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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
7
A tense front porch scene shows a housewife refusing aid while threatening police. The peddler counters with a ten cent police whistle. A boy named Fred laments parental neglect, expressing disgust at his family's indifference.
A daughter assures her father that Bill is wonderful while the father asks about finances. The daughter retorts that men all think alike, noting Bill questioned her about her father’s wealth as well.
A light quip about wishing to live in prehistoric times to avoid studying history. Father asks why and the Junior answers with a pun about not needing to learn history.
Plenty of producers discuss the sugar shortage with Joe asking how to account for it while Bill admits uncertainty and notes ongoing public unrest as people raise Cain.
A maid jokes about a holiday housewife tallying broken dishes over three days. She quips she has an afternoon off, implying no further breakage to report tomorrow. The exchange captures light domestic humor between mistress and servant.
Dialogue captures a heated moment as Harry asks about temper control and Larry retorts to discard the temper rather than manage it. The exchange highlights juvenile attitudes toward anger and self discipline.
An elderly boarder at a boarding house overhears a younger ex soldier recounting how they cut up their boots and made soup to stave off starvation. The other resident warns him to speak softly lest the landlady hear.
Mrs Jones recalls waiting over two hours in line yesterday while shopping. Mrs Smith asks what for, and Mrs Jones says she did not know the item, but it was gone before she could reach the store.
Col. Franklin T. Matthias of Richland recounts that Enrico Fermi nearly uncovered plutonium's secret in 1935. He notes a test-tube platinum inhibition thwarted discovery and warns Nazi use could have followed if Italy had shared the knowledge.
London reports a secret Royal Navy base on Addu Atoll in the Indian Ocean supplying refueling for Britain’s war lifeline to India. Royal Marines began construction on Addu island in September 1941, with first convoys visiting four months later. Troopships and naval vessels used the port, including the Queen Mary, while crews faced tropical diseases and harsh jungle conditions during a four mile runway build across swamp.
In New York medical experts cautioned rapid DDT deployment for mass insect control. Dr. Paul A. Neal warned that residues from evaporated carriers may cause toxic effects, and that DDT should not contaminate food surfaces.
London reports a return to peace as Number 10 resumes normal conditions with the military guard dismissed and police assuming security duties amid the revocation of the emergency stance.
Portmouth Virginia report states Artemus L. Gates undersecretary of the navy disclosed that the service plans to adapt the atomic bomb for carrier based aircraft.
Paris reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower supported allowing wives of officers and enlisted men to join their husbands overseas. He expressed personal sympathy and described his own longing to bring his wife over, noting the housing and food challenges must be resolved first.
Reversible propellers were installed on B 29 Superfortresses that dropped atomic bombs to enable landing in shorter distances. Curtiss Wright propeller divisions say the planes, among the first with reversibles, gain an auxiliary braking system with blade angle reversal for reverse thrust on landing.
American Steel and Wire introduces a new air plane controls cable made of high nickel manganese alloy. The cable expands and contracts with frame metal, eliminating temperature compensating devices and enhancing plane and pilot efficiency.
Miss Dell Givens begin flight training at a local airfield at 6 a.m. and achieved a solo flight by 6 55 p.m. The novice pilot admits she cannot drive an automobile.
Allied air raids on Japan killed 241,309 and wounded 313,041, Domei said in a broadcast. Tokyo led casualties with 88,250 killed and 61,306 wounded, while Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered heavy losses and mass homelessness in the latest totals.
Charleston WV WEST VIRGINIA conservation commission meetings begin with a gavel crafted from an original Fort Ashby log in Mineral County The gift came from the Potomac Valley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Keyser W Va The fort dating to 1755 marked one of George Washington s frontier defenses along the Virginia frontier.
Paris police and the interior ministry say spies and would be terrorists operate in France for escaped Nazis. They act under orders of groups said to have set up headquarters in Spain. More than ten thousand agents have been arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO Radio Tokyo said the Japanese cabinet ordered the immediate establishment of a war damage reconstruction council to speed construction in war ravaged Japan.
Chase National Bank lists unclaimed accounts held for W F Buffalo Bill Cody. The bank notes safeguarding between 25 and 50 dollars deposited under the nickname Buffalo Bill in New York.
FBI records show a sharp rise in convictions for theft of government property during 1945, with 1 815 cases. Notable cases include civilians stealing emergency equipment for the navy in Boston and a quartermaster captain in Albany stealing trucks and tires. Penalties include up to five years in prison and fines up to 5 000 dollars.
Navy undersecretary Artemus L. Gates outlined plans to adapt the atomic bomb for carrier based aircraft during the commissioning of the 45,000 ton carrier Midway at Norfolk News Port News. He called the Midway the largest fastest flat top and said the ship honors the June 1942 battle as a turning point in naval warfare. He added the Midway shows America’s will to maintain peace.
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