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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
2
The Rockefeller Memorial carillon at the University of Chicago ranks among the world’s largest. It features 72 bells cast by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon England, donated by John D. Rockefeller in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller, installed in autumn 1932. The bourdon weighs 36 928 pounds with a 117 inch diameter, totaling 220 tons and costing about $200 000.
Postal officials say that when a letter arrives years late it is nine chances out of ten that the recipient or sender bears fault, not the mailman.
The highest wheat yield on record reached 117 bushels per acre harvested in Island County Washington in 1895 according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Day of Atonement Yom Kippur is the most sacred Hebrew holy day. It occurs at the end of September or the beginning of October.
Two thirds of doctors starting practice in Tennessee come from the University of Tennessee. This indicates UT's dominant role in educating new medical professionals for the state.
Tennessee farm women are estimated to have saved eight thousand six hundred dollars in a year by making their own bed mattresses.
Medical guidance advises feeding plans based on a healthy expected weight for age rather than the infant’s current underweight measurement. Clinicians emphasize calculating target intake to meet growth trajectories and ensure adequate nutrition.
Lake Mattamuskeet in North Carolina boasts abundant large mouth bass with a perpetual season. Anglers enjoy yearround fishing as authorities keep the season open and accessible for sport and recreation.
All Aboard Railroad refrigerator cars once speeding through Michigan are now parked on farms at 50 mph. Fruit growers, tight on cash for air cooled storage, buy old refrigerators to store Tipening apples and pears. Some farmers convert box cars to granaries and one man turns an old dining car into a roadside fruit and vegetable stand.
The earliest harvest thanksgivings in America began with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1691. Congress urged days of thanksgiving during the Revolution and again in 1784 for peace, echoed by Madison in 1815. Washington named a day in 1789 and 1795 for national welfare, and Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanks, praise and prayer in 1863.
Richard Halliburton, Princeton graduate and famed adventurer, left his estate to Princeton University as residuary legatee. Estimated at about $100,000, the funds will be held for his parents life interest and ultimately used by the Princeton library to acquire maps charts and books on history geography and travel.
The lone Bermuda attack in colonial times occurred around 1624 when two Spanish ships attempted an ill fated landing near the islands seeking treasure. British residents fired two onion shots, a move praised as guided by providence that deterred the invaders.
Bourgest unveils Largest public housing plan in the United States. The Queensbridge development in Queens covers 47 acres and will cost 15.5 million dollars. Homes will house about 11 thousand 400 residents across 3,14) families, reflecting a major urban housing initiative.
Upperclassmen reveal in a superstition survey that exams are the main fear while ghosts banshees and black cats do not scare them. Many girls carry good luck tokens and say special prayers before exams.
A safety message notes in a year of 16 000 pedestrian deaths and 276 000 injuries that crossing at intersections, rural highways, and lack of signals are major factors. It urges pedestrians to obey signals, cross at proper times, stay on the correct side, and be vigilant at night, stressing shared responsibility with drivers.
Funeral services held at Methodist church in Fleming for Andrew Jackson Barkley born February 28 1876 in Montgomery Kansas aged 63. Survived by wife Elizabeth three children four grandchildren sister Betty Keasling brothers Clifford and Arthur. Local residents attended ceremony and burial in Sterling Farm Journal Sterling Colorado.
Donna Jean Roush misses classes due to sinus trouble. The absence is noted in the school records as an illness related absence.
The families of Harry Harland Roy Pratt and Merle Harland were Sunday dinner guests at the Leslie Roush home.
Mr and Mrs Dee Lisdon and Mildred Barker traveled to Shenandoah on Saturday for a Social trip.
Mrs George Dennis and her grandfather J T Neely of near Lenox spent several days at the M C B Stoghill home for care after an auto accident last week. They returned home Saturday.
Shark fishing has grown into a million dollar industry from Mexico to Alaska as livers from soup fin sharks provide the best Vitamin A source. Six firms operate with specialized gear, paying fishermen 55 dollars per ton for sharks and 27 cents a pound for livers, with potential leather, feed, and fertilize uses on the horizon.
Frank G. Davis of Springfield rose from an 11-year-old winning a $3 newspaper contest to a lucrative, 35 year run with about 1,500 wins totaling $50,000. In eight recent years he earned $2,500 to $5,000 annually by devising slogans solving crosswords predicting scores and cartooning. This year he secured 71 prizes, spending roughly $12 to $15 monthly on stamps stationery and ink.
Dr. D H Werden of San Diego reports saving a 14 year old girl after breathing stopped for 40 minutes due to a brain tumor. Eighteen months after the operation her speech and mentality are normal, with blindness and walking difficulty as the remaining aftereffects. Artificial respiration bridged the respiratory arrest and a prolonged unconscious period was linked to low brain oxygen.
The cement hardens mainly as lime compounds decompose with water to form calcium hydrate that binds the mix. Initial setting stems from aluminates decomposition, while final hardening depends largely on silicates acting within the material.
The Koh-i-noor diamond, weighing 106 carats, is believed to be worn only by queens. A superstition holds that any king who wears it will lose rule of India, with past male owners having lost dominion over the realm.
The Acoma Indians call Enchanted Mesa Katzimo the accursed. Tradition says ancestors returning from plains fields were blocked by a great storm that destroyed their rock ladder, leaving three women stranded two died of starvation and one killed herself.
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