17 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
1
A student resists an eye test in a school auditorium saying glasses unnecessary. The tester warns the teen his distance vision is poor and could be corrected. Pressure from parents grows as the boy, described as belligerent, later dies by driving a car into a bridge abutment at high speed.
Health notes explain how colds spread by airborne viruses and ways to ease symptoms, stressing rest, fluids, gentle blowing, disposable tissues, and medical care for fever or persistent cough. The Navy Recruiting Station in Des Moines says November recruits get 1 extra day of Christmas leave and may choose San Diego or Great Lakes for training.
Steve Ballant of Manchester became a smoke casualty when his car interior caught fire. In attempting to remove fishing gear, he inhaled smoke and collapsed. The report also notes estimates that mishandling hogs causes three fifths of bruises leading to lower market prices.
Vital statistics from the National Council of the Churches show over 97,000,000 Americans attend church regularly, a 2.8 percent rise. Americans gave over 2 billion dollars to churches in 1955. Sunday school registrations reached 37,623,530. The Revised Standard Version Bible has sold 3,620,823 copies in three years, with a rate of more than one copy every 30 seconds. The RSV, a 15 year project by 37 scholars, was published in Fall 1952 and widely observed nationwide.
Farm Notes advise potatoes store best at 41 to 45 degrees F and emphasize keeping area records when sampling soil. It notes Iowa’s milk output holds steady despite fewer cows due to heavy grain feeding and efficient herds. It suggests drawing up a family fire plan to save lives and property and storing fruits and vegetables in individual crates to localize rot spread.
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