Surgeon Performs Self Appendectomy in Experiment
Dr Robert Meals, a Hollywood surgeon, operated on himself to test a theory that anesthesia causes shock rather than the operation. He removed his own appendix, aided only by nurses and Dr Norton Nichols, after being refused permission by two hospitals. The procedure caused considerable pain despite local anesthesia, as inner organs could not be fully numb.
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Animeles
Robert
Hollywood
Norton Nichols
Mears
Nichols
Bikes Recladwed After Public Notice
Seven bicycles stored at the police station were reduced to three last night after citizens read yesterday's newspaper stories about stolen property. The baby bike, smallest of the set, is among those no longer in evidence.
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Pall
Earege
Aitho
Nine of Ten Books on New Worth List on Library Shelves
A New Jersey and Massachusetts librarians committee selects nine of ten new books worth reading. Four titles appear in both east and west libraries, including John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet and The Happy Mountain by Maristan Chapman. East library houses Goethe by Captain Robert A Bartlett and Beneath Tropic Seas by William Beebe. West library carries The New Russia by Dorothy Thompson and The Open Conspiracy by H G Wells. Hunger Fights by Paul De Kruif will join west shelves upon release.
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Massachusetts
Edith Wharton
Emil Ludwig
Bob Bartlett
Goethe
Robert A. Bartlett
William Beebe
Dorothy ‘Thompson
H. G. Wells
Paul de Kruif
West Library
Waterloo Aldermen Set Special Meeting On Sidewalk Projects
Waterloo's city council will hold a special meeting at 4 30 p m today to discuss sidewalk contracts and other matters. Bids on sidewalks along Mullan avenue to Miles street and Miles street to Commercial street are expected, with property owners on Sixth street seeking to proceed at their own expense. The council may address Black Hawk Construction's delay on Fifth street resurfacing from Lafayette to Water street after a 2800 dollar bond was posted and a notice of stoppage due to ditch settlement time. a forfeiture of the bond as leverage for new terms was rumored.
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Toles
Mullan
C. A. Morris
Black Hawk Construction
Fifth Street
Lafayette
Water Street
Stanley D. Moore
Alimony Case Hearing Challenged Over Jan 2 Date
In the divorce action Maxine Ray vs Paul Ray the hearing on temporary alimony was set for Oct 24 at 9 am. Defendant’s attorney A G Reid filed a special appearance arguing the court lacks jurisdiction to hear temporary alimony before the January term and January 2 is stated in the original notice for appearance.
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Paul Ray
A. G. Reid
Reid
Ray
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