Low Blood Pressure Causes Vary by Disease
Fatigue and weakness are common but non specific. The heart’s pumping force, arterial elasticity, vascular resistance, and blood volume maintain pressure. Causes include heart failure, hemorrhagic shock, arterial relaxation, influenza, tuberculosis, various shocks, and Addison’s disease, with pressure falling as conditions worsen.
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Thomas D. Masters
NEA
Hypotension and Health: Blood Pressure Facts Reconsidered
The article explains that low blood pressure, or hypotension, can stem from primary disease or arise without an identifiable cause. It notes that normal systolic readings vary, and readings under 100 may indicate abnormal pressure. When extreme, symptoms include weakness, dizziness, and fainting, though health can still be normal if no disease is involved.
Mussolini Proclaims Himself Head of Italy’s Republican State
Berlin radio carried Mussolini proclamation naming him chief of a new Republican Fascist state in Italy. The uncertainty is over a forthcoming constituent assembly to confirm constitutional functions while Mussolini says he will exercise the functions of head until that day.
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New York
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Office of War Information
Berliner Boersen-Zeitung
Mussolini
CBS
Ration Boards Warned Of Politics
The District OPA under Chester Bowles warns Troy area ration boards against political activity that could jeopardize impartial OPA rule enforcement. Bowles stresses board members and volunteers must not use official influence in elections, and any board member may be removed for political persistence.
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Washington
Troy
Edward J. Rowan
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Bowles
Patient’s Long Life Expected Despite Low Blood Pressure
The report notes that even with very low blood pressure and present symptoms, the patient may experience a long life, though likely unhappy. It emphasizes prognosis over immediate treatment, reflecting cautious clinical expectations rather than hopeful outcomes.
London After the Blitz A Reporter’s Impression
A correspondent recalls postwar London with harbor mood, ruin and resilience. He notes Londoners’ stoic acceptance of damage, repurposed spaces, and ongoing bustle in Hyde Park and Mayfair. Children remain buoyant while fear and shock seem distant to the eye of the city’s daily life.
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Mass
London
Trafalgar
Paris
Hyde Park
West End
Mayfair
Ind
Youth Fined After Borrowed Car Crash in Troy Area
Merrill Cole a 17 year old of North Adams was fined 40 dollars and given a ten day suspended sentence by Justice Hiram Sheffer after a crash on the Troy Hoosick Falls Road. Cole borrowed Bert Shepard’s car to take his girl home and struck John Kreiger’s car at about 3 a m Saturday. Frank Kreiger aided his brother and was knocked when helping. Cole and Shepard later claimed the car was stolen to North Adams troopers investigated and Cole faced charges of leaving the scene reckless driving and unlicensed driving.
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Merrill Cole
Hescock Place
North Adams
John Kreiger
Troy
Troy-Hoosick Falls Road
Justice of the Peace
Hiram Sheffer
Brunswick
Cole
Bert Shepard
A. B. Hart
Troy Barracks
Kreiger
Frank Kreiger
Shepard
Hart
Discontinues Businesses in City, Name Changes Filed
Victor Malo of 1908 Seventh Avenue has filed to dissolve Troy Cleaners and Dyers. Hy-Way Spreade Inc. dissolved by Secretary of State, ending its incorporation in Rensselaer County.
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Victor Malo
Seventh Avenue
Troy Cleaners & Dyers
Veterans elect Nielsen Troy Post commander at anniversary observance
Ebbe C. Nielsen was chosen commander of Troy Post of the 27th Division Association during the 25th anniversary observance of the World War I Hindenburg Line break. Other officers elected include Clyde W. Heer vice commander Frank J. Mealey adjutant Howard Kenyon sergeant at arms and executive committee members Robert L. Rickerson James Fay James Downing and John J. Tower.
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Ebbe C. Nielsen
Troy
27Th Division Association
Nielsen
Clyde W. Heer
Frank J. Mealey
Howard Kenyon
Robert L. Rickerson
James Fay
James Downing
John J. Tower
Healthier British Diet Noted With Lighter Fare
The piece observes Britons have slimmed down and become healthier over five years. Diet shifts away from fried foods like fish and chips toward soups boiled foods and health bread, with noticeable results in general wellness.
Doolittle Inducted Into Navy in Buffalo
George S. Doolittle, 18, a relative of famed flyer Maj. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, was inducted into the Navy in Buffalo on Wednesday.
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Buffalo
George S. Doolittle
Jimmy” Doolittle
Navy
Two Troy Area Sailors Reported Missing
Two sailors from the Troy area, Clifford Elroy Danforth and Robert Elsworth Dick, are reported missing by the Navy Department. Danforth is the son of Mrs Princes L. Danforth of Saratoga Springs, and Dick is the son of Ralph L. Dick of Sisters Corners Remember. War Bonds: buy more.
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Navy Department
Clifford Elroy Danforth
Aviation
Princes L. Danforth
Saratoga ,Springs
Robert Elsworth Dick
Ralph L. Dick
Sisters Corners
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