Chest Campaign To Begin In Cedar Rapids Neighborhoods
The 1948 Community Chest solicitation in Cedar Rapids starts Monday with five sales conferences led by Mrs. Everett E. Fisher and Campaign Chairman B. D. Silliman. Volunteers will work only in their own precincts, with drives ending October 20. Cedar Rapids has lagged in per capita giving, but organizers vow a neighborly push to support Red Feather agencies. Five precinct teams and meeting times are listed for Monday through Wednesday.
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Everett E. Fisher
Fisher
D-day
Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Sillimans
Red Feather
Iowa
New Drug That Nauseates Could Halt Alcoholism
Two Seattle physicians report emetine can curb drinking by making alcohol nauseate a patient. After four to eight treatments, many avoid alcohol even without the drug. The method relies on conditioned reflexes. about 45 percent remained abstinent in 1945, with long-term success varying up to a decade.
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New York
Seattle
Treatment with drug aids and sobriety plans
The text explains that medical treatment must be given by trained doctors or nurses and that it is not a sure cure. It notes some alcoholics relapse after minor alcohol exposure and that cough medicines with alcohol can trigger relapses. It emphasizes the value of drug assistance to help patients stop drinking while addressing underlying personality and environmental issues.
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Pavlov
New England Journal of Medicine
Paul O'Hallaren
Shadel Sanitarium
Seattle
Frederick Lemere
Czech and Sokol Organizations Schedule Meetings
South Side Czech groups announce meetings for Zofie Podlipska and Hvezda Pokroka lodges, Karla Masaryk and C.S.P.S. halls host gatherings, a Czech Cemetery Association report, and Sokol events. Prokop Velky lodge met to discuss fall dance and November bazaar. Czech evening class registration closes Oct 6. info via Frank Havelick at 3-2653.
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Zofie Podlipska
Cs.p.s
Hvezda Pokroka
Cleveland
Prokop Velky Lodge
C.S.A
Frank Havelick
Chinese Superstition Of Death Hits Children
Hong Kong AP report on sampan families fearing death cycles. A coroner calls the case murder after a child found floating in Hong Kong Bay prompts warnings about a grim locally held superstition that killing a next child may halt further deaths. The view is challenged as authorities seek prevention over lament.
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Hong Kong
Hongkong Bay
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Les Moucka
Ily
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C. M. Boland
Walter Fry
Roy R. Orr
Ted G. Specht
South, Side News
Pomenka Vlasti Lodge
Eetay
C.S.A. Lodge
Karla Masaryk
C.S.P.S
Czech Cemetery Association
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Sokol and Sokolice
Sokol Hall
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Renata Tyrsova
Czech Dramatic Society
Ochotnici
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May
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Mera
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Phillips
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