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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
6
News Review details Sandino's Nueva Segovia holdout in Nicaragua, US marines reinforcing, and political backlash as Kellogg urges cooperation to supervise elections. Congress debates policy, while European reaction and naval disaster inquiries unfold.
Secretary of State Kellogg counters France with a plan to recruit all major powers to renounce war as state policy and back pacific settlement. He notes the Briand proposal cannot be limited to France and United States and the U.S. will not enter a bilateral frame.
Col Lindbergh’s flight path includes Belize San Salvador Tegucigalpa Managua Costa Rica and Panama with officials and public acclaim at every stop. Panama issues a million special Lindbergh stamps. Miss Ruth Nichols headlines a New York to Minami nonstop with Harry Rogers and Maj. M. K. Lee piloting part of the 1,200 mile flight in 12 hours.
Col Charles Burton Robbins of Cedar Rapids is appointed by the President to succeed Anford MacNider as assistant secretary of war effective January 12. Robbins, a former commander of the Iowa department of the American Legion, is a close personal friend of MacNider and served in the Spanish American War.
Manila reports a curious Filipino matrimonial trend where foreigners wed local women who speak no English. An American husband and Japanese wife illustrate the language gap. Observers note fewer quarrels but larger issues like missing pay and meal delays.
Sir Thomas Horder, physician to King George, states in a pestology address that Britons lose about 500 million dollars of food annually to rats and mice. He estimates 44 million rats consuming 2 cents daily plus similar mouse numbers at 1 cent daily, totaling roughly 330 million for rats and 170 million for mice each year.
London report describes Chelsea in the Chelsea district as gates open and a scene of bohemian activity near Piccadilly. Artist's model Eileen Hawthorne nicknamed The Queen of Chelsea is noted for her ankles and her role among Chelsea studios and parties with artists and young Mayfair couples.
In Athens the University of Georgia is home to a new college fraternity named Sigma King. Membership requires being an Ethiopian of prominent family ties, serving as a butler at a recognized Greek letter fraternity house, never missing a football game in Athens since joining, and wearing only college clothes bought from college men.
The Shobonier Methodist Church opened a revival Sunday evening led by Rev. E O Allen of Marion. The service featured a lively song service and sermons on Net Mending and Faith and Force with daily 7 p m meetings. A quarterly service at Haley Chapel is planned for Jan 15 with Dist Supt Whitesides attending.
A young man says studying earned him a fifty dollar check from his father. He notes he would not have the money without his studies and credits his fellow students for the support.
Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co lists the Majestic Range at $10.00 and the Plue Enamel Range as is for $5.00. Local notices mention illnesses and visits including Margaret Evelyn daughter of Mr and Mrs C Easton and Mrs Alice Ballance with pneumonia and flu.
School progress under Miss Thelma Doolen noted. Francis Quayle spent Sunday with Dale Caudle. Alva Binnion couple visited on the road Sunday. Eddie Gerkin hauling milk to Vernon as roads stayed muddy. Herbert Gorham visited E N Binnion Saturday. J C Caudle and son Warren visited August Meseke Thursday. Joe Beckler met a business visitor in Vandalia Monday. Mason Bassett family visited Oscar Doolen Sunday. Tom Quayle called on J C Caudle Sunday evening.
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