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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Lacy
Winchester
John Paulson
Steve Pachl
Lucy
Union
Gov. Youngdahl
Minnespolis
Nation
Kenny Founda
Chase-Statler
Washington, D. C
Sportsmans Berit
Jim Rhodyb
Wayne County
Sportsman’s Club
AAA
Bill Whyte