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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1948

Page

2

Hollywood Sings and Stars Stir Up Screen News

Inez Gerhard reports on Lamour on stage seven with multilingual song styles while Betsy Drake’s favorite project. Franchot Tone as romantic foil to Cary Grant. The Time of Your Life earns Oscar buzz with Cagney brothers and a stellar cast. Ladd judges a Pi Kappa Alpha beauty contest as Barton shines in The Time of Your Life. Bastogne based Bat tleground eyed as WB rivals All Quiet on the Western Front. Frances Langford plans cross country tour. George O Hanlon shifts to straight feature. William Bendix maps The Life of Riley film. Bergman and Edgar Bergen to Norway with Dr Christian.

Cagney Brothers Hollywood James Jeanne Cagney William Bendix Wayne Morris Broderick Crawford Ward Bond James Barton Gale Page Reginald Beane Frances Langford Jon Hall George O’hanlon Joe Doakes Warners Life of Riley Dr. Christian Jean Hersholt Ingrid Bergman Edgar Bergen Frederick IX Norway

Baseball Legends and Connie Mack Then and Now

Ty Cobb lauds Kid Nichols as a great pitcher and praises Eddie Plank Ed Walsh Lefty Grove Herb Pennock and Rube Waddell. The piece traces Connie Mack’s teams from 1901 to 1945 and notes the 1933s dismantling and the Mackmen comeback led by superior pitching and timely hitting as the Athletics vie with Yankees and Red Sox in 1930s-1940s context.

Cobb Eddie Plank Ed Walsh Grove Connie Mack Waddell Bender Plank Coombs Earnshaw Rommel Pennock Bullet Joe Bush Lefty Grove Herb Pennock Rube Waddell Mr. McGillicuddy Connie Harry Davis Lave Mack Tom Yawkey Robert Moses Grove Red Sox Athletics Mackmen Yankees

Prom Clash Ends in Fatal Basement Duel

Fifteen-year-old Marian Russo killed her mother Lillian Russo during a dispute over a junior prom at their Franklin New Jersey home. Marian says blows with a lead pipe followed by her defense with a beer bottle led to her mother’s death. Marian is hospitalized with a skull fracture and faces weeks of treatment.

Franklin N. J Marian Russo Sussex High School Herbert C. Irons Lillian Russo Irons Marian Frank Donche Franklin Hospital

Garden planting guidance for small plots and vegetables

The guide advises hand work for dense garden rows to maximize space. It lists turnips beets carrots radishes onions lettuce and mustard as fit for 12 inch rows while other crops vary by size and growth habit. Space should be allowed for growth and harvesting.

Termites attack pecan trees through roots and bark

Termites live in dead wood but can also kill pecan nursery stock and small trees by feeding at the roots. They may tunnel the taproot or branches until only a shell or bark remains.

Chicago Nominating Conventions Shape Lincoln Era Politics

Convention City Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency in Chicago in 1860. This city later hosted ballots that propelled Grant Garfield Cleveland Harrison Roosevelt Taft and Franklin Roosevelt, marking a long line of pivotal party gatherings.

Abraham Lincoln Chicago Grant Garfield Cleveland Harrison Theodore Roosevelt Taft Harding Franklin Roosevelt

Sun Valley Dogs Blend Traits From Eskimo and Canada

Sun Valley's dogs trace lineage to Alaskan Eskimo tribes and Eastern Canada. The mix yields strong yet gentle canines well suited for long trail runs across miles of rugged terrain.

Sun Valley Canada

Woman Whistling Champion Calls For More Whistling

In Portland Maine 81 year old Mrs Sanford D Benner a whistling champion of the Maine Three Quarter Century club says the world needs more whistling to ease troubles You cannot be mean while you're whistling she says Can you imagine Stalin whistling she asks The world is becoming too selfish and people are too busy to whistle

Portland Maine Sanford D. Benner Mrs. Benner

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The Patoka Register H. K. Pike Ruby D. Pikh Mgr Patoka Illinois Marion Co Inez Gerhard Ren Columbia Stage Dorothy Lamour New Mystery Theater K. T. Stevens New York Franchot Tone Cary Grant Betsy Drake Paramount Alan Ladd University of Washington Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Betty Field Macdonald Carey Ladd Everett Sloane Orson Welles Shanghai James Cagney Barton Kit Carson Trapper RKO Bastogne Robert Pirosh Christy Mathewson Matty Charles Kid Nichols Boston Nichols Ty Cobb Menlo Park Calif Kid Nichols Smokey Joe Wood Braves Uplands United States Navy Valley Forge San Diego North River Truman Israel Chaim Weizmann White House Arlington National Cemetery Roman Roman Proske Mieni Fla Tiger Farm Thomas E. Dewey Earl Warren California Sacramento Warren Charles F. Brannan Clinton P. Anderson Agriculture Anderson U.S Senate New Mexico Nada Allegheny County Baltimore Adolph Graver Micai C. Losworth Union Station St. Paul Minn Business & Invest OPPOR P. O St. Louis Missouri Baptist Hospital N. Taylor Missouri Englewood Hospital Green Street Ben Schlomberg 146Th Street Flushing N. Y Knoxville Tenn Foster's Foster Products CO E. 14Th St Kansas City
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