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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
3
Prof. Jean Nougayrol of the Louvre reports a striking resemblance between the Old Testament Book of Job and a Babylonian tablet dated around 1650 B.C. The tablet, part of a four part text, discusses a righteous man afflicted by God, mirroring Job’s trials.
A graphic note from the National Geographic Society marks the 75th anniversary of Edison’s phonograph as magnetic tape emerges as a revolutionary medium. Plastic or coated tapes carry iron oxide, enabling master copies for photos, motion pictures, broadcasts, dictation, and rapid duplication without loss of sound quality.
James A. Kime of the US Department of Agriculture reports that a new dirt resistant compound CMC, a low cost derivative of cellulose, may soon be used on cottons. The coating forms a smooth film that repels dirt, using three level tablespoons per gallon of rinse water to improve wash wear without changing fabric feel. Soiled clothes would be easier to clean with less scrubbing and soap.
Indians are American citizens. Many were granted citizenship via treaties or Acts of Congress. The Citizenship Act of 1924 made all Indians born in the United States citizens. They vote on equal terms. Indians are not dying out. about 400,000 live in the United States, up from 250,000 at the century’s end. Roughly 25,000 served in World War II. Major General Clarence Tinker, an Osage, reorganized the air forces after Pearl Harbor.
The continental United States reached 150,097,361 in 1950, a gain of about 190 million people since 1940. The increase, though not unusually high by pre-1930 standards, was twice the rate of 1930–1940 and moved the population toward the 1980 projection, indicating a sharp acceleration in growth.
Fragmentary report describes a shipwreck near Banks Island in the Canadian Arctic. Captain Robert McClure abandoned the vessel and led his crew to safety while overland Eskimos found pure fat and resources, signaling a perilous Arctic expedition.
Washington reports educators protesting that 12,000,000 rural students lack programs tailored to rural life. They argue curricula copied from city schools limit learning, urging early and ongoing emphasis on natural sciences and local experiences.
Louisville report describes Kentucky Charter of Commerce program as a successful community development experiment. After a year 115 major improvements were recorded statewide with Paintsville noting industry, buildings, youth center, highway group, new school facilities, golf course expansion, and a beautification drive boosting paint sales.
Springfield Ore residents eagerly await The Kiwanis Joker, a playful town paper edited by Kiwanis members. Newsboys test buyers with quirky ads in a 14 page edition raising about $1000 for underprivileged children.
Hudson Iowa residents receive welcome gifts from the Hudson chamber of commerce. A compiled loose-leaf folder details nearly every service and enterprise in the community. The volume, arranged as letters from local firms, highlights utilities, schools, churches, merchants, and charitable organizations.
A compact survey of Irish belief in the little people including leprechauns and fairies. It notes benevolent mischief such as misdirecting butter and teasing horses and recounts stories of sacred mounds, stubborn workmen, and reverence for fairy sites like thorn trees and mounds.
Four previously unknown fishes, including a skate named Raja len siginosa, have been added to Smithsonian and Harvard collections. Collected by the U S fish and wildlife service on the Oregon during Gulf of Mexico shrimp investigations in 1960 51, the large skate measures about a foot, with spiny eyes, hornlike head and tail, and a freckled back.
In Albuquerque U.S. district court Carlton Owen pleaded guilty and asked for a verdict of guilty. His testimony led a jury to convict him of failing to register under the selective service law. Judge Carl A. Hatch commented on the case.
Myron Kinsey, the Firemaster from Tulsa, using 550 pounds of TNT, blew out a massive well fire at Bordolano near Cremona after 22 days of burning. The blast collapsed a towering flame fed by 200 atm gas, ending a costly blaze that damaged the area and drew cheers from thousands.
A 69-year-old man from Silver Creek Georgia joined a lonely hearts club to woo and wed a 70-year-old Texas woman. A separate note mentions a distinctive, five-inch variance in a man’s nose in Denchester, and a Cypress California girl who sent her army fiancé in Japan about four letters daily for five months.
Visitors can ride a cog railway to the Jungfraujoch station set on a glacier 11,333 feet up in the Alps near Wengen. The sunlit ice palace, tunnels, and blue white halls form a small, self contained community with scientific observatories studying cosmic rays.
Aberdeen Proving Grounds mathematicians used the ENIAC to compute pi to 1200 decimal places over a 70 hour weekend. The record value far exceeds the practical needs, yet supports mathematical theory and digit distribution research.
Wake Forest sociologist Dr Clarence H Patrick reviews a Duke press book to explain that alcohol use is a cultural phenomenon driven by group norms and social functions. He lists motives including thirst, sociability, narcotic relief, and conformity, arguing behavior is learned through culture rather than intrinsic properties.
NBC engineers develop a gun shot reinforcer to enhance televised revolver sounds. A rectangular unit connects to the sound line and triggers an electronic blast when the studio blank is fired, creating a combined home audio of real plus amplified shot for more authentic effect.
Fifteen hundred members of the Shanghai Legion of Mary, a Roman Catholic lay group, resisted police attempts to extract confessions of counter revolutionary activity. Legionnaires say about 40 signed under duress, with half being not Catholics, and one girl recalling priests should be released if they confess. The group opposes a state church separate from the Vatican and was outlawed by a late September decree.
Nahma Michigan, saved from ghost town status by a playground equipment firm, renovates 102 buildings and forges an industrial recreational plan. A motel, lagoons, golf course improvements, and a museum in a red barn are planned as the town pivots to fishing and outdoor tourism. The logging railroad, archery range, and trails will support a hoped for summer season and ongoing tourist trade.
Knoxville reports Tennessee towns use revenue bonds to finance factory buildings leased to manufacturers. Elizabethton already secured a 7.8 million textile plant employing about 1,000 workers. Bonds are repaid from rent, not taxes, with voter approval by three fourths. Elizabethton issued 4 million first for its textile project. The scheme aims to spur Southern industrial growth amid rising relocation trends.
MULBERRY Ark A small town panicked for two days when a missing 22 foot carnival python vanished from a cage Pets and residents hid their animals as the search continued Buddy Kuykendall finally found the reptile in his barn and carnival workers recaptured it placing the snake back in its cage near the midway
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