Rex Swan Family Entertains Guests At a Dinner Party
Rex Swan hosts week of social visits with Elsie Cummings of Chicago and Grace and Harlan Cummings of Wayland as guests. Nearby families stop by Rex Swan and Ethan Brooks homes for suppers and dinners.
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Rex Swan
J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Elsie Cummings
Chicago
Clara Hebel
Grace
Harlan Cummings
Wayland
Ethan Brooks
Gertrude Rinner
Arnold Rinner
Newton
Kaw
Marvin Widmer
Raymond Schlatter
C. C. Yohe
Burlington
Ira Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Rich
George Unkrich
J. J
Herbert
Clarence Hebel
Hebel
Chicezo
Elmer Roth
L. H. Rinner
Washington
Is Epilepsy Inherited What Causes It
A booklet presenting doctors opinions on epilepsy and its causes will be mailed free to any reader who writes to the Educational Division 835 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept K 526 while supplies last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Dept
Fragmentary Natural History Note on Insect Eyes
A brief description notes the fly with two large eyes and three small eyes arranged in a triangle on its head. The text emphasizes the unusual eye arrangement and tone of observation.
Iowa corn past danger of frost in 1946 harvest
Iowa's 1946 corn crop is past frost danger with high grain quality assured, the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service says. Nearly all crop is well dented and safe. only 2 to 3 percent remains unripe due to late planting. Frosts aided defoliation and drying of beans, with minor leaf injury but no major plant death. Soybeans starting to be harvested in north central Iowa. further timing depends on drying weather. Nutritional supplies remain strained. feed grains short. pastures and hay meadows show good growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Stubbs
Heavy Freight Losses Rise in 1944 Rail Claims
Lewis Pilcher of the Association of American Railroads reports 1944 freight claim payments by U S railroads totaled 59,756,336 dollars, up 42.1 percent from 1943. Payments equaled 0.82 percent of gross freight revenue, against 0.59 percent in 1943. Canadian railroads paid 0.36 percent, same as 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Canada
Lewis Pilcher
Association of American Railroads
Cars follow population in first half 1946 registrations
DETROIT Oct. 2 UP A Polk study shows new car registrations in the United States during the first six months of 1946 totaled 493 309, about one fifth of 1941 prewar levels, while commercial registrations reached 231 68 a big gain from 1941. New York led passenger car registrations with 19 022 this year, followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. Nevada remained lowest among states.
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Detroit
R. L. Polk & Co
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
N.Y
Michigan
California
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Defense Against the Atomic Bombs Reported by Safety Officer
Captain George M. Lyon, safety officer at the Bikini tests, says the United States has developed defensive measures against atomic bombs. The disclosure came as officials reviewed protective systems and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
George M. Lyon
Revolutionary Detection Methods Promised for Public Health
During a speech to the District of Columbia Medical Society, Lyon spoke on new detection and avoidance measures. He claimed these methods enable much safer work that had been deemed impossible, but offered no specific details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia Medical Society
Lyon
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