27 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1950
Page
1
A health column explains rheumatic fever. It affects mainly children between five and ten, can damage the heart and lead to chronic rheumatic heart disease, and often follows throat infections. Early medical care, proper nutrition, rest, and doctor supervision improve survival and long-term life outcomes. Sponsored by Indiana County Tuberculosis Society.
Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia reports a pioneering heart operation on Donald Constable Jr. using an un named 18 inch stainless steel tube inserted through the neck to reach the aortic valve. Surgeons widened the diseased valve four minutes after insertion, relieving heart strain but not curing rheumatic fever. The instrument was developed a week earlier and delivered 24 hours before surgery. Constable, aged nine at rheumatic fever, remains in hospital about a week.
Jack Oakie, now 46, continues as the pal of the leading man after 109 pictures over 23 years. He recalls earlier days with Clara Bow and Clark Gable, notes roles from Mussolini to The Great Dictator, and critiques Oscar ceremonies as too predictable with past hosts like Will Rogers and Bob Hope delivering humor.
BERKELEY California foresters have been at work 50 years yet remain babes in the woods says Prof F S Baker dean of UC School of Forestry He figures the ideal forest is far off a perpetual wood supply with equal annual yield and continuous re seeding and harvesting of the oldest trees to maintain steady growth.
Newspap ers across the United States helped cut fire losses in the past year. The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports 1949 losses were 6.1 percent below the 1948 high of 711,114,000. Wendell Sether says newspapers educated the public to prevent fires and support better fire departments and laws.
Dr Francis T Spaulding 63 educator and New York State education commissioner died of a heart attack Saturday night at his Moultonboro Camp Center Harbor New Hampshire His body to be moved to Mt Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts for private services Tuesday The article notes the average cost of a television station is about 400000 dollars.
Peoria居 Illinois reports Fred Brown at Bradley University is nearing 50 years teaching horology. He has long guided students in repairing clocks and watches and remains a steady figure in the field.
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