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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
12
Electricity is used in 350 ways on farms in the United States. It saves time in cooking, milking, heating stock water, lighting, pumping water, and more. Electric pig brooders keep piglets warm safely while the hen house stays productive. Electric power also runs farm shop tools, extending the workday and easing tasks across the farm.
Eggs dropped from a ten story height bounced on a novel cellular rubber mat, designed by a rubber company, and did not crack. The material uses millions of microscopic nitrogen filled cells, is lighter than cork, and moisture proof with potential for protecting eggs in transit.
The note advises storing fly screens in good condition to avoid spring headaches. Mark each screen before removal and keep them in the order they will be reinstalled. A winter task is to paint and mend all screens to prepare for reassembly.
A World Book encyclopedia note explains the Adam's apple name derives from a belief that Eve bit into the forbidden fruit and gave Adam a piece that stuck in his throat. The tale ties the term to a biblical origin rather than anatomy.
A new monetary system is now active in the Dominican Republic replacing the United States dollar as legal tender. The Dominican gold peso becomes the new monetary unit for all transactions, replacing the American currency established during the U S Marine occupation.
A 20th Century Fund report states the average value of school property per enrolled pupil in 1940 was 300 dollars in the United States, with Tennessee 80, Alabama 85, Arkansas 93, Delaware 504, New York 526, and the District of Columbia 552 dollars, showing stark regional differences.
A newly patented fig processing method moves figs along an open conveyor above heated water to vaporize at just below 212 degrees, then cools them with cold water sprays. The process claims to improve branching of figs through this moisture cycle.
The abacus, an ancient counting device used by Orientals, surprised the Western world by defeating the electric computer in several contests. The ordinary abacus has 63 beads on nine strings within a frame.
A historical note says annual milk production in America could fill a river 3000 miles long 40 feet wide and three feet deep. If last year’s output were bottled in quarts and placed end to end the bottles would stretch about 140 times around the globe.
The annual per capita consumption in the United States totals about 200 pounds of fruit, 300 pounds of vegetables and melons, and 150 pounds of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and beans, according to the U S department of commerce.
In some South African mines shafts travel up and down at 3500 feet per minute, a speed more than twice that of the quickest skyscraper elevators in America.
Spare Your Toes Science introduces a new under-bed night light. The device mounts under one leg of the bed and flashes on when you get up and off when you return to bed. It emphasizes simple living and ease of use.
Readers learn ice safety: one inch unsafe for any use, two inches supports a person, three inches sustains small groups, and four inches bears large groups. This guidance helps assess ice conditions for outdoor activities and avoid dangerous breakthroughs.
In 1795 Samuel Morey secured a patent for a steam engine that used crank motion to propel boats of any size. The breakthrough linked steam power with marine propulsion, marking an early step in steamship development and a notable achievement in early American engineering.
A 24 city survey finds one parking space required for every seven seats in theaters. The finding highlights the need for adequate on site parking to support cinema attendance and related traffic planning.
In a typical year the United States harvests about 69 million pounds of wild rabbit. The figure highlights rabbit hunting and fur use as a steady, traditional source of wild game.
Rome hosted early law schools by the third century. These institutions shaped legal study, building a tradition that influenced later European jurisprudence and Roman civic life.
A historical note states the first crossbreed between a collie and greyhound is termed a lucher. The term appears in early breed discussions, reflecting naming practices for mixed-breed dogs of that era.
Farm Facts from Ralston Purina notes pullets grown year round at the Research Farm to provide ready-to-lay replacements. The column also advises culling buck kids from nonregistered lines and under-sized doe kids, old unprofitable does, and mulking or dry does with udders un sound. Questions about livestock poultry problems answered free by mail at Farm Facts, 835 South Eighth Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
The article notes lacquer origins in China and Korea influencing Japan after the third century, Canton’s historic lacquer trade in 1345 during the Ming era, and that carved lacquer ware came from Peking and Soochow. It also reports a new Oklahoma A and M College hybrid corn yielding 100.4 bushels per acre in tests at the Oklahoma vegetable research station in Bixby.
Wiring specialists urge posting a clear diagram of circuits by the fuse box to simplify locating trouble when a fuse blows. The diagram should label circuits and fuse positions to speed inspection and reduce guesswork during outages.
Aluminum pans become brighter when used to cook slightly acidic foods like tomatoes rhubarb or apples. The process highlights metal surfaces through chemical interaction and routine cleaning. This item notes a practical kitchen observation from household guidance.
The text claims First Golf Course Iowa hosted the world’s first municipal course. It also notes Governor Lester Hunt of Wyoming is a dentist and that Moose founder J H Wilson started the Loyal Order of Moose in 1888 in Louisville Kentucky.
The history notes that grain drills were first manufactured by William T. Pennock of Pennsylvania in 1841. It records the term moor hen as the female of the red grouse and briefly mentions the craft origin.
A rare weather note explains hailstorms occur mainly during daytime and are uncommon in the hours between sunset and sunrise. It highlights the diurnal pattern of convective activity and the scarcity of hail events at night.
Mar Del reports Rock Hall pounded for 7 runs as Zanger Jones and Carroll tripled and Denton answered with doubles by Tomeskey Lane and Bennington. Hardy must win from Denton to stay top, with Vodvarka or Woodward starting. Denton may add new faces. Chestertown and Camden Wyoming battle for improvement. Rock Hall seeks first division via Felton with Royal and Jones pitching. Houston vs Greensboro looms as teams chase position. Griffith to start for Marylandists with Bennington catching.
The season nears, rosters down to 18, and no signing after July 4. Several clubs may rotate lines in coming weeks while most are settled. Stats show Tomoskey, Zanger, Jones and Carroll among leaders in RBIs and hits with Royal the winning pitcher and Reiss the loser.
Bi State leaders meet this weekend as Sadlersville and Townsend vie for early edge. Queenstown scored across multiple innings with key hits from B Wallace and Miller. Spencer, Coleman, and Weedman led Sadlersville past Galena 5 to 2 in a one hour forty minute game. Townsend edged Henderson 6 to 5 as Schwatka's ninth inning single delivered the winning run.
Dixon paces pace setting for Hen derson while Schwatka adds three for Townsend. Brown posts the lone extra base hit. Sunday brings key games as Townsend hosts Queenstown and Millington aims to crack the top three at Sadlersville with Baxter managing Bob Coleman and Jones. Henderson meets Galena at Galena with Spencer and Camp pairing as the Galena battery.
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