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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1950
Page
3
A reader asks how to seal a wood porch floor and insulate under it where the cellar leaks and stays cold. The answer recommends covering the porch floor with roofing canvas, painting with floor paint, and placing batt insulation between floor joists on the underside if insulation is desired.
A caller recalls a mild amnesia episode as a friend, the once lively Jerry, becomes a silent version of his former self. The tale follows memory gaps, a builder’s behavior shift, and a bewildering burglary misread during a New York home incident.
In a small town a trio, Connie Marc and Jud Morrison, spend a weekend by Beaver Lake. Marc schemes to draw Connie away from Jud but feelings shift as Connie frets over Jud’s easy charm and Marc’s hidden rivalries.
A compact crossword list with clues across and down, including terms for solitary upright afresh cyprinoid and many others. Entries cover beasts rivers dried plums pineapples medical notes and various linguistic hints, with a final numbered cue No. 31.
A psychiatrist recounts a case of Jerry the burglar who after knocking his wife, loses and regains memory. He returns to New York then reunites with his wife amid a tense reconciliation. The doctor quips a watercolor set as a remedy for memory lapses.
Radio sponsors urged Colman and Benita Colman to return on air after a decade. A guest shot on Jack Benny’s program led to Don Quinn adapting Fibber McGee and Molly style for The Halls of Ivy, making it a success from the start. Morey Amsterdam plans a spring concert tour as a noted cellist. Elliot Lawrence plans a new composition Ballet for Thirsty Arabians in Search of Water inspired by New York’s water shortage.
Advice on using Dixie Dairy Feed to extend milking period and increase milk yield and butterfat. Recommends Dixie 16% with good pasture, Dixie 24% with poor forage, and Dixie 34% for home-grown grains, aiming to higher profits.
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