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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
2
Americ H. Chenel, national representative of the Associated Master Barbers America, will preside at a meeting of local barbershop owners and managers at Hotel Alexander Friday evening at 7:50. Mrs Chenel said the association is not a labor union.
The report notes widespread sanitation law adoption across 45 states and the District of Columbia, plus standardization of barber shop services through barber science and fair trade rules. The association reportedly has over 25,000 members. Washington County had one fatal auto accident in December, totaling 25 for 1938, with 13 non fatal injuries last month. Carnation growing faces a $25,000 loss in South Africa due to a beetle.
Patricia Aspinall, a 12 year old from Indianapolis, swam the 200 yard breast stroke in 2 55.4 at Purdue University pool November 26 to break the American record by six tenths of a second. She trains at the Indianapolis Athletic Club pool four days a week and aims for the 1940 Olympics.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild effective laxative. It claims no harsh drugs are used as the product is vegetable and harmless. It promises thorough cleansing without griping, stimulates bile flow to aid fatty digestion and intestinal tone, pleasant tasting and easy to swallow, and is economical at 15 cents.
New York reports Babe Ruth, resting at home, dismissed concerns over a heart condition. He called his health fine aside from a painful bed and unnecessary tests. Mrs Ruth and Dr McDonell echoed calm reassurances, noting past rumors without new findings.
A source quotes a hopeful swimmer predicting a spot on the 1940 Olympic team and asserting she will break every breaststroke record this year. The boast frames a high-stakes bid for national selection and historic speed.
Albert N. Chaperau, a self-styled diplomatic attache, exits the Federal building in New York City after being found guilty of jewelry smuggling for Hollywood stars. He faces an eight year prison term.
Lord Baldwin addressed university students in Wales warning that learning prostituted to politics lowers standards and risks moral decline, insisting education should remain independent from political manipulation.
Dr. A. A. Rook, a longtime goitre specialist, claims goitre is not a disease and promotes a non operative treatment. Rock Products publishes a book on the method and offers free copies by mail from Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Washington reports Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis remains in entirely satisfactory condition after illness from grippe. He became ill late last week and is under medical care as briefed today.
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