Polio Epidemic Spurs North Carolina Virginia Vaccine Trials
North Carolina faces a severe polio outbreak with about 350 cases and spread toward Virginia. Federal public health teams direct vaccine trials using Park Brodie and Kolmer vaccines, testing on children as controls to assess immunity, while experts seek to curb transmission and learn virus behavior.
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William C. Utley
North Carolina
Virginia
California
Jackson County
J. C. Knox
Raleigh
Wake County
Atlantic Seaboard
Maurice Brodie
William H. Parks
New York City
Parks
Kolmer
India
Lot
United States Public Health Service
James P. Leake
A. G. Gilliam
Greensboro
N. C
South
Doctor Gilliam
W. Lloyd Aycock
Infantile Paralysis Commission
Harvard University
Chicago
Warm Springs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Scott
United States
Western Newspaper Union
Hoover silent on 1936 GOP bid amid tax, farm policy talk
The article notes Herbert Hoover will not announce a 1936 Republican candidacy soon, while President Roosevelt’s measures loom. It discusses proposed tax cuts, farm payments, and wheat and pork price shifts, plus labor relief conflicts and union wage debates shaping the political landscape.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Roosevelt
Congress
AAA
New Deaters
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
California
Michigan
Davey
Ohio
Hopkins
Truax
Northwest
Canada
Union Treasuries
United States Employment Service
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
John
Henry Ford
Thrifty Afternoon Frock Pattern 2327 Promises Feminine Fit
A fashion feature promotes Pattern 2327 for a slimming feminine afternoon frock with a simple yoke cape design. Available in sizes 16 through 46, it requires 3 1/2 yards of fabric at size 36 and includes illustrated sewing steps. Send 15 cents to the Sewing Circle Pattern Department in New York for address and pattern details.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Not Single Long Promise in Detroit News Dialogue
A fragment from the Detroit News quotes a tense exchange about promises and relationship status. Alice notes she told her fiancé, who then remains not single for two more days.
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June
Alice
Detroit News
A Sea of Troubles and Feminine Influence
A dialogue features Miss Cayenne asserting feminine influence is increasing. She notes a kingfish is prominent yet hints a mermaid could soon rival him, signaling shifting currents in leadership and visibility.
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Miss Cayenne
Not So Often Stray Tales From Peggy and Her Husband
A Stray Stories Magazine line suggests Peggy has few disputes with her second husband and notes his payment is monthly rather than weekly. The quip reflects light, domestic humor in a dated magazine fragment.
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Peggy
Stray Stories Magazine
Fall Bananas and Banter Mission
A quirky discussion from Answers Magazine explores playful banana use and clever waste reduction ideas. The exchange features jokes about peels becoming slippers and humorous lines about minimizing waste themes.
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Answers Magazine
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Him
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Huey
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