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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1950
Page
6
Dr. Vincent Nardiello serves as house physician at Madison Square Garden treating performers and spectators. He handles rodeo injuries horse kicks and boxing ring mishaps while recalling memorable cases from 800 circuses and hockey stars including Johnny Mowers.
In Suffolk county superior court Judge John E. Swift issued a temporary injunction forcing 14-year-old John Rock to move from the master bedroom in Holbrook to a smaller attic room. George MacMasters, a 40 year old linoleum factory pressman, sought the order claiming the stepson usurped the big room and distracted by his mother, Mrs. Ann Rock MacMasters, from whom he seeks a divorce.
In Port Elizabeth a plan tests how strong an electrical fence must be to deter Addo elephants. Keepers plan to lure 3,000 oranges along a trail to lead elephants to the fence and cause a shock when they lean on the fragile barrier. Researchers aim to determine necessary current before fencing the herd area.
A carpenter loses temper and hits a neighbor over a dog ownership dispute. A salesman’s friend is liable for causing a customer’s fall by a tug on the salesman. A barber is guilty for a Sunday shave deemed not necessary. A wind toppled awning injuring a window shopper, making the store owner liable. A seashore beachcomber is denied ownership of a recovered chest. the captain’s claim stands for property owned by the shore property owner.
An outlook column reviews 1949 farm price parity, noting 100 percent parity under newMethods and 104 percent under old, with postwar booms at 118 percent and peacetime average at 91 percent. It argues demand drives prices, warns of gradual decline, and links pork cooking to flavor and safety with regional production figures.
In New York City the Bronx zoo donkey that gave rides for 19 years is now a permanent exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. The donkey’s skeleton, posed as if fighting off a botfly, is the final work of S Harmsted Chubb, completed by his wife from his instructions. His 25,000 bone collection and famed mounts remain in the museum, with Dr. William K. Gregory noting its value for artists and students in anatomical research.
A teaspoonful of commercial fertilizer with analysis such as 3 12 12 or 4 12 4 dissolved in a gallon of room temperature water provides a feeding solution. Use this mix to water houseplants every two weeks for best growth.
Mrs Mae Piety reports guests from Olney and Charleston visiting the White household in West Union. Irene Thompson and Reta along with George Hacker call on Sunday, plus Isaac Thompson and family stop by.local health updates include Burton Sooper and Ben Crow improving at Unison Hospital Terre Haute. Sam Sheets recovering and Max Ellis covering mail duties.
On the top producing half of U S farms one worker yields enough food products for 22 people.
Daily U S dairy herds show a 22 percent rise in milk production over the past quarter century. Strong gains reflect improved herd management genetics and sustaining demand for dairy products across the nation.
The article notes U S per capita meat intake has declined from 152 pounds in 1900 to 147 pounds in 1949. It discusses long term trends in American diets and factors affecting consumption.
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