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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1946
Page
7
Use a rubber tip on broom handles to stop slipping. Burlap pads doubled as scouring pads last long when treated with scouring powder. Rinse after use. Water plants with a soap solution to boost health. Paint pictures of articles behind them on cabinet doors for livelier air. A tall house appears more grounded with a dark roof and trim.
The article surveys public favorites for 1946 with Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Honus Wagner Pepper Martin Dizzy Dean Carl Hubbell Bob Feller Hank Greenberg and others. It notes Ted Williams Dave Ferriss Mel Ott Johnny Mize Joe DiMaggio Dixie Walker Peewee Reese and Robert Feller as leading choices by city and team. It lists the author’s all time top ten including Ruth Cobb Jackson Speaker Wagner Dean Martin Waddell Mathewson Alexander Johnson Hubbell Dickey and Hal Chase.
Archer Curtis Hill of Dayton Ohio shatters free flight shooting distance with a 614 yards six inch mark in 1941. His regular flight distance stands at 517 yards one foot, noted in Frank Menkes book.
In Lindsborg Kansas known as Oberammergau of the Plains thousands of pilgrims attend Easter and Palm Sunday performances of Handel’s Messiah at Bethany College Prosser hall. The Bethany choir has sung the oratorio 182 times with a 500 voice chorus and 65 piece orchestra under Dr Hagbard Brase since 1915. Celebrities like Madame Nordica Hempe Elman and Galli-Curci have appeared here, boosting local arts and faith.
Turner Field near Albany shows a reduced command with one sergeant major and between 200 and 300 officers. A civilian staff and 550 airplanes remain on a flyable-storage basis, many civilians being former servicemen.
In Chicago the Shetland pony known as G I Joe fetched a record price of 20000 dollars. The pony, described as the finest of his breed in the last decade, had previously sold for 1500 dollars and changed hands several times through Chicago Indianapolis and Springfield buyers before ending at Valley View farm Bar rington through J L Young.
In Sabetha Kansas resident Otho L Johnstone heard a P 80 Shooting Star jet overhead but could not see the aircraft. He then saw an aluminum fuel tank fall end over end and land about a mile away, with about a gallon of fuel remaining. Two tanks were later found near Maple Shade area.
This simple blouse pattern suits beginners using one yard of fabric in size 12. Ideal with flowered or plain rayon silk or satin. Bind the neck with a double...
In Jasper Georgia two rural mail carriers W J Hamrick and R E Williams solved the mud problem with jeeps. They switched from standard cars after January when Route 1 deteriorated and the jeep proved faster and more reliable. Through winter the four wheel drive enabled access to all Pickens county roads despite snow rain and mud. The effort supports the old motto that the mail must go through.
Washington reports farm machinery production in 1945 reached 663.5 million dollars, with 240.1 million in repair parts and attachments. Second half favored new machinery while irrigation and domestic water systems led gains. harvesting, haying, sprayers and heaters rose, few new models appeared during the war with more devices expected in 1946.
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