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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
3
Yale University Press editor Eugene Davidson says scholars who resist public opinion still contribute to society. He cites wartime miscalculations, behind the scenes checks, and long view judgments as marks of genuine scholarship. He notes such scholars are rare.
The article traces milk from ancient times with references to 9000 B.C. cattle milking, Biblical mentions, and Ur frieze scenes. It notes Hippocrates endorsing milk, Columbus bringing cattle to the West Indies in 1495, and early U.S. dairying beginnings with Jamestown in 1611 and Plymouth in 1624. It highlights milk’s role in frontier expansion and early nutrition.
American margarine production has doubled in a decade with consumption rising from under half a billion pounds in 1940 to over one billion pounds in 1951. The Bureau of the Census chemicals section notes butter use fell from 2.5 billion pounds in 1940 to 1.0 billion in 1951 while margarine reached 1,036,341,000 pounds.
In three southern states North and South Carolina and Alabama, students over 18 train as school bus drivers with teachers and patrolmen. They operate heavy buses, perform minor repairs, and earn $20 in North Carolina and $25 in South Carolina. North Carolina assigns 85 to 90 percent of school bus jobs to student drivers due to safety and cost.
Newburgh New York Mickey Spillane author of I the Jury and My Gun Is Quick says he has joined Jehovah’s Witnesses and will devote future writing to promoting God’s kingdom. He notes a shift from crime novels to faith based works and lives with his wife and two children at a self built house in Orange Lake six miles away.
Misoru Hibari, a 13 year old stage sensation known as a skylark, attracts heavy police guard and two bodyguards as crowds riot with hysteria. Daughter of a Yokohama fishmonger, she paid 600 thousand yen in taxes last year and received about 700,000 fan letters. Her songs like Tokyo Kid and Lonely Whisper depict postwar city youth.
The latest production figures show that families have access to about four pounds of fruit spreads per person, roughly double the prewar allotment. In 1950 standard fruit spreads output reached 624.2 million pounds, about 16 percent above 1943 and 1949, based on reports from firms handling 72 percent of the industry.
Color consultants urge careful exterior color choices to prevent clashing looks across streets. They stress coordinating interior and exterior schemes and designing whole neighborhoods for harmony. One consultant has specified colors for over 84,000 homes for 160 builders in 29 states, arguing that the ensemble matters as in fashion.
The Churka gin from India is described as among the oldest, predating Eli Whitney's roller gin by centuries. Used by Hindus as early as 3000 years ago, it is noted in Marco Polo's travels and historically widespread in Asia, though currently limited in China and India.
The first U.S. electric train, a battery project by Prof. Charles Grafton Page of the Smithsonian, ran a trial on April 29 between Washington and Bladensburg reaching 19 miles per hour, causing fear among riders who avoided speeds they deemed dangerous.
A Sal Lake Valley forge reworks wagon scrap for agricultural tools and domestic irons as Forty-Niners era trails fed demand. In 1851 coal and ore near Cedar City emerge, Burr Frost makes Utah iron for horseshoe nails. Cedar City settlers build a blast furnace and produce pig iron by Sept 1862, with early steel conversion reported in 1863.
Porcelain enamel surfaces on ranges and sink tops resist food acids like tomatoes and citrus. Accidental spills leave only a temporary stain that wipes away with a damp cloth or soap and water. The institute notes enamel can handle thermal shock beyond casual cooling when wiped after use.
The United States has about 13 000 veterinarians about a fifteenth of doctors. Most pets live in rural areas with general animal practices. Over 3 000 mostly in cities focus on dogs and cats.
The Atomic Age milestone reports Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island opening a new atomic pile described as America’s biggest and most powerful. The six story facility cost 25 million dollars and took nearly four years to complete. In regular operation it will generate 30 000 kilowatts, with four others known worldwide unless there are reactors in the U S S R.
The staff of life remains bread despite new foods with the New York Journal of Commerce noting about 40 million loaves daily. Bread provides about a quarter to one third of protein, carbs, calories, and certain vitamins and minerals. Attempts to enrich white bread with various additives failed except for raisins, which have persisted.
A bubble gun designed to shoot bubble bullets is patented by Nicholas J Limber of Rockville Centre. The device uses a rubber bulb trigger, a magazine, and a press to release bubbles from the muzzle. The National Patent Council notes the bubble gun appears aimed at Bulbl laun, Inc., New York.
Central City Colorado renews its summer festival with stars from New York Metropolitan and City Opera. The piece traces the town’s rise after 1859 gold finds, the derelict era, and a 1931 gift to the University of Denver, leading to a renowned festival that keeps the gold rush era alive.
Wisconsin's 2,500 plus population towns are surveyed by the state employment service to map economic problems. The inventory, begun a year ago and due by end of 1952, covers working force, transport links, industrial pattern, facilities, housing, and recreational opportunities. Executives seeking new locations gain a concise, uniform source of essential details for site selection.
In Murphyshoro Illinois a Taft caravan and a Stassen convoy collided in town square causing a traffic jam. Taft spoke at the Jackson County courthouse to about 300 people while Stassen broadcast from a radio station across the street. A truckload of Black Angus bulls and another of corn blocked the street until clearance after about 20 minutes.
Reports of a woman surviving 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and a man enduring 112 degree fever draw attention to limits of human physiology. Medical literature notes under 64 degree survivors since 1875 and that most endure to 77 to 78 rectally if not prolonged. Fever above 107 is not instantly deadly, but above 109 is rarely survived though 113 has been recorded.
Across the nation adults from executives to housewives are flocking to music classes and ensembles. The American Music Conference notes record private lessons and growing local orchestras as adults seek wholesome leisure, stress relief, and new teaching methods in a broad postwar trend.
Washable ink spills come out with cold water rinses and soap, then more cold water until the spot disappears. Permanent ink stains resist soap and water and need professional laundry or cleaners. Do not use sour milk on permanent stains as it may create a protein stain.
Vancouver dermatologist Dr. Donald H. Williams reports on 53 children with allergic eczema. He notes maternal rejection as a common observation in all cases, with the one person most dependent on the child being the mother. Ages range from 18 months to 12 years, with rashes mainly on arms, legs and face. Symptoms often appeared in the year after birth.
A colorful child’s room from Living features sunlit yellow dado and pale ceiling, circus scenes on wallpaper, turquoise bed coverings with red orange and blue pillows, a white and turquoise bookcase toy shelf, turquoise window curtains, and a red orange low table with a small black lacquered chair.
Pilots are guided to crash sites in the Southwest as wreckage is marked from the air. Life Magazine notes that a large yellow caution sign on the airside of the wreck helps indicate a reported crash.
The United States, leading the world in coal output, mined 26 billion tons of coal since 1800 with bituminous mines driving the gain. West Virginia topped 1951 production at 166 million tons, followed by Pennsylvania Kentucky and Illinois as the big four produced over 535 million tons in the year.
Easter Island, a 13 by 7 mile volcanic outpost with mysterious 30 foot stone figures, stands as a potential future air base as mutual security talks between the United States and Chile proceed. The island, once home to about 400 people, remains an enigmatic site created by a forgotten civilization.
The Won-Tiki raft is described as Oslo's most popular tourist attraction, surpassing Viking ships, per Norsk Sjefartsmuseum. Even before Kin-Tiki House opened on May 15, global interest surged. A notable incident involved a visiting Indian woman in a sari climbing a ladder to view the raft, refusing to leave without a glimpse.
Billy Morgan, born in England and brought to America as an infant, has completed 50 cars on the same job at the Elgin watch factory. He won’t reach 65 until July 21 and recalls starting work at age 15 for 50 cents a day, noting nine hour days and an early Saturday off as a real break.
Modern spraying methods including hot spraying steam spraying and electrostatic spraying boost acceptance and efficiency in finishing many products. A single application can protect, reduce time on spraying baking and sanding, cut costs, and raise production capacity across industries from furniture to metal coatings including 900 pound bombs.
The text highlights glycol esters with high vapor power and low odor as key in law related work. Principal examples include propylene glycol methyl ether and tripropylene methyl ethers among others. They are used in quick drying varnish and enamels.
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