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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
8
Arkadelphia residents celebrate after Reynolds Metal announces a $30,000,000 plant will be built near Gum Springs, five miles from Arkadelphia. Production starts early 1953 as nerves ease after a long wait.
Sidney Iowa hosts a renowned rodeo in a town of about 1,800. The event owns its own horse stock and offers more performances than any other outdoor rodeo. It helped launch a new local industry and boosted the chuck wagon circuit nationwide.
Describes windstorms causing greater property damage than tornadoes across farms, with Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance data showing far more barns and out-buildings wrecked per house. Advises on building windstorm resistant farm structures and minimizing wind-related risks through anchoring, bracing, and clearing hazards.
Barnesboro Pennsylvania, a town of about 4 000, is actively courting industry. The Civic Improvement Association and the Business Men's Association industrial committee report ongoing talks with firms in New York and Pittsburgh, with Connecticut prospects also contacted. Two sites are available for a communal factory, and $41 000 has been pledged toward construction as the town pursues new jobs.
New Haven researchers Ralph and Adelin Linton explore birthday origins from Plutarch to German Kinderfeste. They trace the rise of birthday records, horoscopes, and candlelit cakes, noting Greek roots and global variations as people anticipate their own special day.
Brainard Neb Mrs Barbara Plisek begins her 104th year saying she feels well and has not had a drink of water since age 91 She stays bedfast on a diet of bread eggs and cereal She was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States in 1894 after marrying Frank Plisek
Toledo reports the Jeep Ltd vice president Ward M Canaday says the army jeep now serves as a seagoing fighter with snorkel tubes for air intake and exhaust. The waterproofed engine and electrical system allow submerged runs in fresh or salt water.
A replacement Marine on a Korean hillside post mistook a sentry Hawk for the password issue. As the guard barked Halt Jacob's the recruit stammered that his name was Roberts, not Jacobs, and blurted out the password. He nevertheless secured the position.
In Rochester a group of 48 University of Rochester students endured self induced toothaches to aid Dr. Paul Swartz of Hobart College in a study of dental pain and nerve impulses. Using electric current to an amalgam filling they reached up to 1500 microamps before stopping.
In droughts called seccas, northeastern Brazil suffers as cattle and flowers die and birds flee. The carnauba palm, the tree of life, thickens its waxy coating to seal in moisture, aiding its survival and making wax a crucial crop for harvesters.
Minneapolis report by the family economics bureau of a national life insurance company says the average American consumer is living 36 percent better than in 1939. Total per capita production of goods and services is up, population growth explains the remaining share, and despite defense, civilian output is greatly higher. The study argues the rising standard of living comes from real gains in goods and services, not just more money in circulation.
An article clarifies stars do not burn as on Earth but release energy by nuclear fusion. Hydrogen nuclei fuse into helium, producing far greater energy at millions of degrees. The piece notes a hydrogen bomb could work similarly in principle.
Nine Addison county towns will share 13,142 from Green Mountain National Forest receipts for the year ending June 30. Total 33,961 will go to 39 towns from 150,45 gross revenue, boosted by hurricane blown timber sales. Salvage work after the 1950 storm is detailed with miles of roads cleared and forecasts of revenue trends.
Agnew Michigan, seven miles south of Grand Haven, is being relocated to widen U S highway 31 to 200 feet. A white frame church, tavern, and about 108 houses will be moved or demolished, while the Agnew school and a gas station remain in place on the new alignment. The state will fund moving costs and new foundations, with a dozen homes set back. The village, once a busy trading center, has dwindled as roads and tourism reshape the coast.
Utah village Eureka with about 1000 residents faced a paralyzing blizzard. Snow drifts piled to rooftops and streets were impassable, prompting an appeal for state aid as schools remained closed for days.
NORBORNE Mo merchants in Norborne used an unusual stunt to boost trade. Facsimiles of Confederate currency were printed in local ads and redeemable at stores for their face value. Merchants advertised with banners and slogans claiming the currency was amendable in the community for the first time since 1865.
In Renovo Pennsylvania four thousand residents race to raise sixty five thousand dollars by April 7 to avert the closure of the communal shirt factory they built. Funds from dances dinners bingo and sales bring in fifteen thousand with forty five thousand still needed as creditors threaten foreclosure. The plant begun by the Community Trade Association has spurred expanding sewing capacity and may raise employment from 185 to about 300 if funds are secured. Armours tannery nearby also faces closing.
The town of Shelly in the Red River Valley tamed harsh winter conditions through an extensive shelterbelt planted in 1948. A large L shaped belt, 150 feet deep and nearly a third of a mile long, with 20 foot trees, blocks wind and drifting snow. Local leaders Arthur Wollerman Oswald Daellenbach and Ray Wood coordinated with the county agent and University of Minnesota extension service to protect Shelly and inspire nearby towns.
In Marksville Louisiana Avoyelles Parish adopts a year round school concept with a $2.5 million bond for renovation and new facilities. F Ward High School serves as a community hub aiding farms with demonstrations, coordinated programs, and profits shared by faculty and residents. Community support and financing make the plan possible.
Parkersburg West Virginia workers turn out 7,136,640 marbles weekly for military uses at the Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company plant. After inspection the marbles heat to 3000 degrees and are drawn into ultra fine filaments, yielding about 4% miles of filament per marble. Plant runs 1,019,521 marbles daily, producing 42,227,684 miles of glass fiber yarn in 2 hours, enough to reach to Mars with miles to spare. Workers bring prior glassmaking experience from the L O F Vitro site.
Thirty Macon Georgia high school juniors and seniors arrived at Manitowoc’s railroad station to a noisy crowd and confetti as part of a pupil exchange program with Manitowoc. A similar group from Manitowoc will visit Macon to learn southern life. The Southerners were greeted as the high school band played Dixie and they attended classes and stayed with local students who will visit Macon later.
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