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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
2
Entry as second class matter at Patoka Illinois on November 2 1907 under the act of March 8 1879. Subscription rate listed as 5 years in advance with Marion County pricing and outside county pricing.
MeGyrer Mezt reports radio faces like Bob Hope Jack Benny and Fred Allen contend for top Hooper ratings while new CBS NBC projects and Hollywood tributes unfold. Terry Moore receives a crew gift after The Return of October. Henry Morgan shoots So This Is New York with Philadelphia premiere, and James Hilton curates classic literature for radio audiences.
The article recalls the Cardinals’ 1934 and 1942 spirit, noting players like Marty Marion and Ducky Medwick and comparing 1948 squads to the Gas House Gang. It pairs praise for St Louis veterans with critique of the Red Sox, describing their poor spring, weak pitching, and lack of team lift despite Ted Williams leading in batting and RBIs.
Richard A. Bearse, who spent about 22 years in Bridgewater State Hospital after killing his mother Etta A. Bearse in August 1926, is deemed sane and ready for trial though not yet free. Doctors say he behaved normally amid the inmates for most of the period.
The piece notes that commercial fertilizers began over 50 years ago with Chicago packing houses turning meat-processing by products into fertilizer. It explains the development of mixed and complete fertilizers by adding treated phosphatic rock and German mined potash salts to create concentrated goods.
Rat feeding requires 50 pounds of grain per year per rat and causes 50 to 100 pounds of waste by spoiling or contaminating product. This damage lowers market grade and leads to feed refusals by animals.
A 5,682 square foot tract at Kaawa loa on Kealakekua Bay remains forever England’s property though Hawaii may gain statehood. The land was deeded to the British in 1876 by Princess Likelike, daughter of King Kalakaua, and surrounds a monument to Capt. James Cook, the Hawaii founder.
Blankets wear out when too short. A blanket should cover feet and extend around the neck. For doubles use 72 by 84 inches and for singles 63 by 84 inches.
Frozen beets require long cooking when prepared fresh and tend to bleed color if cut. Use tender beets no larger than two inches in diameter, cook whole 25 to 30 minutes, then peel and dice or slice. After freezing, they need only 3 to 5 minutes to cook.
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