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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1951
Page
4
The Reader's Date Book notes May 27 to June 2 as Park and Recreation Week. It highlights national and state parks as favored vacation spots for Americans, citing millions visiting national parks and hundreds of millions using state and small town parks. It urges communities to advertise local park facilities and beauty.
Summer taxes feet. National Foot Health Week urges care. Reader tips include wearing all leather roomy Oxford shoes, frequent washing and drying, changing shoes daily, proper fit, toe exercises, and consulting a podiatrist for persistent foot trouble.
Since last November more than 12,000 wounded and disabled veterans of World War I and Korea have forged red poppies in Illinois hospitals. On May 25 Chicago and Cook County will sell the memorial flowers with proceeds aiding sick and disabled veterans and their families. About 15,000 volunteers will man Chicago posts and 17,000 more elsewhere in Illinois. Poppy Days have been held since 1931 under the Veterans Poppy Day Association of Chicago, a coalition of the American Legion and veterans groups.
ICTOR BORGE heads a lively New York radio program with rehearsals from 5 to 7 p.m. and recording from 8 to 9 p.m. Six to eight shows are taped per session for Mutual. Ed Herlihy renews NBC ties while Guy Lombardo signs with CBS for summer broadcasts.
Western Union entered its second century on April 1 tracing its roots to 1851 when it began as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph company in Rochester New York. The firm now employs about 48 000 people and handles hundreds of millions of telegrams money orders and cablegrams annually including military and diplomatic messages. The High Speed Fax becomes the latest advance enabling 3000 words per minute transmission with unlimited distance given suitable circuits.
The Western Union telegraph linked the nation from the East to the Pacific coast in three months, finishing on October 24 1861. President Lincoln, skeptical at first, received the first telegram from California pledging loyalty to the Union as the line crossed treeless plains and faced Indian threats.
Civil defense officials urge U S homeowners to prepare for possible atomic attack with shelter plans and emergency kits. Install strong shelter areas in basements or interiors, stock canned food and water, and have a battery radio and tools ready. The film Survival Under Atomic Attack promotes these details for churches factories and private homes.
A word treasure of crossing clues covering river to mammal and city to frame parts. Includes numbers and abbreviations with varied regional spellings and foreign terms to test lexicon and puzzle skill.
Senator Byrd of Virginia proposes cutting over nine billion from the budget to avoid hampering defense, targeting home projects like the St Lawrence waterway and past programs. He argues 30 million U.S. families would bear roughly $300 each, via direct or indirect taxes, to fund war preparations.
In a candid exchange at a local American Legion post, two members propose boycotting motion pictures whose cast includes Communist party or subversive organization members. They praise the idea and urge informing Congress of desired legislation to curb those works and protect box office interests.
A study shows bruises from on farm handling and ship loading create losses exceeding 30 million dollars yearly. 46 percent of hog bruises occur before shipment while 42 percent arise from canes and prodders. National board bans prodders at stockyards as training and load management are urged to reduce bruising.
The Agriculture Department urges Americans to plant liberty gardens as the Garden and Food Preservation Program, echoing World War II efforts. It cites 1917 and 1943 gains in home gardens, noting millions of gardeners yielded billions of pounds of produce, boosting diet and morale while reducing living costs.
Michigan farm economists forecast net earnings on Michigan farms in 1951 will rise about 25 percent from 1950 levels. Average earnings were around $2,400 per farm in 1950, up from $1,800 in 1949, based on records from larger and better-than-average Michigan farmers.
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