Odd Accidents Provide Quick Laughs From 1954 List
The National Safety Council highlights unusual mishaps involving children in 1954. Billy Law slid into home plate with a cap pistol and caps, Peter Passantino’s nose got nipped through a knot hole by a dog, Larry Jensen fell into a washing machine, Joyce Engehardt was stung after being crowned Honey Queen, and Judy Combs survived a 20 foot fall from a fourth floor fire escape with minor injuries.
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Peter Passantino
Chicago
Peter
Larry Jensen
Princeton
Ill
Larry
Gregory
Joyce Engehardt
Marinville
N. Y
Empire State
Joyce
Judy Combs
Cincinnati
Ohio
You Should Know What to Do for Your Horses
A cowboy’s first concern is the welfare of his horse and our own feet. The piece warns that shoes are often abused, laces left untied, and eyelets pulled, causing painful pressure and damaged feet. It advises checking shoe fit, soles, and boot thickness for rough hiking to get more mileage from your feet.
Fun Project to Print with Plant Juices
The article explains making a light sensitive printing material from flower and plant juices. Bruise petals in a bowl with wood alcohol and press the liquid through fine cloth. Spread on paper and let dry in darkness and under artificial light. To obtain chlorophyll, use leaves of juicy plants and proceed similarly.
Experiment With Flowers for Sun Print Backgrounds
The piece explains making sun prints by exposing treated paper to light under a negative. It covers darkroom preparation with bichromate or potash, drying in darkness, storing sheets with calcium chloride, mixing flower juices with glue, brushing onto paper, and printing under a negative until the image appears. Tone depth varies by flower color.
Things to Do Matching Animals to Places and Countries
Mixed puzzle item lists animals linked to places and a set of children’s country matchups. It includes riddle matches such as Rats to Swiss Alps and Sphinx to Egypt, plus a Detroit style quiz on American League rules and capital-country pairings.
Two Sticks and a Grandfather Tale from Long Ago
Jamie and Janie break sticks to flame the fire as Grandfather Reed recalls a long ago task. He tried to break two sticks in the same shape as a boy but never could, sharing a memory of childhood experiments with persistence and failure.
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Jamie
Janie
Grandfather Reed
Grandfather
How the tally stick kept accounts in olden days
The passage explains tally sticks used in trade to record goods or loans. Notches indicated amounts, and when paid the stick was split, with matching halves proving the claim. Two pieces never matched exactly, avoiding disputes and suggesting a primitive form of bookkeeping.
Henry Romann Retired Wilton Farmer Dies at 79
Henry Romann a Wilton native and longtime farmer died at Muscatine after living with his daughter Mrs. Leo Derksen for a year He was born April 1 1876 in Wilton and widowed earlier this year Burial will be at St Marys Wilton with a Rosary at the funeral home Tuesday night Surviving children include Mrs Derksen and Mrs Lawrence Healey both of Muscatine a granddaughter Helen Angerer of Davenport and eight great grandchildren. six brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
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St. Mary’s Church
Wilton
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Muscatine
Mr. Romann
Antone
Helen Wiggley Romann
Margaret Fiehaly
St. Mary's Church
Route 1
Musicatine
Leo Derksen
Iowa Avenue
Derksen
Lawrence Healey
Helen Angerer
Davenport
Romann
Davenport Man Held After Hit and Run Accident
Russell W. Phillips of Davenport is held by police after a hit and run on Weed Park Hill involving a 1953 green Plymouth. The driver did not stop after sideswiping a pickup owned by Ed Leu Garage driven by Donald Kutcher. Phillips faces filing of alleged charges as left front fender and door damage noted. Also reported: 1947 Ford damage to a parked car at 514 Leroy Street. Vera Miller injured foot after a pole collision. theft of camera from Woolco. a break-in at 21744 Iowa Avenue apartment.
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Davenport
Russell W.phillips
Mary Street
Emil Schwartz
Phillips
Lola Folsom
Leroy Street
Theodore W. Hahn
Orange Street
Hahn
Ray Miller
Oak Street
Vera
Oak
Maple Streets
Muscatine County
Larry Howard
Wilton
Val
Lnto
Phyllis Hall
Iowa Avenue
Andersons Win Grand Champion Titles at Show
W C Anderson and Sons of West Liberty displayed the grand champion bull and grand champion female at the livestock show, highlighting their top entries and breeding excellence.
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Andersons
W. C. Anderson and Sons of
West Liberty
Champion cattle and junior judging at All Iowa fair events
The All Iowa fair open beef show crowned a champion bull Sherhorn and female, with Pagemere Arlavon Clar inda exhibiting top Aberdeen Angus. The Graham Champions of Johnson county won Four H and FFA junior livestock judging, led by Harold Horsman of Marion County. Swiss alphorns reaching 18 feet were noted as signaling between peaks.
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Pagemere
Arlavon
Clarinda
Graham
FFA
Harold Horsman
Marion County
No Liquor Found In Raids On Two Stockton Places
Muscatine county sheriff's officers and special deputies raided Knoop's hall and the Corner tavern in Stockton but found no liquor or evidence of law violations. Sheriff Charles Anson led the operation at 10:45 p.m. with Deputy Sheriff Mike Martin, County Attorney Robert H. Wilson, and special deputies. No state agents participated.
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Stockton
Muscatine County
Knoop’s Hall
Corner Tavern
Charles Anson
Mike Martin
Robert H. Wilson
Jellyfish Movement Sparks Swimmer Caution
A brief note indicates that many jellyfish are moving unusually, prompting swimmers to exercise extra caution in affected coastal areas.
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National Safety Council
Billy Law
Anadarko, Okla
Billy
Gop
Gino
Gang
Tye
Mrs. O’leary
Egypt
C. Hamelin
Wooden Horse
D. Rome
Swallows E. Kentucky
St. Bernards
J. Troy
Babe
Chicago Blue Ox
H. Capistrano
Manx Cats
Isle of Man
Pacific Northwest
U.S
the Sphinx
Smovul
Ivniny
Sutmsm
Ada
Ottawa
Fran
Tina
Buenos Aires
POLA
Warsaw
Olivia la Paz
Philip
Quezon City
Nanking
Copenhagen
Rae - Jerusalem
Stan Karachi
Henry Romann
David Chapman
Donald Chapman
Hampshire
Chapman Brothers
Spirit of Seventy-Six
Howard 8
Stark Co
Widauket
Iowa
Boots
BY Edgar Martin
Queen OF
Dalagonia
Rome
Miss Boots
Villagodia 16
Gueen
Warn
Amer
Saesi
Blondie
By Chick Young
Dagwood
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