Roosevelt backs off new messages and returns to Washington
President Roosevelt travels from the South to the White House expected by 4 30 p m on December 6 after a curtailed vacation to address dental problems. Navy doctor Capt Ross T McIntire says health is excellent and notes a possible dental scrape to prevent infection. He weighs 184 pounds and will see dentist Lieut Com Arthur H Yando. trip to Warm Springs and Gainesville canceled for spring.
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Harold D. Oliver
Roosevelt
Washington
Carolinas
Virginia
White House
Ross T. McIntire
Arthur H. Yando
Navy
Miami
McIntire
South Atlantic
Gulf
Warm Springs
Gainesville
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Ickes
Harry L
North Carolina Sees Large Building Boom Through October
The state reports a substantial rise in construction in 21 cities with 10 000 plus population. Residential projects climbed about 33 percent, alterations and repairs up 36 percent, and total spending reached 14 636 887 dollars on 5 866 projects for ten months ending October 31 1937 compared with 11 626 478 dollars on 6 402 projects in the same period of 1936.
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Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Labor
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a remedy for chest colds bronchial irritation and stubborn coughs. It emphasizes Beechwood Creosote content a palatable emulsified formula and a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Federal Reserve liberalizes stock trading rules
The Federal Reserve Board announced plans to smooth and liberalize trading rules for brokers and customers effective January 1, 1938. The changes clarify the regulation on extension and maintenance of credit with no changes to margin levels or liquidation of commitments. An immediate amendment allows separating a customer's commodity futures from the securities margin account, becoming mandatory in January.
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Washington
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Duke To Announce Centennial Plans At Duke University Day
Durham, Dec 6. Plans for the 1938 29 centennial celebration of Trinity college origin will be announced next Saturday during Duke University Day on campus. Alumni representatives trustees faculty student groups and other friends will participate in a full day of events including meetings of alumni councils and other groups.
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Durham
Trinity College
Duke University
Ciites
Butane Gas Emerges as Efficient Locomotive Fuel
Butane gas has been found to be one of the most efficient fuels ever tried in locomotives. It long was considered an unimportant by product of the petroleum industry.
Cornell Medical Center Reports Tuberculosis Vaccine Breakthrough
The Cornell medical center announces a new safe tuberculosis vaccine made from steam-killed germs and heated horse serum. Trials on rabbits showed protective powers, with human studies yielding encouraging, though incomplete, results as described in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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New York
Cornell Medical Center
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Rockefeller Institute
Eugene L. Opie
Jules Freund
Cornell University Medical College
New York University
Cornell
Directors Seek Voting Power for Athletic Directors
Atlanta reports a plan by athletic directors to gain voting power equal to faculty representatives at the Southeastern conference meeting in Jackson Mississippi. They also seek stronger conference representation, uniform contracts on gate receipts and expenses, and control over meets and funds. The discussion is likely to include Bowl game participation beyond the Sugar and Rose Bowls.
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Jackson
Miss
Hedgehogs Fall Susceptible to Common Cold Ailment
The article notes hedgehogs are not immune to the common cold that affects humans. It also states mice and ferrets resist this infection but remain susceptible to human influenza.
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Duke
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Southeastern Loop
Atlanta
Europe
United States
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