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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1941
Page
2
A veteran observer recalls speeches by Balfour Northcliffe and Sims on peace, League aims, and naval power, noting WWII realities and postwar hopes. The essay argues farmers bear freight costs and would lose from higher railroad wages, paying for broader price shifts across six million farms.
The piece questions inflation and asks where ceilings belong as food surpluses and rising prices press households. It notes per capita state tax collections growing from 1930 to 1940 across states, highlighting Missouri and Alabama surges, with ranges from Nevada to South Carolina and Nebraska.
Washington reports say Louis J. Taber and other farm leaders secured a concession from President Roosevelt on a parity averages formula in the price control bill. The plan would restrict selling wheat and cotton to ensure parity prices and limit dumping when prices rise above parity levels, with details to be worked out by Henderson and the agriculture department. The discussion occurred amid broader concerns over inflation, defense dislocations, and employment in war industries.
Reports from Icelandic waters detail the Kearny torpedoing with 11 missing and 10 seriously injured after port, while Congress debates arming ships. Nazi denial and American reaction mix with Moscow’s dire defense as German pressure shifts on three fronts. Diplomats seek resource pooling as Moscow fights on with renewed resolve.
The resignation of Prince Fumimaro Konoye and his replacement by General Tojo ushers in a militaristic Japanese government. Reports say Konoye stepped down over unwillingness to accept responsibility for a rift with the United States, with Tojo signaling an early decisive stance and continued Axis loyalty. Observers fear Tokyo aims to force a Pacific crisis and draw the United States further into conflict.
British and German armies face a quiet desert front as both sides race supplies. General Auchinleck leads Britain and Rommel commands the Germans. The British receive vast American materiel via Suez, including thousands of trucks and modern tanks and aircraft, suggesting a looming offensive within weeks. German and Italian efforts, plus Allied air and submarine pressure, temper any immediate breakthrough, keeping a draw in the back of the front line.
After Arnulfo Arias was abdicated Panama moves to arm merchant vessels. The decision affects hundreds of American‑owned ships registered there and leverages neutrality act restrictions preventing entry into belligerent ports.
An editor's note explains that opinions in the column express the writer's views and may differ from the newspaper's stance. It credits the Western Newspaper Union as the release source for the material.
Extension soil expert warns farmers that wind and storms wash away rich topsoil and nutrients. A 1939 Marlboro trial shows fertilizer alone loses soil faster than plots with manure and a winter cover crop, reducing nitrogen phosphorus and potash losses from $12.91 to $0.81 per acre. County agents and conservation district supervisors provide guidance on conservation practices.
Florence C. Weed reports fur trapping and fur farming expanding across states. Domestic pelts rose from 6,000 in 1923 to over 300,000 in 1940 with a $60 million market, while the United States remains the largest fur consumer. Fox farming centers span Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and beyond with potential Karakul sheep fur trials. Research on breeding feeding pelts and carcass uses is urged.
Department of Agriculture economists report prices and income for farmers in early summer rose about 25 percent year over year. The farm population grew only one tenth of one percent in a decade, while national population increased 7.2 percent.
A column offers culinary and cleaning tips including using peppers to flavor cale salads and glycerin to remove tea stains from linen. It also suggests a pumice and ammonia paste to clean fireplace bricks. The page ends with an advertisement from Dr. C M Coe offering a free book on piles or fistula.
A concise quotation attributed to Sir Rabindrinath Tagore argues wealth itself is not evil but greed corrupts. The line emphasizes moral caution about excessive desire.
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