Hair evidence pioneer Dr. Hausman reshapes crime detection
New Brunswick New Jersey. Dr. Leon A Hausman longtime criminology figure at New Jersey College for Women has become a leading expert on hair analysis. His 1928 hit and run testimony set a landmark in using a single hair fragment for identification. He also aided wrongful conviction cases and tax disputes showing hair can solve or unsettle cases.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Leon A. Hausman
New Jersey College For Women
Hausman
7 000 Year Old Spear Found in Nevada Cache
Archaeologists from the University of California report a 7 000 to 9 000 year old spear shaft cache near Lovelock Nevada using carbon fourteen dating. The find suggests western Nevada was once covered by a 600 foot deep fresh lake and links later inhabitants to Paiute ancestors.
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San Francisco
Calif
University of California
B. C
Western Hemisphere
Robert F. Heizer
Lovelock
Nevada
Heizer
Low Cost Essential For Farm Building
Concrete blocks gain favor in farm construction per American Builder magazine. They offer durability cleanliness and low upkeep for dairy barns with fire resistant roofs. Concrete foundations walls floors and precast joists enable enduring structures and easier repairs.
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American Builder Magazine
Farm Homes Too Small In Early Postwar Housing
A study finds less than half of the nation’s more than 4 million farm homes have baths and only half of rooms are heated. Poor early postwar design left many rectangular box like houses with small rooms and inadequate plumbing and heating. USDA plans new house designs to fit family size and a 10 year electrification program has reached 75 percent of farms, opening markets for appliances.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Getting a Car Out of a Ditch With a Tow Rope
A guide notes farmers may need to pull a car or tractor from a ditch using a tow rope hitched to the front and secured to a stake or tree at the roadside. This setup provides leverage to free the vehicle with minimal effort and without outside help.
Crested Wheatgrass Seed Output Climbs in 1950
The 1950 crested wheatgrass seed crop is estimated at 5.33 million pounds of clean seed, about 5 percent above 1949. North Dakota South Dakota and Montana reported larger crops offsetting declines in Nebraska Colorado and Washington. The Colorado crop was near failure in 1950.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Colorado
Washington
Cleaning tips for fabric, plastic, and leather accessories
To clean white braid wet an old toothbrush with mild soap and scrub the braid. Rinse with a damp cloth. Clean clear plastic belts in lukewarm water with soap by brushing or soaking. Surface stains only. deep stains usually hopeless. Refresh black felts and derbies by steaming and buffing. Use a toothbrush on rusted buckles and scouring powder as needed.
Grandma's Sayings on Nu-Maid Margarine Fame
A call for readers to submit sayings and ideas for Grandma column in Cincinnati Ohio. The notice offers $5 for each accepted contribution and asks for Miss Nu-Maid on margarine packages as a mark of modern quality.
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Margarine
Nu-Maid
Miss Nu-Maid
East Pearl Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
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