Powerful New Germicide Bacitracin Shown To Save Patients
Chicago reports the discovery of bacitracin named for Margaret Tracy seven, a germ killer developed in New York from an infection in her broken leg. In 100 patients, 62 avoided surgery. Dr. Frank J. Meloney and Miss Balbina Johnson of Columbia Univ and New York's Presbyterian Hospital announce four years of work.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
New York
Margaret Tracy
Frank J. Meloney
Balbina Johnson
Columbia University College of Medicine
New York’s Presbyterian Hospital
Berliners Lose Shoes to Repair Shops Courts Flooded
Berliners fear neighborhood repair shops after many items such as shoes watches and clothing go missing. Patrons report leaving items for repair or cleaning only to have them vanish or end up sold on the black market as tradesmen profit from scarce goods.
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Berlin
Record in New Type Planes Is Expected
Detroit reports major aviation push for 1947 with planes such as Lockheed Constellation model 649, Douglas DC-6, Boeing Stratocruiser, Martin models 202 and 3803, Convair 240, and two smaller craft. Fuel injection may raise safety and lower operating costs, while gas turbine power is not expected in commercial service next year. Navy aims to run ships on coal gas and oil shale fuels, and diesel engine development seeks higher power, reduced noise and weight.
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Detroit
The
Society of Automotive Engineers
R. C. Loomis
Trans World Airline
S.A.E. Speaker
W. C. Latrobe
Navy Department’s
Bureau of Ships
W. F. Joachim
U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station
Annapolis
Navy
Glaucoma a Major Cause of Blindness in Older Adults
Glaucoma is a serious cause of blindness among middle aged and older people. Acute glaucoma causes rapid eye hardening, severe pain, and quick vision loss, often treatable by surgery if seen early. Chronic glaucoma progresses slowly with blurred vision and fluctuating near sight, potentially needing surgery and signaling other system issues.
Cleaning Glassware Tips and Stain Removers
The guide warns against sharp cleansers and steel wool on glassware. It suggests soaking brown stains in one quart warm water with three tablespoons baking soda and boiling mineral deposits with half a dish of water and one tablespoon vinegar.
Cooling Milk The coddling of milk after milking
The text explains that cooling milk quickly after drawing is essential to preserve high quality and good flavor, emphasizing the practice as crucial to dairy quality.
Only Way Out: Farmer Feud Ends at the Ballot Box
Two longtime enemies in rural hills resolve their quarrel at a fence line when one farmer declares his candidacy for legislator and warns the other not to vote for him. The rival responds that his family has voted the same ticket since grandpa and will remove the challenger from the ballot.
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Jeff
Reporter Delights In Panorama Above Parachute Flight
A newsman covering a special trial flight refuses an invitation to join parachutists. He stays perched in the air while the crew invites him to jump, and he declines with a sharp retort. The scene captures the tension between observer and participants.
Newcomer milkman boasts century of service to crowd
A medicine man proclaims he is over 200 years old and an original Concord minuteman, while a skeptical farmer questions the claim. The barkeep's assistant jokes he has only worked for him 120 years, prompting laughter.
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Concord
Watch That Tree The Henpecked Husband’s Mad Funeral Prank
A husband who had long endured his wife’s temper buried her after she died. At the wake the coffin bumped a tree and the supposed corpse stirred. She recovered, lived three more years, then died. He warned pallbearers to watch the tree.
Threat letter prompts extortion warning to shopkeeper
An Italian shopkeeper received a black hand letter demanding $500 to be left in a cigar box at the back door before Sunday night or his wife would be stolen. He placed a cigar box containing a note that reads I like a your propasish, showing the broken extortion attempt.
Catching Fish Turns to Big Lie at Market
A fisherman brags he will catch the five biggest fish in the store and asks the dealer to throw them to him so he can claim a haul. The dealer questions the plan as the man insists he may be poor but is no liar.
Secretary Upends Office Chaos in Busy Firm
An executive describes the new secretary as indispensable, noting she has the files and other tasks organized after initial confusion, making the team able to work smoothly again.
Essay on The Result of Lazi ness
A playful classroom moment where Willie explains he was kept after school for turning in a blank sheet for an essay on laziness. The exchange shows a teacher prompting reflection and a student’s humorous admission.
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Willie
Popular Speaker at Dover Tabernacle May 6 Crusade
Rev. Mel W. Johnson of Grand Rapids returns to the Dover Tabernacle for a Win My Chum Crusade starting May 6 with services through May 11. He is known as Uncle Mel from the Children's Bible Hour, accompanied by his wife and son Tommie, with meetings at 8:15 PM Tuesday and Sunday morning and evening.
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Mel W. Johnson
Grand Rapids
Dover Tabernacle
Rev
Johnson
Uncle Mel
Mel
Tommie
Clare Lodge Holds Regular Meeting With Plans For Supper
Clare 1.0.0.F. Lodge met Monday with Harrison Simmons and Gordon McIntosh presiding. A visitor from Caster Wyoming spoke briefly. Plans were made for a pancake supper after the Rebekah meeting and for conferring the third degree next Monday evening. Members urged to attend.
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CLARE
F. Lodge
Harrison Simmons
Gordon McIntosh
Caster
Wyoming
Rebekah
Clara Rebekah Lodge Met. May Plans Formed
About fifty members met with Mrs. Eva Nowlen presiding. Mrs. Genevieve Bailey of Flint was welcomed. May committee named. May birthday supper planned. initiatory degree for candidates. Decoration of Chivalry report and district meeting notes shared. A pancake supper with sausage and maple syrup followed.
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Clara Rebekah Lodge
Eva Nowlen
Noble Grand
Genevieve Bailey
Flint
Rebekah Assembly
Margaret Irwin
Ellen Henderson
Betty Hull
Lucy Roberts
Rosena Chaplin
Evelyn Shields
Florence Irwin
Chemical Center Canton Aux 55 Meeting Held in Midland Hall
The Chemical Center Canton Auxiliary No. 55 met Thursday evening April 24 in the I.O.O.F. hall in Midland. Frances Keisel president from Bay City chaired the session. Hazel Jiles department vice president participated as reviewing officer. Marion Williams of Owosso presided at the piano. Several officers and visitors from Owosso and Flint were introduced including Doris Mitchell Sanford vice president and others.
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Chemical Center
Canton
Katherine Strauss
Genevieve Bailey
Rebekah Assembly
Grace Reynolds
Margaret Edwards
Braldine Eivans
Olive Inwin
Clare
Owosso
Flint
Doris Mitchell
Sanford
Four Bay City Saginaw women receive Rose degrees
Four candidates Lillian Stanley Almira De Bats Evelyn Kilpatrick of Bay City and Anne Sheldon of Saginaw were conferred Rose degrees. Carrie Harrison of Midland reported Ways and Means plans for a fish supper on May 2 to fund hall improvements. Lady Jiles, a reviewing officer, praised the auxiliary’s progress with a 96 mark, two points above last year. The assembly closed with a social, remarks by officers and Captain Ray Kent of the Chevaliers, and a pot luck lunch.
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Rose
Lillian Stanley
Almira de Bats
Evelyn Kilpatrick
Bay City
Anne Sheldon
Saginaw
Carrie Harrison
Midland
Ways and Means Committee
Jiles
Ray Kent
Game flavors and preparation notes for small game
The guide classifies meat by species and tenderness. Light meats such as rabbit, opossum, and squirrel are fine grained and tender with parboiling for older animals. Dark meats like woodchuck, raccoon, musk rat, and beaver may require parboiling, with muskrat sometimes soaked overnight in a salt or vinegar solution to remove gamey flavor.
Fluorescent Lamps Attack Insect Plague on Rice Crops
A Japan report describes a new use of fluorescent light to trap insects threatening rice crops. Farmers employ blue fluorescent lamps to lure and destroy the pests as an innovative pest control method.
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Japan
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