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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1943
Page
8
The article discusses outbreaks of infantile paralysis, especially in the south during large gatherings. It explains the virus can enter via the mouth and nasal passages, travels through the gastrointestinal tract to the brain stem or spinal cord via nerve trunks, and notes that severity depends on the immune status.
The article discusses poliomyelitis sources of infection including intestinal excretions and contaminated food or water. It notes asymptomatic carriers, the stool shedding period, and the relation of tonsil and adenoid removal to paralytic outbreaks. It also mentions Mars being farther from the sun and colder climate.
J. M. Eleazer of Clemson College extension service notes South Carolina farmers curb crop loss by pooling labor and farm machinery. As labor shortages rise and wartime wages lure workers, shared use of tractors combines and binders keeps fields productive, with families supporting workers to gather crops across counties.
The War Department announced decorations for four generals engaged in aerial operations against the Axis. Major General Lewis H Brereton receives the Air Medal. Major General James H Doolittle earns the Distinguished Service Medal. Major General Ira C Haker is awarded the Legion of Merit. Brigadier General Uzal G Ent receives an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal.
Bleazer says the recently passed South Carolina work-or-fight law will address refusals to work. The statute imposes fines and imprisonment on capable individuals who refuse employment.
U S Liberator bombers of the Tenth Air Force dropped a great weight of explosives on the Mandalay railway yards with excellent results and numerous hits reported. Twin-engine B-25 Mitchells attacked rail installations in Central Burma while other strikes targeted Monywa and Hsipaw rail yards. A landslide may have blocked tracks after a hit near Hsipaw.
A War communique reports Aug 29 air raids by heavy and medium bombers on central and northern Burma with no loss. B 25s dropped over 22 tons on Myitkyina destroying a railway station and tracks. Liberator raids hit Monyma Kalewa Taungbaw. Penicillin saves life of Edward Wahl in Detroit.
225 first aid kits and 22 boxes of medical equipment were received by Troy officials from the Office of Civilian Protection. Acting Public Safety Commissioner John B. Conroy accepted the items and handed them to Dr. James H. Flynn of the Troy War Council’s medical emergency division for distribution to first aid and casualty stations. The shipment includes splints.
In simplifying manufacture of hand tools for victory gardens, 324 types of forks have been cut to 76 styles of rakes have been reduced from 55 to eight, hoes from 362 to 39, and hand cultivators from 14 to eight.
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