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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1953
Page
4
London reports a widening pub crisis as television keeps Britons at home. With 4,469 pubs in London and beer sales down sharply, operators propose drastic changes, including a mobile pub to serve crowds at events while the traditional public house declines.
Washington reports a record 53,258,570 automobiles trucks and buses on U S highways last year about one vehicle for every three Americans State agencies show 1952 registrations total 43,810,531 up 2.6 percent over 1951 truck registrations 9,207,897 up 2.3 percent and buses 240,142 up 4.2 percent California tops with 5,154,326 registrations up 4.6 percent followed by New York Pennsylvania Texas Ohio Illinois Michigan New Jersey Indiana and Massachusetts.
Charles W. Davis, a Knoxville grocer, left his foster son, a high school sophomore, $100 a month as long as he makes passing grades. If he graduates college he will receive $10,000 less the total monthly payments. If he fails a subject and does not make it up, the monthly payments stop.
The London Crufts dog show began in 1886 created by Charles Cruft who started selling dog biscuits in a prior business. The event drew 5 865 entries and 50 000 visitors this year. The first show at the Royal Aquarium Westminster featured 600 animals. Queen Victoria and King Edward VII showcased breeds, Cruft died in 1938, and the Kennel Club now runs the show and pedigree oversight in Britain.
A 12-year-old Sicilian immigrant living in Hartford supports himself by working for two newspapers, shoveling snow, running errands and doing odds jobs while attending school. He rises at 4 a.m. and stays busy until early evening. His proud moment came when he withdrew 150 to buy his mother a silver gift.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa may topple in about 200 years unless a plan to stabilize it is found. The tilt increases by about 0.04 inches yearly as Pisa, a town of roughly 50,000, trades mainly on tourism drawn by the famed marble structure.
Wash lettuce thoroughly when bringing home from the store and store it in a covered dish in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Washington report explains Fletcher Ice Island may be the mythical Crocker Land. Ice islands drift from Ellesmere shelf, misled radar, fueling maps with nonexistent Arctic lands. Colonels Fletcher and peers note islands resemble land and can drift around the polar basin.
Japan faces a major population challenge as density soars in lowland areas and arable land per square mile falls behind. With food security tied to grain efficiency and meat production, Japan relies heavily on fish for protein, averaging sixty pounds per person annually, aided by its long coastline and abundant fishing grounds.
Oklahoma Lt. Art Hamilton pilots the state patrols light traffic plane since 1949 aiding traffic control. He clocks speeding cars over a measured course with a stopwatch converting to miles per hour. Ground units receive real time reports from the airborne observer.
Washington reports palomino horse breeders maintain tough entry standards. A true palomino must have body color within three shades of a newly minted gold coin, mane and tail white to ivory with at most 15 percent dark hairs. White stockings and a white blaze help, but any zebra-like leg stripes or a dark back stripe disqualify registration.
Chicago report in Today's Health notes that both excess and insufficient body fat pose dangers. Fatty tissue in proper amounts is essential to the human body. Normal fat comprises about 10 to 15 percent of total body weight.
Lettuce supplies vitamin A and contains vitamin C along with small amounts of calcium and iron.
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren urges farmers to disinfect grain bins thoroughly before storing wheat. Apply residual insecticide to all bin surfaces three to four weeks before filling, using high pressure sprayer to reach cracks. Recommended sprays include Methoxychlor DDT TDE Lindane or activated pyrethrum. two gallons cover 1,000 square feet of thin surface.
Mrs. Clara Leopold of the University of Nebraska urges homemakers to promptly clean and launder sponges cloths brushes and scouring utensils to prevent souring mold and odors. Boiling or soaking in baking soda solution removes odors and bleaching may be used in extreme cases followed by thorough washing.
The Busy Ten 4-H Club met June 29 at North Side Park with seven members and guest Mrs. Faye Cheairs. Reports on 4-H camp at Mitchell, Health and Safety, and lessons on Peasant Apron and sewing details were shared. Needham girls served lunch. next meeting slated for July 13 at O'Connor's with sack lunch for Judging Day prep.
The Busy Body Beef Club met at Edson Madden's on May 25 with Ed die Robirds as leader and Boyd French as assistant. Officers were elected: Eddie Robirds president, John Laaker vice president, secretary Donnie Hawkins and news reporter Larry French. The next meeting is set for June 1 at Lee Hawkins with lunch by Mrs Hawkins.
The Busy Body Sheep Club met at Eddie Robirds home on June 1 and June 8 with six members present and one visitor. Roll call named a part of a sheep and Mrs Robirds and Mrs Hawkins served delicious lunches. The group planned fun night and set next meetings at Chambers and with Larry French on July 6.
The group met at the home of E. L. Madden on May 23 to elect officers including leader Jerry Madden assistant leader Lee Hawkins president Don Hawkins vice president Alice Madden secretary Roxie Chambers and news reporter Larry French. After the meeting a de Madden.
A brief notice posted at the new municipal golf course clubhouse in Jackson Mississippi warns younger men without bank funds not to cash checks there. The message reads please do not cash checks here and aims to deter noncustomers from using the facility.
The Marine Corps recruiting service will start a broad campaign to enlist about 100,000 volunteers next fiscal year. There will be no monthly cap on enlistments, announced by Sergeant Jones of the Scottsbluff recruiting office.
Recipe notes suggest hard boiled eggs stuffed as a good salad addition or served in threes or fours as a salad. Center each egg half with thin slices of stuffed olives and top with mayonnaise for flavor.
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