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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1948
Page
6
The enrichment of flour bread cereals and other food products with vitamins and iron has been carried out extensively for years as a practical method for better national nutrition. The practice is promoted by the National Research Council and often made mandatory by law to relieve dietary deficiencies.
The Chavantes, a 3500 strong tribe in Mato Grosso, long wooed by gifts from the air, have shown first friendly moves toward whites. They settled near the Araguaia River and Rio dos Mortes, build palm thatch circular huts, club and council spaces, and practice body painting.
A widespread hearing impairment called Boilermaker's ear leaves middle and low tones normal while high pitched sounds are inaudible. Foundry workers and operators such as riveters welders boilermakers punch press workers and elevator operators are common victims. Research is underway and regular rest periods show preventive value though some cases occur without noise history. Many sufferers are unaware of the missing high range and may miss alerts like telephone rings or sirens.
Waterproof fabrics have been known for years and will rise in number and popularity for civilian use. Shrink-proof wool, once for servicemen socks, appears in limited civilian sock quantities. Wax rinses resist soil, shed water, and waxed fabrics. Plastic coatings suit many fabrics for draperies, upholstery, curtains, handbags, shoe fabrics, and fashion accessories.
Source says sugar beet pulp is a rich pectin source used in jams and medicines. Purified beet pectin matches citrus and apple pectins chemically but forms weaker gels with sugar, water, and acid. Researchers seek to explain this difference and open a potential treasure box of uses.
A Penn State professor notes that a potato harvester developed over 15 years ago at the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station now forms the basis of commercially produced machines popular with growers. The device, mounted on digging machines, sorts dirt and clods as potatoes move along a conveyor to a platform for cleaning and bagging.
A report of interrogation reveals German wartime experiments at the Aeronautical Research Institute of Munich aiming to power an artificial leg by brain signals. The device used electro mechanical links to severed nerves and sought to harness galvanic nerve impulses controlled by the wearer’s mental focus like a rheostat. Investigators note that Germans pursued nervous electricity proof as much as a reliable prosthetic, exploring varying concentration levels to move the leg.
The Quartermaster Corps will conduct an intensive study of Nutriculture, or hydroponics, as a method to provide fresh vegetables and some fruits for troops worldwide where traditional farming is impractical. The project follows wartime experiments on isolated island posts, with facilities including a Zone of Interior Unit at Pratt General Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida.
A food specialist offers tips on making meat broth served cold. Enhance flavor with salt, spice, or herbs, and note true consomme uses several meats for a blended taste. Tomato juice can be mixed and jellied. keep broth clear and fat free by skimming after cooling.
Acute mastitis arises from teat and udder injuries that open passages for infection. Guard against cuts and bruises from fencing, trash piles, machinery, poor bedding, overcrowding, rough milking, and improper use of milk tubes and plugs to improve udder health.
A listing of numerous land parcels transferred between individuals and spouses in December 1946 across Burrsville Federalsburg Denton Preston Goldsboro and other district towns. Names include Harvey Warren Neal Noble Noble Wright Taylor Sparks Bonner and many others with parcels along county roads streets and election districts.
In memory of our dear husband and father Harry Cheezum who died December 29 1944. We treasure your memory and the image of you. You are gone but not forgotten and our love will linger until we are laid to rest. Sadly missed by Wife and Children.
The Resolutions Committee of the First Methodist Church reports the passing of Mamie Evitts Griffin a member of the Womans Society for Christian Service She is remembered for strength grace and un dying love Her death brings peace without pain and sleep as noted by Lonie Ramsdell
We remember with deep appreciation the kind attentions of our good friends and their many tokens of sympathy for us when the death of Donald MacDonald, husband and father, brought great sorrow to our home, late in the old year. Every kindly act is acknowledged with grateful thanks. Mrs. MacDonald and children.
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