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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1955
Page
16
Chicago exhibit introduces a zippered sponge rubber boot a quarter inch thick to relieve varicose veins in the lower leg. The device uses adhesive tape edges and a zipper fastener with a bandage for support. Walking compresses the boot to pump blood and ease the condition per the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A preliminary trial reported in the American Medical Association Journal finds a new compound predusnone may be four to five times more potent than current drugs in easing pain stiffness and inflammation from rheumatic arthritis rheumatic heart disease and gout.
TV and Radio Log for Tuesday Sept 6 notes Berenadi Platter featuring drawings and etchings by Luigi Milipiero who serves as director producer carpenter actor and painter at the theater. Ottawa-Canadian ore exports rose 12.7 percent to 7,338,629 tons in 1954 with export gains and reduced domestic sales. Lublin Ireland tests a $7,000 peat moss cutter from Sweden shifting from hand cutting to mechanized production. Tel Aviv Israel earned about $10,000,000 from tourism in 1954, up $2,000,000 from 1953.
Sommerhausen's Little Arch Theater, Germany's smallest, resumes performances after structural upgrades. The venue now features a 12 by 12 stage with new lighting and enhanced seating for 48 audience members amid a vineyard setting in the Main River Valley.
Community watchers at Schaghticoke review Home Bureau demonstrations and Farm Bureau changes effective next January 1 as the county extension service shifts to share an agricultural department. Open class cattle results crown champions in Guernsey Jersey Brown Swiss Ayrshire and 4H showmanship with entries led by Willard Peck Richard White and Mary Luke among others. Harness race and standardbred times plus poultry and sheep judging are listed with multiple 4H participants and winners.
Latin American branches of U.S. firms show earnings greatly exceeding measured capital transfers from parents. Retained earnings finance a majority of their capital outlays, well above 60 percent in recent years.
Hurricanes late in 1954 damaged about forty percent of Haiti's coffee crop. The total crop was around 300 000 bags, and the exportable surplus for 1985 is not expected to exceed 200 000 bags, down from 400 000 bags the prior year.
Des Moines report shows nitrogen fertilizer consumption rising from 384000 short tons in 1938 39 to 1810000 tons in 1953 54. Each year since 1950 saw 11 to 23 percent gains over the prior year, with only 1941 42 a dip. World usage grew 127 percent from 2517000 to 5702000 tons in the same span.
Jacksonville Beach residents should report a fire by dialing the fire department 5 2334 not the police 5 2331. Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach callers should use the police 32331 rather than 52334, or call the fire department if there is no police answer. Fire Chief R D Brunson says the rule should cut misdirected calls which reach 30 to 40 weekly.
A Canadian firm has developed a rubber resin adhesive in a pushbutton spray container. The fast drying aerosol glue works on fabrics leather paper wood rubber and smooth metal. It is waterproof but dissolves in dry cleaning solutions.
About 2 million Americans have diabetes with roughly 60 thousand new cases annually. The figures highlight a growing public health concern and the need for awareness and preventive measures.
A new study finds 61 percent of beer drinkers are aged 21 to 40, the largest share and the most frequent drinkers. It reports 53 percent in the 40 to 60 group and 33 percent over 60 also drink beer.
Frogs and toads are amphibians with aquatic tadpoles and air breathing adults. Some species stay underwater for minutes, while others avoid heat and dry habitats. Frogs eat insects and tolerate water limits. toads resist heat and dryness and are valued as pest eaters.
Production during the 1954 55 season totaled 1 272 000 000 pounds, up from 1 244 000 000 the previous year, reflecting increased output in Brisbane Australia.
RPI Evening Division announces fees: registration five dollars, graduate subjects thirty dollars per credit, undergraduate engineering or science twenty eight dollars per credit, general studies twenty six dollars per credit. Courses run two or three evenings weekly for sixteen weeks starting September 19 1955 with registration September 15 and 16 and applications due by September 9.
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