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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1946
Page
5
Terrell Jacobs of Barnes Brothers circus recounts near fatal escapes in training lions and leopards. He explains headwork and patience are key as he trains mature cats and recalls the 150 animals featured in a Johnny Weismuller Tarzan film.
The article notes circuses in America endure over a century with equestrian acts gymnastics and clown routines. It traces origins to the 18th century and mentions Barnum and Bailey and other itinerant shows. The 1946 season is expected to be large as war curtailed tours.
William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill was born in 1846 in Scott county Iowa and died in 1917. He rode for the Pony Express and served as a Civil War cavalry scout before supplying meat to Union Pacific workers. He founded a ranch near North Platte Nebr and helped launch the Shoshone irrigation project in Wyoming. the town Cody Wyoming is named for him and his Wild West show featured a parade led by Cody with long white hair.
June celebrates Dairy Month highlighting the dairy industry's historic rise in milk production and distribution. The observance began as a week in 1937 and shifted to a month in 1939, with milestones from Jamestown cows in 1611 to the 1884 milk bottle, 1933 army diet inclusion, and wartime dairy use.
Boise Idaho. The fast motor ships on the Caribbean run bringing bananas to the United States take Idaho potatoes back to Costa Rica. C G Rice Idaho advertising commissioner says he visited Central America and found Costa Rican bananas readily bought while Idaho potatoes arrive in first class condition and are snapped up as soon as on the market.
In Berkeley a UC anthropologist led a National Research Council survey to obtain average arm and leg measurements for artificial limb design. The study measured 1,000 young women including college students and WAVES, and 1,800 men from soldiers sailors college students and general population. College students were taller and heavier than military personnel.
A Chicago sailor walked into a Loop candy store and bought 14 boxes, directing they be mailed to 14 different girls nationwide. When asked about the saying a sailor has a girl in every part, he grinned and gave no clear reply.
Municipal airpark approved in Plainwell Michigan and Lamesa Texas granted temporary airport status. CAA towers guard 131.9 megacycles with plans to reach 100 by June 1. July 1 marks annual aircraft inspection deadline with penalties for uninspected craft. Howard W. Sinclair named aviation training assistant administrator. Col Fred M. Glass to lead PCA southern region. Fremont Nebraska reports a pilotless plane flight for nearly three hours with damage. Paul Mantz owns 509 planes, plans to cut fleet to 110, holds world outside loop record. Gettysburg South Dakota authorizes ex-army pilot Bob Clark to run municipal field. Aviation Education Source Book released by Stanford for CAA. Twenty students enrolled in Arkansas university flight program.
A three piece outfit includes a short sleeved dress with side buttoning and contrasting edge, plus a bra and shorts. The ensemble is designed for active outdoor life with a bright color accent at the neckline and skirt edge.
The article notes that over centuries many lunar features have been named, but only 520 names remain and 200 are most used, selected by Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli in 1651.
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