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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
5
Across centuries heat and rain altered battles and sea power from the Armada to Waterloo and beyond. The article notes 22. million net tons or 38 percent of total steel cuts for direct war use in 1943, including ordnance and shipbuilding, with total steel production reaching 59,906,000 tons.
An earthquake shock was reported in New England in an area not commonly prone to quakes marking one of the strongest shakes since colonial times. Local residents felt a noticeable tremor with reports from several towns and no major damage reported.
The Rock Island railroad bridge at Davenport Iowa opened in 1666 as the first Mississippi River crossing. A 1 562 ft wood structure on stone piers was hailed as the mechanical wonder of the West. The Des Moines locomotive first crossed on April 21 1856.
The Oregon myrtle is the region’s costliest wood, grows mainly along the southern coast, and though called myrtle it belongs to the laurel family rather than true myrtles.
Vendors and sidewalk pedlers crowded Delancey Street like Roman streets, reflecting a bustling market culture in ancient Rome. The depiction notes vendors as a common feature of urban life dating to 146 BCE.
An annual display of color pigments would form a rainbow from Boston to Baltimore. Stripes would span a thousand feet in width, creating a vivid public spectacle.
Hollow welded propeller blades forged from American steel proved invaluable in North Africa by withstanding pitting from sand and gravel. The remark adds a note about saying that paper begins where many things end in rags.
Dr. Andrew F. Ivy showcased at the AMA meeting that BCG vaccination against tuberculosis reduces disease and death by about 80 percent in well controlled studies. The vaccine uses a harmless cattle TB organism to induce resistance, with over 50 million vaccinations since 1921 and no proven vaccine-caused TB cases. Global health bodies urge 15 to 20 million more vaccinations, as TB remains a leading killer among ages 15 to 44 in the United States and worldwide.
Washington officials say farm hand shortages in 1951 may prompt Congress to ease immigration rules. Leaders urge reducing red tape to bring more foreign workers for seasonal labor.
Dr Luther E Woodward of the National Association of Mental Health says regular allowances help develop responsibility in children. He notes growing responsibility with age and suggests expanding allowance in adolescence to cover clothing. He contrasts city and farm families on training in accountability.
In Madison two teenage girls monopolized the party line delaying a mother from reaching a doctor during a medical emergency. The 6 year old boy, recently tonsillectomized, began hemorrhaging and nearly died before help arrived. Doctors say he is now fine.
In Omaha a man hands a violin to Isadore Goldstein and asks for cash to reach Pittsburgh. The shop offers ten dollars for a Stradivarius valued at 100000 dollars. A reporter reveals the scene was a gag by a fellow newspaperman.
Cuba has long supplied the country with its principal sugar, a role dating back to colonial days and shaping the nation’s sweetness and trade patterns.
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