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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
3
An old newspaper ad touts TEOL for athlete's foot with a 90 percent alcohol base for deep germ killing on contact. It promises relief within one hour and a 35 cent refund if not satisfied, credited at any drug store.
Mr and Mrs John K Alexander covered an estimated 20000 miles on a trailer trip from Key West Florida north to Fairbanks Alaska and then across the northern United States to their home in Schenectady New York Mrs Alexander drove the entire journey ending back at home after a long overland trek through multiple climates and regions.
The horse Black Market paid the most money at the Hongkong Jockey Club track this season, leading the standings in wagering success.
Los Angeles report says White rats fitted with tiny walkie talkies aid UC scientists in radar based experiments. Dr. Joseph Gengerelli notes beats from crystal rectifiers signal maze tasks while unaided rats explore. Outcomes may shed light on speed memory and irritability in humans.
In July North Carolina revoked or suspended licenses for 62 62 drivers amid 195 005 total drunken driving convictions since the year began. The state logged 8 540 other violators, led by 3 414 speeding convictions and 1 883 failure to have a license. Most offenders were North Carolina residents, with 7 601 from the state and 1 039 from out of state.
In Memphis, Mr. G. M. Lahue reports a neighbor uses scotch tape on damaged tomato skins to shield half ripe fruits from decay until they ripen, a quirky gardening hack observed in the yard.
Ambrose B. Evetts, a veteran fire fighter, unveils the firefog unit a flame fogger that blasts burning oil and propane to create a fire break. Mounted on a four by four truck the burner can scorch a 30 foot path and dampen a ten foot wide area with wet spray. The device designed to curb prairie and beachland grass fires operates up to eight miles per hour and has potential patent backing after three experimental units.
Ranchers in western W agton report improvements from tests of a new model to fight sagebrush fires. In western Washington prairie fires have swept up to 20 000 acres in a single afternoon. Efforts to combat fires with wet sacks and plowed lines were deemed inadequate.
Cleveland report quotes Dr. Benjamin Simpson of Western University arguing the country lacks competent political leaders due to neglect of bright children. He asserts training of promising youths has been insufficient and calls for more guidance to develop future statesmen from intelligent students.
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