Obesity in Children Studied by Columbia University
Columbia University researchers studied 102 children aged 2 to 13 to understand overweight in the young. They found birth weight alone does not predict obesity, excess intake and dietary control being central, with thyroid and pituitary factors playing limited roles. The main remedy cited is strict diet control rather than glandular treatments.
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Children’s Department
Columbia University
New York
Song pluggers and Pan Alley power in publishing
In New York George Ross explains the role of song pluggers on Pan Alley and how hits gain traction through persistent promotion. He notes the flashy, high pressure world led by firms like Con Conrad and prominent leaders such as Richard Himber, Gray Gordon and Guy Lombardo, with the term El Curvo used for promise-breakers and The Sheet as the trade press gauge.
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New York
Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
Margie
Long
Harding
Con Conrad
Conrad
Richard Himber
Gray Gordon
Maestri
Guy Lombardo
Chicago
Joe Young
Young
el Curvo
Adolfo Loque
Variety
Billboard
Mexico Reborn Offers Sympathetic View of Mexico
A review of Verna Carleton Millan's Mexico Reborn notes the author blends Argentine experiences with an American perspective. It covers anti American influences surrounding the Sarabia aviation death and Mexican media manipulation, ending with public shifts from sabotage rumors to German fault.
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Mexico
Verna Carleton Millan
Houghton, Mifflin
Sra. Millan
Washington
Sarabia
Mind Your Manners What Would You Do Solution
Questionnaire on social etiquette with five scenarios and answers. It discusses crowd courtesy respect for others in traffic, service priorities, apologies after collisions, and sidewalk behavior. The preferred solution recommends walking three abreast or fewer and stopping to look at items when needed.
Social Security Act Amendments Remove Compensation Block
TALLAHASSEE Oct. 13 Amendments to the Social Security Act enacted by Congress and approved August 10 removed one obstacle faced by the state unemployment compensation commission in gathering identification data for Florida administration. Previously workers over 65 were not required to have social security numbers unless covered by unemployment compensation law, since wages were not taxable for old age insurance. Confusion between old age insurance and unemployment provisions caused many seniors to neglect obtaining a number.
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Tallahassee
Congress
State
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Florida
The City of Gold by Francis Brett Young
A literary review praises The City of Gold as a long, well built novel by Francis Brett Young set in South Africa. It notes the author’s strengths and defects including heavy South African terms and a focus on the Grafton family amid diamond and gold era tensions with figures like Rhodes and Barnato shaping the backdrop.
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City OF Gold
Francis Brett Young
Reynal & Hitchcock
South Africa
Stuart Cloete
Mr. Young
Young
Boerverneuker
Rooinekike
John Grafton
Graftons
Africa
Kimberley
Rand
Adrian Grafton
Paul Kruger
Piet
Adrian
Janie
St. Johannesburg
Gold
Cecil Rhodes
Dr. Jameson
Barbey Barnato
Saove
Pinocchio's fate tied to Disney and a global release
Hollywood dispatch details Walt Disney's ongoing refinement of the Pinocchio project. Production costs exceed 1.5 million dollars with a February release target and a two year factory timeline. The article covers cuttings, color tests, and the heavy labor behind the animation process including voices by Cliff Edwards Evelyn Venable Dickie Jones and others.
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Paul’ Harrison
NEA
Hollywood
Walt Disney
Pinocchio
Gepetto
Woodcarver
Figaro
Jimi
Disney
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Symphony
Clumsy Animal Crossword Puzzle Clues Revealed
A filled crossword clues list presents horizontal and vertical terms with definitions ranging from wild beast to Japanese money. Entries include family, Turkish officer, uncooked, lettuce dish, silkworm, fertilize, threefold, electrified particles, river god, elf, gun, blemish, Greek letter, Chinese measure, Roman buildings, fodder, group of eight, male bee, gnawed, garment clasp, and others across both orientations.
Raising a Family by Olive Roberts Bar
A perceptive column on family reactions to everyday mishaps. It contrasts adult and child responses to lost items and damages, noting bias caused by personal inconvenience. It urges parents to pause before scolding, acknowledging how blame shifts with who is affected.
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Olive Roberts
Mrs. Friend
Suzy
Dad
Father
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Tom Mooney
San Quentin
Mooney
Indiana
DR. Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
George Rossner
Ultimas Noticias
United States
Social Security Act
the Literary Guidepost
Harrison
Blue Fairy
Snow White
Cliff Edwards
Walter Catlett
Fox
Evelyn Venable
Dickie Jones
Kitten
Dopey
Dwarf
Pn Oy
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United Factors
Ara
Tag Mas Beg
UB Pal
All Righia
By AL Capp
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Sadie Hawkins
Sadie
Ners
Guelph
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