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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1939
Page
3
A guide to hosting Halloween with candlelit decor and goofy games. It lists party fare such as Caramel Pecan Tarts Chocolate Indians Harvest Moon Doughnuts Sausage Roll-Em-Ups and Taffy Apples with step by step prep and cooking notes to create an eerie, entertaining evening.
A chilly Saturday plan invites youngsters to bring "the gang" home from the game for a football supper after the match. The proposal emphasizes a friendly, family-friendly gathering to celebrate the win or share post game stories.
The practical cookbook by Eleanor Howe presents luscious cakes cookies pies and hot breads with tested recipes. Send ten cents to Better Baking care of Eleanor Howe 919 North Michigan Ave Chicago NJ via Western Newspaper Union release to obtain a copy.
Houses built today often lack a second bathroom or at least a bathroom and toilet. Plumbing experts show a complete bath can fit in five by six feet. Hallway nooks and unused ends may hold an extra bath, and large bedrooms can be split into guest suites with a bathroom.
Admiral Emory S. Land, head of the maritime commission, weighs a proposed safety belt and heads a mammoth merchant marine push while Lucien Le Long returns to dressmaking leadership. Dr William M. Leiserson reforms labor relations policy, aiming for faster, clearer wage act procedure amid war needs and bipartisan labor stability.
Hollywood turmoil centers on Bette Davis demanding better stories or pay while studio bosses push projects like No Time for Comedy with Katharine Cornell. Davis also stars in Juarez Dark Victory The Old Maid Elizabeth and Essex this year. Loretta Young Andrea Leeds Jimmie Cagney's sister Jean land contracts. Gang Busters extends to 61 CBS outlets and 130 arrests credited. Artie Shaw defies sponsors amid rising popularity. ODDS AND ENDS notes on Lanny Ross Intermezzo King of Sweden Merle Oberon knitting drives and Brenda Marshall.
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept offers No 1835 and No 1814 patterns with sizes 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 and 12 14 16 18 20 respectively. Readers are guided to fabric choices and yardage plus a new Fall Pattern Book featuring a hundred patterns and step by step sew charts. Price of the book 15 cents. Pattern prices 1 cent coins each. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
A compiled set of trivia with six questions and their answers. It covers topics from physics and geography to history including steel versus wood, Lake Erie origin, bow and arrow usage, bullet holes, longitude limits, and a joke about a republic governed by Negroes with Haiti as the answer.
A mother finds her son missing after tearing his trousers and discovers him not upstairs but apparently in the cellar reading the gas meter. The tale ends with a wry punch line about a misinterpreted situation. The piece also advertises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a note about silent tools.
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