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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1941

Page

3

Big Ranch Split Foreseen as Outlaws Face Off

Calhoun Terry and Ellison clash over how to handle cattle rustling in the Diamond Reverse B dispute. Powers, a Philadelphia investor, visits to discuss breaking up the ranch into small holdings and selling to settlers, amid threats of violence and political pressure. Editor Garvey sees potential in the plan and agrees to publicize it.

Calhoun Terry Ellison Terry Black Yeager Yeager Jim McFaddin Kentucky Bartlett Diamond Reverse B God John Q. Powers Round Top Holden House Powers Philadelphia Chicago John Q James McFaddin Texas Calhoun Brush McFaddin Mr. Powers Pennsylvania New York Mr. Terry Logan County Gazette Horace Garvey Garvey Mr. Garvey Arvey

Sweet Potato Harvest Time Questions

Extension Horticulturist advises harvesting sweet potatoes as vines die to avoid frost damage. Do not bruise potatoes, use a vine cutter, and keep cut yams separate for storage. Cure and store in a clean dry space with proper temperature and air circulation. use storage crates for best results.

Castor Bean Revival Aims To Power Domestic Industry

Florence C. Weed explains how castor bean growing is being revived to supply a fast drying oil for paints enamels and other products. Once common in 19th century mills the crop faded but recent test plots in 33 states and new seed imports seek a domestic supply replacing costly foreign tung oil.

China St. Louis Kansas New York Java Brazil India National Farm Chemurgic Council

Farm Notes Milk Cows Rise in 1940 to 1941

U S dairy data show milk cows on farms up nearly three percent from 1940 to 1941. Individual hen feed guidance suggests about 80 pounds annual intake with half mash and half grain for best results. A compact homogenizing machine for small dairies, powered by a quarter-horse motor and weighing 137 pounds, is now marketed. The 1941 lamb crop is likely the largest on record, with hay crop projected at 96 million tons the largest since 1927 and the third largest in 30 years. July 1 corn estimates total 248,709,000 bushels, up 4 percent from 1940 and 10 percent above 1930–39 average.

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These Spooky Games for Your Halloween Party Booklet

A 32 page booklet offers Halloween party games including ice breakers team games brain ticklers and stunts. It invites readers to order by sending details to the specified address and features scenes of witches and black cats to set a spooky mood.

Far-Fetched Relation Claimed in Court Testimony

A barrister questions a woman in the witness box about the defendant being a relative. She explains a tangled lineage mixing marriages and cousins, concluding she has always seen him as a sort of cousin. The tale involves first wives cousins, aunts, and inlaws across multiple generations, highlighting a complex family web.

Jones Joe Henry

Gift picks for service members cigarettes and tobacco

Advertisers report soldiers and sailors favor Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco as ideal gifts. Local dealers feature Camels by the carton and Prince Albert in pound tins for Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel as recommended back home.

Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Prince Albert Adv

Meeting Trouble Quote by C H Spurgeon

A reflective quote from C H Spurgeon warns that trouble arrives in its own time and location, and one should meet it with faith and endurance as guided by God. It emphasizes readiness and perseverance in facing hardship.

C. H. Spurgeon

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