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Newspaper

Scandia Journal

Location

Scandia, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1950

Page

5

Elizabeth Kenny Honored in Two NationalTributes

Nation honors Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny for her infantile paralysis treatment. A Gallup poll names her one of the world’s two most admired women and Congress passes an unlimited visa bill allowing free travel. Kenny Foundation training expands with scholarships and centers in Minneapolis Prague Brussels Pontiac Buffalo Jersey City and more.

Minneapolis Elizabeth Kenny Sister Kenny Sister Congress Truman United States House Judiciary Committee Marvin L. Kline Minnesota Sister _Elizabeth Kenny Kline America Kenny Foundation Tion Prague Czechoslovakia Brussels Belgium Pontiac Michigan Buffalo New York Jersey City New Jersey England Canada Argentina Australia Luther Youngdahl St. Paul Donald C. Dayton E J. Huenckens American Congress of Minnesota Public Health Association Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs Variety Clubs of America Parents’ Magazine University of Rochester New York University Rutgers University American Nurses’ Association

Lightning Fire Prevention Through Dead Snag Removal

The article argues lightning ignites fires when it strikes dry dead snags in forests. It notes live green trees resist ignition due to sap moisture, while dead snags smolder to ignite litter. Removing dead snags could greatly reduce fire incidence, with examples from Custer State Park contracts and local programs.

Black Hills Custer State Park

Bald Eagle as National Emblem

The bald eagle was chosen for grace and power, not diet. It is a small scavenger, found near large bodies of water, nests in spring on cliffs or tall trees, and lays one to four dull white eggs that become hungry eaglets.

Polio Epidemic Strikes U.S. Reaching New Peak in 1949

United States faces fourth polio surge with 33,144 cases by October and expected exceed 40,000 by year end. Outbreaks recur yearly in late summer with peak in mid September, showing geographic impartiality across states.

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