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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
7
The Liberty Bell inscription comes from Leviticus in the Bible. The question asks how much larger China is than the continental United States and covers various trivia such as Pompeii's destruction, the most used textile, Malacca Strait entrance guard city, and the range of Big Bertha during World War I.
The items list seven facts or items: the Bible verse Leviticus 25:10. one third larger. servile. Mt Vesuvius eruption in 79 A D. cotton. Singapore. seventy six.
The piece notes Don Hutson's record career in the NFL, including his 1943 league receiving title, 384 career receptions, 83 touchdowns, and 6,310 yards, amid Isbell's departure and Hutson's later coaching role. It also touches on Hogan predicting golf purses postwar and reflections on tournament style and audience demand.
In Battle Creek Michigan soldiers from Illinois recount rough Mediterranean flight to Sicily with air sickness and gusting winds. Parachutist Lieut Anthony Pappas of Chicago describes the ordeal and the perilful assault on a barracks amid German fire.
Aviation Cadet R. D. Seale 23 of Taft California went temporarily blind while piloting a one man training plane at Chico California. He landed safely under calm radio guidance from Lieut. Col. C. W. Thaxton at the army field control tower. Thaxton directed every move to bring the craft to ground without incident.
Milwaukee police report a holdup man, Anthony Scaffidi, 29, was shot and killed when the intended victim Bugne Reichman, 27, resisted losing his draft card and wallet containing $170. Reichman fought back as the four suspects failed to return the items, a patrolman responding to cries ended the confrontation.
A note lists lesson topics and scripture texts used with permission. The material is copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and provided for instruction.
A religious study outlines Judas’s money betrayal and Peter’s fear driven denial, linking Jesus’ arrest and trial to human weakness. It argues modern believers face similar pressures to deny faith for comfort or convenience and calls for steadfast courage amid a hostile world.
In the Solomon Islands natives still rely on wooden carved figures perched on canoes as spiritual aids to navigation. Despite modern tools like radio direction finders and periscopes introduced during wartime, these grotesque human forms are believed to represent protective beings watching for hidden dangers in the water.
A testimonial from Leon Swartz of Philo Pa describes relief from years of constipation after using ALL-BRAN. The ad explains cellulosic fiber supports gut flora and regular elimination, noting ALL-BRAN is a gentle regulating food not a laxative and urges daily use with water. Kellogg's Battle Creek is named as the maker.
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