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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
2
Manilal Gandhi, son of Mohandas K Gandhi, continues his bid to be arrested using passive resistance methods. In a recent protest against the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, he attempted to cross provincial borders but was not arrested as authorities say he has long held the right to reside in either province.
An Omaha dairy firm led by president J Gordon Roberts has been testing waste radioactive material from atomic energy production for food sterilization for over a year. Patents are sought on devices to apply the radiation. Robert Berry, a 24 year old former University of Omaha student, developed a sterilizer and has worked with the firm since August 1948.
The United States, through the army signal corps at Fort Monmouth New Jersey, is studying a million dollar collection of Zeiss photo graphic lenses seized from Jena Germany after the war. The set includes all Zeiss models ever produced, demonstrating the plant's prewar dominance.
Houston's Buffs ready for a northern teams invasion starting Saturday with Tulsa Oilers at Buff Stadium. Fort Worth Cats clash in a major series, featuring young pitchers Pete Bryant and Chris Van Cuyk. Reserve seats $1.25, obtainable by mail with five days mailing time.
A dental surgeon at Uniontown hospital performed two delicate operations on a four pound newborn with jaws fused together. The procedure separated the upper and lower jaws and freed the tongue, then removed excess tissue, enabling jaw movement and normal feeding.
Patrick Kelly, 41, clung to a mast for 26 hours as the 31 foot boat swamped ten miles northwest of Vancouver. The Canadian Pacific liner Princess Elaine rescued him as only six feet of the mast remained above water. He prayed, recalling overseas service and gratitude to be seen in time.
A collection of meat light main courses with cauliflower Tamale Loaf and Egg Plant Parmesan. Recipes feature cauliflower stuffing, tomato sauces, and baked egg plant with meat balls. Also included are Spinach Luncheon Dish and Baked Crab Salad with crackers and crumbled cheese.
A League of Women Voters survey finds few women rely on husbands to decide how to vote. Eighty percent base political views on editorials and radio news, fourteen percent vote straight party, four percent vote under husband influence, and about six percent don’t vote regularly.
First contributor to the Grandmа Speskin project at Cincinnati will receive payment upon publication of an accepted saying or idea. The scheme invites readers to submit sayings or ideas addressed to Margarine with the title Grandma Speskin.
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