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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
2
President Roosevelt forgoes signing the tax revision bill as Congress. He argues against unwise parts that preserve tax avoidance and favor concentrated investment power. He calls for future revenue-law revisions to spur investment while resisting corporate form abuse.
David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan testifying before a joint congressional committee accused former Tennessee Valley Authority colleague Arthur E. Morgan of trying to sabotage the TVA legal defense. They charged dissent and obstruction and claimed he sought to undermine the agency in a previous utility suit.
The Department of Justice said 14 oil companies and 11 executives facing antitrust trials in Madison Wisconsin will enter nolo contendere pleas and pay up to 400000 in fines and costs. The pleas are described as virtually pleas of guilty.
President Roosevelt signed a bill to raise pensions for veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection or China relief expedition. The act grants a $60 monthly pension for veterans aged 65 or older who served at least 90 days, and for those with less than 90 days discharged for service related disability.
Representative Martin Dies of Texas urged an inquiry after affidavits he saw alleged a German American band member had advocated the assassination of President Roosevelt. Dies said the accusation grew from a Nazi camp speech.
Atlanta golfer Charles Yates defeats rivals to capture the British Amateur title. Floyd Roberts to win Indianapolis 500 with new record pace of 117.2 mph average on the 500 mile race. Body of 12 year old Peter Le N. Y. found in Long Island Sound February 24, mutilated and bound. Four Canadians in the stork derby receive $100,000 each.
Science writer C Houston Goudiss debunks food fads and fallacies. He targets myths about fish as brain food celery as a nerve tonic lettuce as a narcotic lettuce and beans acidity of fruits and milk curdling, explaining a balanced diet and digestion truths.
Readers are invited to write to C. Houston at 6 East 39th Street New York City for a free bulletin titled Helpful Hints on Planning a Laxa The bulletin promises guidance on cleaning iron and meals with a full week's menus A postcard request is required.
A health piece challenges ideas about milk digestion speed and sipping, water with meals, and whole wheat versus white bread. It cites tests showing similar curd consistency despite intake speed, notes water aids digestion, and warns that cooking or extreme claims obscure true fruit and grain benefits.
Analysts note fad diets recur as promoters exploit homemakers craving dietetic knowledge. The pattern repeats across eras with bold claims, limited science, and rapid shifts in popular dieting trends.
A fad diet claiming starches and proteins are incompatible at meals is debunked by medical authorities. Doctors note most foods mix protein carbohydrate and fat, and many foods like dried peas and beans or whole grain cereals contain both starch and protein.
The article cautions against fad fasting, noting it can cause health risks from incomplete fat oxidation products and acidosis. Homemakers are urged to rely on established food facts to nourish families, stressing careful nutrition over half truths.
Quotation attributed to A B Alcott equates thinking with life noting that those who do not think do not truly live and that thinking makes the man.
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