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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1955
Page
3
The Educational Committee warns against rushing a tan through sunbathing. Sunlight provides visible rays heat and ultraviolet rays and aids vitamin D production for teeth and bones but excessive exposure can cause burns skin disease and even death.
The article promotes Subscription TV as a future to bring Broadway, opera, movies, sports and education into homes via TV sets. It stresses it will augment but not replace current service, requires no gadgets, and urges readers to write to the FCC in Washington to support the move.
The article urges gradual sun exposure under medical advice for pale skinned individuals and cautions about erythema solare. It notes varying skin reactions, symptoms of severe burns, protective eyewear, and the need for moderation to prevent pain, illness, or shock while acknowledging health benefits of direct ultraviolet exposure.
Bud Wikenhauser and family of Peoria visited the Wikenhauser home en route to California where they plan to settle. Monte Page attends Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora this week. Miss Sharon Lawrence returns home from Decatur after surgery with a cast on her leg for weeks. Dale Whitehurst, Peoria teacher, earned a scholarship for college work in Massachusetts.
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