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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
3
The steel industry spent 5.041 billion dollars on new equipment and construction in 1951, driving seven year outlays toward 4.7 billion and signaling the largest expansion program in industry history. Plans for 1952 foresee about 1.9 billion in expansion and capacity upgrades.
Lorain grew from Black River trading post and mission to Charleston then Lorain as its name in 1874. Rail links to Pennsylvania steel mills linked the town to iron ore transport on the Great Lakes. By the late 1800s Lorain attracted steel industry and today stands as a leading pipe and tube center in the United States.
The text outlines Roemer's 1675 deduction from Jupiter’s moon eclipses showing light crosses the Earth’s orbit in about 16 minutes, explaining timing discrepancies. It notes later lab methods sending light to a distant mirror and measuring return time for velocity accuracy.
A doorway sill wears with heavy use causing dirt to lodge in exposed grain. Recoating with the same finish prevents extra work and keeps surfaces clean with minimal effort. A smooth finish resists dirt and is easy to maintain.
The Porcelain Enamel Institute states that modern porcelain enamel resists thermal shock and does not require protection against sudden temperature changes. It cites submarine exhaust manifolds as a striking example, handling cherry red temps before submersion in icy seas without damage to the finish.
John Plumbe urged Congress on April 1 1836 to build a railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He had surveyed lines in Pennsylvania and later led a Virginia railroad project and demonstrated a route toward an intercontinental link despite skepticism of his era.
Oak Ridge Tennessee shifts from secret city to peacetime housing market as the Atomic Age community dismantles its fence, opens to private ownership, and sees housing values rise. The town emphasizes informality, pride, and a push toward normalcy amid rapid postwar growth.
Merle Pusey’s new Hughes biography reproduces a 1938 love letter from Charles Evans Hughes to Mrs Hughes on their golden anniversary. The austere jurist speaks of a “stout young tree” of love, growing through storm and sunshine, its roots deep in shared interests and unity. He cherishes fifty years and longs to live with her forever.
Washington reports that Senate civil service investigators found many federal workers extended lunch breaks beyond 30 minutes. Proposal asks adopting a 45 minute lunch and longer workday, claiming annual savings near 100 million by boosting productivity. workers oppose the plan.
A study at Emory University shows perceived weight and size depend on attitude. Children judge candy jars heavier than sand jars of lesser weight, while real coins seem larger to poorer children. The report notes intrinsic wood finish trends in new Orc furniture with lighter finishes and tawny tones gaining popularity.
American life insurance payments totaled 389.502 million in January, up 5 percent from the previous January. Death benefits reached 367.995 million, about 11 million higher than January 1951. Living policyholder payments were 221.507 million, 57 percent of the total. Endowments and other benefits also rose.
University of Pennsylvania researchers excavated the Hotu Man specimen from northern Iran. The two skulls and other bones lie about 40 feet below the surface beneath Iron, Copper, and Stone Age gravels. Scientists estimate an age range from 15,000 to 715,000 years.
A motorist struck by a train at a grade crossing risks prosecution for carelessness if he fails to look out for trains at a known danger point. Crossing whistle warnings do not exempt him from liability. Stock killed along the right of way are not paid by the railroad. the owner may be charged for train damage or burial costs if no railway property is damaged.
The 1867 anti smoking law on trains faced strong opposition led by Viscount Ranelagh who smoked on a train, was fined, and prompted a bill to repeal the act. The ensuing political clash ended with a narrow vote in Parliament in favor of repeal.
While repainting a room plan ahead for rearranging pictures and decorations. Consider moving them higher or lower or in a new grouping. If a nail hole needs filling use spackling and smooth with a finger. Once the effect is achieved the room will be ready once the paint dries.
An oft cited railroad blunder occurred during the first transcontinental line when Union Pacific and Central Pacific crews, given no stop orders, built opposing tracks side by side for 805 miles before realizing the overlap.
The article notes extreme rain events from Holt Missouri where one foot fell in 42 minutes on June 22. It cites Opids Camp California recording the fastest rainfall in a minute in 1926 and Cherrapunji India as a global record holder. It mentions Thrall Texas 46.4 inches in 18 hours and Smethport Pennsylvania 30.8 inches in 12.5 hours, highlighting extraordinary deluges and world rainfall patterns.
A medical college survey confirms that eating breakfast guards against physical and mental slumps before noon. Health authorities endorse a breakfast pattern of fruit cereal milk bread and butter as a sound daily habit.
C E Huff reports a patented Schotte process from Amherst College that injects beef with pure tallow to tenderize range-fed meat in minutes and improve taste versus corn-fed beef. Tests with poultry show fattening using butter and wines.
In 1856 a 21 year old Brattleboro resident named Larkin Mead carved a snow statue called The Recording Angel at Linden and Main Streets. Rain and snow preserved the work for days, drawing newspaper reporters from Boston and other cities, inspiring James Russell Lowell to mention it in a poem. Mead later gained national fame and produced marble replicas of the original sculpture.
A German Institute study reports that persistent mental activity keeps brain cells functioning longer as people age. Tests show nerve cells age and die, but overworking the brain appears to delay this process, according to microscopic tissue investigations at the Institute for Brain Study in Neustadt-Schwarzwald.
Navy Bureau of Ships directs a new underwater camera system enabling divers to report dangerous conditions for exploration. The first test located the sunken British submarine Affray using a borrowed BBC camera in a makeshift watertight hull.
Researchers estimate that atomic energy could generate electricity in laboratories within ten years, though they foresee only about 6 percent of national power from atomic energy within 18 to 25 years.
Washington report on birds returning from travel abroad using named flyways the Atlantic Mississippi Central and Pacific. It notes Aristotle's older theories on wintering and highlights barn swallows lesser yellowlegs and other species, their migratory distances and social patterns including courtship and nest-building behaviors.
The article notes segregation hampers industrial growth in South Africa since World War II. It details outlawed training for nonwhites in white jobs, halted European immigration, and emigration to Rhodesia amid a manpower shortage of 45,000 to 50,000 white immigrants needed yearly. In early 1951, more South Africans left northward than new arrivals from overseas.
Statisticians report that the number of children in the United States rose by about 8 million during the 1940s, the largest decade gain in history. By the 1950 census, those under age 15 reached 41 million, with a 24.1 percent growth for children versus 14.5 percent for the total population. The 1930s saw a decline in child numbers, reversed by wartime births and postwar health gains.
U S life insurance companies acquired 274 million dollars in real estate in 1931, led by 195 million in commercial and industrial rentals. Much of the growth supported defense industry facilities. End of 1951 real estate holdings reached 1.617 billion dollars, with 818 million in commercial and industrial rentals and 382 million in real estate accounts, plus 352 million in rental housing.
The U S Air Force School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field Texas announced night goggles for older flyers recalled to duty. The magnesium fluoride coated glasses reduce light reflection and restore night vision to near peak levels, addressing tests now met in darkness.
Clouds hide Everest as expeditions failed to reach the summit from the Nepal Tibet frontier. The 1924 mystery centers on two climbers glimpsed near the final ascent, who vanished and remain unaccounted for with no confirmed ascent or return.
The fragment argues that people in sunny tropical countries with dark skin may reflect heat poorly and trap heat at the surface. It suggests dark skin acts as a heat trap while clothing choices influence cooling, noting light skin would reflect heat and that dark clothing can sometimes be more protective than white.
About two million girls are expected to accept marriage proposals this Leap Year. The article notes that as wedding traditions shift designers do not offer extra help and that men are choosing bands in a new Precious Jewelry palladium alloy called palladith.
The New York Journal of Commerce notes a new butter substitute named syceva claimed to be cheaper than butter, margarine, or lard. The article mentions potential use with meals and suggests syceva as a modern spread option.
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