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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1931
Page
2
Washington reports the last of ten eight inch gun 10 000 ton cruisers under the London treaty will sport the most formidable armor deck protection yet for this class able to stop eight inch projectiles to 25 000 yards. The ships use lightweight metals and electric welding to maximize protection while maintaining speed near 37 knots.
A brief note recalls Halley's Comet as the most famous traveler to be rediscovered in 1682 for a month and later sighted in 1759 1885 1910 1931. It mentions prior observations in 1456 1531 and 1607 and confirms Halley's 76 year cycle.
The passage lists ship tonnages around 9,000 tons for vessels stationed in cities like Chester, Houston, Northampton, Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Louisville, and Augusta. It notes all could reach 10,000 tons displacement but the U.S. is limited to eight inch gun cruisers at 18,000 tons and questions whether excess tonnage can be shifted to six inch gun cruisers.
A newspaper editorial praises perseverance in sport citing John D Rockefeller and the Prince of Wales. It notes Rockefeller mastered a difficult hole after practice and the prince as a fearless rider who faces hazards head on, playing the game through to the finish.
Horning Pennsylvania Mrs Nevada Marshall a grandmother at thirty may be a great grandmother at fifty She married at twelve and bore a child at fourteen Sarah Ann nearly five is granddaughter The daughter of George Marshall Jr married at sixteen She could not buy tobacco for her husband due to a law barring sales to minors
In Tombs court the accused described his Chicago to New York walk as unbalancing his nerves while being held without bail on a grand jury charge of stabbing Charles Dean assistant trust officer of Empire Trust Company. He hoped to profit from oil stock after being told it was worthless.
The piece praises Walsh as the best loved man in England for pushing through hazards in the fall handi cap. Harding drops out after realizing he cannot win, while Walsh continues to the finish despite crowd ridicule, showing persistent effort with potential to improve.
Akron officials test a 76 foot high 200 ton movable mooring mast for the Goodyear Zeppelin airdock. Powered by a 240 horsepower gasoline engine the mast moves at two miles per hour and was adapted for US naval use though designed by British engineers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Casey appeals in Utica to have her brother Henry Cregg legally declared dead after he vanished in 1898 while seeking work on the Great Lakes. She aims to claim a $609.91 legacy now held by the county treasurer.
Italian nobleman Count Cutelli is revealed as the real source behind the film industry’s sound effects. He claims 99 distinct noises produced by his throat and mouth, from dogs barking to airplane roars, and says his career began in Sicily then on stage in Palermo before coming to America.
The motorist and marksman Gaile Udena of Calif is named again to the United States rifle team for the international small bore championships at Bisley England in July. Upshaw, a four year member of the Dewar team, scored 398 of 400 in 1920 and has won 65 medals and many trophies in rifle matches.
Doctors said a lifeless infant born near Fox Point was revived after rapid measures. The father assisted by breathing for the baby while Dr. F H Schultz used artificial means and sped to Milwaukee in a car to deliver the infant in life.
A dairy farmer near Stigler Oklahoma claims a calf exhibits a single body with seven legs due to a right shoulder growth that forks into a large leg ending in three separate feet. The calf shows three distinct feet and shared joints and bones at the end of the extra limb.
Philadelphia reports a runaway bull menaced South Broad Street near the League Island navy yard. Marines were summoned to help. Private Robert R. Thompson made a flying lasso throw and looped the animal to secure it.
Mrs. Rogers says Will Rogers never owned evening clothes yet appears in formal attire and cheerful mood in a rare published photograph. The noted actor and philosopher is shown in a rare image not previously released.
Frank Hawkes the renowned speed salesman states in American Magazine he avoids the idea of being a speed demon. He argues speed advances civilization by fast transfers, but his version is steady and accessible, not freakish or record chasing. He portrays himself as a conservative, humane pilot who cruises rather than races.
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