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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1955

Page

13

Electricity Powers Modern Life Across Ages

Uncle Rays Corner explains power forms from muscle to electricity and steam to gas engines. It traces electricity from ancient static observations to modern conversion of static to current. Greeks first noted elektron, leading to electrum and our word electricity. A free illustrated leaflet awaits requests via Uncle Ray.

Uncle Ray

Guilt Is Important Says Catholic Educator

Monsignor Daniel T. McColgan of Nazareth Boston speaks to Richmond teachers urging personal responsibility for juvenile offenses. He argues guilt is necessary for reform and that human selfishness must be acknowledged alongside parental blame.

Richmond Daniel T. McColgan Nazareth Boston Teachers Institute McColgan

Flamingos Add Color From Lobster Shells At Zoo

San Diego flamingos display pink and vermilion hues due to two years of regular feeding on ground lobster shells. Dennis L. Fox of UC Scripps Institution explains pigment from shells remains in the birds, supplementing their grass pellets millet rice and dried flies.

San Diego Calif San Diego Zoo Dennis L. Fox University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Double Trouble at Lafayette School with Six Sets of Twins

The Lafayette School in Seattle reports six pairs of twins enrolled. Each pair is placed in separate classrooms to aid education, a decision the principal says benefits learning. Two twin sets are boy girl combinations.

Seattle Lafayette

Overachievers and employee screening in midcentury studies

In 1955 John F. Dille Co. reports on three studies. Psychologist Helen Prouty found female students labeled as overachievers showed higher intelligence and better social skills. Kansas City doctors Diveley and Oglevie argue pre employment X rays reveal many back problems, predicting poor worker fit. A. W. Bendig’s ratings show students give top marks to high rated professors and achieve higher grades.

Helen Prouty U. of California Science News Kansas City R. L. Diveley R. R. Oglevie A. W. Bendig John F. Dille Co

Defendant pleads guilty to liquor violation says he did not know seller

Pickens South Carolina defendant concedes guilt to liquor law violation but claims ignorance of the whisky seller’s identity. Circuit Judge Joseph R. Moss recalls a prior case where the defendant did not know his own father-in-law.

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