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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
2
Gloucester readers recall Kenneth Wherrat who vanished at 15 and reappeared after two years in bed. Though lazy claims persist, his mother notes he now faces Army call. She hopes military life will compel him to rise each morning. Police investigated the unusual case.
New York based insurance companies report that about 5500 fatal accidents to children aged one to four in the United States and Canada could be averted with greater parental vigilance. Traffic incidents in driveways and yards lead. burns, drownings, falls, and poison exposures are also significant causes.
Elm Grove West Virginia report on Mrs. Jesse Baird 89 who saved old tickets. She recently took her two grandchildren on a trip using tickets older than 30 years with the B&O Railway explaining they remained valid.
Jurors hear case involving Towa and Mrs Phihy as witnesses. Wim Mes Stageman identified as key figure with a grocery store dispute. Brow and Smith face charges tied to weapons found and alleged self defense pleas. The judge declares verdict and notes the defendants’ claims of self defense amid a tense confrontation.
In a crowded bus a lanky Ken Tuckan sits opposite a pretty girl. Her skimpy skirt keeps creeping up her knees as she fights to pull it down. After a hard yank she meets his gaze. He warns her not to stretch her calico while revealing his own weakness is liquor.
Frances Perkins, former secretary of labor, recounts telling a gentleman behind her that she could remove her hat to see the film. He begs her not to, noting the hat is far from blocking the movie view.
Reports describe Amish communities in Lancaster County facing child labor and schooling charges as they pursue traditional farming and home schooling. The piece notes that Amish groups resist electricity and telephones, maintaining conservative practices while some splits emerge among communities across the United States.
Washington reports teachers say 425 science educators find students lose interest in science due to dull classes. They urge more hands on activities, scholarships, contests, and direct contact with scientists to spark interest and address a looming manpower shortage in engineering and science fields.
New York reports Cathedral Schools permit mild corporal punishment for misbehavior. Canon Betts ordered that each infraction may earn two whacks with a light paddle, administered fairly. About 50 boys at the Cathedral Choir School, run by the Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine, attend with general education available to non singers from across the country.
The seventeen year cicadas bear a dark W on each wing and were once seen as an omen of war by early settlers who noted conflicts after cicada visits. They do not sting. harm comes from egg laying when females cut twigs with their ovipositor to lay 400 to 600 eggs, causing twigs to wither.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges green light for soil-building measures to raise crop value amid rising fertilizer costs. The group notes expenditures must yield quick returns, citing that each dollar on fertilizer can return 3 to 5 dollars in increased value and warns against cutting fertilizer use when prices fall. Dr Frank Miller of Missouri warns against reduced fertilizer input as unsafe.
A study by University of Minnesota soil experts shows fertilizer now yields at least five dollars in added crop value per dollar spent. In 1939 one dollar invested produced about 3.50 in crop value. today higher prices raise corn and wheat returns, with a 12 bushel corn and 9 bushel wheat increase translating to about 18 and 1908 dollars per acre respectively.
Local report notes bars practice of blocking flies by boarding windows and stocking milk and food to deter pests. No injuries or other events reported.
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