Norton Named TODD Staff Director of Health Services
Raleigh April 25 William F Bailey announces Dr J W R Norton appointed to state staff as Director of Health Services He will coordinate Civil Defense Health Plans and advise local health service organization Norton a longtime North Carolina public health leader native of Scotland County Duke UNC Vanderbilt Harvard educated WWI WWII veteran
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Civil Defense
William F. Bailey
J. W. R. Norton
Norton
State Board of Health
North Carolina Civil Defense Council
Scotland County
Vanderbilt Medical Schools
Harvard
Civic Club Seeks Tax Increase for Traffic Rules
Ocracoke North Carolina residents urge a new tax to fund traffic control as the village lacks roads and vehicle licenses. Civic Club members argue state highway patrol officers could help establish traffic regulations and safety.
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Ocrackoke
N.C
Ocracoke Civic Club
Civic Club
Smaller families may explain rising cancer rates
A Yale geneticist links smaller families to concentrated cancer susceptibility in offspring. Studies of mice show maternal age and sib mating affect cancer risk, suggesting humans from smaller families could share inherent vulnerability. Researchers urge analysis of family histories and larger family sets to test this theory.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Science
New York
Leonell C. Strong
Yale University
Strong
Moe Francis Galton
U S Has Produced 26 Planes Daily Since 1903 Figure
U S air craft industry totals exceed 480000 planes in 50 years averaging 26 daily since Kitty Hawk. Wartime output shows June 1950 215 military planes vs 1170 monthly in 1918. About 27 percent remain in existence with two thirds in active use worldwide.
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Washington
U. S
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
The
Aircraft Industries Association
United States
World Airlines
250 Pound Clock: Hobby Turns to Full Clock
In Columbus Ohio, watchmaker T M Bruce carved oversized wooden parts to model clock workings. Fifteen months later he unveiled a 250 pound plywood clock with a crank and rope winding a weight of 80 pounds, providing eight hours of run time.
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Columbus
T.M. Bruce
Bruce
Airport manager uses hay field to grow Christmas trees
Wallace Bennon of Wood County Airport plans a new project planting 100000 Scotch pine and spruce seedlings around the airfield. He has grown hay between landing strips for three years, with profits doubling annually. He says the venture now delivers about 10000 dollars yearly.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Wood County
Wallace Bennon
Bennon
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