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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
3
Thousands of farmers and timberland owners plant millions of hardwood seedlings this spring with 4-H Scouts and Future Farmers of America aiding a campaign. Walnut plantings accompany the hardwood effort, aiming to boost income as hardwoods promise high returns per thousand board feet.
The March tremor off Tokachi in Hokkaido was the region’s heaviest in 68 years and harsher than the 1923 Tokyo Yokohama quake in potential impact. Seismic waves and tsunami warnings helped limit casualties as residents fled coastal towns after the initial shock.
Chicago scientists announce a direct electronic process to bypass steam power for electricity. They claim a small two ounce thermometer measuring 6% inches can generate a quarter watt via displaced atomic parent, to control heat in an atomic pile and prevent explosions.
A laboratory model of tomorrow’s electronic wrist watch was unveiled by Elgin National Watch Company. The device uses a motor powered by a self contained energy capsule and requires no mainspring or winding. It keeps nearly perfect time and fits inside a standard wristwatch case. The same principle could apply to women’s smaller designs.
An old rural school system receives a facelift with modern cement, steel and glass buildings. The new design features abundant daylight and functional, commodious classrooms aimed at replacing overcrowded, outmoded facilities as farmers’ communities adopt the “new look” in schooling, with construction estimated at about 2 000 per year.
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New York report notes that highway fatalities since 1900 now exceed total American military deaths in all wars up to 1950. It cites 1,012,000 highway deaths versus about 1,005,000 military deaths since Lexington. Mentions GI X and Victim X as unidentified wartime fatalities and highlights Highway crashes surpassing war deaths by February.
A four year old boy in San Antonio shot his mother after saying his father told him to do it. The boy claimed the pistol was handed to him to kill his mother who was lying in bed. The father, described as a well spoken East man wearing cowboy boots, left the child at a nursing home and never returned with a promised payment. Tony Morin of the Boxer county sheriff’s office investigated and the Children’s Service Bureau was asked to take charge.
Severe winter storms strand trains and cars across California and Nevada west of Reno. Travelers face delays as Sierra Nevada storms unload record snow depths, with reports of historic snowfall near Tamarack in 1906 47 and massive drifts surpassing previous limits.
The National Child Labor Committee reports a rapid rise in employed youths ages 14 to 17 following the Korean War outbreak. Census data show 2,344,000 children in that age group working in October, with concerns over farm exploitation and children as young as seven or eight forced into labor, keeping many from school.
A survey finds the typical automobile rider is a man just over 40 earning about 4371 annually in sales and insurance. He takes 2.57 trips daily in a year-old car bought on installment, drives about 32 miles per day, and carries 1.8 tons per trip. Sundays he washes the car, loads the family after dinner, and complains about other drivers.
Summer is approaching and many families will take dogs on trips but dog car sickness is common. Experts say fear causes most cases and advise gradual exposure. Start with parked car sessions, one door open, sit beside, pet, and extend time over days before short, slow rides.
Electricity powers farm life but raises fire risk when misused. The piece warns that blown fuses are safety devices, not nuisances, and urges locating and correcting overloaded circuits to prevent disasters in farm homes and operations.
Amateur makers can achieve finer wood finishes than large firms due to time and personal care. Proper fundamentals and elbow grease yield finishes uneconomical for popular-priced furniture. Preparation and payoff are vital, with sanding dusting and careful wiping helping. Shellac sealing is recommended to prevent resin bleed and reveal natural beauty.
Bettie Pode Le delivers amiable organ melodies as amen tunes fill the church hall. The verses blend steady rhythm with soft harmonies to comfort attendees and close the service in reflective calm.
Midwest farms repurpose abandoned windmill towers as television antennas boosting reception. Installers place aerials atop towers with base motors enabling direction via rope controls. Silo roofs also serve as elevated antenna mounts. Scrapped steel value slows removal as new stations expand nationwide.
Practical guide detailing a linseed oil coating method to protect silo walls from acids and silage juices. Steps include cleaning, applying plaster, using boiled linseed oil, thinning first coat with turpentine, then applying a full-strength second coat, and a final coat where absorption occurs. Allow two weeks drying before filling. coverage approx 200 sq ft per gallon for two coats.
In Peoria Illinois a 25,000 pound jig saw puzzle with 76 pieces mostly weighing 300 to 400 pounds each sits in storage. The pieces form an elaborate statue over 12 feet high ordered by Ellen Marion Donmeyer and sculpted by Frederick E. Triebel for 15 000 then 25 000. The statue must be assembled per Mrs Donmeyers will for display at Donmeyer Memorial Temple used by the Order of the Eastern Star Pearls area. Probate judge Charles Cisna secured a court order for removal from the warehouse though no clear directions exist beyond a faded photograph of a veiled woman and life size figures.
Los Angeles inventor Dr William Ross describes the gyro skid control a 45 pound device mounted on the rear cross member of a car. A 35 pound sliding weight inside a 36 inch steel tube dampens horizontal vibration to keep rear weight balanced and reduce skidding. The idea traces to Franz Hane of Baden Baden born 1884 and Ross has patented and is selling the device locally.
Tokyo reports that Education Minister Sadasuke Amano urged teaching Chinese classics again in public schools. He criticizes occupation limits that cap Kanji at about 3,000, saying readers need 10,000 characters for Chinese works. Parents oppose, citing naming and tradition.
Detroit police say Calloway Lay admitted he invented a story about a milk thief to scare a neighbor on his east side doorstep. The tale led to a door to door alarm and increased police vigilance, but Lay’s claim proved false.
Los Angeles resident Phil Savage and son Phil Jr built a battery powered hearing aid for their 14 year old cocker spaniel Lad die. The unit uses a microphone, two tube radio circuit, and a headset, housed in a wooden keg worn under the chin. They joke the device may not have a bright commercial future as the dog may forget to switch it off.
Hickory North Carolina reports students from Lenoir Rhyne College designed Operation Bottles to send Chinese greeting bottles across the Pacific. The bottles, loaded aboard the American President liner Lightning in San Francisco, are to be released near Pusan Korea with yellow balloons to aid travel toward Shanghai and Tsingtao.
Oliver Field of the American Medical Association describes quack devices marketed to cure ailments for a price. He showcases a lightless device creating a magnetic field and a padded coil called the horse collar said to magnetize blood. Field says promoters seek all they can extract and action has been taken against sellers.
In Korea a North Korean fighter allegedly left for dead in a bunker was discovered by Marine Private First Class Jase Falla and two comrades. Inside a sealed doorway they found a trapped soldier who crawled out after being coaxed, and he spoke of retreating Korean forces.
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