Luxtrol lighting control offered to tailor home illumination
A new Luxtrol device from Superior Electric Co of Bristol, Connecticut allows variable light levels from near darkness to full brightness through a single control. Tests suggest task appropriate lighting preserves nervous energy and comfort, reducing eyestrain, headaches, and fatigue. Dr. Martin Best notes controlled lighting supports different seeing tasks.
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Superior Electric Company
Bristol
Connecticut
Martin Best
O.D
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Best
Researchers claim fluorohydro cortisone aids Addison's disease treatment
Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital report successful use of a synthetic hormone derivative fluorohydro-cortisone to treat Addison's disease. Led by Dr. George W Thorn, the team observed rapid recovery in a 37 year old patient, with weight gain and restored full time work capacity within two months.
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Resion
Harvard Medical School
Peter Kent Brigham Hospital
George W. Thorn
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Alan Goldfein
John C. Laidlaw
Yagjib Abu Haydar
Albert E. Renold
Sa Iid
Natick Population 26 255 in Latest Census
Census figures from Natick's local board of registrars show the town's population at 26 255. The 1950 population was 13 815, rising to 19 838 by 1950 and a further gain of 12 404 since 1940.
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Natickff
Natickthias
Local Board of Registrars
Naticick
Natick
Townsend plan would tax seniors under two percent proposal
Irving C Wright notes Townsend bills filed by Blatnik and Gub ser would tax income above 250 dollars monthly while exempting first 250 dollars. The plan aims to fund social security and pensions for sixty plus retirees but Wright argues voters will reject the proposal and warns against Townsend misinformation.
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Townsend
Ways and Means Committee
Uncle Sam
Congress
Blatnik
Minnesota
Gubser
California
John D. Elliot
Boston
Townsend Organization
Irving C. Wright
Radish Gun Heist Slips Up Boston Man
Eugene Yates of Mediford was arrested after he bragged of staging a hold up using radishes as a pistol. He was sentenced to one year in jail for robbing a druggist of 59 dollars.
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ULP
Eugene Yates
Mediford
Yates
Woman's Union hears Dr. Witenburg on Juvenile Delinquency
Concord meeting at Trinitarian Church parish house with Mrs. Raymond T. Stone presiding. Dr. Witenburg, Protestant chaplain of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women Framingham, spoke on The Church's Answer to Juvenile Delinquency. Hostess was Mrs. J Marble Thayer.
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Woman’s Union
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Raymond T. Stone
Witenburg
Massachusetts Reformatory For Women
Framingham
J. Marble Thayer
Committee names for April 18 rally at State Armory
Committeemen planning the holiday eve rally at the State Armory include Captain Paul V. Dee Master Sergeant Jack Clayton Sergeant First Class Frank Gooding Sergeant William Bovey Sergeant First Class Charles House Master Sergeant Philip B. Dee Sergeant Chester Rapson Warrant Officer Second Class Joseph C. McBreen.
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State Armory
Paul V. Dee
Jack Clayton
Frank Gooding
William Bovey
Charles House
Philip B. Dee
Chester Rapson
Joseph C. McBreen
West Concord Woman's Club Luncheon Set for April 14
The annual luncheon of the West Concord Woman's Club will be held on Thursday, April 14. The Skittlers of West Concord Union Church hosted another bowling party Friday night at Maynard. The youth choir gathered Saturday morning for rehearsal led by pianist-director Mrs. J Fred Engebretsen.
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West Concord Woman’s Club
West Concord Union Church
Maynard
J. Fred Engebrétsen
Massachusetts Ready to Join Eisenhower Highway Plan
Public Works Commissioner John A. Volpe says Massachusetts is prepared to participate in the Eisenhower highway program but may struggle to fund its share within the 10 year window. He notes the state could complete the essential parts of its road program during federal construction, with primary urban and some secondary highways in the period.
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Boston
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Volpe
Chicago
New Orleans
New
Beacon Hill
House
Worcester
Rersons
Hyde Park Visitors Fall in 1954 at Roosevelt Home
Visitors to the late President Roosevelt’s Hyde Park home declined by about ten percent in 1954. A total of 277,252 people toured the site, 14,022 fewer than in 1953, while attendance at the nearby Vanderbilt mansion operated by the National Park Service fell four percent to 196,755.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Vianderbit Mansion
National Park ‘Service
Corson County Closed to Russian Travel Says Morristown World
The Morristown World reports Corson County is off limits to Russian travelers as part of U S restrictions amid fears of spies. Officials say the State Department aims to keep spying networks out of South Dakota and preserve security.
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Morristown
Mcintosh
Seeth Dakota
Corson County
United States
State Department
Soviet Union
South Dakota
Isabel
Metigosbe
South Dakota Highway Department
Russia
Trinitarian Church Mission Opens Work in Labrador
Mauri Coln leads a mission effort at a Labrador site as part of church outreach. The report notes ongoing work and local engagement in the Newfoundland region.
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Trinitarian Church
Mauricoln
Sion
Labrador
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