. He complained his wife cannot keep house and burned cornbread, saying she deserves a good old fashioned beating.
Pattern No. 8958 covers sizes 12 to 20 with short sleeves for size 14. Requires 346 yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric and scraps for applique. Apron styles aim to please homemakers with gay bib designs to make up in pretty flower motifs.
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