Higher Alcohol Production Possible with New Material
Dr. Bernard Woliak of Inimer Laboratories reported at a Chicago ACS section conference that a vitamin like material from dried activated sludge can speed fermentation. Small doses in sugar fermentations improve yeast efficiency and shorten production time for alcohol from corn, cane, beet, or molasses.
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Bernard Woliak
Iniiner Laboratories
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Ilinois Institute of Technology
Wolnak
Woliak
Professor Sees Early Use of Atomic Energy for Power
Dr. Harold B. Hoelscher of the University of Cincinnati told high school students that prototypes of atomic ship propulsion and power producing piles will operate within three to five years. He said private industry will expand in atomic energy as a supplement to conventional power for airplanes submarines and electricity, not a replacement, for the next century. The atomic bomb effort accelerated by government funds should not rush the industrial power scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Hoelscher
University of Cincinnati
Hoelscher
Atomic Energy
Howischer
Relieve Neck Strain With Simple Exercises And Pillow Support
Neck strain is common during tension. Sit up and roll the head slowly for twelve counts, then reverse and repeat five times with eyes closed. A buoyant pillow at night aids neck support, while a sagging one fails to protect neck muscles.
Army in World War II History Shows Scattered Troops
The Army’s World War II history notes that nine infantry divisions existed two years before Pearl Harbor, but troops were dispersed into small units, totaling the equivalent of only about three and a half divisions at half strength. Two divisions stood in Hawaii and the Philippines per Washington Command Post: The Operations Division.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Philippines
Washington Command Post
Temperature Profile of Earth's Upper Atmosphere
The text describes temperatures rising and falling with altitude from 5 to 10 miles down to minus 67F and up to 170F at 40 miles, then minus 28F at 60 miles, and to about 4000F at 400 miles, noting air rarefaction means heat is not like ground level heat. It explains high temperatures reflect molecular speed and radiation from the Sun dominates thermometer readings at high altitudes.
Minnow Farm Shows a Good Profit
Ardmore Oklahoma farmer J D Ray operates a 20 acre minnow farm near Ardmore with three ponds 100 by 74 by 6 feet. Each pond yields about 600000 minnows valued at one cent wholesale, totaling around $18000 yearly with Lake Murray attracting about 2 million fishermen annually. Minnows spawn eight times a year and mortality runs under 2 percent.
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Ardmore
Okla
J. D. Ray
Midwest
Ray
Lake Murray
Missouri Community Solves Its Numerous Economic Problems
In St. Thomas Missouri a priest Father Arthur G Behrman helped end years of flood damage by coordinating with Union Electric on dam water regulation. The town formed St Thomas Association Inc to employ over 60 people sewing baseball covers for a St Louis sporting goods firm, with a 1950 payroll around 40000 dollars.
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ST. Thomas
Arthhr G. Behrman
St. Louis
Osage
Jefferson City
Father Behrman
St. Thomas Association, Inc
St. Louis Company
Midwest
Wooden Indian carving revived by a former newsman
Boise Idaho ex newspaper man Thayne Robertson has turned carving into a business reviving life sized wooden Indians once common outside tobacco stores. Seven years of full time work has produced demand from clubs cigar stores museums and collectors as the supply dwindles. The craft dates to the 17th century with London merchants and a 1770 shipment to Lancaster Pennsylvania.
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Boise
Idaho
America
Thayne Robertson
United States
Robertson
London
Lancaster
One Woman Runs Lodi Ohio Newspaper Amid Duties
In Lodi Ohio population 1300 a single woman Mrs William Naegele operates the Lodi Review as editor copyreader reporter and printer after her husband left for naval reserve duties She struggles with linotype and press work but finds help from the Reverend Nelson Hall and notes the Lord's work comes first amid church revival efforts and family duties
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Lodi
Ohio
William Naegele
Billy
Maryanna
Danny
Naegele
Lodi Review
Hawaiian Botanist Seeks Sky Island on Kauai Plateau
Honolulu report profiles Otto Degener, Hawaiian plant researcher for the New York Botanical Garden, occupying Kauai for a month to study Namolokama Peak. He plans helicopter access to a cloud-shrouded plateau 4000 feet up, hoping to discover unique flora and possible traces of ancient Menehune civilization on this isolated "island in the air."
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Otto Degener
Namolokama Peak
Degener
Namolokama
Kauai
New York Botanical Garden
Sky Garden
Garden Isle
mid-Pacific
Menehunes
Tahiti
Hospitals for Large Animals Increasing in Popularity
The AVMA reports growing demand for hospitals catering to livestock and pets as farms and ranches spread far apart Farmers bring animals by truck or trailer for diagnosis and treatment rather than on farm visits These facilities usually employ two or more veterinarians and serve all livestock species and pets They help areas short of veterinarians or where travel limits care but won t replace country practitioners who visit farms regularly
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America
American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMA
Association
Color-Blind Hunters A Reading in Pa
A Reading physician asks if color blind people should receive hunting licenses and an AMA consultant replies that color blindness should not bar licensing. The piece notes color contrast suffices for safe hunting and that red identification has long been standard. color blind hunters are not rarer than in civil life.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
AMA Magazine
Paint Industry Research Expenditure And Labor Force
The paint and allied industries spend an estimated 25 million dollars annually on research. About 53,000 chemists in company and supplier labs devote millions of hours to develop better protection colors and broader selections. Efforts also focus on securing raw material flows for the industry.
Snakes, Swifts, and St Patrick at Shining Waters
The author recounts a battle with a large nonvenomous Pilot Blacksnake that raided bird nests around Shining Waters. After a luncheon visit from Nursing School friends and a stance led by Mary M McBride, birds are protected on one acre while the rest of the property is snake territory. A metal guard is now around the Martin house to deter future intrusions.
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Garden of Eden
Elaphe ‘Obsoleta
Indianapoli
Martin House
Blacksnake
Red Cross
Shining Waters
Robins
Mary M. McBride
St. Patrick
Ireland
Elaphe Obsoleta
St. Patrick's
Wabash Township
Walter
Martin’ House
Mary BeBride
Eaphe Obsoleta Obsoleta
Acre
Patrick
Five Points Community Notes and Local Visitors
Bible school attendance reached 45 at Five Points. Men’s Fellowship drew a strong crowd with speaker Bro. Stanley Muelhfeld from Newton Til. A children’s day program is planned for Sunday night in June. Mrs Newton-Brosman visits with Mr and Mrs Austin Sweet. Cloyd Burkett recently enlisted in the Navy and is stationed at Great Lakes Illinois. Mr and Mrs Chester Linton attended Indianapolis racing tryouts. Verlan Murst has returned from Korea on a 30 day furlough to stay with parents Mr and Mrs Claud Efurst and Doyle.
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Bible School
Stanley Muelhfeld
Newton, Til
Newton-Brosman
Austin Sweet
Cloyd Burkett
Navy
Great Lakes
Chester Linton
Indianapolis
Verlan Murst
Korea
Claud Efurst
Doyle
Martinsville Hosts Weekend Guests In House Visits
Janet Buckner and Evelyn Horner of Martinsville were Thursday overnight guests of Donna Wilholt. Mr and Mrs Virgil Macke and Virgil Jr were Sunday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Norman Macke.
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Janet Buckner
Evelyn Horner
Martinsville
Donna Wilholt
Virgil Macke
Virgil Jr
Norman. Macke
Illinois Farmer's Outlook on Hog Market Prices Rise
The midspring hog prices show sharp gains driven by three factors: upcoming night marketings and price boosts, adjusting to a lower annual hog production rate, and improving general business activity. Production cuts since last year will shrink marketings 8 to 12 percent in the coming year, supporting higher prices as supplies tighten.
Government Spending and Deficit Projections Highlight Budget
A historical summary notes April spending fell vs January and March while Government outlays for the year ending June 30 total about 67 billion dollars. Projections forecast 80 to 85 billion for the next year with a probable deficit near six billion and possible inflationary money creation to cover the gap. Uncle Sam is depicted as writing accounts in red ink.
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Sam
Card of Thanks for Ernest Page
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for flowers and kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father Ernest Page. The Page family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
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Blanche Liffick Morton
Glenn Wilholt
Illinois Farmer's Outlook Letter
Herald
M. Oo. Frost
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Marshall, Il
Ual
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