Archeologists Find Temple To Love War In Nippur Iraq
University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania archaeologists unearthed a 4000 year old temple to Inanna the goddess of love and war at Nippur Iraq. The find along with ancient Sumerian tablets and statues broadens knowledge of Sumerian life and religion.
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Stamford Tea Party Parade Aids Tea Drive Abroad
In Stamford Connecticut a week long tea binge drew 75 000 citizens in a celebratory parade led by the Mayor and crowned by the Hot Tea Queen of 1952. Dignitaries from Indonesia Britain India Ceylon Pakistan and the United States Tea Association attended to boost tea drinking and dollars for Sterling areas. Floats with girls cars bands and cowboys rolled through town in a festive, high spirited event praised as Stamford’s greatest since P T Barnum.
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Republic of Indonesia
Connecticut
William Benton
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Pakistan
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P.T. Barnum
Bride Accuses Mama of Stealing New Hubby
In Cleveland, Rose Mary McDonald, 22, a bride, accuses her mother in law of interfering with her marriage. She cites a letter from Kevin McDonald, 30, to Mrs Mary Jane Nye, expressing love and longing. The bride sought divorce on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Rosemary McDonald
Joseph A. Arts
Mary Jane Nye
Pliskaties Seek Liberty Deprivation Damages in Albany Suit
Albany report says August Pliskatie and wife of Obame geeg sue John Smigel in Supreme Court alleging they were deprived of liberty for over 40 days after being brought from a D P camp in Germany from Lithuania origins. They seek 1134 dollars for 63 days labor on Smigel farm while claiming detention to keep their services. Smigel denies wrongdoing stating prior payment of 50 dollars monthly plus room and board and that they were brought to the United States at their own request.
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Fertilized Silts Weather Rain Better On Plowed Field
Missouri University agronomists report fertilized soil drank heavy rain while unfertilized soil crusted over, formed a lid and caused runoff. At Sanborn Experiment Field in Columbia both fields were corn stubble free after plowing, revealing divergent soil responses.
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Missouri University Agronomists
Sanborn Experiment Field
Columbia, Mo
Farm Wife May Equal Spouse in Crop Know-How
Prof. Grant B. Snyder of the University of Massachusetts predicts farm wives will join husbands in farming. He cites the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association program, a year long apprenticeship funded by A&P with 6000 dollars in scholarships. In 1951, over forty percent of 148 winners shared the prize, many being girls.
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University of Massachusetts
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Minnesota Farm Receipts and Expenses Reach New Highs
Farm receipts in Minnesota rose to 1.391 billion dollars in 1951, up 14 percent from 1948, with cash expenses increasing about 12 percent. The rise reflects higher cash income and broad increases across farm product sales, despite inflation and cost pressures.
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Outboard Mystery Sparks a Summer Romance
Freda Brandon struggles with a dead outboard on Mirror Lake and meets Len Curtain, a magnet inventor who retrieves and sells lost motors. He courts her, while her fiancé Ray Hubbard arrives, sparking a tangled decision as Len confesses love and proposes a life of adventures. Freda toys with the idea before reality intrudes.
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Leland Memoir of Agnes Sheldon in Far North District
Aggie Quan recalls a gold era tale of Leland near Hayden. Jim Leland greets Agnes Sheldon, the stubborn schoolteacher, on a six day canoe trek. Mosquitoes, damaged glasses, and rough frontiers test her resolve and the settlers’ reception.
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Leland
Jim
Ottawa
Agnes Sheldon
Twin Forks
Poultry Industry Sees Record Output in 1952
The poultry industry may set a new production record in 1952 with broiling chickens surpassing 850 million birds, up from 784 million last year. Turkey output could rise 11 percent to about 3.3 million, while egg production stays near 60 billion, and per capita consumption soars beyond prewar levels.
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Spreading Manure Helps Wildlife Says Specialists
Farmers who spread manure in late winter and early spring aid wildlife as well as crops. Manure spreads plant nutrients and provides weed and crop seeds as winter feed for pheasants and quail. Spread when conditions permit from now until full spring to prevent nutrient loss and drain leakage.
Farmer's railcar corn crib joins granary idea
A farmer devised a double corn crib using two railroad stock cars perched on a concrete base. The structure creates overhead storage with the roof area serving as a granary and the space beneath as corn cribs.
U.S. Farms Have Fewer Phones in 1950 than 1920
The 1950 census shows only 38.3 percent of American farms have telephones, far below 88.7 percent in 1920. Twenty-eight states reported declines, with Texas, Missouri, and Illinois hardest hit. Connecticut leads in telephone access while Iowa ranks second.
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Journey to Moon Made Possibility By Atomic Power
Cincinnati professor Dr Bradley Jones head of the aeronautics department at the University of Cincinnati says atomic propulsion makes a moon trip feasible. He explains escape velocity seven miles per second, 80 hours to reach the moon, and outlines challenges such as neutral zones, zero temperature, air supply, lunar stay, return trajectory and cosmic radiation.
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University of Cincinnati
Bradley Jones
University
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Earth
Chicago Firm Nearly Lost to Theft of Nickleanode Bars
Three burglars stole 75 bars of nickleanode weighing 30 pounds each from Metal Processing Co in Chicago. Value cited at 3000 dollars. Official says the plant needs a government allocation to replace the material used for metal plating, else it may go out of business.
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Metal Processing Co
Blondes Have More Hair per Square Inch Says Textbook
A cosmetic text notes blondes carry about 140,000 hair shafts on the head while brunets have 110,000 and redheads about 100,000. Hair grows roughly half an inch monthly, lasts two to four years, with 25 to 50 hairs shed daily. Normal hair stretches about 20 percent and regrows after plucking. Chief role is protection plus appearance.
Trade Commission Rules Dolein Ads Misleading
A federal trade commission hearing examiner ruled Dolein claims of curing arthritis and rheumatism false. Abner Lipscomb found the only active ingredient is aspirin, giving only temporary relief for minor aches. Under the decision, ads calling Dolein inexpensive or economical would be banned.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Abner E. Lipscomb
Dotein Corp
New York
Tenue
Two Men With Same Name at Tax Window in Houston
In Houston two Texans waiting to pay their taxes discovered they share the same name. One man identified as E. H. Meinke at the tax window, prompting the other to ask if the notice was correct. They confirmed both men are named E H Meinke, causing a brief mix up.
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