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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1957
Page
4
A New York synopsis highlights fluorine as the most reactive earth element. It notes its presence in household cooling, toothpaste protection, and aerosols, and traces its role in water fluoridation and in early car chemistry. It describes fluorine gas properties, extreme reactivity, and the range of its compounds from inert to highly active.
LARAMIE Wy. University of Wyoming extension nutritionist Miss Mary McAuley cites an Iowa State College test showing slim teens drank more milk than plumper peers. In 297 girls, obese drinkers were fewer among high milk consumers. obesity rose after age 12, but milk drinkers often had excellent diets.
Dr E J Opik of Armagh Observatory presents estimates on cosmic age from decay rates of uranium and thorium, galaxy recession, and matter density. He concludes the earth about 3.5 billion years old and the universe in its present form about 6 billion years old.
Los Angeles report says Army researchers at the University of California Medical School study food irradiation to toroid sterilize meat. The aim is meals ready to eat from can storage with no refrigeration.
A Cincinnati suggestion to entertain children confined to bed is to provide a small box with blunt scissors paste crayons a looseleaf scrapbook and magazines. The plan aims to keep the youngster amused and content while recovering.
Westinghouse researchers in Pittsburgh report a new technique to measure interatomic forces by tensile testing of iron and silicon whiskers. The ultra thin crystals reveal strength from atom to atom, removing structural imperfections that hide true bonding forces.
U S families are increasing in size with more couples having third or fourth children. The third birth rate rose from 18 to 31 per 100 married women under 45 from 1940 41 to 1954 55. Four births jumped 170 percent. fifth and later births also climbed, unlikely to reach 1920s levels. Second births rose steadily from 1933 to 1952 and remain high.
Bell from the battleship U S S Pennsylvania is displayed on the Pennsylvania State University campus in a permanent loan from the Navy. The ship, commissioned in 1916, served as a flagship and later sustained serious damage in August 1945 off Okinawa.
The average U S farm rises from 215 to about 250 acres. Land and buildings value climbs from 67 to 90 dollars per acre. Total farm units decline as small farms merge, from about 5.5 million in 1960 to under 4.7 million in 1956.
The Millcreek Home Bureau met at Marjorie Schaefler's home with Edith Amstot assisting and Clairene Davidson in charge. Officers installed include Clairene Davidson as chair, Marjorie Kammacher and Mabel McKittrick as vice chairs, Mildred Turner as secretarytreasurer, plus an executive board. The 4-H group Millcreek Stars of Tomorrow has six members. The June meeting will be at Neema Morgan's home.
A reflective reader expresses a wish to stay upbeat and cheerful in old age, hoping to maintain energy and optimism despite growing older. The sentiment centers on living with vitality and a positive frame of mind.
Farm adviser Warren Bundy discusses growing grain sorghums in Clark county as a drought resistant alternative to corn. The piece notes seeding rates, weed control, moisture needs, and price history, plus 4-H Club activities for Rural Life Sunday and Soil Conservation Week.
The Circuit Court of Clark County Illinois publishes notice in the matter of Nancy E Fredenberger versus multiple defendants including H S Cole James Guy and Margaret Gregory seeking performance of a contract to will property The North Half of Lot 2 Block 13 William B Archers First Addition Marshall Illinois Defendants must answer by June 10 1957 or risk default judgment The notice is dated May 9 1987 with Ray Burkybile as Circuit Clerk Keiser Building Marshall Illinois represents the plaintiff
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