Tuberculosis Clinic Efforts and State Funding Shortfalls
The State Board of Health reports ongoing free X ray clinics for children and adults, run by experts from Alto Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Georgia has low Southeast deaths from TB but 62.1 percent of national TB deaths in 1980. about 21,760 active cases statewide. Alto Sanatorium is nearly full. nurses live there due to no nurses’ home and insufficient funds. Masons donated a 100-bed children’s sanatorium but funds are lacking for operation and expansion. Urges adequate funding for maintenance and a nurses’ home for white and colored institutions.
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State Board of Health
Alto
Georgia
Nhat
Masons of
Thie County
Rabies in Georgia Surges Amid State Health Report
State Board of Health notes rabies peaked in 1980 with 607 of 1,090 brain samples positive. Dogs accounted for 459 cases, cats 280, cattle 8, hogs 2, horse 1. prior year 28 positive of 662 examined. Rabies widespread, especially in Pulton County. over 250 rabid animals reported there in 1930. 2,486 people received post exposure treatment. two deaths occurred despite treatment. Recommend universal canine vaccination against rabies.
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State Board of Health
Georgsia
Pulten
Rom
Georgia Health Spending Thrift Highlighted by Tax Group
The Georgia Tax Revision Association reports health spending in Georgia is only 1.4 percent of state expenditures, the lowest among categories, with highways absorbing 45.9 percent of the 1928 income of about 28.92 million dollars. It urges health funding to rise, arguing mothers and babies outpace livestock in state priority and neighboring states spend more on health.
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Georgia
No Sinister Influence Could Take Hold in Health Org Plans
A state health group warns against corruption and praises the current organizational plan for its efficiency and proven worth in serving the sick in state institutions.
Ten Million Memorial Trees Planned for 1982 Bicentennial
New York reports plans to plant ten million memorial trees across the United States during 1981 and 1982 to mark George Washington’s birth bicentennial. The American Tree Association urges registering each tree, with many memorials to honor Washington’s legacy. The effort emphasizes diverse regions and organizations including civic groups, Boy and Girl Scouts, and local governments.
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New York
United States
George Washington
Capitol
Richmond
Pollard
The
American Tree Association
Long Island
Washington
Patriotic Societies
Boy
Girl Scouts
Grace Tabor
Park Avenue
New York City
Miss Tabor
Mount Verob
Potomac
Oye
Mont Vernon
Woman Dentist in Ohio Marks 73 Years Practice
Dr Amy L Whaley of Pomeroy Ohio celebrated her ninety second birthday and her seventy three years of practice as a dentist. She passed the state dental exam in 1857 and took charge of her husband Dr David C Whaley’s business after his death in 1913. She supervises all work while employing a registered dentist a lab expert and an office assistant.
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Ohio
Pomeroy
Amy L. Whaley
America
David C. Whaley
Whatley
Radio sets worldwide reach over twenty four million units
A Commerce Department survey by Lawrence D. Batson reports more than 24,000,000 radio sets valued around 1.5 billion dollars are in use globally with 10.5 million in the United States worth about 676 million. Licenses fund broadcasting in many countries while the U.S. leads in production and export growth.
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Washington
United States
Lawrence D. Batson
Department of Commerce
North America
Europe
South America
North
Russia
Turkey
Canada
Batson
France
England
Germany
Butson
Sisters Reunite at Mother's Grave in Baltimore
Two Baltimore telephone operators, Dorothy Matoska and Bertha Wittig, long separated after adoption learn they are sisters at their mother's grave. Dorothy, raised by Mary Matoska as her daughter, discovers the truth amid a custody battle that ended with the mother's death.
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Jerusalem
Syria
Turkey
Nirsibin
Mardin
Baltimore
Martha Thomas
Dorothy Matoska
Bertha Wittig
Dorothy
Mary Matoska
Mother
Miss Wittig
Coyote Hunts by Motor Car Sparks Desert Sport
Reno reports a new desert pursuit in which drivers chase coyotes with cars across Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The flat barren expanse allows long blind runs and dangerous stunts as motorists attempt to run down the animals, often ending with the car or pursuer failing before the quarry.
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Reno
Nev
Black Rock
Nevada
One Man Solves Circle Squaring Claim
Professor Giuseppe Tschenetti is reported to have solved the ancient problem of squaring the circle. If verified by eminent mathematicians, he would be the only person in history to achieve this.
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Rome
Giuseppe Tschenetti
Professor Tschenetti
Test Tough Steaks London
A machine has been invented to test the toughness of beef steaks. A blade instrument records the degree of difficulty the blade encounters when cutting through the tissue of the meat.
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London
Washington Bicentennial pageants encouraged nationwide
The U S George Washington Bicentennial Commission began planning the 1982 celebration to reach the people through plays and pageants. It urges groups to notify the department of pageantry, to receive materials, and to participate in accurate, community driven productions for Washingtons life and times.
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United States
George Washington
Washington
Bicentennial Commission
P. J. Burrell
U. S. George Washington
Department of Pageantry
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Revolutionary Army
Auction Saga: Local Bidder Wins Major Bid for Six Thousand
An obscure OCR fragment reports a local bidder named Dave Da winning a sale at 6 160 dollars. The context and other details are unreadable.
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Atlante
Dave da
Rover Te
For Sale Plant Offerings From Dorris Plant Co
Valdosta supplier advertises cabbage and Bermuda onion plants at 1,000 for 1 dollar eight cents, plus pepper and sweet potato plants at 1,000 for 1.50 dollars. Prompt shipment available from Dorris Plant Co.
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Bermuda
Dorris Plant Co
Valdosta
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