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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1952

Page

11

Egg Boiling Folklore Cooks Up Strong Advice

The piece argues most people misboil eggs and claims no egg should be boiled. It advises avoiding high heat for any protein foods like eggs cheese or meat, noting high heat makes foods tougher.

Active plant material leaves show high water content

A study notes that leaves and similar active plant material contain about 90 percent water by weight. The finding highlights the water-rich nature of leafy tissues and informs understanding of plant physiology and hydration.

Wrestlers Aid Blind With Fund Drive For Guide Dogs

The National Wrestling Alliance plans to donate 25 percent of after tax gross receipts from one show per promoter to Leader-Dogs for the Blind in Rochester Michigan. About 500 benefit shows yearly could fund roughly 400 guide dogs at $1250 each, aiding totally blind applicants trained with dogs from breeds including German Shepherd, Boxer and Labrador Retriever.

ST. Louis National Wrestling Alliance Rochester Mich Leroy McGuirk Tulsa Okla Sam Muchnick Announc Muchnick McGuirk Oklahoma A United States

Wildlife sleuths pinpoint cause of whooping crane decline

In Minot North Dakota a wounded whooping crane linked to a Wildlife Service flight to Aransas Texas aided researchers studying crane disappearances. The bird died en route after capture in Saskatchewan. A second wounded crane in Kansas died and prior gunfire crippled two cranes in New Orleans. Last season only 25 cranes wintered in Texas, down from previous year as Audubon Society cites hunters as a major factor.

Minot N. D Wildlife Service Aransas Tex Ing Saskatchewan Kansas New Orleans Texas

Lightning strikes umbrella in Halifax near Dartmouth women

Two Dartmouth Nova Scotia women narrowly escaped when a bolt hit the umbrella carried by Mrs. E Purchase. As she walked with another woman, a sizzling sound arose and a blue flame shot from the umbrella tip.

Halifax Canada Dartmouth Nova Scotia E. Purchase

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