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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1946
Page
7
A simple wooden storage box with a hinged lid gets a fabric skirt and cushion to blend with draperies and bedspreads. Includes diagrams and step by step covering directions, plus a complete materials list. Order form asks for 15c with name and address.
A Chicago gathering of the National Automatic Merchandizing Association previews self service vending devices set to transform shopping. Automatic gas pumps, coin changers, hot dog and hamburger venders, corn poppers, railroad ticket machines, insurance vending, and automatic shoe shine promise quick, silent sales with no clerks to argue customers right.
Raymon Parker, a renowned glider pilot, began with stolen papers and scraps at age 15 to build and fly his first glider. He now holds a Golden C and the year’s distance record, stationed at Pine Castle with the Thunderstorm project, while also painting and carving wood miniatures.
Arizona shifts from cattle to vegetables as irrigation boosts farm income. Last year vegetables earned about 38 million dollars, topping the cattle industry at 29 million. Cotton lags with 17 million, while head lettuce exceeds 20 million, rooted in irrigated Salt River and Yuma valleys.
Pattern No. 8090 comes in sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 14 jumper uses 214 yards of 54 inch fabric and blouse with long sleeves uses 214 yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric. The Fall and Winter Issue of FASHION will be 2 complete and dependable.
Rome established one of the first fire services with seven thousand workers. A fire chief traveled by chariot to incidents and a fire marshal held a court of inquiry after fires were addressed.
William Miskill a Chattanooga locksmith after 18 years of work has developed a portable electric lock picker. He claims it can open common door locks in seconds and could aid thieves, but he will not sell it to preserve locks. The device uses a vibrating steel needle and coils driven by electricity to manipulate lock tumblers.
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