Continual Improvement Seen in Health of U S
Washington reports health conditions in the United States show improvement with lower 1935 death rates for typhoid fever and diphtheria. Surgeon General Parran notes the overall death rate at 10.8 per 1,000, and highlights tuberculosis decline as a major public health achievement while warning of rising deaths from heart disease and cancer. The Public Health Service analyzes a vast 1935 36 health inventory across 865,000 families in 90 cities and 23 rural counties, and praises the Social Security Act provisions for public health expansion.
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Washington
United States
Parran
Public Health Service
Public Health Administration
My Neighbor Says A Quirky Home Advice Column
A jumble of home tips suggests mixing unlikely kitchen items, sealing surfaces with special paint, and treating stains with iodine. Miscellaneous tidbits urge labeling children’s rubber products and identifying belongings to combat theft among similar items.
The Cross of Peace by Leonard E Barrett
The article reviews theories on achieving lasting peace, noting preparedness as a flawed approach that breeds fear and instability. It critiques three main efforts, highlighting preparedness, organized public opinion, and the limits of walling off nations as paths to secure peace.
The Cross of Peace and the Way of Sacrifice
In a discussion on peace, the author rejects economic social and ethical theories as insufficient, arguing peace must be spiritual. They call for a spiritual fight demanding sacrifice, likening peace to crucifixion on the Cross of Peace. The piece contrasts war’s costs with peace’s, urging nations to lift the Cross alongside the Stars and Stripes. Wester Newsoper Enion.
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China
Lessue of Nations
League
England
Ramsay McDonald
Wester Newssoper Enion
Mexican Corner Garden Closet Makeover
Betty Wells urges organizing a garden closet with a Mexican theme in a winter afternoon project. Build labeled bins, paint them bright, install a wash-tile, add a mural and donkey sketch, hang waste baskets as plant-pot organizers, and repurpose living room furniture for extra space.
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Hang
Fickes
Voice Mirror Aims to Cure Yankee Twang in Boston
New England Peregions installs a voice mirror in Boston to record and reproduce residents voices. Visitors listen to their own speech and are urged to improve articulation for better telephone and face to face conversation. Tutors are provided to teach clear pronunciation while a technician records lip movements for later playback.
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New
New Trouble Spot Appears in East Near East Syria
Washington reports a National Geographic bulletin on Alexandretta as a disputed district in Syria claimed by France and Turkey. The piece notes its Turkish-majority population, historic ties to the Levent, and strategic ports Antioch and Alexandretta as central to competing mandates and regional trade routes.
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Washington, D. C
Near East
Syria
France
Turkey
Alexandretta
National Geographic Society
Sanjak
Bulletin
Republic of Syria
Antioch
Ben Hur
Alerendrstie
Ander the Great
Pan
Barnebes
Iskanderian
Persia
Rum
Amaenns Range
Anatolia
Marine Engineer Traverses Earth 60 Times in Remarkable Career
A marine engineer completed sixty circumnavigations, surpassing a million miles and a high mark en route to Havens. Over the period his average annual mileage reached about 65,000 miles, roughly three and a half for every hour he has worked, reflecting a long and active service.
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Here
Havens
Fred
Tunnel Work Under Scotch Mountain Near Perth
Two crews of 183 men each begin a long tunnel project in Perth to divert Loch Garry water into Loch Bricht. The eight foot high bore runs over five miles through Ben Adamsa 3,800 feet high. Workers reside in camps amid desolate surroundings as the 29 month effort starts after the day’s end.
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Scotch Mountain
Heed Fa Mountain
Perth
Loch Garry
Loch Bricht
Ben Adiamsa
Misspelling Psychology Highlighted in Hollister Report
In Hollister California a study shows 16 distinct misspellings of psychology among 26 students. Only 4 spelled it correctly. The others created varied and surprising misrenderings.
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Hollister
Calif
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U. S
Surgeon General
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Ossie Solem
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Solem
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Gaint
Assacielet Newspapers
TNT Service
Erwice
the Cross OF Peace
Leonard E Barrett
Betty Wells
Philadelphia
Bercy Wells WN Service
Tovis
Amanus
Beirut
Alesendretica
Musa Degh
Musa Dagh
Tersus
Peul
Pleasures
Alexandretia Rezion
Alexsandr
Earth
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