Chemists' Magic Turns Waste Wood Into Whisky Stockings And Vitamins
Dr. Robert S. Aries and Dr. Donald F. Othmer describe methods to convert wood waste into whisky, nylon stockings, furfural, and vitamins. A ton of sawdust could yield 50 gallons of ethyl alcohol at low cost. bark offers de ink chemicals. lignin aids fertilizer and erosion control. hard wood pulping promises more pulp with fewer chemicals.
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New York
Robert S. Aries
Aries
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Donald F. Othmer
Institute
Chemical Engineering
England
Italy
Dr. Aries
Othmer
New Jersey
Europe
Africa
Golf Ball Oranges Pose Growth Market Problem
California Valencia oranges are shrinking to golf ball size. The 194? to 194? crop is the smallest in eight seasons, causing growers to struggle with selling tiny fruit as demand favors large fruit. Experts cite insect attack, sun, moisture, and nutrition but offer no proven remedy. The Fruit Growers Exchange promotes ads touting the juice content of small oranges to sustain sales.
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Los Angeles
California
Florida
University of California
Citrus Experiment Station
L. D. Batchelor
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Arizona
New York
Valencia
Department of Agriculture
Pregnant Women Sought as Blood Donors for Arthritis Care
Chicago doctors seek blood donations from pregnant women to help rheumatoid arthritis treatment. They report the disease disappears in pregnancy and transfusions from pregnant women have improved at least one patient.
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Chicago
Chronic Alcoholism May Be Partially Cured Say Clinic Experts
Dr Lawrence Kolb of the California mental hygiene department cites partial progress from conditioned reflex treatment at Hendocino Hospital. In five months 83 patients were treated and released, with six returning after relapsing, and researchers warn the method is not a complete cure.
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Sacramento
Cal
California State Department of Mental Hygiene
Lawrence Kolb
Kolb
Hendocino
Conditioning method to curb alcoholism discussed by Dr Kolb
Dr Kolb describes conditioned reflex treatment that creates a strong aversion to liquor by making drinking produce sickness. Patients drink large amounts of liquor with water, endure vomiting, and after several days develop an aversion. They are released, then retreated later to reinforce gains, with social workers tracking progress.
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Kolb
Burglar Alarm Triggers Police But Homeowner Cleared
In Nashua North End residents report a burglary in progress and police arrest the homeowner, who is released after authorities learn he had just returned from vacation and forgotten his keys.
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Nashua, N. H
North End
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