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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1946
Page
7
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth, rebuilt after wartime service, is ready for her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on November 16 with return October 25. The luxury liner sports a black hull, white superstructure, and all wartime fittings removed.
Denver, Colo. Dr John C Unger superintendent of Colorado secondary education leads a state funded effort granting high school level certificates to 2318 veterans in 10 weeks. Tests cover grammar math science literature and social studies with credits for service training. Oldest tester 47 while youngest 19. post visits include Camp Carson Lowry Field and Fitzsimmons Hospital.
Topeka, Kansas report describes extreme heat as a 105 degree day. Miss Deora Lanham prepares to testify while waiting for a bus. Her handbag ignited when sunlight focused through a glass handle, causing a sudden fire from concentrated rays.
London reports that toasting at weddings is the main reason Britons move off teetotal lines. A British Temperance League survey of 1200 young people cites four top causes: wedding toasts loneliness a wish not to seem different and enjoyment of the drinking fraternity.
Public school teachers from Columbia university summer session contend parental apathy drives nationwide educational faults. They cite lack of parent involvement, insufficient funding, and weak Parent-Teacher associations as key obstacles, varying by region from the Midwest to the East. Voices from Alliance Ohio, Springfield Missouri, Richmond Virginia, and North Wilkesboro NC emphasize need for greater public support, cooperation, and compensation to improve schools.
Greeley Colorado reports the Louis Andolsek family endured a series of accidents on their farm when son Ed ran a haystacker into a 7,000 volt line and became pinned. Father and another brother were burned saving him, a brother-in-law pulled them to safety, and an ailing sister-in-law was hospitalized later for appendicitis during the ordeal. All members are recovering.
In Great Falls Montana a woman reports a theft of one pair of nylons one pair of rayons three slips and six unmentionables from a clothesline. A woman's footprints were found at the scene prompting investigation into the possible theft.
PAULS VALLEY OKLA Night time fires are a rarity in this little town The siren screeched at 145 am volunteer firemen rushed the fire truck to the scene When they arrived smoke was pouring out of a mattress factory Firemen hooked up their hoses and dashed inside to find a factory employee calmly smoking out mosquitoes.
The aviation industry enters its second postwar year with over a billion dollars in unfilled airplane orders and a personnel base nearly four times prewar levels. Civil and military sectors share the expanded aircraft, with civil production rising to 3,000 in July from zero, and private planes increasing from 32,480 to over 60,000. Farmers lead in airplane adoption, using planes for spraying, crop care, irrigation, and locating lost cattle, among other chores.
The Air Transport Association proposes a six manual series starting with a system that rates airports by operations per hour. A second manual on lighting facilities is ready for distribution. The publications form part of ATA efforts to address current operations problems.
Pattern No 1542 comes in sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 years. Size 8 uses 23g yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric 342 yards in race. Due to unusually large demand and current conditions more time is required in filling orders for a few popular pattern numbers.
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