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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1947

Page

2

Roosevelt Family Turns to Farming Moves to Back-to-Land Venture

Eleanor Roosevelt and her son Elliott take over 1000-acre Hyde Park estate to pursue commercial Christmas tree farming and agricultural experiments. Moses Smith, longtime Roosevelt tenant, retires from 140-acre farm. the estate shifts to a new farming partnership as Mrs. Roosevelt comments on the venture.

Pye Smith New York Juliana Roosevelt Hyde Park Eleanor Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelts Senate War Investigating Committee Hughes the Herald-Tribune

Tragedy in the Forests and Fire Control Debates

A columnist notes the decade worst forest fire season amid cuts to interior fire control funding. Read a neighbor’s pages detailing losses in Alaska and nationwide, plus the vast potential uses for burned timber and the preventable nature of most fires.

Congress Interior Department America Alaska New Orleans Minneapolis

Monroes Doctrine Faces New Hemisphere Defense Pact Nears

The article notes a joint inter American defense pact at Petropolis Brazil setting a three point treaty for armed attack, internal aid, and rapid consultations. It also reports a heat wave driving corn prices higher with September corn at 2.45 a bushel and oats at 1.08 as drought cuts yields, Iowa and Illinois crops deteriorating.

North South America North Pole South Pole Americas Department of Agriculture Agriculture Department Iowa Illinois

Headliners in Washington and Around the Nation

A collage notes John Sampson Kirby of Tennessee nabbed for a pistol at the Capitol while claiming to be elected president. Virginia Walton Brooks, 14, tallies African game including an elephant and a lion. Anna Metzger, 47, removes a two inch sewing needle after years of pain. Henry Ford II raises prices on most Ford models by 4.2 percent to steady the company. A Maryland University snail study clocks a pace of 0.00363 miles per hour to curb oyster losses in Chesapeake Bay.

Washington John Sampson Kirby Tennessee Capitol United States New York Virginia Walton Brooks Chicago Anna Metzger Henry Ford II Ford Ford Motor Company University of Maryland Fish and Wildlife Laboratory Chesapeake Bay

First Victim Deflation Threat To Farmers In Inflation Era

Federal Reserve Board researchers warn deflation could hit farmers hardest if inflation reverses. A midyear agriculture study notes food share of income and high margins keep prices up, with land values likely to fall and debt rising as prosperity risks fade.

Federal Reserve Board

Cultivating Good Will Lesson Text

A September 14 devotional discusses cultivating good will through firmness tempered by love. It emphasizes avoiding a critical spirit, embracing sympathy and charity, and pursuing truth, peace, and kindness. Key verses cited include Prov. 3 30 31 and Matt. 5 9 with James 3 17 as source wisdom.

God Western Newspaper Union

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