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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
4
Ed Cott urges Iowa gardeners to protect home plots as drought reduces yields. Recommend mulching with hay or straw, shallow cultivation to control weeds, and watering through mulch or soil surface once ground dries enough to walk on.
Dairymen advise shade for cows in heat to sustain milk output. Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College notes discomfort above 80 degrees lowers production. Shade near water tanks or high pasture spots, simple sheds, and straw cover help, with fans and darkened windows as additional measures. Ensure ample high quality feed even in hot weather.
A missing traveler was found alive after an all-night search two miles from his car. An electric lineman, Lloyd Bryant, died from a 15 000 volt shock, his shirt bursting into flames before colleagues carried him down. Charles Miller, 7, drowned after falling from a raft in a Decorah sand-pit pond. A motorist in Des Moines received a baby alligator as a gift from Louisiana. John T. Smith, 88, longtime Sabula resident, remains active in real estate after 78 years there.
The University of Chicago opens a laboratory classroom for synchronized sound and photography to study classroom climate and problem solving. Assistant professor Herbert A Thelan describes the major aim as describing how classroom interactions affect a child’s learning.
General Electric engineers describe an instrument once used to standardize WAC underwear color now profiled in odd jobs. It matches false teeth, predicts orchid colors before bloom, tests oysters, analyzes lipstick in crime cases, guides photogenic hues for Technicolor films, and tests fabric soap fading in laundries.
The secret of thorough eradication lies in complete application of the pest control material. Cockroaches reappear when hiding places are missed, so reaching every crack and crevice is crucial. DDT is the recommended eradicant used in 5 or 10 percent dust form with a dust gun.
Locals Mr Ralph Smelley Sr and Bob B sir traveled to Sioux City Tuesday to attend a Grand Lodge of A F & M meeting. They served as cell gates from this lodge and Conway and returned home Friday night.
Sherry Johnston of Omaha visits this week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Mer ii Laightor.
Mr and Mrs Alda Burwell welcomed Paula and Jerry Burwell and Paul Burwell to Obsceols for a Saturday night gathering at the family home.
Some 2 000 hay driers operate on U S farms keeping hay green through winter. They boost feed value by preserving leaves and color, and reduce risks from rain spontaneous barn fires and leaf loss. The device comprises a fan motor controls and a network of ducts on the mow floor.
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