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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1939

Page

7

Confrontation at Bon Ton Pool Room Sparks Rex Town Turmoil

Ernie Watts confronts Andy Forrest over a torn pitcher belief and threats of a fight. Andy calmly moves to de-escalate as a crowd follows toward Warner's garage. Kay summons Sheriff Floyd Griffin as tension builds in Sumter as Margaret Hamilton watches closely.

Ernie Watts Andy Forrest Mr. Watts Ernie Andy Warner Monument Square Palmetto Avenue Atlantic Street Kay Jim Margaret Barney Bon Ton Margaret Hamilton Floyd Griffin Doc Morrison Barney Hamilton Jim Owenby Bon Ton Pool

Beverly’s Clash Leaves Doc Morrison Hurt and Town Alarmed

A mass brawl at the Bon Ton Pool Room ends with Doc Morrison badly injured. Sheriff Floyd Griffin orders restraint and calls out locals, while town leaders push for cleaner streets and curtail alcohol as Beverly reels from the violence and vows justice.

Babe and Dan Plot to Flee and Seek Vengeance in Small Town

After Sheriff Griffin leaves, Babe Henkel urges Dan Creedon to act against Barney Hamilton for Kirk’s murder. They weigh risking their safety to expose the cover up and pursue justice, with Babe determined to stay and fight. Creedon agrees to join if Babe can sell him on a plan.

Floyd Griffin Dan Creedon Dec Morrison Guardian of Law and Order Creedon Sheriff Griffin Babe Henkel Babe Griffin Dan Barney Hamilton Kirk

Cozy house dress and outdoors patterns for juniors

The catalog describes pattern No 1798 a comfortable unbelted house dress with princess lines for sizes 14 16 18 20 40 42 and 44 finishing in hours. It also features pattern No 1673 a sporty outdoors suit with hood for juniors sizes 11 13 15 and 17 including yardage estimates and construction details.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Ill Bell Syndicate WNU

Head and heart in a Washakie exchange

General Grant presented Chief Washakie with a silver mounted saddle after a formal ceremony. Washakie declined to speak, explaining that the white man speaks with his head and tongue while the Indian speaks with his heart, which has no tongue.

Washakie Grant

Eye Bachelor Club Story and Divorce Vanity

Mrs Jones seeks a quick divorce while a lawyer declines due to busyness. The attorney notes a favor to a friend, then a quip about a husband’s better half. A father and son discuss marriage and health benefits of wrestling as a daily grapple.

Swing Both Ends Motorist and Husband’s Spectacle

A hardware shop exchange jokes about hinges for a garage back wall as a motorist explains his wife now drives. The shop assistant laments the odd request while the couple’s quip about love and spectacle ends the brief, humorous item.

Expert Criticism and Name Puns in Prison Dialogue

Prison governor questions complaints while a scholar prisoner notes the walls lack scale. In a home dispute a quarrel over truthfulness arises as a wife retorts that a club is not a club if it’s used for working late, revealing wordplay over names.

Henry

Noted Questions About Washington From a Boy

A teacher asks if there are questions about George Washington. A freckled boy asks whether the G men allowed camera crews to photograph him in the Delaware crossing and if the snow was real or merely confetti.

George Washington Delaware

Amour sacre de la patrie sparks Brussels riot in 1830

The aria Amour sacre de la patrie sung during the opera La Muette de Portici at Theater Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels on August 25 1830 sparked audience upheaval. Patrons toppled chairs and flooded the streets, fueling the Belgian revolution that led to independence from Holland.

Theater Royal de la Monnaie Brussels Belgium Holland Collier’s

Miss Squirrel-Oh Fears Curl Loss in Shower

A humorous note portrays Miss Squirrel-Oh worried that a shower will flatten her tail curls, expressing lighthearted vanity about appearance during a stormy day.

Miss Squirrel

Sure Thing Moe Whaling Trips Mentioned in Spin

A terse dialogue reveals a man recalling whaling trips with his father then directing a companion to the wood shed. A passerby inquiry yields only a solitary pedestrian, all afternoon with no others seen.

Moe Joe—Yeap

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