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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1934
Page
5
A historical overview notes White House baths began in 1850 and daily bathing grew from rare duty to widespread habit. It cites Camay contest prizes, evolution of swimming styles, the rise of private bathrooms, and changing attitudes toward water and cleanliness, with millions swimming yearly.
Ira Hickox his wife and daughter and Uncle Jim Fouty returned Wednesday from Jasper county and Chicago where they attended the world’s fair. They visited Mary Shepard then left for Oklahoma Friday morning.
An airman’s view of the Chicago World’s Fair notes it will close at midnight October 31 after shattering attendance records. Majestic buildings theaters and exhibits will be dismantled but memory endures as the Fair remains intact until closing day.
A University of Illinois report notes chinch bugs in 70 to 80 counties this summer do not threaten silage quality. Heavily infested corn may odor for weeks but nutritive value remains adequate, with no known injuries to dairy or beef cattle.
The Patoka recreational playground activities ended last week and about fifteen pupils attended a celebratory picnic. The group enjoyed a train ride to Vernon via the state highway and a weiner roast at North Fork woods. Chaperones were Miss Evelyn Pugh and Miss Margaret Ballance.
East Zion notes report Harry Thomason returning from the north to visit relatives. Threshing continues for the year with John Thalman harvesting for Frank Frizzell. Several locals attended a Greenridge picnic Saturday night. Charles Maulding dies at Otto Maulding’s Centralia home. Families relocate as Fent Caldwell and Lizzie Caldwell move in. Edith Hines visits with Wilma Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cozad visit Odin relatives.
Chicago reports the Century of Progress Exposition will close October 31 after two years, drawing over 9 million visitors this year and more than 81 million total admissions. Officials promise a grand finish with new and existing attractions, while demolition begins after the final closing.
The weather man brings unusual weather to Stombaugh Hill as residents note seasonal change. Vandalia residents Rollin Oliver and relatives spent long weekend with Roe Oliver in Indiana while Thomas Stombaugh and others from Vandalia took a trip to Centralia. Mary Stombaugh is sick this week and Miss Bessie Stark is also unwell. Mrs. Frank Garmen of West Vandalia visited the Hill, and Ella Hawkins plans to stay with her daughter John Luster’s family.
Freight carried by the Illinois Central System in the first half rose to 17.5 million tons, up 2.5 million tons or 13 percent from the same period in 1933, indicating stronger railroad business this year.
Adren D. McKee of Creston Iowa, president of the National Swine Growers Association, cites rising hog prices as a strong marker of times. He notes pork’s link to corn, shifts in production westward, and the growing pork consumption from 60.6 to 70.8 pounds per person from 1914–1933, with daily pork use around 25.48 million pounds in 1933.
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