School Medical Program Urged for Public Health
Health officer now with the Public Health Service cites an efficient school medical program as affordable. Dr Prather notes dental defects cause high Selective Service rejections in Washington County and urges study of defect causes, yearly eye exams, and expanded clinics. He warns on physician shortages and mushroom towns, calls for flexible doctor groups and public health staffed clinics to control delinquency alcoholism and infection sources.
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Public Health Service
Prather
Washington County
Hagerstown
Dr. Prather
Tired Kidneys Sleepless Nights
Tired kidneys disrupt daytime energy and cause night awakenings. Symptoms include frequent urination, burning, backache, swelling, and fatigue. Dean's Pills are advertised as a solution to flush waste from the blood and restore rest.
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Dean
Public Health Talk Outlines Disease Control And Social Factors
Dr. Prather cites a run of venereal and cardiovascular diseases and urges support for Dr. Parran’s public health program. He links non medical factors climate housing crime delinquency promiscuity alcohol and hazards of industry to disease and calls for expanded public health work.
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Parran
U. S
United States of America
Smiths
Joneses
Prather
Local Robbery Claims Five Dollars and Cigarettes
Mrs. Effie Sellers, proprietor of a Maryland restaurant at 100 Black West Franklin Street, reported a Wednesday morning burglary. Police say entry was gained through a rear screen door and five dollars in pennies and ten cartons of cigarettes were taken from a cash drawer.
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Effie Sellers
Maryland
Black West Franklin Stret
County Men Hurt As Engine Upsets In Maryland
Two Western Maryland crewmen were injured when a locomotive left the rails at Walbrook near Baltimore. Engineer Chauncey I. Kieffer suffered a broken leg and other injuries while fireman R. L. Newkirk was treated for cuts and bruises. Fire crews worked to recover the 1130 locomotive and tender. The 4:30 a.m. accident triggered an investigation into whether the men jumped or were inside the cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Walbrook
Baltimore
Chauncey I. Kieffer
Virginia Avenue
Union Memorial Hospital
R. L. Newkirk
Huyetts
More And Better Gasoline Seen After War End
Robert E. Wilson president of Pan American Petroleum forecast more and better gasoline for civilians after the war in Europe. He cited a 25 percent ration increase and urged prompt relaxation of gasoline rationing as desirable at a Empire State Petroleum Association meeting.
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New York
Europe
Robert E. Wilson
Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co
Wilson
Empire State Petroleum Association
100 Carriers Now In Naval Service
London reports Jane's Fighting Ships 1943 44 edition states the United States has more than 100 aircraft carriers in commission with many more building This marks a stark contrast to Japan as Musashi and Yamato are believed completed and losses continue to grow while American seapower expands rapidly and Japanese fleet declines.
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London
United States
Japan
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Jane S
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