Local items from Graettinger Times readers
Notes from Graettinger Iowa readers include Victor Knoup of Chicago missing a passenger in California. 90 day license suspension for a driver after a Plymouth mishap. a Wayne Akins son lost a billfold in California that was later mailed home from Washington with $50 intact. Walter Busching family in Clarksville vacationing near Elko Nevada met friends en route to California. Mrs Gale Bainbridge of Paulina fired a shot at chicken thieves and shot herself in the foot. Merle Otis near Forest City helped identify a pilot after a twilight dip in a gravel pit and turned on two car headlights at a pasture landing field for guidance.
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Joh Arken
Wayne Ackens
Waverly
California
State of Washington
Walter Busching
Clarksville
Elko
Nevada
Clarksvile
Fred Seitz
Found Blind Spot and French Clergyman Mariotte
A historical note records that the blind spot of the eye was discovered by a French clergyman, Mariotte, in early optical study. The finding marked a key advance in understanding retinal gaps and visual perception.
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Mariotte
Hints for Dealing With Dairy Disease Mastitis
Mastitis costs seven Dillon pounds more milk annually per cow in wartime needs. Early signs shown by abnormal milk aid recovery with veterinary guidance. Isolate new cows for 30 days, use a strip cup before milking, and move abnormal milk cows to the end. Vigilant sanitation and perseverance pay with larger cream checks.
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America
Surplus Army Transport Mixes Places and a Fallen Hero
A humorous misreading led a trio to the wrong locales, Crystal Lake for Clear Lake and Forest City for Mason City, as a hero died at Alona last week. A Pomeranian named Heeky chased a bull at a play but was later run over and killed by a car. The article also touches on glass making history, a heat treated tumbler, shooting stars, and lungfish adaptations for drought.
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Diva
Crystal Lake
Clear Lake
Forest City
Mason City
Alona
Heeky
Safety claim questioned over long trains readership
Government figures argue longer trains boost safety for railroad workers and the public, but critics say the drive is artificial to create unnecessary jobs and higher costs. They warn massive locomotives would run at half power, raising public prices and lowering living standards.
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America
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Gale Bainbridge
Paulina
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Swampa
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Herke & Lundgren
West Adams Spreay
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Raymond Tindall
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