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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
2
The Polk County Fair is set for August 10 to 12. Premium books are mailed and exhibitors should prepare now. Detasselers may need ladders for tassels while corn and milo look strong. A morning truck run south has good turnout, aside from a clock glitch.
Critics denounce FAO World Scientific Meeting on the Biology of the Sardine as exclusionary arguing the species list ignores Maine and Canadian sardines. Maine Sardine Council Chair Calvin Stinson Sr demands inclusion and warns a broader forum may be needed.
Dr. T. W. Lees, Scottish pathologist, reports a 32 page study finding no solid evidence that smoking causes lung cancer. He cautions tobacco cannot be implicated until the general cause of cancer is understood, though he does not exonerate smoking.
The speaker attacks the claim that smoking causes lung cancer, noting gaps in statistical studies and historical shifts in cancer blame. Dr. Lees presents contradictions in reports, argues no solid scientific basis exists, and states he has never smoked.
George Alpert of the New Haven Railroad testified before a Senate subcommittee considering limits on passenger service discontinuations. He argued subsidies are needed to keep railways serving major cities, noting air and highway subsidies have undercut rail revenues, and urged the railroads merely break even rather than seek profits. He warned current subsidies trace to past policy choices.
Between harvest and the family table the vitamin content of vegetables changes. Wilted greens lose vitamin C, while bruised produce drops vitamin A. proper handling, washing, and prompt refrigeration preserve nutrients. Green vegetables high in vitamin C include peppers broccoli cabbage collards kale spinach and turnip greens. Cooked greens should be in good condition and prepared with minimal boiling water in a covered pan.
The article details Charles W. McConaughy and George P. Kingsley as inspiring figures behind Kingsley Dam near Ogallala and Lake McConaughy in the North Platte Valley. McConaughy, a Holdrege businessman and former mayor, championed moisture's impact on agriculture in the early 1900s, helping shape the lake bearing his name.
Extension entomologist Robert Roselle outlines four chemicals for grasshopper control including heptachlor aldrin toxaphene and dieldrin with specific acre rates for alfalfa hay fields and corn. The piece traces Roselle and George Kingsley the Minden banker from early irrigation advocacy through the formation of Tri-County and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation Districts and Lake McConaughy development.
Dorothy Rhodes of Long Beach and Harry Wisely of Omaha visited Mrs. R. N. Hastings Friday evening. Mrs. Harold Hauburg hosted a lawn party in honor of her husband’s birthday with four Nebraska City families in attendance. Dr. and Mrs. John F. Theisen of Schuyler stayed Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schott and family.
Mr and Mrs Dale Frizzell visited Friday evening at Floyd Frizzell home in Silver Creek. Jane Frizzell returned home with her parents after a visit at Cedric s home. Mrs Delbert Slack and daughter Patty of Hayward Calif left for Denver to join Mr Slack before returning. They spent the past week with Mrs Slack s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Stewart and her brother Elmer Setwart family of Shelby. Mrs Jay McDonald hosted a Thursday coffee in Norwalk Calif with 16 ladies present. Mr and Mrs George Nitzel of Calumet Okla are guests at Mrs Calmar Dunn s home this week and visited George Buchta.
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