13 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
1
Chicago report cites 50 percent of 26 million school age youths with defects hindering development. Willard Small urges comprehensive program from ages 6 to 18 with exams, medical oversight, and federal aid to train teachers. He links physical fitness to moral strength and wartime readiness.
In a discussion with Senators and officials, Chevalier Arsini argues for a state backed shift to lamb and mutton to avert a beef catastrophe. He warns of pasture shortages, high costs, and the need for direct state action to stabilize prices and reduce middlemen, while weighing feasibility of transforming lambs into sheep and the implications for market supply.
Paris reports on Rome meat production and lamb shortages, with figures on slaughter weights and possible policy shifts. The piece then shifts to Bell Besler in American camps and a wider discussion by Mr. Halsey on Latin American weights and measures, plus Latin nations’ metric adoption status and cross-cultural unit use.
The bulletin notes clear skies and a recording of temperatures for the day. It lists the actual mean temperature at 26 degrees, a 2 degree rise in the last 24 hours, a high of 33 at 12:45 pm, a low of 20 at 4:00 am, and a northwest wind up to 34 mph at 1:35 pm. Total precipitation since January 1 is 18.85 inches, above the 13.44 inch normal.
The Weather Bureau of the U S Department of Agriculture expands fire warnings to cover conditions likely to damage crops, foodstuffs, and inflammable war material. Several warnings issued this year have yielded benefits. A special station at Hampton, Oregon conducts related investigations.
Frederick A. Halsey of the American Metrology Society argued at its annual meeting that English weights and measures remain practical and that there is no valid basis to switch to the metric system. He cited a large survey to support the defense of British and American standards.
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