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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1947
Page
7
Picture card collecting, once a widespread casual hobby, now persists as a serious pursuit for about 5000 enthusiasts with a national group and two magazines. The largest collection belongs to a Sierra Madre, California resident, with 1,000,000 cards valued at approximately $200,000.
Grand Forks reports Old Main, North Dakota’s oldest college building, condemned for years but still used for offices. The state board approves a $365,000 new administration building as part of a $1,386,000 building program to meet space needs with a record enrollment of 2,683 students.
In Williamsport, Dispatcher Peck Wurster ruled a swallowed bus token covers fare. A passenger testified she placed the token between her lips to adjust packages, the driver said good morning, then she gulped. Wurster concluded no extra fare is due.
A Memphis store calling itself a food bank operates under Tennessee banking department rules. It uses bonded tellers to receive and disburse customer food, issues balance statements, and accounts for each customer's food supply like a bank ledger.
In Greensboro Charles H. Doggett credits his wife with improving his sight after a light poke in the eye during a playful moment. Doctors say the blow dislodged a longstanding cataract that had hidden in the corner of his eye for five years. He cautions that it might not work again.
The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine will mobilize an air force for spraying crop and forest pests including the Japanese beetle and gypsy moth. At least 15 planes will operate, with private aircraft lending spray capability, to cover thousands of acres daily. Night lighting at small airports costs about 2600 dollars with range up to 30 miles in tests. Operating costs run about 15 cents per hour.
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