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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
3
Oklahoma state game and fish director Kelly DeBusk urges sportsmen to plan for future game supply. Do not shoot coveys dry or insist on must hunts. Stop after fair sport, avoid repeating yesterday's hotspots, and plant next season by leaving birds and protecting habitat for a natural renewable crop.
A reader asks about baton pronunciation noting American usage favors buh ton or ba ton while BAT-un is rare. The columnist cites dictionaries, discusses French roots, and advises against saying BAT-un. Additional Q and A cover infallible rhymes, Joliet pronunciation, Saint Vitus dance versus chorea, and the Kensington social term origin with Webster as the sole source.
The story highlights a compact chimney crown and Speedmaster stove combo for winter shacks on northern lakes. It notes a newborn black bear cub weighs 9 to 12 ounces at birth, about 1/200 of its mother's weight, is about eight inches long, blind, and covered with dark fur.
Wisconsin conservation reports that among 100 partridges examined seven were injured during escape flights colliding with trees and brush. Injuries included chest trauma, a twig embedded in flesh, severe head scalpings, and an acorn impaled on a bird’s bill with a long wear mark. One immature female ate despite the obstruction as its crop held other acorns.
ROCHESTER Ind three Lithuanian born brothers reestablish contact after a separation of forty four years. John Wessslena now in Boston Frank resident of Rochester and Michael in Wendale Ida originally left Europe and came to the United States together. World War I disrupted their family link but they resumed correspondence and planned to apply for citizenship in the United States.
The Minnesota season opens statewide except refuges and posted areas. Hunters may take one deer of any sex or age to relieve deer damage on farms. Frank Blair, game superintendent, says the move aims to aid farmers and control the herd. Chester Wilson, wildlife official, cites park damage from overprotection and faults the prior policy.
Pattern No 10289 and sew rite perforated pattern in sizes 13 14 13 14 16 and 18 with three quarter sleeves. Requires four yards of 35 inch or 36 inch fabric. Includes new Spirit and Summer Scene ere pee special designs run tips and pattern printed inside. Book price 25 cents.
Old Mrs Jones, sheltered and unfamiliar with lawyers, asks what a lawyer does. The grandson explains in a humorous if sharp line that a lawyer profits from a fight by charging for holding clothes.
A young oyster recounts a first date with a lobster on a secluded rock near the sandbar. She describes a romantic moment and whispers of closeness, then humorously notes mortifying pearls slipping from her. The tale blends flirtation with a comic sea-life embarrassment.
Turtles show surprising resilience in gas chamber tests as snapping turtles halt breathing when air quality worsens. Researchers report the reptiles endure exposure by suspending respiration, suggesting unexpected survivability under hostile conditions.
Spiders weave intricate webs in darkness using a highly sensitive sense of touch rather than sight. Their eight eyes are not relied upon for web construction.
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