See Here Private Hargrove advances in rank
Marion Hargrove, formerly with the Charlotte News, has been inducted as a cook and spent KP duty. He dispenses DW tips to new soldiers, warns of the first weeks, and now faces a new episode about advancement in rank.
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Charlotte
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A Soldier's Rise and Ranks at Fort Bragg
A diary recounts Joseph Gantt gaining corporal stripes after four months in the Army at Fort Bragg. The piece humorously details drill life, guard duties, latrine detail, and kitchen work, plus the sergeant’s push toward new corporals and the quirks of military discipline.
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Curly” Taylor
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Ruptured disks and diabetes insights in medical update
The article explains that many cases of low back pain labeled sacro iliac strain are actually ruptured intervertebral disks diagnosed without iodized oil. It notes that most ruptures occur between the last two lumbar vertebrae and that rest and brace can cure sacro iliac strain. It also reports diabetes mortality data from a Philadelphia digest and urges broader physician awareness and diet insulin treatment advances.
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Annals of Surgery
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Philadelphia Metabolic Society
Question Box on Blue Marks and Spells
A reader asks about blue marks on the arms from tiny broken veins and possible removal by electrolysis or surgery. A second question concerns spells at age 24 with a whole body electric sensation. the answer says not serious if unconsciousness does not occur and advises seeing a physician.
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Taylor
Lights of New York behind the library craze
A gossip column notes librarians face new headaches as new parents seek unique names, the public shelves overflow with words, and the “New Arrivals' Room” becomes a haven for baby-name inspiration. Downtown scenes mix with urban chatter and random notes from New York’s social pulse.
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New York
Japanese Prisoners in Pacific Suffering Malaria and Malnutrition
Carlisle Barracks reports most Japanese prisoners in the Pacific theater are afflicted by malaria starvation malnutrition and anemia or beri beri. Lieutenant Colonel A H Thompson, back from the South Pacific, notes most are grateful for medical care despite conditions.
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Carlisle Barracks
Pacific
A. H. Thompson
South Pacific Theater of Operations
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