Families at Xenia Enjoy Vacation Travel This Summer
Correne Edmondson reports from NENIA on August 31 that several families from Xenia took advantage of a rare vacation period with new tires and ample gas. Hugh Morris and daughter Cathrine joined a western trip returning via Denver. Clair Guinn and family visited Nebraska. Harold Knaak and family traveled from Plainville. other travelers include the Rabenolds, Lefflers, Cleggs, and Edmondsons. Jay Edmondson returned from the Marines. Carr Edmondson and relatives stayed near Floyd and Norma Clegg and Bobby Elliot attended the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Correne Edmondson
Nenia
Hugh Morris Spen
West
Denver
Cathrine
Norris
Iowa Weslyan College
Clair Guinn
Nebraska
Harold Knaak
Plainville
Nebra
Guinn
Manford Rabenold
Roland
Iowa
Cold Shot Tablets to Prevent Pre Winter Colds
Brief notes indicate a product labeled Cold Shot Tablets aimed at preventing colds before winter. The readable text is fragmentary with no clear sourcing or company attribution.
Charles Coburn Topline Star In The Green Years Film
Charles Coburn, acclaimed for The More the Merrier, is chosen for a prize role in The Green Years, playing the lovable old Hollywood character. The film, adaptation of A J Cronin’s novel, stars Tom Drake with Beverly Tyler as the lead female and a large cast including Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Selena Boyle, Jessica Tandy and Richard Haydn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coburn
M-G-M
Hollywood
A. J. Cronin
Coburn
H. M. Paulham
Hedy Lamarr
Tom Drake
Judy Garland
St. Louis
Robert Shannon
Cronin
Dean Stockwell
Beverly Tyler
Hume Cronyn
Gladys Coper
Selena Boyle
Jessica Tandy
Richard Haydn
United States Emerges as Major Diamond Cutting Center
The United States, long the largest buyer, is now among the three top diamond cutting centers along with Palestine and Brazil. War shifts moved cutting from Belgium and the Netherlands to other countries, with 1944 average cut diamond value at $173.06 per carat versus $1.81 for industrial stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Palestine
Brazil
Belgium
Netherlands
Urban Counties Population Density and Rural Contrast
The article notes 43 percent of citizens live in communities under 2,500. Only about 400 of 3,070 counties are urban. It compares New York's large farm population with the combined rural totals of North and South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Clovers Thrive On Phosphate and Drainage
Clovers perform poorly on deep coarse sand acidic or wet soils. They dislike poor land and cannot tolerate wet feet. By contrast they respond well to phosphate and potash and typically prosper on drained upland pasture.
Silk's distant history spans empress to Justinian
Legend credits Si ling chi a 14 year old empress with silk discovery around 2600 B C. The Bible translations debate silk knowledge among Hebrews. Aristotle first mentions silk among Greeks. In Europe silk cultivation begins in A D 530 when eggs travel from China to Emperor Justinian.
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Si-ling-Chi
China
Aristotle
Europe
Justinian
Spuria iris desirable for cutting and moist beds
The spuria iris yields fine cut flowers with blooms larger than English iris. Grow in the moister garden areas with ample moisture but avoid waterlogged soil. Iris ochroleuca and its varieties also make good cut flowers and tolerate shallow water or damp spots.
Safety tips for guardians and households
Unidren warns to never leave small children alone in the bathroom and to keep candy coated laxatives and pills out of reach. Headache tablets taken in large quantities can have serious results. Discard used razor blades in closed containers where children cannot find them.
Carrot Tops and Freshness Rule for Root Varieties
Food research specialists note carrots in stores look prettier with tops but are less fresh. In the ground nourishment moves leafward, but when pulled the nutrients return to the root and leaves draw moisture. Some truckers remove tops. to keep carrots and other roots fresh, cut off the tops before storage.
Refrigerators Added Aboard Six East Coast Vessels
Refrigerators equipped with heat to counteract extreme cold on a winter voyage from South Africa to New York are being installed aboard six combination cargo passenger ships under construction at an East Coast shipyard.
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South Africa
New York
Arctic Tern Wins Daylight Ribbon in Polar Migrations
The Arctic tern rakes the blue ribbon as lover of daylight. It nests in the Arctic during continuous daylight and winters near the Antarctic sunless period. Its pole to pole migrations span about 22,000 miles each way, timed to the longest days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Antarctic
Pole
Grizzly Bear Size Noted As Among Largest
The grizzly bear is described as the most dangerous and one of the largest living bears. An average large specimen may reach nine feet in length and weigh about a half ton.
The Green Years Opens at State Theatre
Charles Coburn and Tom Drake star in the screen adaptation of A J Cronin’s The Green Years at the State theatre. The tender tale follows Robert Shannon an orphan who grows through childhood with his strong great-grandfather guiding him past a domineering matriarch and into a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coburn
Tom Drake
M-G-M
A. J. Cronin
State Theatre
Robert Shannon
Grandma ‘Leckie
Coburn
Shannon
Little Dean Stockwell in Shannon Child Stage Role
The note highlights Dean Stockwell's early acting as the child star Shannon in a stage work.
Washington Y announces Fall schedule for boys gym and swim
The Washington Y reveals a revised fall schedule starting September 4 with shortened swim periods. Afternoon sessions run 4:00 to 6:00 with specific time blocks for Beginners Minnows Wish Flying Fish and Sharks and older boys, plus 7:09 to 9:00 p.m. for older men.
YMCA Book Sale Catches Early Rush For Second hand Books
The YMCA will stop accepting books for the second hand sale on Monday evening. A good supply of books is already on hand for those wishing to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Good Milk Goat Produces Four to Eight Quarts Daily
A healthy dairy goat yields between four and eight quarts of milk each day and can maintain production for ten months or longer, suggesting strong breeding and proper care.
King Gillette’s Razor Idea Sparks Global Iconic Brand
King Gillette conceived a razor with removable blades while shaving. The design idea, pursued with a face half-lathered, grew into a multinational brand and a fortune estimated at $112,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Gillette
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