Hair color linked to savage temper in rats study
A Wistar Institute report by Clyde Keeler and Helen King ties hair color genes to temper in rats, suggesting color influenced conduct. White rats are tame, gray rats sly, black hair gene suppression reduces aggression, though experts caution human application requires many factors.
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Associated Press
Rcfence
Tex
Dec. W.A
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Clyde E. Keeler
Helen D. King
Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
Arrid Deodorant Promises Fresh Underarms
Promotional copy touts Arrid deodorant for feminine hygiene, claiming solves moisture odor and staining underarms. It touts test results, fabric safety, and consumer pricing with claims of popularity among women and availability in 10¢ to 50¢ jars at stores selling toilet goods.
Japanese Nation Is No Pushover Assert Experts
Clarke Beach reports experts with long contact warn Americans against underestimating Japan and its people. They note Japan’s adaptability, education, and industry, while outlining myths about weakness, discipline, and physical traits as unfounded. The piece cites historians and Washington officials on cultural endurance and strategic reserve, ending with a brief note on Martinique’s population.
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Clarke Beach
Washington
Wide World
Japan
Russia
China
Formosa
America
Britain
Hermitage
Nagasaki
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Siberia
Yasukuni
Tokyo
Saburo Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Nanking
Express Rate Hikes Sought by Railway Express Agency
In filings with the Interstate Commerce Commission R E A seeks an emergency express charge of ten cents effective January 20. L O Head says the increase is needed to fund wage hikes and rising labor costs plus 6 percent payroll taxes and other material price rises. Aitchison in Chicago will hear if the tariff dates should be suspended on January 9, 1942, at the Morrison Hotel.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
L. O. Head
Railway Express Agency
Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Aitchison
Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Get Toughened Up Health Advice From Fitness Chief
Miami Beach report outlines a New Year health push for 130 million Americans. John B. Kelly, director of the national physical fitness program, urges walking, better diet with milk and vegetables, more sleep, and moderation. He says Americans must get tougher to outpace adversaries.
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Miami Beach
Fla
John B. Kelly
Kelly
First-Aid Pupils Save Life After Highway Wreck
Tex Gladewater December scene as Haruki Odle and Horace Grayson, in city defense first-aid class, stopped bleeding by applying pressure to veins and arteries. They aided one dead teen, John McAlester, 17, and helped three injured victims by limiting blood loss until physicians arrived. The youths plan to continue the course.
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Gladewater
Tex
Haruki Odle
Horace Grayson
John McAlester
Grayson
West Monroe Police Sponsor New Year’s Eve Dance
The West Monroe police department will sponsor a New Year’s Eve dance at the exhibits building of the West Monroe Fairgrounds. Dancing begins at 9 pm with Walter Smith and his orchestra providing music. Public attendance is invited.
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West Monroe
West Monroe Fairgrounds
Walter Smith
War Today: Far East Frontlines and Pacific Bases
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes shifting fronts in Malaya and Manila as Japanese forces press amid fanatical resistance. He notes Allied reinforcements delays, Australia’s growing naval hubs at Darwin Sydney and Brisbane, and Roosevelt and Churchill pledges, with Lima beans misnamed as pallares in Peru.
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Pacific
Philippines
Australia
Sydney
Brisbane
Darwin
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Manila
Far East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Commonwealth
Gym Classes for Women to Resume in Monroe
The Monroe Recreation department announces from director Mise Lucyle Godwin that women’s gym classes at the center on South Grand street will resume at once. Morning sessions at 9 a.m. on Monday Wednesday Friday suit homemakers, while afternoon sessions at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday target employed women and girls.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Mise Lucyle Godwin
South Grand Street
Defense Savings Bonds Set Record
Defense savings bonds sales through December 26 reached 418.6 million dollars, with projections toward 500 million as year end returns come in. Hawaii led purchases after Pearl Harbor spurred demand, while war and Christmas boosted overall activity. A stray Mars comment ends the report.
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Washington
Defense Savings
Treasury
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Santa Claus
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Martinique
West Indies
Jimmy” Rogers
Palm Springs
Calif
Rainbow Ian
Billy McClain and His Orchestra
Jackson Street
Columbia Highway
Shamrock Club
Tallulah
Highway
Louisiana
Buddy Yancy
Chuck Houchin
By DeWitt Mackenzie
Malay Peninsula
Tojo
Ise
Amaterasu O
Mi Kami
Lima
Peru
Mars
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