Icebergs Sing As Glacial Ice Melts
Article notes that icebergs emit sound as they melt. Glacial ice sizzles when warming, creating audible phenomena tied to melting processes observed in polar regions.
10 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1949
Page
1
Article notes that icebergs emit sound as they melt. Glacial ice sizzles when warming, creating audible phenomena tied to melting processes observed in polar regions.
Contributions to the Community Chest reach 71 percent with $33,918.41 collected. Big gifts area tallies $20,535 of $24,000, general solicitation $13,383.41 of $24,000, Monroe $30,299.57, West Monroe $3,618.84, and colored contributions $316.94. Acknowledged donors include George L. Bubb, Dan N. Watson, Grady E. Lee, Tom's Radiator Hospital, Ouachita Glass Co., and many others across local businesses and organizations.
In Buras Louisiana heavy bearing trees push the 1949 orange crop toward a value near 1.5 million dollars. The orange belt around here includes about 500000 trees with estimates of up to 1600 fruits per tree, plus a kumquat tree yielding about 4000 kumquats. Margaret Gustafson attended the scene.
The Port Sulphur, Louisiana beauty was named queen-designate for the orange festival to be held on December 4. As the harvest began, local officials predicted harvest output would double in eight to ten years due to land drainage and better fertilization.
Dr. Ernest Duncan Holloway of the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe presents The Life of Paul in five motion picture sound films starting Wednesday, November 16 at 5 30 p m. Each week covers a different episode from Stephen the conversion apprenticeship Jerusalem and ambassador for Christ with invitations to attend any or all screenings.
President Truman declared there will be no change in gold value while he is president. He called any move to raise gold prices a categorical no and said any action would require a recommendation to Congress, keeping gold value fixed during his term.
A historical bank statement lists assets and liabilities for a Monroe Louisiana Federal Reserve member as of November 1, 1949. The report details cash items, U.S. government obligations, state and local government securities, corporate stocks including Fed Reserve stock, loans and discounts with overdrafts, bank premises, furniture, real estate, and total assets versus demand deposits and other liabilities.
The submarine Tusk, damaged in a collision with the Alderbaron off Labrador, sails under escort to Argentia Newfoundland. No injuries reported. Commander K. P. Worthington of Oakmont, Pa., previously famed for a Norway rescue, commanded the Tusk. Weather hampers arrival timing.
The advertisement touts BC Headache Powders and Tablets containing multiple popular pain relievers. It claims rapid, safe relief for headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches with the same formula in tablet or powder form. It notes two tablets equal one powder and offers 10c and 25c sizes.
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