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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1940
Page
8
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia reports a new laminated plate glass with four times the shatter resistance at normal temperatures and ten times the strength at zero, presenting a safer glass material for wide use.
Jackson police report details a long running feud between Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson and Editor Fred Sullens. The two men clashed in a hotel lobby in Jackson during an unexpected encounter, witnesses said. No serious injuries reported.
The article notes that bathing and headwashing were required decencies in early civilizations and that religions urged extensive ceremonial washing. It cites Hebrew hospitality with foot baths and Greek and Roman practices of offering bath refreshment to guests.
Public accident fatalities reached 45 900 last year, comprising about 52 percent of all accident deaths in the United States. The toll underscores the prominence of public incidents among total fatalities from accidental causes.
In 1850 Venice La Fenice faced ruin under Austrian occupation as Verdi penned an opera initially titled La Maledizione. Austrian police chief Martello forced a villain rewrite to a duke and a title change to Rigoletto to bypass a royal ban, enabling the work's debut.
The reader quotes a brash breakfast preference and notes a colorful phrase about a Danish state reference. A sharp aside about Navi invaders appears, attributed to the Toronto Daily Star.
The Department of Agriculture estimates that if all land in the United States were arranged as a 100 acre field, 19 acres would be tilled, 37 acres pasture, 32 wooded, and about 12 acres waste land or reserved for building sites roads and similar uses.
The Better Vision Institute cites astronomy theories suggesting stars near Earth lie only one third to one half as far as older estimates. Critics say sun and moon light distortions created optical illusions, necessitating recalculation for about 5,000 nearby stars while distant space measurements remain unaffected.
The Automobile Manufacturers Association estimates that in a typical year 125,000,000 board feet of lumber, equal to about 4,166 freight car loads, is used to pack American made automobiles for export shipments.
Special cement paint resists lime and water, suitable for cement, stucco, masonry, blocks, brick, stone and tile. It can be used on basement interiors and on fresh plaster or concrete without drying time.
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