Periodic Exam Best Way to Halt Cancer Tells Rotary Club
Dr. Joseph H. Howard spoke at the Stratfield hotel noon meeting of the Rotary Club on cancer prevention. He urged yearly health exams by a family physician, early cancer detection by X ray, radium or surgery, and discussed hormone therapy as a potential control, noting most cases occur between ages 35 and 55 and that smoking lacks proven causation though increases risk.
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Joseph H. Howard
Rotary Club
Stratfield Hotel
Rotarians
Bridgeport Society
Connecticut Cancer Society
Howard
Pituitary
Health warning: common cancer symptoms listed
The text outlines warning signs for several cancers including breast, lip, lung, stomach, rectum and prostate. It notes lumps thickening non healing sores persistent cough chest pain blood in sputum indigestion weight loss changes in bowel habit bleeding during bowel movements and urinary difficulties with back pain.
Low rubber prices in Singapore strain Malayan firms
D W E Cake president of Malayan American Plantations says rubber prices are likely to stay at a low level due to United States stockpiling. Current price averages about 30 cents per pound. He adds growers must operate carefully and economically to weather the period of low prices.
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Singapore
United States
D. W. E. Cake
Malayan-American Plantations, Ltd
Court Upholds Montreal Stores Resistance to Holy Day Closing
The Superior Court upheld Montreal retailers resistance to a city by law requiring closing on Roman Catholic holy days. Seven large stores including T. Eaton and Holt Renfrew defied Dec 8 and were fined for open hours. court voided the ordinance and the provincial statute, citing federal jurisdiction over criminal law.
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Montreal
Quebec
T. Eaton Company
Robert Simpson, Ltd
Henry Morgan and Company
James A. Ogilvy’s
Holt Renfr
Ottawa
Sand dune blankets Missouri bottom land near St Joseph
A sand dune two to six feet deep covers about 500 acres of rich Missouri bottom land after the Missouri River flood. The dune formed when the river topped and cut levees on both sides of Rock Creek, leaving a sandy deposit across the riverplain.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Missouri
Rock Creek
Gas Turbines to Power Automobiles in Half Century
A forecast states gas turbines will be the exclusive engine type for automobiles within the next fifty years, replacing all other propulsion systems. The projection emphasizes turbine efficiency and potential for mass adoption in vehicle design.
U S Sues Danbury Company For Unpaid Overtime Wages
The U S government seeks about 5 000 in unpaid overtime wages from Duro-Wear Shirt Co Inc and its New England Shirt Co subsidiary for work on a 1 350 000 military contract between 1940 and 1944. A wage violation total of 19 409 and 1 420 for using underage workers. Judge Smith set briefing by Sept 15.
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Hartford
U. S
Danbury
Edward J. Lonergan
Duro-Wear Shirt Company, Inc
New England Shirt Company, Inc
Duro-Wear
Secretary of Labor
Joseph I. Sachs
New Haven
J. Joseph Smith
England Tracks Attract Over Fifteen Million Runners Each Year
More than 15,000,000 persons attend the grayhound racing tracks of England annually, reflecting the sport's enduring popularity and widespread spectator base across the country.
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England
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American Cancer Society
Damon Runyon
U.S
Danbury Company
Ecru
Sale Street
Rose
Paint Dept
Deeptone
Leavitt
Curtain Dept
Kitchen
DOW
Gal
Housewares Dept
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