Naval hospital’s therapy helps atrophied limbs regain life
At Corona California the United States Naval hospital treats Navy and Marine battle casualties with physical therapy. Patients receive hot sulphur baths mineral pools whirlpools Hubbard tanks and heated cabins. A 15 member WAVES staff and 15 Navy pharmacists aid daily 45 minute sessions to remobilize limbs and ease stiffness.
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United States Naval Hospital
Norconian Club
Los Angeles
Naval Hospital
Edward W. Lowman
USN
Navy
Lowman
Air-Minded Writer Jolted By A Sandstorm Landing
Air crew and 16 passengers faced zero visibility as a C-47 sailed through a fierce sandstorm over the Persian Gulf en route from Muharraff Island. After two near misses, a third descent, and a cautious feathered landing, they spotted Karachi towers and credited aviation science for saving them.
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Wrnter
Art Cohn
Karachi
India
INS
Muharraff Island
Persian Gulf
Egypt
Crete
Mediterranean
Smoky Mountain Park Founder P C Chapman Dies at 67
Knoxv ille Tenn July 27 P David C Chapman 67 founder of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park died at his home after a stroke and five days of illness He helped plan a postwar scenic park way around the Smokies He is survived by two sisters Mrs R N Duffy of Newbern NC and Mrs Alexander Byers of Central America where her husband is a colonel in the army Mrs Chapman also survives
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Knoxville
Tenn
David C. Chapman
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smokies Nhe
R. N. Duffy
Newbern
N. C
Alexander Byers
Central America
Chapman
Eleven-year-old seeks bus fare to Wichita in homely deflection
In Hutchinson Kansas a boy entered a bus station asking for a half fare ticket to Wichita. When told he must be accompanied by an adult, he claimed he is eleven and has lived in Wichita thirteen years, prompting a humorous exchange about getting lost and his long residence.
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Hutchinson, Kans
Wichita
Doas
Mrs. Matthews Named Librarian in Thomasville
Mrs. Mary Green Matthews of Thomasville is appointed local librarian, succeeding Miss Ada J. White who held the post since October 1943. A UNC library science graduate, she has served as acting librarian for two summers and previously taught in schools. Elizabeth City officials released her from duties to accept the Thomasville position.
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Thomasville
Mary Green Mattthews
Matthews
Ada J. White
R. S. Green
Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
Elizabeth City
Justice Uses Shovel In Lieu Of Skillet
In the Wallowa mountains of Oregon Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and three companions improvised meals after their cooking gear was forgotten. They used a prospector's old shovel as a griddle and cooked the rest in a tomato can, according to Blaine Hallock, a Baker attorney in the party.
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Baker, Ore
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Wallowa Mountains
Blaine Hallock
Hallock
Blue Cross Hospital Plan Gains Support
About 15 million Americans prepay hospital bills through Blue Cross plans, per Mrs. Irene Shaner of the Hospital Care Association. The first half of 1944 saw a record membership rise to 14.76 million with 1.75 million new enrollees, while 3,900 tax bills and 4,000 daily blue cross admissions were reported. The Hospital Care Association in North Carolina joined 80 plans across 42 states and Canada, with 96,451 members in six months and 95 percent of Americans covered by the system’s voluntary budgeting for hospital bills. Medical service plans co-ordinate with Blue Cross, paying doctors’ bills for hospitalized members.
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Blue Cross
Irene Shaner
High Point
United States
Canada
Shaner
Blue Grass
North Carolina
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New Naval Hospital
Andrew & Boone Central Press
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Black Hills
North Dakota
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Harry
Great Smoky Mountains
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Earle Hyde
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Smoky Mountain Park
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Big Values
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