Encephalitis Cases Rise Across Iowa Counties
Health officials report 12 encephalitis cases through September 25 in Iowa with eight from Pottawattamie and one each from Decatur Cedar Johnson Plymouth Wright and Washington counties. The report notes several July August and September onset dates and references U S Public Health Service figures for the week ending September 13 1947. Domestic animals birds and mammals may carry the virus and mosquitoes transmit it. insecticides like DNT could aid control.
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Iowa
Carl FP. Jordan
Division of
Iowa State Department of Health
Pottawattamie
Cedar
Plymouth
Wright
Washington
Decatur County
Des Moines
Lee
Johnson County
Division of Public Health Methods
U. S. Public Health Services
North Dakota
California
Pottawattamie County
Trout season extended to November 30 in north Iowa streams
The State Conservation Commission extended the trout season to November 30 due to heavy trout populations in north Iowa streams. Most trout are hatchery reared and released in spring and summer, and many remain uncaught as they migrate to warmer larger streams. The order grants extra fishing days for trout fishermen.
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State Conservation Commission
Towa
Rosalie Alona’s Rough Start in Life as Baby Faces Scalding Injury
Four month old Rosalie Alona, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ronald F Alona, was born prematurely and had health troubles. Last week she slipped, spilled hot water on herself from waist to chin, and she is recovering at home with her concerned parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie
Ronald F Alona
Barges Set Record On Mississippi River Near Guttenberg
Guttenberg on the Mississippi reported the largest tonnage of barges to the government docks when the Alexander Mackenzie pushed 15 barges through at once. The load included 14 coal barges and one superphosphate barge, equal to 430 railway cars, with the vessel averaging four miles an hour.
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Guttenberg
Mississippi
Alexander Mackenzie
Mackenaie
Yearoux survives third crash landing at Yorktown
Airman Yearoux narrowly escapes injury after his plane clipped wires on approach at Yorktown. The damaged landing gear spared him, described jokingly by airmen as a fortunate bad handling that let him walk away.
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Yearoux
Yorktown
Orphans Sought as Estate Delays Loom in Storm Lake
A reader asks about Willis Folson and his brother as a large estate awaits in Storm Lake. Both parents died young and the brothers are missing. Van Meter celebrated Bob Feller's return from the baseball wars last week and Hancroft plans a Joe Hatten day later this month.
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Willis Folson
Storm Lake
Towa
van Meter
Bob Feller
Hancroft
Joe Hatten
Shelby county brouth year contest winner noted
In a special brouth year tall gorn contest in Shelby county Leslie Edwards of near Harlan won top honors with a stalk measuring 14 feet six and one half inches.
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Shelby County
Leslie Edwards
Near Harlan
China plans rapid postwar industrialization push
China is moving toward quick postwar industrialization with heavy industries, power plants, chemicals, rail and road transport, aviation and port facilities. State funding will largely finance development due to private capital shortages and a weaker industrial class.
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China
Hemi Hina
Rich Peruvian Mountain Region Opens to Oil Production
The Montana highlands of Peru, vast in area but sparsely populated, see renewed interest as a new petroleum field on the eastern slope boosts prospects. Iquitos remains the main outlet via tributaries of the Amazon, with a future Andean pipeline imagined to connect to ocean routes.
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Andes
Peru
Montana
Republic
Amazon
Iquitos
Atlantic
National Geographic Society
Light Scattering and Size Measurement of Tiny Particles
The article explains light scattering or the Tyndall effect, used for nearly eighty years to size small particles and extended in World War II to measure large particle sizes. It details how dispersed particles affect light visibility and how larger particles reflect and refract while smaller ones scatter light in all directions.
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Tyndall
John Tyndall
Living memorials: community centers to honor World War II
A Kus-3 Sage foundation survey suggests living memorials replace grand monuments. A sergeant overseas preferred a playground swing as tribute. Communities may form center buildings to serve neighborhood leisure needs and strengthen democratic civic responsibility.
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Sage Foundation
Soil fumigants cut nematode damage in nurseries and orchards
Agronomists report that soil fumigation is a leading method to combat plant nematodes. Before World War II costs were prohibitive. 1940-41 Pineapple Institute researchers found cheap D-D, a petroleum by product, then Beltsville tests confirmed effectiveness. Newer fumigants include Confume G and Confume W10 and Iscobrome variants, now available commercially. Root-system formation is when nematodes inflict damage, so lowering costs aids peach orchards and nursery stock production.
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Pineapple Institute
Beltsville Laboratories
Removing Stains From Linens With Boiling Water
To remove fruit stains use boiling water held high over a basin. Place fabric over a bowl and form a well with twine, pouring hot water from several feet above. Treat fruit stains immediately, as they dry harder to remove. Boiling water often best. warm water can help Some alkali may set stains. if boiling fails, interim borate rinse may aid.
Buffer Territory shaped by borders and battles
Geography and politics shaped the Rhineland as a historic buffer zone. Its northern and central areas form a gateway into France via the Belgian lowlands and Luxembourg. The region was a strategic route in World War I and II and again in late 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Rhineland
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Misnaming Balsam of Peru Origin
The passage explains balsam of Peru’s misnamed origin. It clarifies Panama and Ecuador connections, notes the product’s Salvadoran source, and explores the supposed Indian term piru meaning pottery vessel versus the Peru myth. It also mentions ship movements from El Salvador to Peru en route to Spain and misidentification with Peruvian goods.
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Panama
Ecuador
Peru
EL Salvador
Spain
Oysters Rated Nutritious Remarks Louisiana Oysters
Louisiana oysters rate higher in iodine than peers and are praised as a good source of calcium and phosphorus and an excellent source of vitamin B1. They offer valuable protein and are versatile in cocktails, fried dishes, stews, gumbo, and scalloped recipes.
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Louisiana
Early Wage Rates at Warwickshire in 1594
A 1594 Warwickshire note records laborers paid four pence a day with meat and drink or eight to ten pence with food, or fourteen pence without. Reapers earned six to twelve pence depending on whether they provided their own board, reflecting living costs and labor value of the period.
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Warwickshire
England
Notched Sticks: Ancient Memory Aid and Early Writing Form
A historical note explains that tying a string around a finger echoes an early writing method. Messengers used a notched stick on their errands, with each notch marking a message segment given at the moment the notch was carved.
Victims by Age in Recent Fire Tragedy
Five victims were working men and women aged 25 to 44, the largest group among the deaths. Next were seniors over 65, followed by young children under school age.
Ready for Use Blended with Water Dried Eggs
Ready for use dried eggs are mixed with water for muffins cookies cakes dressings scrambled eggs or omelets. Home makers are urged to give them a fair trial. They are light compact portable and keep fresh long when cold and covered.
Helena Sees Hundreds of Tiny Quakes in a Decade
Helena Montana has experienced about 2600 very light earthquakes in the last ten years as a general rule most were not felt by residents and only about six were actually perceived.
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Helena
Mont
Bright onions purchase guidance
A consumer guide instructs buyers to select onions that are bright, clean, hard, well-shaped and dry skinned and advises storing them in a cool dark place to maintain freshness.
Uncle Sam Seeks Savings Bonds Support
Assistant Secretary Edward H. Foley urged payroll savings plan use, saying workers benefit by increasing their savings and building reserves beyond immediate pay, contrasting security with living from paycheck to paycheck. He framed thrift as a national aid.
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United States Treasury
Edward H. Foley
U.S. Treasury
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