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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1937

Page

6

Court hearing ends with a fine for office boy

The boss questions the late office boy about a court visit the previous night. He says investigators found something and fined him for the incident.

Diet doctor joke prompts surprising wife reaction

The dialogue notes a husband describing how his wife was amazed by a diet he prescribed. The quip under Pathfinder Magazine implies the diet worked so well it left her breathless.

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Way Back When ok By JEANNE NECESssity is the mother of in vention

The piece reflects on how necessity drives invention and opportunity arises from resilience. It chronicles Fred MacMurray born 1908 in Kankakee Illinois and his rise from small town life to Hollywood, highlighting early hardship, perseverance, and breakthrough moments from college saxophone to film success.

Fred MacMurray Kankakee Beaver Dam Wis American Legion Fred Carroll College Waukesha Hollywood Calif Picture California Collegians New York City Roberta Paramount Agi Dator

Poet Laureate John Masefield Began as Porter's Labor

The future English laureate John Masefield born in Ledburn Herefordshire in 1874 endured a hard youth including work as a saloon porter in New York and a carpet factory apprentice His early hardships preceded his 1902 Salt Water Ballads selection where he declared devotion to the dust and scum of the earth He rose through poetry and prose to become one of England's top poets.

John Masefield England Ledburn Herefordshire New York City Luke O’connor Columbian Hotel Jefferson Market Jail Yonkers Masefield London Scamp

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