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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1927
Page
2
The piece argues Earth is a small point amid many worlds and life could exist where oxygen and water meet. It notes spectroscopes reveal universal oxygen and hydrogen, compares unseen radio with telescope potential, and recalls Alfred Russel Wallace doubting human life as Earth’s sole intelligence.
National Industrial Conference Board analysis shows postwar quota effects reversed the long pattern of European labor inflow. Since 1924 the US lost about 20 000 common laborers annually to Europe, while overall net gains from all sources have averaged 25 000 yearly, driven by Mexican and Canadian immigration.
The piece argues the United States will eventually establish a separate Air Department with a secretary in the cabinet, ranking beside Army and Navy. It notes past resistance, recalls Colonel William E. Mitchell’s advocacy, and cites the American Legion in Paris supporting a distinct air force unit. Washington's slow change is acknowledged.
Senator Hiram Johnson appealed at a Los Angeles convention of union labor to support harnessing the Colorado River for power irrigation and water. He warned public utilities that government action will overwhelm seven billion dollars in private investment, declaring the US government will build the dam if needed. He contrasted American labor’s shift toward public improvement with private interests resisting national progress.
The article notes John D. Rockefeller began work at age sixteen in 1855 and, now eighty eight, still possesses his first dollar. It highlights his lifetime philanthropy of more than five hundred million dollars to science, charity and education, stressing the value of taking a job seriously.
Amundsen and Nobile trade credit for the North Pole dirigible feat while American pilot Byrd steals the spotlight. Byrd, who completed two polar flights, predicts a forthcoming liner with ten motors and 500 mph speed could sail oceans in six hours and circle the world in two days, ushering in era of greater machines.
J P O Furey publisher and school board member urges a brighter view of education. He questions current cartoons and propaganda that portray school as a liberty threat and asks how much the mental cost and wasted money might be saved by promoting a positive school message to youth.
Arthur Brisbane contrasts Kansas and France seen from a train and a French road trip. He notes machinery, labor, and peasant life. wheat fields and gleaners versus intensive American farming. coastal Brittany and Vendee fishing. salt works. social progress since La Gabelle. and ends with a note on mourning in French families and William Leeds.
A three motor Fokker carrying six passengers and a relief pilot aimed for Chicago after Cleveland stop. The piece contrasts wealth‑driven promotion of flying with old motoring hype, citing James McStone of Canton Ohio who lost $800 from a stolen pocketbook in Chicago.
The Zion church reports a large country Sunday School under Mr. John Chance. Attendance rose in morning services and the evening gathering was nearly full. Finances are in good order and the spiritual tide rises, with gratitude expressed.
Affidavit of non residence filed against Walter J. Sandusky in the December 1927 term. Complainant Icel Chandler Sandusky filed a bill on October 11 1927 with summons returnable December first. Walter J. Sandusky must appear or the bill may be confessed and a decree entered. Palm Olive sale offer appears in the same notice.
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