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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1958
Page
3
Dr. Cora Miller of UCLA says many food fads are false. Water does not burn fat and aluminum pots do not cause cancer. Fish, milk, and skim milk are not brain boosters or mucous creators. Skim milk retains nutrients minus fat.
New York report shows barbiturate poisoning deaths climbing in the United States. Insurance statisticians note 411 accidental deaths in 1955, up from 345 in 1954 and earlier years, citing careless use by adults and stricter sale restrictions as complicating factors.
Mortality data from 1949 to 1952 is noted as declining and public education urged on drug safety. The report states about 30 percent of accidental poisonings involving solids and liquids in 1955 were due to barbiturates, higher than the roughly 25 percent for all other drugs and medicines.
A buff colored china bowl with gold striping from Andrew Jackson's White House service and a Sheffield silver vegetable dish with a sterling stag head cover, once owned by Commodore Stephen Decatur, were donated by the Ladies' Hermitage Association of Nashville for exhibition in First Ladies Hall at the Smithsonian. The items come from the Jackson dinner service and the Decatur service, reflecting historical presidential tableware.
Housewives in Davis California judged steak grade by taste rather than sight in a test. Two steaks one good and one choice were given to families who picked the preferred looking steak about half the time. After cooking they chose the choice steak for juiciness tenderness and flavor in 75 percent of cases.
Chicago analysis explains that tired eyes reflect overall mental and physical fatigue. Poor lighting forces squints and frowns that tire facial muscles around the eyes, leading to fatigue and grumpiness. A person who avoids frowning or squinting may appear happier.
Philadelphia report notes historian J Philip Hyatt questions the overrating of Nebuchadnezzar. New Babylon king, famed for war, may have faced more defeats and stalemates than scholars claim, based on Babylonian tablets 605–561 B C.
Dr. Karl M. Bowman of UC Medical Center advocates medical treatment for narcotics addiction rather than punishment. He supports strict prosecution of illegal sale, praises Britain’s narcotic control with physician prescribed sustenance doses, and urges a medical approach akin to alcoholism treatment.
In Chicago doctors and staff use the Standard Nomenclature of Disease and Operations, linking common terms like poison ivy and athlete's foot to formal codes such as dermatitis venenata and dermatophytosis while filing patient records as 112-211. The system, adopted by over 85 percent of U.S. hospitals and expanding abroad, aims to standardize medical language and reduce patient confusion.
New York reports the largest drum surpassing 25 feet in circumference towed by a tractor while the oldest bell is described as about 3000 years old. The top songs include Till We Meet Again and When You Call Me Sweetheart. UK readers dominate cinema attendance with more moviegoers than any other country. The Guinness Book of Superlatives has sold over 180000 copies in the United Kingdom.
Ruthven built a 38-23 lead in three minutes after halftime and finished 60-35. Guards included Marge Anderson Susan Shiley Trudy Rierson Mary Kay Thorson Aileen Bisgaard with Ruthven players Marlys Hermanson Juanita Chapman Janet Enderson and others contributing as reserves closed the game.
In Ruthven Graettinger doubleheader at Graettinger gym the Ruthven girls defeated Graettinger Pirettes 70 to 48 while the Graettinger boys triumphed 60 to 35. Ruthven built a 28-8 lead behind tight defense and sharp shooting before coasting.
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