Navy Improves Leprosy Situation On Tinian Island
On Tinian in the Marianas the US Navy reports progress in leprosy control. Since a naval leprosarium opened two years ago no new cases among children born there, and Dr. Jack W. Millar estimates that most patients are among natives in the five square mile trust territory. The program includes sanitation, schooling, and free care with communal activities boosting health and acceptance of medical aid.
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Michigan Medical Center to mark 100th birthday
University of Michigan medical school to celebrate its centennial by constructing a new research center aided by a $3,000,000 gift from the Kresge Foundation. The school lists notable firsts including artificial immunity proven, animal drug testing, and early congenital esophageal repair in newborns.
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Dog Heaven Shelter Burial Grounds Shows 1500 Pets
In St Louis on November 21 a veteran veterinarian Dr C W Bauer notes Pioneer Dog Cemetery holds over 1500 pets buried across 3.5 acres. Simple wooden markers list each pet name birth and death and breed while some plots feature costly tombstones and ongoing care by the doctor and staff.
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Trusting Bride Left Waiting In a Lurch
In Knoxville Tennessee a 64 year old Bristol widow Mrs. Clara Taylor planned to marry a 62 year old Spring City widower after correspondence. She carried her wedding trousseau to the bus terminal where he locked her bag and left with the key for a shave. She waited for him to return, but he did not.
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Spain to deny refugees crossing into its frontiers
Madrid reports indicate Spain will block able bodied men fleeing from France if Europe is invaded. Franco says women, children, and the elderly may cross, but fighting men will be turned back to defend Europe. Franco resents exclusion from Western armament plans while Spain strengthens Pyrenean passes.
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