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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
6
State and local governments spent about 60 billion dollars on capital outlays for public works from 1947 to 1955, driven by highway and school expansion. Higher prices, population growth especially in suburbs, and WWII low spending boosted totals, with borrowing rising to about 6% billion in 1955.
New York reports the total U S working population is millions higher than regular labor force figures. Census data indicate at least 75 percent of persons over 14 worked at some time last year, exceeding the 1955 monthly employment average and civilian labor force by about 10 million. The census excludes those in the armed forces, emigrants, or deceased before the survey date.
A historic X ray tube once used by Wilhelm Roentgen has been set on permanent display at the U S National Museum. The device, bought from a German private owner and donated by General Electric’s X ray Department of Milwaukee, marks Roentgen’s 1895 discovery of penetrating rays later called Roentgen rays.
Veterinarians in Chicago report cats suffer anemia more often and more severely than other domestic animals. Limited oxygen intake prompts cats to hoard their forces, and severe anemia may appear before owners notice symptoms. Infection is a frequent cause, while dietary factors play only a minor role.
In Marion Arkansas an armed bandit escaped with 5000 from Citizens Bank. He sped away, hit two police cars, had a tire shot out, crashed in a ditch, and was captured within twenty minutes.
Ed Harper resents Madge selling cosmetics door to door as she embraces independence. Despite his push to quit, Madge doubles down, winning contest prizes and expanding her route. In the end she declares she has quit to be a wife, but Ed insists the family needs two salesmen.
Dr. John M. Cross of Rutgers analyzed ranch mink fat and found it carries hormone-like properties and highly penetrates the skin. The so called Mink No. 5 could become a cosmetic ingredient, offering a luxury scent rather than warmth, as the oil is applied externally.
Shawneetown Illinois bids farewell to its 146 year old ferry that opened the West to settlement. A new bridge now spans the Ohio river at the former crossing as Shawneetown moved inland after a century of floods. The ferry kept running through floods and debris, serving as a remembered link to frontier travel. The town was settled circa 1800 by Virginia pioneers trading with Shawnee across the river.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced the successful long duration power test of the Nautilus land based reactor prototype at Idaho's National Reactor Testing Station. The pressurized water reactor operated at 100 percent power for over 66 days and nights on a single uranium fuel charge.
Paleontologists announce fossil leaves of a primitive palm from the Triassic period found in southwestern Colorado. The discovery, reported by Dr. Roland W. Brown of the Geological Survey, shows flowering plants on Earth at least 160 million years ago.
County officials, worried by potato costs, weighed Irish stew with rice but chose to keep potatoes. The decision ends debate on substitute starches and returns to traditional preparation in the jail kitchen.
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