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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1952
Page
7
Market readings for livestock and cattle show uneven demand with declines in hogs and sows, steady cattle prices, and limited prime grades. The report also threads in history on Hippodamus, the Piraeus grid, the groundhog forecast tradition, and Norse myths of Hyuki and Bill with Mani.
A series of local sale notices including dairy cows at Keota Junction sale barn and a 1 PM start, an Angus breeders sale at McMillan Park Mt Pleasant, and real estate sale of Mary C Hurt estate in Riverside. Weekly livestock sales appear at Midway Sales Columbus Junction and Kalona Sales Barn with Friday and Thursday timings respectively.
Major Grapatin, assigned to Camp Chaffee Arkansas, recalled Inchon landing service in Korea with religious welfare for troops. He described improved morale after Hungnam withdrawal, the hilltop Seoul service, and Koreans singing along as soldiers led Rock of Ages in Korean.
In Pittsburgh area Corapolis resident Thomas Wilson, age 14, spotted an eight point buck from his bedroom window on opening morning. He dressed hastily, grabbed his rifle, and shot the deer barefoot in the yard. He missed school but shared the tale with his class.
Wildlife expert Dr. P F English of Pennsylvania State College explains age estimation hinges on tooth wear not antler points. He notes many myths about wildlife persist and warns that rattlesnake age has no link to rattles. He also comments that the skunk, though small, faces few natural enemies beyond owls traps and automobiles.
An 11 year old boy in Gildings Texas named Tommy Stevenson grabbed and held a rabid fox to protect his younger brother. His mother Mrs Wade Stevenson and his grandmother Mrs Lilly Sanders killed the animal with an ice pick. Tommy was scratched but not bitten and began rabies shots after the state health department confirmed the fox was rabid.
War and persecution drive vast migrations across continents. The article notes 30 to 60 million refugees, with streams to Canada, the US, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and Western Europe. It highlights Nansen passports, postwar displacements, and groups like Kalmucks and Mennonite settlers moving to new lands.
The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reports a parasitic outbreak in a privately owned Kansas herd of over 300 buffalo. Seven animals died after months of illness. hair loss and scabbing appeared on others. Veterinarians diagnosed severe lung and stomach parasite infections, complicating treatment due to the buffalos large size and speed. Prevention hinges on splitting the herd, isolating calves, rotating pastures, and burning contaminated manure.
Navy Apprentice Airman D. D. Steelman shoved a small craft from shore at Mountain Creek Lake but could not start the motor or use oars. Stranded on silt in near freezing weather, he shouted for help until rescuers found him.
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