Conant Urges Longer School Day To Boost Reading
Dr James B Conant warned at a national convention that many American juniors read below grade level and urged longer school days with tougher courses for grades seven and eight. He proposed a seven 50 minute day from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m with four optional periods and added art music industrial arts home economics and clubs.
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FASTEETH advertised as comfortable alkaline denture powder
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH denture powder as comfortable and non acidic with no stomach upset. It claims to reduce slipping and odor while keeping teeth firmer and cleaner, urging readers to purchase at advertising counters.
Daily Puzzle Game Reveals Fortune Message
A pleasant little numerical puzzle gives a daily fortune. Players count letters in their first name, adjust by subtracting four if six or more letters or adding three if fewer than six, then follow a grid from the upper left to read letters under chosen figures to reveal a message.
Plane Skids In Safely at Olathe Naval Air Station
A Trans World Airlines Martin 404 with nine on board lost its two left wheels on takeoff from Midway Chicago en route to Peoria. The aircraft landed safely at Olathe Kansas with no injuries except one passenger fainting after entering the operations building. Captain Bud Rice piloted the safe belly landing as weather forced the diversions.
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New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
Report claims a new medical substance reduces hemorrhoids without surgery while relieving pain. Case after case shows shrinking and itching relief as patients improve without invasive treatment.
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