Slaughter in China Reaching New Peak
Reports from central and southern Shensi mark Japanese advances as 123000 Chinese killed or wounded since hostilities began. Bodies cover hillsides while 50000 wounded Chinese fight to defend the Lunghai line. Chinese reinforcements push to the Yellow river banks as Japanese columns move toward Yunchen and Pengpu.
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Lunghai
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Linfen
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Yellow River
Honan
Yuanchu
Yunchen
Tatung-Poochow
Pleads For Aid To Grain Fuel Alcohol
Washington AP says Congress was asked to aid the grain fuel alcohol industry by exempting from the federal gasoline tax fuel containing a 10 percent corn alcohol blend. Representative Harrington of Iowa urged the house that the bill would stimulate alcohol blends in gasoline, helping farmers reduce surpluses and conserve oil.
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Congress
Harrington
Iowa
House
Mutiny by Manchukuan Troops Reported Near Paoton
Chinese government officials said Manchukuan soldiers from five divisions of Japanese Mongol Manchu troops mutinied near Paoton in Suiyuan province and joined the Chinese army on Thursday.
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Hankow
China
INS
Paoton
Suiyuan
The Cold Myth Illusion In Medical Bulletin
A personal health column challenges the New York State Medical Society bulletin on colds. It argues infections spread by ordinary conversation can be as risky as coughing or sneezing, noting droplets travel two to twelve feet and carry bacteria or viruses. The writer questions professional claims and calls for clarity.
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New York State Medical Society
New York Medical Sowgiety
New York State
N. Y. Medical Organization
The Brady Better Baby Book Returns with New Edition
A lighthearted column notes readers of the Brady baby books, tracing a lineage from the 1926 Brady Baby Book to the 1936 Brady Better Baby Book and now a new edition featuring Patsy grown from three months to 22 months old. It hints at public sensitivities around infection without graphic detail and preserves a periody voice.
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Patsy
Free copies of The Bigger Brady Bet ter Baby Book offered
A reader asks if a 16 year old should run the mile in competition. The reply favors speed and agility contests for high school boys and cautions against endurance tests, noting potential heart damage and calling for medical supervision in physical education.
Edgar A Guest to Poet of the People Time and Duty
A fragmented notice section includes a poetic excerpt by Edgar A. Guest followed by a 1938 Iowa probate notice appointing executrices Mary Krizek and Sophie Panek for Barbara Kucera's estate in Linn County. Credit lines and attorney details are present but partially garbled.
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Edgar A. Guest
Poet of the People
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Barbara Kucera
Garch
Call The 2 Year Old Bad And Hell Try To Live Up To It
Olive Roberts Barton argues against labeling toddlers as bad noting a child’s self image suffers from such terms. Practical discipline relies on consistent routines, praise, and constructive guidance rather than punishment. The piece reflects 1938 parenting advice stressing uplifting methods over harsh labels.
Roosevelt Jr and Elizabeth Roosevelts expectant July birth
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Mrs Ethel du Pont Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., reserved a room at Philadelphia Lying-in Hospital for July. The couple planned to honeymoon in Charlottesville, Virginia. The president's son is studying law at the University of Virginia.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ethel du Pont Roosevelt
Franklin D. Rosevelt, Jr
Du Pont son-in-law rumor denied in Wilmington
Nicholas R. du Pont, brother of Mrs. Ethel du Pont Roosevelt, called the Wednesday night reports that Franklin D Roosevelt Jr.'s wife is expecting a child probably untrue.
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Nicholas R. du Pont
Ethel du Pont Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt, Jr
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