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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1946
Page
4
A Mobile apartment house janitor Henry explains how he got engaged after losing his job, prompting a joke about surprise. A breakfast conversation features a professor and his wife noting everyone is a specialist, with a punchline about electric light being as simple as pressing a switch.
A sergeant pressures Miller to recount a late supply run. Miller explains he picked up a chaplain on the road and jokes that the mules understood nothing afterward.
A Florida man sent a barometer to New York and found it set to Hurricane when unpacked. After tapping and re tappings failed to budge it he wrote a blistering letter to the store. Upon returning the barometer and his home were gone.
In a tense workplace exchange, a supervisor questions Wilkins about repeated lateness across two weeks. Wilkins replies that he isn’t preoccupied with punctuality, emphasizing his focus on tasks rather than the clock.
An old cowboy registers at a city hotel and rejects running water. He jokes that he is not a trout, highlighting his old fashioned independence and humor in a simple city lodging scene.
A cheerful woman sits with a girl and her talking doll aboard a train. The girl answers that her doll talks but not to strangers, hinting at a wary boundary between passengers and the toy.
Dialogue shows Mrs Gnaggs asking if all doors and windows are shut. Elmer confirms he has shut up everything that can be secured for the night.
A Louisville Derby crowd of about 100000 discusses the Louis Conn fight and two pennant races. Fans favor Conn’s youth and pace, while Red Sox fans back Tom Yawkey’s spending and pitching strength. National League fans root for the Dodgers, Cubs, and Cardinals, with coaches Butts and Bryant naming potential top backs.
The article compares early batting leaders Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio and Dick Wakefield. Williams hits .350 or better while DiMaggio trails below .270 and Wakefield below .240 for the Tigers. Dom DiMaggio leads all with an average above .400 and Charley Keller also shines.
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