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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
2
Frustration in New York as Chicago shows crowd airlanes and Hawkins Falls is canceled to fit an extra Frances segment. Critics say experts, not TV personalities, should guide child welfare and discipline rather than televised advice.
A fragmentary religious meditation recalls Daniel’s interpretation of Belshazzar’s feast and the fall of Babylon. The text notes Nebuchadnezzar’s madness, the feast’s drunken excess, the hand writing on the wall, and the Medes and Persians entering by night, urging a warning to modern readers.
A humor piece describes an incurable left eyebrow twitch blamed on suspicion picked up during travels. The writer avoids doctors, fears impoliteness when noticed by strangers, and notes losses of free offers like dancing lessons and portrait photos due to the brow quirk.
California has more flowering plant types than any state and accounts for about one sixth of the nation’s 30 000 species. From 1940 to 1950 population rose nationwide with California posting a 53.3 percent gain. New Zealand’s cattle and sheep ratios are noted for context.
Mrs. Caleb Boswell of Whit ing Indiana recalls Kentucky childhood scenes such as May sheep shearing in Louisville and family gatherings at a grand father’s log house. Maud Shawyer of Hamilton Montana recounts fishing on the Gallatin River and a wild cattle chase thwarted by a bonnet swing near their cabin. send Old Timer contributions to The Old Timer column in Frankfort Kentucky.
The article compares natural insects to human architecture, noting bees regulate hive temperature for brood, ants build multi storied underground rooms, leaf carrying ants create leaf beds for fungus, and the mountain beaver tunnels a subway system to avoid traffic. It highlights organized colonies and efficient nesting like apartment hotels.
New York report notes that about three fifths of American males born in 1890 will reach age 65 this year while over seven tenths of women will. Mortality declines since 1900 have improved survival across generations and gains persist into early and middle life with prospects rising for younger generations.
London broadcast pits Mrs. Jenny Morton against psychologist Mrs. Margaret Knight over faith and belief. Morton argues Christian belief is living experience in Jesus Christ, while Knight cites church attendance decline as evidence of waning belief.
Madrid reports the United States Navy will modernize the Spanish Fleet under an aid-for-bases framework. An initial group of 20 Spanish warcraft will receive new armament radar and fire control gear, with more vessels to follow later.
Pocatello Idaho deputy Earl Cutler arrested Franklin Warren twenty at the county jail without moving from his chair. Warren was wanted on a grand larceny charge and was leaving the jail to visit a friend when the warrant was served.
Washington investigators seek the lost cornerstones of the White House Treasury and Washington Monument. Records and later construction obscure their locations. Tales connect Andrew Jackson to a Treasury token, while the Capitol and Monument hold mementos sunk in time.
NEW BRUNSWICK An Air Force ROTC cadet at Rutgers University Miss Eve Winant has missed drills without earning any demerits. The Douglas College senior and Rutgers AFROTC member became a campus celebrity as the first female ROTC participant at State University. Initially met with surprise from male classmates she is now fully part of the senior AFROTC class except for Tuesday drills.
Detroit resident Nick Kobane aged 36 has earned a bachelor of arts in chemistry from Wayne University after 17 years as a hospital patient and paralysis from a police shooting misperception. He completed seven years of study while bedridden at Receiving Hospital.
Senator Neuberger of Oregon argues for the abbreviation Oreg for Oregon in official use. She cites authorities supporting the shortened form and urges nationwide adoption to standardize the name.
In London a divorce court judge dismissed a young wife’s cruelty petition while saying women are like horses needing their heads at times. Judge Samuel Richards Edgedale cautioned the husband about keeping too tight a rein and urged both parties to seek marriage guidance.
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