Rare element 85 may aid thyroid disorders discoveries
The National Academy of Sciences reports that element 85 eka iodine may treat thyroid problems. Experiments on guinea pigs show 85 is absorbed by the thyroid like iodine and emits short range alpha rays that destroy tissue, suggesting potential use against hyperthyroidism with careful targeting.
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Associated Press
New York
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy
Joseph G. Hamilton
Mayo H. Soley
Radiation Laboratory
University of California
California
Officials plead write it out to speed mail delivery
Washington officials cite an eight-state abbreviation problem in postal handwriting. Indistinct Indiana Maryland and other state codes delay thousands of letters yearly as similar place names cause misrouting. Officials urge writers to spell full state names to ensure quicker handling.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
United States
Indiana
Maryland
Cole
Calif
Miss
Mina
Oxford
Ind
Ind. Cole
Lucerne
Ludlow
Independence
Minn
Uticas
Stantons
Troy
Warren
Unionville
William Smith
John Jones
Sir Oliver Lodge Dies in Wiltshire England
Sir Oliver Lodge, 89, noted scientist and spiritualist, died at his home in Wiltshire in Southwest England. He had long said he was unafraid of death, writing that death is a new adventure and that in the life beyond one rises or falls by how one used life opportunities.
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London
Sir Oliver Lodge
Wiltshire
England
Oliver Long
Births Noble Alfurio Harville at St Francis Sanitarium
Delhi and Dodson notices announce births of Noble Alfurio Harville born August 17 at St Francis Sanitarium Monroe. Granddaughter Charlotte Ann born July 24 to Dewitt Stinson and wife with maternal grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs W R Hughes Dodsca pending further details.
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Delhi
N. A. Harville
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
Noble Alfurio Harville
Dodson
RAF repels Nazi raids as Germany claims wide air offensive
British convoys off the Northeast English coast endure bomber salvos from three Nazi planes but RAF Spitfires drive intruders out to sea. Germany touts attacks on 15 airports and many industrial targets while noting U S refugees ship through minefields. British air minister A Sinclair warns invasion danger may be past.
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Ireland
Great Britain
United States Army
American Legion
Finland
United States
England
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Jenkins Hurt in Auto Crash at Sparta
Lightweight boxing champion Lew Jenkins was cut on the head and injured his back and side in an automobile accident in Sparta Tennessee. His companion Dan Doran suffered a fractured jaw along with facial and leg lacerations.
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Sparta
Tenn
Lew Jenkins
Dan Doran
Death notices for Rosie Lotz Williams and Mary Lynn Roberts
Funeral services are set for Rosie Lotz Williams age 59 at her West Monroe home with burial in Hasley Cemetery. Survivors include Ben Williams Sr and five children. Also noted is baby Mary Lynn Roberts six days old who died in a local sanitarium and was laid to rest at Clarks Spring Cemetery with services conducted by Rev. J C McCann. Dixie Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Rosie Lotz Williams
Wood Street
West Monroe
Hasley
Tuscola
Dixie Funeral Home
Mary Lynn Roberts
Cadeville
Clarks Spring Church
Clarks Spring
J. C. McCann
Webb O. Roberts
Gerald
Robert Ray
Barbara Ann
Helen Fay Roberts
Man in Tippah Community Attempts Cow Sale After Chain Lifts
In Charleston Mississippi on August 22 Tallahatchie County deputies hunted an unidentified Black man who passed through Tippah and "picked up a chain" attached to a cow. He offered the animal for sale and fled when a potential buyer neared.
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Charleston
Miss
Tallahatchie County
Tippah
Honest payment arrives from old theft in New London tale
A Dunn North Carolina store reports two customers mailed one cent stamps to pay for candy they took a year ago. Each delivery was accepted by a Dunn five and ten cent shop, though neither manager recalls the incidents.
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Dunn
N. C
New London
Man In New London Reports Candy Missing From Store
A man in New London confessed to taking candy from a local store. He asked for one item and claimed he intended to be as honest as the stamps imply.
FDR Summons Group On Bases For Western Hemisphere Deal
President Roosevelt called top military, foreign and legal officials to review the acquisition of Western Hemisphere naval and air bases from Britain. Attendees included Stimson, Knox, Attorney General Jackson, Sumner Welles, and Stephen Early. A follow up conference aimed to finalize the base negotiations and defense plans with Canada.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Stimson
Knox
Robert Jackson
Sumner Welles
Stephen Early
White House
Hemisphere
New York
MacKenzie King
Strategy Board
London
Britain
United States
Slugger Dies After July Fourth Robbery Attack
In New Orleans on July 4 Andrew Lasmusite, 61, died from injuries after being assaulted and robbed of a small sum while returning home early that morning. Police held two suspects and searched for a third assailant.
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New Orleans
Andrew Lasmusite
One Triplet Dies After Birth In New Orleans
One of a set of girl triplets born yesterday to Mrs. Manuel Mackies died today in New Orleans. The surviving twins weigh a total of ten pounds.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Manuel Mackies
Zix
Ting
Builtin sound boxes help South American howling monkeys roar
Researchers describe built in loud speakers hidden under the monkeys’ beards that amplify their howls to extraordinary volume. The devices are concealed but enable a dramatic increase in sound output for these primates.
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