Newborn Shots Guard Babies Against Diphtheria and Whooping Cox
Dr Herbert D Chamberlain of McArthur Ohio reports that giving newborns a combined vaccine against whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus within hours of birth prevented these diseases in 717 treated infants since 1948. He notes prior infant deaths from 1943 to 1948 in his rural Ohio practice and cites government data on infant mortality from whooping cough. The full three shot series is administered at birth six weeks and three months.
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Cleveland
Herbert D. Chamberlain
McArthur
Ohio
American Academy of General Practice
Vinton County
State Health Office To Be Re Organ ized
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele announced an April 5 reorganization of the bureau of state services, consolidating 16 operating divisions into six: general health services, special health services, sanitary engineering services, international health, dental public health, and the communicable disease center at Atlanta Ga. The move aims to improve economy and efficiency.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
The
Public Health Service
Bureau of State Services
Scheele
Atlanta
Russian Life Better Say Jap Returnees
Japanese repatriates back from eight years in Russia report a freer and more stable life since Georgi Malenkov became premier. Kyodo says the view came from 400 who returned Saturday, though many doubt the gains will endure. Prices fell but were offset by government salary cuts.
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Maizuru
Japan
Russia
Georgi Malenkov
Kyodo
Rattler Kills Veteran Waco Snake Hunter
J. Ed Johnson Jr a noted reptile expert died in a Waco hospital after a rattlesnake bite in Brazos River bottomlands. Johnson who claimed fear of snakes was nonsense tracked snakes for 30 of his 48 years shipped reptiles to museums and belonged to major herpetology groups. He and two companions spotted four rattlers before a bite on the back of his hand led to a fatal venom reaction despite immediate aid.
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Waco
Tex
J. Ed Johnson Jr
Johnson
Johnso
Brazos River
Here
American Society of Idhts
Herpetologists
Texas Hetological
Sim
John Sparks
Sparks
Girl Loses Hand In Plane Propeller Accident
A 16 year old girl Sylvia Norman of Waco lost her left hand at the wrist when she fell into a spinning airplane propeller after exiting a light plane in Dallas. Bystanders applied a tourniquet and she remained conscious. She was reported in satisfactory condition at a hospital.
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Dallas
Tex
Sylvia Norman
Waco
Veteran hunter nets large bobcat bounty in New Hampshire
Fish and game records show Edward Wilbur of Kensington killed five bobcats in one week. One cat weighed 35 pounds, but bounty is $20 per bobcat regardless of size.
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Concord, N. H
Fish and Game Department
Edward Wilbur
Kensington
Time Zone Split Alters Korea and Japan Schedules
The Korean Assembly created a half hour difference from Japan to carve out its own time zone. International travelers note mismatched timetables as planes depart and arrive with 30 minute gaps. U S officials and the Army faced scheduling friction before adopting Korea time while the Air Force eventually aligned.
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National Assembly
Japan
Korea
South Korea
U.S. State Department
Air Force
Loving Biscuits and Loving Life After 60 Years
Oklahoma City reports Mrs. W. I. Basinger and her husband celebrate sixty years of marriage with a playful formula for a lasting union. She credits daily loving and hot biscuits at the table, while Dr. Basinger adds equal affection. Their third renewal of vows marks a golden anniversary charm.
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Oklahoma City
W. I. Basinger
Dr. Basinger
Suzie's Dress Sparks Tattoo Controversy at Store
In Kansas City Mrs. Ralph H Dolson recalls her daughter Suzie aged year old reacting to a dress with lace and holes. The girl wore a lipstick tattoo reading Suzie Loves Terry Terry Loves Suzie and left with the dress despite the visible marks. The lipstick mark faded down the drain as Suzie lamented its loss.
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Kansas City
Ralph H. Dolson
Suzie
Terry
Deaf audience views old passion play at St Alphonse Hall
About 500 deaf spectators attended an amateur performance of Pilate's Daughter, described as the nation’s oldest passion play, at St Alphonse's Hall. Rev Stephen Landhe led the event with a stormy backdrop described as dramatic.
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Pilate
Stephen Landhe Tr
St. Alphonse’s Hall
Prank Backfires Wounds Youth After Hoax Date
Attorney Murphy planned to question a 26 year old man and three Seaneaster youths about a prank that backfired injuring Sam Bates Jr. 19 who was hospitalized with severe wounds. Battles, 18, was shot in an abandoned farm house while going to meet a supposed date arranged by teens. Police say the gag involved a father figure firing into the air to scare off the suitor.
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Murphy
Sam Bates Jr
Tillwater Municipal Hospital
Young Battles
Battles
Expensive Kiss Triggers Car Damage in Creek Road Incident
In Battle Creek a spring drive ended with Phyllis Sims, 16, kissing Kenneth Smith, both teens, causing $350 in vehicle damages. No injuries reported and the tale notes a utility pole in the mishap.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Phyllis Sims
Kenneth Smith
New Healing Substance for Piles Promises Quick Relief
Special report from New York announces a new ointment named Preparation H that claims to shrink hemorrhoids without narcotics or anesthetics. Doctors observed prompt pain relief and healing of damaged tissue with long lasting results, priced at 98 cents per tube with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Fire on Freighter Dani Gudrun Maersk Kills Three
A flash fire swept the freighter Dani Gudrun Maersk killing three crewmen while eleven slept in their quarters. Eight fire companies a fireboat and additional equipment battled the blaze until it was controlled.
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Dani Gudrun Maersk
Missing C47 Spotted in Greenland All Safe
U S Air Force said last night a C 47 had been spotted on a glacier in Greenland. Five crewmen were civilian or air crew. The plane, equipped for arctic survival, made an emergency landing after running out of fuel. Search planes located it 200 miles north of its Thule Greenland base on Saturday.
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St.john’s
U.S. Air Force
Thule
Greenland
Vet Loan Office to Close After Bond Funds Depleted
The Vet Loan Office shuts down following 1953 legislative action to issue veteran home and farm loan bonds. Authority chairman Fred E. ae cites exhausted selling options and lack of state credit backing the bonds after $9,047.18 spent of $91,000 appropriated.
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Authority
Fred E. Ae
Television Quarrel Ends In Shooting
A television quarrel ended in a shooting with the suspect hospitalized in Napoleon. Bartels said Wolfe was able to talk when first aid arrived.
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Pital
Napoleon
Bartels
Wolfe
Judge Sentences Woman to 25 Days in Jail
The judge declared the claim untrue and sentenced the woman to 25 days in jail, marking the end of the proceeding.
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