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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1956
Page
5
North western National Life Insurance compares 1955 housing projections to 1925 highs. It notes 1.3 million non farm dwelling starts projected, about 36 per thousand families, against 1925's 937 thousand starts with 47 per thousand. Adjusted prices imply similar scale despite population growth.
Stockton California Dietetic foods expand farm markets says Tillie Lewis founder of Flotill Products Inc Investment in no calorie sweeteners makes processed fruits as appealing as high calorie options Dietetic sales may top 100 million this year up from 25 million four years ago She notes over half of American families have a dieter in the household and diet trends had threatened growers incomes.
Washington reports the pronghorn antelope, once nearly extinct from the Mississippi to the Pacific, has rebounded due to game management and hunting laws. U S estimates previously ranged up to 100 million. by 1908 only 20 000 remained in the United States. Wyoming held hunting bans, aiding recovery. 1948 counts hit 65 000 in Wyoming and about 350 000 nationwide.
Archibald Boseley 59 once lost 2600 pounds by speculating in 1939 when the British Treasury called in foreign currency. He later received a typed envelope containing the same bills and handed them to police. the notes cost him 6400 pounds then and are now valued at over 9000 pounds.
Three year old Bruce Olsen fell into a cistern but was rescued after grabbing a pipe and calling for help. He was uninjured though deeply upset and told his mother he had lost his cowboy boots in the incident. Mrs Harlan Olsen said they would buy him another pair.
In Berryville Virginia monks of Holy Cross Monastery begin selling Monk's Own Loaf to Washington area suburbs. The dark whole wheat bread with honey and soy flour aids their meatless diet. The initiative is part of the Cistercian Order's effort toward self sufficiency.
A giant toad studied by University of California zoologists squirts deadly poison up to 12 feet and devours rats and mice. The Colorado River toad, native to the Colorado basin in Arizona and California, grows to about a foot and releases venom from head glands when provoked. The toxin is lethal if swallowed.
Dr. B. W. Bauer says the diet restricted diner is today's forgotten man. He urges menus include fresh or sugarless fruit and skimmed milk for diabetics and weight watchers. He notes artificial sweeteners and non-sodium salt on request and advises avoiding meats for gout sufferers with suitable alternatives.
Fargo police arrest two brothers after a tip about them riding taxis around town. They confessed to stealing more than 100 dollars in cash checks and other property from churches and businesses. Their ages are 9 and 11, and their mother believed they were in fourth and sixth grade.
Kenneth Deer Myer discovered his truck rolling away from the Adrian garage. It raced 200 feet across the street, jumped a curb, smashed a fence, tore two trees, and plunged over a bank before stopping against a concrete abutment inches from the River Raisin.
Rochester report warns that misjudging a person as game causes many hunting injuries or deaths. Fred Jobe of Bausch & Lomb cites NRA and Minnesota studies showing many hunters lack normal vision, urging proper glasses bifocals and telescopic sights as remedies for safer field optics.
A study shows birth rates in Western Europe decline from postwar peaks while the United States and other English speaking countries outside Europe maintain births well above prewar levels. 1954 US rate around 25 per 1,000, with France and Norway modestly higher. England and Wales rise after 1945 then fall below prewar trends by 1954.
In Los Angeles Dr. Robert Brunish of UCLA explores tears as a clue to eye irritants in smog. He notes tears differ by cause, with children's tears flowing easily in his studies while adult tears are harder to obtain. Tears contain high protein and may reveal irritant properties.
The assistant police superintendent drove a beer truck to raid suspected numbers racket headquarters. Two plainclothes officers hid in the truck to assist Maloney. Seven people were arrested on lottery charges. He said the raid had been planned for some time because a lookout failed to spot them until the doors opened.
Desk Sgt Leslie Howard reports a call from a mother unable to wake her son for school. With cruisers busy he suggests a traditional approach and quips that paddling might yield the same results.
Professor of physical education at Pennsylvania State University warns that the average U S worker now has more leisure time than work time. He cites Lake Wallenpaupack as an example where recreation boosts local values, real estate, and tourism, urging individuals to take active hobbies with family participation to strengthen communities.
The article cites Barnaby Rich’s view that any woman who powders her wig or paints her face is not a lady. It notes Rich’s claim that blush signals virtue and cites Dr. Paul A. Jorgenson of UCLA as a scholar who studied Rich, including criticisms faced in Ireland.
In Covington, Mrs Royal Atkinson’s house endured over a week of constant uproar as bats flooded the living room. A University of Cincinnati scientist Mrs Elizabeth Smith retrieved 22 bats from the attic, tagging and weighing them before releasing them in a nearby barn.
In Winnsboro Louisiana Hub Dear explains crows avoid patches where a string is stretched between stakes. He notes crows are smart and superstitious, believing the string is a trap, a method he has used since 1917 to protect melons.
Weekend burglary targets a Wilmington NC motor sales company. Burglars could not open the safe containing 13525 dollars and instead theft of a new station wagon aided their escape with the loot.
John D Morris argues Congress should reform the long neglected excise tax system citing absurdities such as a bowling bag taxed for space for shoes while other items like after shave lotions taxed differently. He notes taxes produce little revenue but deter consumption and raise consumer costs.
The 1956 and 1957 budget messages drew cautious reaction from business groups and Congress. They warn steady debt growth and high interest costs offset any apparent balance, while defense and foreign aid programs push up outlays. The soil bank proposal aims to curb farm surpluses but requires substantial funding.
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