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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1936

Page

3

Leahy May Be Operation Chief

Admiral William Daniel Leahy, then commanding the battle force of the U S fleet, is expected to be named as the new chief of operations for the naval forces. The uncertain assignment centers on leadership of key wartime naval operations.

Leahy William Daniel Leahy United States Fleet Naval Operations William H. Standley

Filet Crochet Set for the Forgotten Chair

Pattern 1224 offers easy filet crochet directions and charts to create a chair set and scarf ends shown with stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department, 82 Eighth Avenue, New York, for pattern 1224 with name and address.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

China to Hong Kong Rail Link Opens by Human Power

A vast north to south railway in China connects Calais and Hong Kong. An army of 100,000 workers laid the line across the South Mountains and built a 1,280 foot bridge over the River Lei. Eleven piers use 851 concrete and 600 Oregon pine piles, delivered by boat from Chuchow, with the structure mostly set by hand.

China Calais France Hong Kong Hunan Kwangtung Lei Chuchow Montreal Herald

Deceit Cited as Easy for a Man to Deceive Himself

A brief aphorism notes that self deception is the simplest human failing, attributed to Franklin. It emphasizes how easily individuals mislead themselves, reflecting on personal judgment and honesty.

Franklin

Happiness and repair shop ad blend in old note

An antique style notice blends a quotation about happiness with a furnace and stove repair ad. It mentions A. G. Brauer in Stockh and Macon area and urges readers to ask their dealer to contact them.

A. G. Brauer

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