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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1955
Page
2
The Patoka Register lists G. W. Isaac as editor and publisher with Charlotte M. Isaac as associate. It is published every Friday in Patoka, Illinois. The paper is entered as second class matter on November 2, 1907, at the Patoka post office under the 1879 act.
Sgt. John Byrne, the local Air Force recruiter, reports strong results from the new prior service reenlistment program begun last summer. The plan offers upgraded rank for experienced technicians and 80 day advance leaves for reenlisting veterans, plus enhanced pay retirement and family benefits. Visit 117 North Locust, Centralia, IL for details.
Bernard J. Grenwood announces Illinois Central timetable updates as standard time returns. Northbound Panama Limited departs New Orleans 5 p.m. arriving Chicago next morning 9:30 a.m. Southbound Louisiana leaves Chicago 7:45 p.m. and Fulton 5:28 a.m. arriving New Orleans 4:55 p.m. Chickasaw departs Memphis 11:05 p.m. arriving St. Louis 7:38 a.m.
The University of Illinois Library system now holds 3,551,292 items, making it America's largest state university library. Director Robert B. Downs reports 112,117 new items added in the past year across Urbana Champaign main and departmental libraries, Chicago health sciences campus, and Navy Pier undergraduate division.
A concise warning urging safe driving to prevent harm to the driver and others. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and caution behind the wheel.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee reports Illinois used 897 322 tons of fertilizer in 1954 to raise yields and cut costs, ranking behind Indiana and Ohio among Corn Belt states. Overall 13 states used 3 642 319 tons, with a sixfold rise since 1939.
The eight year old aviation psychology laboratory at the University of Illinois studies the human element in flight. Research covers pilot training instrument readability airway traffic control and related topics. Located at the campus airport the lab offers full airport services and has produced more than 30 graduates who moved into aircraft companies the armed services or other similar labs. Drive carefully it pays.
Gov Wm G Start ton proclaims November 6 to 12 as American Education Week, the 35th annual observance. He urges teachers school officials parents and citizens to observe the period with customary activities and observances.
Prof. Clyde M. Woodworth of the University of Illinois studies broomcorn a little known crop. He has spent 20 years developing disease resistant varieties for Illinois with production centered around Arcola in Douglas and Cole counties. Illinois yields about 650 pounds of usable broom straw per acre on 4,000 acres versus 325 pounds per acre in Oklahoma on 104,000 acres.
Attorney General Latham Castle announced his candidacy for re election basing his campaign on his record in office. The record has drawn commendation from both the bench and bar as he outlines his plan to seek another term.
Marion county sales of E and H United States Savings Bonds in September 1955 totaled 149,869 dollars. Ambrose W. Harbert of Centralia and Adam H. Bachman of Salem, co chairmen for the U S Treasury, reported the figure. Illinois statewide sales for both series reached 37,174,211 dollars under State Sales Director T Merle Paul.
Report notes fires are hard to confirm as the dense Amazon forests resist burning. authorities struggle to identify origins due to moisture and thick vegetation. The article discusses challenges in attributing fires to natural causes or human activity amid limited data.
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