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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
5
A Midwestern farmer reported losing 2 025 pigs to theft but an alert copyreader questioned the total. After verification the figure was revised to two sows and 25 pigs, and the story was corrected.
In a terse drill command a rookie asks about today’s date while the sergeant urges focus on the test. The exchange captures early training tension and a humorless reminder to stay on task.
A terse exchange questions the age of a building claimed to be over three thousand years old. The respondent retorts that it is actually 1944, casting doubt on the legend surrounding the structure.
Jones asks about roles and Smith replies he will play the husband in the production. The exchange reveals casting and character choices for the upcoming club performance.
Dialogue scene shows Sonny requesting ten cents worth of tasteless castor oil from a druggist. The druggist questions the request as Sonny explains it is for his father, implying a caregiving moment.
A narrator marvels at a dog named Nit-That with an unusually long tail. The speaker remains amazed by the tail length, estimating about three feet, while noting the scene occurs in the dog’s backyard.
A humorous exchange notes track stars' instinct to run when a gun fires, contrasting athletic training with military demands and highlighting speed versus composure in combat.
A tense exchange shows a son asserting his status as an income tax exemption, prompting a hardened reply from the father and signaling a family rift over financial dependents and accountability.
In a light exchange Pvt. One asks Pvt. Two about a jeep doing town runs. Pvt. Two replies with a tongue in cheek prayer, reflecting a casual wartime chat tone.
A playful exchange suggests fashion choices are tied to Little Red Riding Hood imagery. Jane notes the character wore red, and the joke links this to girls wearing red and a referenced wolf.
A comic exchange recalls a flashy encounter as Joe Gee jokes he found the blonde in his billfold Bill claims he cannot recall where she came from and adds uncertainty to the tale
Jerry quips that the lawyer always has his hands in his own pockets, casting doubt on trustworthiness. The exchange suggests skepticism about professional integrity in a casual dialogue.
A dialogue notes Mrs Brown praising cost increases while the doctor claims the case could advance medical science. Mr Brown reacts to anticipated high charges, highlighting dispute over bill and value.
A humorous exchange shows a housewife scolding a maid about broken dishes across days. The maid explains her afternoon off and defuses the tension with a witty retort.
Questioning why silk is not produced from U.S. raised silkworms the dialogue answers that American silk comes from rayon derived fibers. The remark adds humor by calling the worm a bigger animal who provides more silk.
The writer argues that today’s golfers would post much lower scores than 20 years ago due to gear and course improvements. He cites 1924 and 1937 Oakland Hills Opens and the 1942 Masters where Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson produced record plays. He lists players of the era and notes steel shafts, longer balls, improved fairways and greens, the dynamiter, and bolder recovery from traps.
The article argues golf has evolved with watered greens and maintained fairways while old timers would still rate highly. It contrasts course conditions with players of today and suggests determination and concentration matter most, praising Byron Nelson Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen as enduring exemplars alongside Hagen Jones and Sarazen.
Zack Wheat leads a re sort in western Missouri. Two 16 year old boys are members of the 1944 Illinois football squad. Bob Seeds a former Chicago White Sox outfielder is player manager at Little Rock. Herb Coleman Notre Dames regular center last year has been discharged from the navy and is back in school.
In Port Chester New York burglars steal jewels valued at 3000 dollars after entering Evans Ward home. The Great Dane left to guard the house did not deter them and was seen enjoying a roast beef tossed by the thieves when the Wards returned.
In Kansas City Missouri a court session granted 44 divorces by noon and set a rapid pace covering cases from one week to 13 years. Most complaints were by women and involved indignities jealousy and mental cruelty. Defaults dominated as proceedings moved fast with many women restoring maiden names.
In a dramatic sea rescue off Santa Barbara Captain Frank B. Baldwin floated for hours in mountainous seas after a midair crash. Navy blimp crew led by Lieut. Culbertson hovered through 35 mph winds and lowered a harness to haul Baldwin aboard. Pilot Lieut. E. R. Haynes is listed as missing.
Returning seamen describe Captain Carl Larsen of a New York-flag ship as drunken and dangerous on a South Pacific isle. He fired at natives and crew, was overpowered by a Navy guard, escaped confinement, and was fatally shot by a guard during a subsequent breakout. The vessel had sailed from San Francisco months earlier.
Kansas City. A navy veteran with 33 years of service was charged with possession of government property after hundreds of naval items were found in his home. Bernard C. Biezunski, 58, pleaded innocent at arraignment with bond set at 2500 dollars. A naval intelligence officer testified more than a truckload of government property, including tools and supplies, was recovered.
Eight thousand skeletons from the Tennessee river valley stored in Knoxville form what may be the nation’s largest documented collection. Led by T. M. N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg, researchers catalog artifacts, site data, and images aiming to unlock prehistoric Southeast history and ancient migrations.
Captain Jacob F. Wagner of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin acted as an emergency aid to a mother in labor in London. He heard a scream from an upstairs window, delivered an eight pound infant, cared for mother and child, then called a doctor. He was a peacetime farmer.
A navy surgeon in the South Pacific removed a wounded marine’s pack and treated his wound before ordering transfer to a hospital ship. That night the doctor reinforced the foxhole with sandbags and later used the rescued pack to fortify the position. The next morning a label read Dyna mite Caution.
To obtain complete crochet instructions for Pineapple and Flower Cluster Daily Pattern No. 5735 mail 15 cents, 1 cent postage, your name, address, and the pattern number.
The fragmentary OCR suggests a Cran sley church window featuring a stained glass likeness of Winston Churchill and a man smoking a cigar, described as possibly the only example of its kind.
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