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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1948

Page

2

Winter tips for kitchens and kids in teens guidance

Save yourself breadboard wash ing by covering the board with a sheet of waxed paper. Then flour and roll the dough. When fin ished, discard the paper. Take care of your feet now and you won't be bothered with foot problems when you're older. Wear comfortable shoes of the right size. Medium heels are best for teens. Coffee cake when several days old may be sliced and toasted in the broiler. Take time out this winter to teach your pre schooler traffic rules and dressing routines. To keep the pages of the cook book open snap a rubber band over the page and back of the book.

Proper Treatment Halts Termites Across Panama Study

A 21 year Panama Canal Zone test on Barro Colorado island shows coal tar creosote and zinc chloride protect wood from termites. Impregnated lumber remained intact while untreated wood suffered heavy damage. All lumber including shingles and posts should be treated, and drainage and ventilation help reduce termite activity. Soil poisoning is less permanent and should be used where structural methods are impractical.

Barro Colorado Island Panama Canal Zone

Mayor Balances Five Roles in Wood River

In Wood River Illinois 35 year old Mayor Lavier D Humphrey juggles five jobs nonstop. He is mayor and Shell Oil refinery operator and leads youth recreation efforts including playgrounds a 15 acre ball park project and a pioneering Junior G Man club. His day also includes police liaison and coordinating all duties within a 24 hour period. Enthusiasm and hard work drive his civic career.

Lavier D. Humphrey Shell Oil Company Roxana Humphrey Wood River Frank Starkey Shell

Foote Tying Wheel Aids Field Packed Vegetables

The article describes Alfred F. Foote's tying wheel designed for field use to bundle broccoli for retail sale. The wooden top has a notched rim to hold a standard broccoli bunch while tied, with a pipe frame welded to wheel spindles allowing the device to be moved like a wheelbarrow.

Alfred F. Foote

Simple DIY Light Bulb Brooder for Chicks

A low cost method to build a baby chick brooder using a box, lumber or wall board. A tin can shields the bulb while burlap curtains are cut into strips to form a heat-safe covering, spaced every two inches.

Researchers Find DDT Resistant House Flies

A USDA study reports a strain of house flies resistant to DDT requiring nearly twice as much chemical to kill them. This resistance could develop in nature, affecting public health and complicating future control efforts depending on the time for wild flies to adapt.

USDA

Country Doctor Returns to School for Latest Medical Progress

The country doctor program in Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society, offers an eight hour weekly class across six centers Harrisburg Allentown Johnstown Oil City Wilkes Barre Williamsport. In ten weeks 840 rural physicians attend lectures from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia experts covering diagnosis treatment and current medical progress.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Medical Society Allentown Johnstown Oil City Wilkes-Barre Williamsport Pittsburgh Philadelphia Charles 5Ith Medical Society

No Problem for Him: Professor Records Lecture in Class

Burlington Vermont Professor Robert S Long of the University of Vermont, struck by laryngitis, decides to teach by recording his lecture. He whispers the talk into a recording device and plays it back at full volume in the classroom.

Burlington Robert S., Long University of Vermont

Farmers Strengthen Neighborly Tradition in El Paso

El Paso Illinois and Woodford county farmers renewed a 33 year old neighborly tradition by cleaning village streets and yards after a storm. About 50 farmers used tractors axes and saws to clear debris then hauled it to a dump and were treated to dinner in two El Paso cafes.

EL Paso Ill Woodford County

Christian Fellowship Lesson Deepens Church Unity

A devotional piece stressing Acts 2 37 47 and Ephesians 4 1 6. George Washington cited as a model of churchgoing fellowship, urging believers to live daily in unity through grace. It highlights the universal brotherhood in Christ beyond race or creed and calls for evangelism and church community.

Eorge Washington United States Virginia George Washington Peter Jesus Christ Sdolomon Fellowship of Christian Faith

Do It Yourself Cupboard Pattern Lets Any Builder Try

No carpentry knowledge needed just hand tools. A full size pattern guides tracing cutting and assembly with numbered parts and steps. Buy pattern No 38 for 50 cents from East Bird Pattern Co Pleas antville NY and save over ready made cupboard costs.

East-Bird Pattern Co Dept. W Pleasantville New York

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