First remedy reported to prolong life in acute leukemia
Chicago April 16 AP report on radioactive phosphorus shots as a new treatment for acute leukemia. In Boston six patients survived over a year. four died, three were near death beforehand. Phosphorus concentrates in bone marrow, targeting immature white cells. X rays mirror the radiation. few centers test the method.
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Chicago
Boston
Shields Warren
American Association of Cancer Research
United States
University of California and Memorial Hospital
New York City
Dominion of Canada cheese exports in 1938 rise above prior year
Canada exported 90,994,800 pounds of cheese worth 12,248,600 dollars in 1938, compared with 80,939,100 pounds in the preceding year. The figures reflect strong dairy trade activity and shifting export volumes.
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Dominion of Canada
Wild Chase For Husband Lands Girl In Jail
Neosho Missouri April 16 A 17 year old Audrey June Keeley confessed to running away to join a jockey in California after her parents objected to a marriage. She used hot checks to obtain an expensive car in Los Angeles and clothing in Joplin March 23. Prosecutors found no bank account and she was jailed under alias Yalandy Kingsley. Judge Wilbur Owen granted probation to return home but federal officers arrested her for interstate transportation of the automobile. Pending transfer to Kansas City for a federal juvenile delinquency case.
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Neosho, Mo
Audrey June Keeley
Miss Keeley
Yalandy Kingsley
Swearengin family freed of murder charges in Missouri
In Ava Missouri on April 16 1948 the Swearengin couple and another pair were acquitted of murder connected to the death of their father and father in law Donald Swearengin 69 at a Springfield hospital. The court ruled a dying declaration inadmissible and directed a verdict of acquittal due to lack of evidence.
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Ava, Mo
Roscoe Swearengin
Delbert Swearengin
Springfield
McDonald Swearengin
Tom RB. Moore
Ozark
Swearengin
Moore
Willis H. Mitchell
Gloria Swanson Returns to Films as She Builds a Business
Gloria Swanson, once earning 12000 weekly in silent features, returns to acting after six years to star in Father Takes a Wife. She now runs Multiprises, Inc., with a Queens factory, developing plastic buttons and a hard alloy for wire drawing, while doing defense materials work for the government.
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Fredereck C.othman
Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
New York
Queens
Miss Swanson
Multiprises, Inc
Panama Canal
Gloria
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Wallace Beery
Mack Sennett
H. EK. Somborn
Airport News From Bob Debo: Pilots Forced Down In Weather
Three pilots landed here today and remained for hours before continuing to destinations. Ben Wesselman of Salisbury Missouri waited for a storm while flying a Culver Cadet from Springfield to Salisbury. Earl Blomeyer, flying a Lutcomb, was en route from Springfield to Chicago. W. Carpenter was en route from Tulsa Oklahoma to Chicago. Henry Rollman, Lincoln University coordinator, received CAA clearance to fly on government expense and may start tomorrow. Major Bill Robertson, Jefferson City airport owner, discussed future CPD programs for Lincoln University and the Junior College. Mr and Mrs Jack Woods, who demonstrated a Piper Cub, left for St Louis after bad weather delayed them.
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Ben Wesselman
Salisbury
Springfield
Culver
Earl Bloméyer
Chicago
W. Carpenter
Tulsa
Ohlo
Henry Rollman
Lincoln University
CAA
Washington
Bill Robertson
Jefferson City
C.pd
Jack Woods
St. Louis
Cattle on Feed in Missouri Up 12 Percent
Missouri April 1 cattle on feed numbers rose 12 percent from the previous year, federal statistician Alfred C. Brittain reported. He noted May marketing would be unusually large and about half the cattle on feed were expected to be sold after August. Brittain also reported the state’s early lamb crop progressing despite late pastures and scarce green feed.
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Columbia
Missouri
Alfred C. Brittain
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Tat Brittain
Tavern Owners Back Mill Tax In Kansas City
Kansas City April 16 AP Two percent Missouri sales tax not to be applied to taverns this week. Tavern Owners Association voted to settle back taxes for two years and begin collecting the mills. O M Smith association president said some owe up to 5000 to 6000 dollars. The article adds a note about ancient skull surgery by Incas describing prehistory medical practices.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Tavern Owners’ Association
O. M. Smith
Association
Brown Derby Names and Marital Ties In 1930s Gossip
The Brown Derby restaurants feature the Marquis Henri De La Fal aise who later wed Con stance Bennett and Irish sportsman Michael Farmer. She divorced her latest husband in 1934.
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Marquis Henri de la Falaise
Constance Bennett
Michael Farmer
Head of Italian language paper shot to death
John F Arena editor of La Tribuna a 43 year old Italian language newspaper publisher in Chicago was shot on a North Side street. The House Un American Activities Committee said he had supplied information on Fascist activity in the United States hours before his death. Arena reportedly met with a Chicago investigator and had previously given information to J Edgar Hoover about the movement.
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Chicago
John F. Arena
la Tribuna
Washington
House Committee On un-American
Avena
Dies
D-Téx
Orange
Tex
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pro‘lect
Arena
F.B.Y
J. Ed
Ar Hoover
FBI
Olive Tablets Claim Constipation Relief and Liver Aid
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to ease constipation and stimulate bile flow. It claims daily use supports digestion of fats and liver function, citing 20 years of use and urging readers to buy at drugstores for 15 to 60 cents.
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Dr. Edwards
F M
Edwards
Witnesses require protection for fifth column activities
A statement notes that witnesses have faced physical injury and intimidation. It calls for protection from responsible government authorities, asserting the need to safeguard those who provide information on hostile internal agencies. The remarks emphasize duty to shield informants and preserve national security.
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Aes Teeta
Milk health officials urge pasteurization
The highest authority on milk recommends pasteurization to ensure safety. The U S Health Department advocates pasteurization as a standard for milk products nationwide.
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U.S. Health Department
Kite Flown Three Feet Tall Is Reported
A fragment notes a kite three feet tall was flown, with lingering uncertainty about context or event details. The brief lacks dates, people, or places to identify the incident further.
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