College Girls Show Gains in Size and Vigor, Ashland Study Finds
Ashland Ohio March 17 Dr Edwin E Jacobs president of Ashland College reports a study of 6000 female freshmen over 50 years showing college girls today are heavier taller and have larger lung capacity and chest girth than 50 years ago. Jacobs argues better high school physical education improved health and other social factors may boost vigor and that the stereotype of weakening with age is unfounded.
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Prisoners Escape New York Robbery Suspects Named
Detroit dispatch reports two prisoners Jack Pierce aged 22 and John Andrews 20 escaped during a jail transfer to the recorder's court. They struck Patrolman William Vader with a blunt object, knocking him down, and fled through a doorway in the corridor.
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Consolidation of Wet Work Planned
The veterans' bureau announced a plan to consolidate veterans activities in existing hospitals where possible. The board of hospitalization said facilities would be built in the northwest Pacific states, aiming to streamline care by using current hospital space rather than new structures.
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