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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
6
Story City Iowa fervently expands a town wide music program from 13 players in 1948 to 118 instrumentalists among 242 eligible students. A community coalition led by teachers and parents fostered band participation with awards outings free weekly lessons and a structured path from fourth grade to concert bands.
Washington reports progress toward safer remote control systems that would let a pilot operate airport lights and other functions from the cockpit or a distant location. Tests show radios triggering a micro switch to illuminate lights on approach, with potential safety gains during landing and emergencies.
Washington reports a nationwide revival of colonial era restoration projects. Williamsburg leads with 82 buildings re created and 340 rebuilt, while Georgetown Georgetown DC and Alexandria Virginia revive eighteenth century life. Other efforts include Independence National Historical Park near Philadelphia and Savannah projects. Deerfield Massachusetts Columbia California Virginia City Nevada St Augustine Florida also pursue similar architectural revivals.
Delores van Parys, 17, fell 175 feet from Narada Falls parapet in Mount Rainier National Park. Four Air Intelligence Squadron members, training nearby, descended with park rangers to reach the injured girl. She was listed in fair condition by hospital officials the next day.
Richmond High School sophomores skipping classes thumbing a ride led to a risky encounter when a car stopped and invited them to eat. They realized they should not have been thumbing rides or trusted the driver, who turned out to be their school principal. Farm output per man hour in the United States has risen to nearly twice what it was 40 years ago, driven by mechanization and better practices.
Tractor radio, designed for farmers who work far from towns, attaches to tractors with high audio output. It resists water and dust and cushions shocks so it can be heard over engine noise, delivering weather data, market reports, sports, and entertainment during fieldwork.
New York doctors report a mysterious illness resembling flu but more severe in some aspects. Dr. Jonas E. Salk notes the disease nicknamed X may explain flu vaccine failures, yet no deaths tied to it and cause remains unknown. Salk suggests identifying X to expand vaccines to cover both flu and the X illness.
A Times advertisement promises a good opportunity for an inefficient stenographer to work until a more efficient one is secured, inviting applicants in Seattle.
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