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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1952
Page
8
Booneville Arkansas village completes a cooperative homemaking cottage for 240 students and the community. The red brick center houses living room workroom kitchens and offices and serves as meeting space for clubs and PTA. Around 60 homemakers take adult classes yearly and the program adapts to community needs.
Jefferson City Missouri communities tackle health issues through cooperation. Chester G Starr Missouri Farm Bureau director cites Miller county nutrition project and Green county diabetes survey with nearly 1,000 volunteers and 11 880 tests, 3809 positive. Missouri communities improving family life through local health surveys and programs.
In Peetigo Wisconsin the town starts a drive to build a new five room home for Louis Frederickson and family after a car wreck destroyed their house. Ten year old James Frederickson died. eight year old Arthur and five year old Phillip were injured. Father 67 and son William 12 also hurt. mother Mrs. Frederickson treated for shock. Drive chaired by Stanley Pristelski of the McKinley School Community club seeks materials and funds.
Earth Texas earned its nickname after residents moved the entire town five miles to align with a railroad route. When officials spurned their pleas from the Texas and Pacific line, the village regrouped and relocated homes, businesses, and the church to a new site, preserving the town’s access to rail service.
Danna Zimmerman, 18, won the 415 yard race in 1 minute 8 seconds, beating an English rival and earning Liberal the silver frying pan trophy. The event drew about 25,000 locals and 6,000 in Olney as spectators watched the finish clash.
EUFAULA Alabama a door factory with capacity 2000 doors daily will be built on a 15 acre site by Walled Lake Door company of Walled Lake Michigan The plant will employ between 80 and 100 men and will cover 20000 square feet on three buildings 40 by 105 feet Each step of the deal took under a week as officials invited the company to visit and the south was favored over other communities The plant will be the largest panel door producer in the country and ranks as the communitys third largest facility
El Dorado Kansas adopts a new metering method. Police issue envelope tickets with blank fields for date license number and car make. Violators pay 95 cents for up to 24 hours then 1 dollar if overdue, plus 25 cents per extra hour. About 2000 notices saved, 20 tickets outstanding on local cars.
Dr. John C. Sindecar, professor at Santa Barbara College, studied Sho shone and Bannock in Idaho and interviewed 800 Indians plus indirect data on 1,000 others. He found no full blooded Indian who stuttered and noted Indians speak fluently with poetic style. Parents exert little pressure to speak, and Indians may think before answering. the language lacks an exact word for stuttering.
A novel curbside banking unit dubbed the Snorkel allows motorists to conduct transactions without leaving their car. The device, about the size of a gas pump, uses periscope mirrors and microphones so customers can see and talk to tellers seated in the basement. Deposits are placed on a tray that lowers to the teller and returns with the completed transaction in about 30 seconds.
The report traces illiteracy from 1870 when 20 percent of those over 10 could not read, to 1947 with 2 million Americans over 14 unable to read or write. It notes higher rates among nonwhite populations at 11 percent and rural farm-area residents at 5.3 percent, despite overall declines.
A Columbia fire station uses a remote control wiring system to manage eight doors, lighting, and all 88 traffic signals from a first floor switchboard. The setup promises faster response times as crews reach fires quickly through daytime traffic and intersections, with electric devices eliminating guesswork and delays.
Astronomers describe asteroids as little stars and note a rare near Earth encounter. The seventh asteroid to cross Earth's orbit was found on August 31, 1951, on Palomar's Big Schmidt plates. It measures one to two miles in diameter and stood about 19 million miles from Earth, receding after a closer approach a few days prior.
The 1850 center of population lies miles northwest of Olney Illinois and about 40 miles farther west than 1940. It moves westward and southwestward each census year, with the 1940 to 1950 shift being the longest in six decades, highlighting increased westward migration over the past decade.
Dr. Paul A. Jones of Santa Barbara College reports that secondary schools with highly personal counseling provide invaluable service for academic and lifework planning. He notes wide variation in methods worldwide and emphasizes unhurried interviews, follow-ups, and family-involved diplomacy as factors in better outcomes.
The 1951 steel boom spans the United States and Europe as mills push capacity. United States Steel plans a 400 million dollar Fairless works in Bucks County, while National Steel and others broaden output. Russia increases capacity to 9.7 million tons, lifting annual production toward 35 million tons.
A synthetic chemical named Krilium acts as a soil conditioner rather than a fertilizer. It rapidly restores soil structure within hours, allowing plants to access oxygen water and nutrients. Tests by about eighty soil scientists over three years suggest a revolutionary era in agriculture turning deserts into green areas.
Mexican cotton experts note Mexico has grown into the Western Hemisphere's second largest cotton exporter. From 1951 to 1962 the crop reached a record one and a quarter million bales, though yields remain low at about half a bale per acre. Planting acreage has doubled in two years, driving the boom.
After finishing a painting session replace the lid tightly. A skin may form on top of the paint. discard it in one piece if possible. Stir the paint until ready for use and strain through cheesecloth, a fine screen, or old stocking to remove particles that could mar the coating.
Scientists report Eskimos devised wooden or bone goggles with narrow vision slits to combat snow glare. Since Canada began family allowances, natives in the frozen north have shifted part of their purchasing power to buying manufactured sunglasses.
In Hortonioa Wisconsin election workers set a record for futility with only ten votes cast in a Wisconsin supreme court primary. Seven were cast by election board members. Two ballots were invalidated for voting for two candidates. When counted the four court candidates each received two votes, canceling one another.
In Mendon Michigan population 750, petticoat politicians swept most offices, leaving only unopposed Verne McGlish as village clerk. Voters, including many men, backed women who boosted funds from 11,493 to 21,901 and promised street resurfacing and attracting small industry while male opposition collapsed.
REDGRANITE Wisconsin a village of 648 people may get a doctor after a crash near Michigan City Indiana killed Massemino Bannelli 45 his wife Anna Carmela 40 and their three sons The Bannelli family owned Granite Lumber and helped form a group seeking a local physician The family had just completed a $27000 home before the crash heirs propose turning the house into a doctor’s residence and office to attract a medical practitioner for the village
Holdrege Nebraska hosts the third Corncob Day as farmers bring cobs to town. Merchants exchange cobs for 10 percent discount scrip, rewarding purchases at the municipal bin. A farmer dumped 1200 cobs into the bin to spur local sales.
Denver reports detail a push to place physicians in small towns. Dr F S Crockett of Lafayette Indiana chairs AMA Rural Health Council and says communities backing modern clinics gain priority. Dr Kenneth Katsch cites rules to attract and retain doctors, noting hospital facilities and humane treatment aid retention and that small towns struggle with gossip and misperceptions about doctors' availability.
Eckerman Michigan residents organized a pulpwood bee to raise about 2000 for Kenneth Buddy Bailey Jr who lost his legs in a February train accident. Ten acres of spruce were cut donated by Charles Taylor Rudyard, with about half the village of 200 joining in cutting loading and moving timber.
Pomeroy Ohio village officials asked their attorney to determine the cost of a federal suit over flood losses since the Eureka Dam 30 miles downstream raised the water level. Village businessmen say floods have become more frequent and damaging since 1936 dam construction, causing hundreds of thousands in damages.
Beaver Oklahoma town plans a new city hall after prisoners with bricklayer plasterer roofer and laborer skills complete the jail. The project cost only 1200 dollars and is funded by inmate labor.
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