Nature’s winter sleep hibernation explained
The article outlines hibernation in warm and cold blooded animals, noting seasonal sleep lasts through winter, with body temperatures, respiration, and pulse reduced. It mentions chipmunks, gophers, polar bears, badgers, skunks, and snakes, plus how dens form, and that some snakes inhabit human structures or rocky crevices for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Canada
United States
Appalachain Mountains
Gulf States
Yar
Camp Shelby
Your Favorite Picture Wallet Size Promotion
A home photo service advertises wallet size prints with 20 MIRRORTONE reproductions for each pose. Customers mail $1 per picture or negative to P O Box 276 Station A Greenville South Carolina and receive the original back with 20 finished prints on high quality paper.
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P.O
Greenville
S.C
Roger Johnson Named Assistant To MSCs McCain
Hattiesburg Mississippi Lt. Col. Roger B. Johnson was named administrative assistant to President William D. McCain at Mississippi Southern College. A 39 year old veteran of World War II and Korea, Johnson holds the Purple Heart and units in Asian Pacific, European and Occupation theaters. He served as administrative assistant to Adjutant General W P Wilson since 1953 and recently graduated from the Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. The piece also discusses wartime service and later duties, plus a lengthy aside on camp conditions and local wildlife observations.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Roger B. Johnson
William D. McCain
Mississippi Southern College
Johnson
Mississippi State College
Amory
W. P
Pat) Wilson
Command & General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Germany
Lowndes County
Columbus
National Defense Service
Along the R F D by Rose Budd Stevens
Shady Rest prepares for winter with stacked firewood as Dale and family pay boys to haul and split the timber. The author loves fires, autumn walks, and gathering nuts, weeds, and dry materials for home decor while reflecting on October and seasonal rituals.
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Dale
Tim
Agnes Branch
Gene House
Selective Service letter urges Mississippi schools to stress 18-year-old registration
Col J W Patton Jr, State Director of Selective Service for Mississippi, announces a statewide letter to high schools asking superintendents and principals to urge male students to register with local boards within five days after their 18th birthday. The message warns that noncompliance could lead to immediate induction or fines and imprisonment. It notes that full-time high school or college students may receive deferments until graduation or age 20, with possible further deferrals for college students meeting scholastic standards and other criteria.
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J. W. Patton, Jr
Selective Service
Mississippi
Pytton
Congress of the
United States
Patton
Ragwood Towering Weeds In Bloom Across Old Field
A descriptive scan catalogs Ragwood looming over Teasel milkweed and mullein with thistle and balsam. Hyssop willow herb and St Johns wort gild the meadow while Jewelweed crowds the ground. The text notes weeds as giants and that frost will later level them as nature’s recurring cycle.
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St.John's
Choosing between reserve obligation or active military service
The text explains a young man’s choice before age 18 15 to fulfill his military duty via reserves or active service for two to four years under the 1952 Reserve Act as amended. It notes eligibility to join a reserve unit before 18 14, with local boards providing details and mentions the average annual tractor operating cost of about $500 for U.S. farms.
School Lunch Program Starts in Mississippi
W S Griffin state supervisor announces Mississippi school lunch and special milk programs off to a good start for 1956 67. Lunch applications total 2059 and 1064 have applied for the Special Milk Program. The milk program is now available to nonprofit childcare institutions including nurseries kindergartens and childcare centers.
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W. S. Griffin
Jackson
Mississippi
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Hattiesburg, Miss
the Friendly Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Orp
Federal Reserve System
Roscoe Moore
Broadway Drive
Pontiac
Roger Johnson
MSC
S McCain
Along
Rose Budd Stevens
Rints Printing
Hub Printing Company
Corner Kanes, & Buschman Sts
U.S
Hall
Wiltee
Dixie Pine Products Co
Hercules Powder Company
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