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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
4
California's state fire marshal tested cigarettes by dropping lit cigarettes into wastebaskets and boxes with rubbish, near flammable liquids, and on fabric samples to gauge ignition. Results showed cigarettes are a relatively weak ignition source, yet their massive numbers mean a single cigarette could spark hundreds of thousands of fires yearly.
Washington reports the hot dog a German origin frankfurter has crossed the Atlantic with 400000 samples handed out at the British Food Fair in London. Americans are projected to consume eight billion franks this year with total distance if laid end to end about 600000 miles, per the National Geographic Society. The origin of the frankfurter traces to Frankfurt on the Main.
Metropolitan Life Insurance reports very favorable health conditions among American wage earners and families for the first half of 1956. Mortality stands at 661.8 per 100000 policyholders, up slightly from 1955 and 1954 but below the rate of any year before 1954. Increases mainly due to cardiovascular disease and cancer. pneumonia and influenza rise. tuberculosis drops. Measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, and diphtheria remain very low.
Kansas City park department transplanted four red cedars at Black Square Park over an underground lot. The trees died in transplanting and were replaced by late fall. Groundskeeper Eugene Nelson painted the dead trees green, a method he says makes them look alive unless someone touches them.
Tokyo officials report the city must store ashes of about 50 000 deceased yearly in Buddhist temples until graves can be found. Each year the city sells a limited number of burial plots across its eight cemeteries.
Washington recalls the Suez Canal as a famed, controversial project born from Ferdinand de Lesseps. The piece notes his youth in Egypt, his bridge between the Mediterranean and Red Seas, and the decade long digging from 1859 to 1869 proving sea level alignment without locks.
Washington reports coffee topped U S import bill in 1955. The article notes Americans consume 60 percent of world coffee exports, and describes global coffee traditions from Arabia to Uganda and Algeria with brief cultural examples.
New York report shows total household long term savings including insurance and thrift institutions nearing 250 billion dollars. Over four years growth averaged about 13 billion annually, more than double the prior four years. These funds fuel life companies and thrift institutions as major sources of credit and investment for business homeowners and government.
Yellow Springs Ohio population 3000 opened Hamlet as part of the Antioch Shakespeare Festival and joined London’s Old Vic Theater as the only groups to perform all Shakespeare plays. The town set a five year record for producing the complete canon.
In Storrs Connecticut a crossbred hen owned by J J Warren of North Brookfield Massachusetts laid 342 eggs, leading 6 370 birds across all breeds in the 45th annual Storrs egg laying test at the University of Connecticut.
A long list of residents from St. Francis, Garnett, Wakeeney, Beloit, Republic and nearby towns hosted relatives and friends across Christmas Eve and Day. Gatherings included the Modlins, Larsens, Rasps, Florells, Nelsons, and many others sharing dinners, suppers, and visits in multiple households.
Jackie Rockey returned home Monday afternoon and is reported as well as can be. Fred Modlin arrived home December 21 after boot camp at Great Lakes Illinois to spend a few days with his parents. Fred reports back January 5 to enter schools at Great Lakes.
Mr and Mrs Bill Milner and boys from Narka were Thursday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Loren Florell and Janice and Vickie.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Rasmussen visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs W E Cooper in a social call reflecting a neighborhood cordiality and friendly exchange.
An area resident is sought to service and collect from automatic vending machines. No selling. Car and references required. $580 working capital needed. 7 to 12 hours weekly can net about $250 monthly with potential full time. Send details to P. O. Box 6529 Lake Et Station Minneapolis Minn.
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