Health Department notes August visits and tuberculosis x ray plans
August visitors to the county health department included Loretta Sandy from Michigan and plans for a free chest X ray clinic at the Clare County Fair in Harrison September 10 11 12 and 18. The clinic will screen everyone over 12 and dependents under 12 with case referrals. A well baby clinic was held August 20 with 43 attendees under Dr Robert Flood in charge and with observers from multiple counties and Michigan departments.
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Health Department
Loretta Sandy
Bureau of Tuberculosis, Michigan Department of Health
Glare County Fair
Harrison
Martha Hauk
Clare County
Robert Flood
Miss Shetland
Miss Hank
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Michigan Department of Health
Lansing
Gorman
Roscommon County
Anderson
Kalkaska County
Kraft
Briggs
Isabella County
Miss Briggs
Dr. Morrow
Bureau of Maternal and Infant Hygiene
Morton
Saginaw
Plans for Clare County medical and nutrition clinics
Miss Vollmart from Traverse City's Children's clinic arrived to arrange Dr. Osterlin's next clinic in Clare County with date to be announced later. Miss Ober, Orthopedic consultant, planned an area clinic in Clare for Clare and neighboring counties, target October. Miss Jukes, nutritionist in Saginaw, planned a fall visit to schools to address lunch room issues. Miss Jukes and Mrs. McDowell attended a Harrison county meeting chaired by Mr. John Brown.
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Ist
Miss Jukes
Bureau of Infant and Maternal Hygiene
Saginaw
McDowell
Clare County
Harrison
John Brown
Smiles and Schemes Across Christmas Items
The Smithers clan plans a sly scheme as George explains how gifts like a drum roller skates a tin horn and a cap pistol could be money makers. Each family member offers a bribe to keep the items unused or hidden to avoid disruption and earn compensation.
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Willie
George
Smithers
Witty Diner Exchange Prompted by Mackerel Doubt
A diner banter exchanges doubts about a dish with a waiter offering a goldfish as an answer. The lighthearted quip plays on looks versus taste and keeps a friendly, humorous tone.
Hazelnut Orchard Post Warns Trespassers
A farmer protecting a hazelnut grove posts warnings at key points announcing trespassers beware. He notes Corylus Avellana in the area and says entering the wood is at own risk as venomous or hidden hazards may occur. The warning aims to deter intruders from the nutting season.
Watson's drastic commuter shoes prompt neighbor quip
In a suburban tale a husband named Watson faces mockery from fellow commuters over his wife’s frequent city shopping. He boards the commuter special with his wife's shoes for repairs, prompting a neighbor to remark that it is a drastic measure.
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Watson
Mr. Watson
Calf Theft Case In Alabama Ends With Mixed Verdict
An Alabama man charged with stealing a calf testified he was taught honesty and says he acted when he saw the calf. The jury found Steve stole the calf but cleared him due to the owner’s slouchy reputation and ordered the owner to pay costs.
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Alabama
Steve
Fight Fires Fast Call Fire Department, Not Home Heroes
The National Board of Fire Underwriters warns that residents should call the fire department for any fire, large or small. Most homes are within a few minutes of a fire station, except in rural areas.
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Aational Board of Fire Underwriters
Oldest Living Navajo Saiz Said to Be 137 in New Mexico
Ruidoso reporter Mary Nell Taeger cites interview with Francisco Saiz near Arabella New Mexico claiming he is 137 years old and possibly the nation's oldest living person. Saiz, living with Simon Sanchez, recalls serving as a government freighter from Las Vegas to Fort Stanton during early cavalry posts. He says he rode with Billy the Kid era memories and witnessed Lincoln cattle war incidents.
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Ruidoso
N. M
New Mexico
Francisco Saiz
Mary Nell Taeger
Ruidoso Weekly News
Saiz
Arabella
Comic Books Trigger Jail Transfer in Franklin County
Albert Perry, a jail trusty at Franklin County Jail, was transferred to the state reformatory after the sheriff confiscated his comic books following a five day AWOL. Perry had previously had his radio taken away.
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Franklin
Mnd
Johnson County
Albert Perry
Trusty
Grant Rogers
Perry
State Reformatory
Wrong Baby Suit Alleges Hospital Substitution
New York couple files $200000 damages against the city claiming a female infant born by cesarean at Lincoln hospital was replaced after eight days by a boy. They say a birth certificate for a girl was issued and later a male certificate arrived, allegedly signed by a nurse rather than the attending physician.
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New York
City Hospital
Leonard Sosa
Lincoln Hospital
Sosas
Seafarers Sought To Aid Pygmy Sperm Whale Study
Seafarers along the Delaware capes were asked to watch for a pygmy sperm whale about 10 feet long and 1,000 pounds. Scientists from Swarthmore College plan to study its circulatory system to understand why it seems immune to bends. The whale’s rapid dives pose no problem for it, unlike human divers who suffer cramps from decompression.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Delaware Capes
Swarthmore
22 Japs Now Convinced That War Is All Over
Twenty two Japanese soldiers captured on Palawan island were brought to Manila convinced the war was over. Maj. Richard R. Prewitt and Attorney Thomas O’Connor led the operation with 100 Filipino MPs. The holdouts had roamed Palawan for 19 months and seven days, were healthy aside from three wounded, and were foraging for food.
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Manila
Palawan Island
Richard R. Prewitt
Houston
Thomas O'Connor
Bronx
Military Police Command
Palawan
Pvt George Arnold Smith Earns Army Airborne Boots and Wings
Pvt. George Arnold Smith son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Smith of Farwell has earned the right to wear the Boots and Wings of the United States Army Airborne Troops after six weeks at Fort Benning Ga. He completed seven parachute jumps including a night jump and a dawn jump and finished glider training with flights to learn glider warfare. The article notes airborne training emphasizes jumpers gliderman and support skills in communications rigger and parachute maintenance as vital to airborne units.
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George Arnold Smith
Ivan, Bi. Smith
R-2
Farwell
United States Army Airborne
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Temple Social Notes and School Renovations
Temple residents visit neighbors and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holford and Dale McIntyre. Mrs. Stella Myers spent Sunday at Lake Ann. Temple schools install a new hot water tank and lavatories. Floyd Chamberlain and Frank Wright on the sick list. Andy Swarts spent time with parents. Phil Cheney, shocked in a recent storm, is improving.
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Frank Simpson
Greenwood
Roy Holford
Dale McIntyre
Archie McIntyre
Stella Myers
Lake Ann
Temple
Floyd Chamberlain
Frank Wright
Andy Swarts
Howell
Phil Cheney
Heat of Filament Reaches Four Thousand Degrees
A two way incandescent lamp filament runs at 4314 degrees, claimed to be ten times the heat needed to brown a pie in an oven.
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County Health Department
Battle Gas
Pretty Fish
Undertakers
Clare
Wedgewood Room
Doherty, Clare
General
Birch Haven Motor Court
East Sixth St
Clare, Michigan
Household Appliances, Inc
MT. Pleasant
E.ote St
S. Main St
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