Social Unhappiness Linked to One Third of Illness
Doctors from the American College of Physicians report social illness as a significant factor in medical cases. Studies at Columbia Presbyterian and Lankenau hospital found up to 90 percent of patients with physical illness had psychological components. Researchers urge doctors to consider family and social environment in diagnosis and treatment.
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Cleveland
American College of Physicians
Edward Weiss
Temple University
Philadelphia
Flanders Dunbar
Columbia University
Columbia-Presbyterian Medi
Edward L. Bortz
University of Pennsylvania
Lankenau Hospital
Henry B. Richardson
Marianne Horney
Cornell University Medical College
Josiah Macy Jr
Foundation
State Taxation And Spending Up In Past 5 Years
Texas Comptroller reports five year changes in revenue and outlays from 1935 to 1939. Revenue rose from 113.34 million to 175.22 million with highway fuel tax leading, ad valorem taxes down, new items like teacher retirement and unemployment contributions rising, while federal aid grew. Expenditures climbed from 111.18 million to 164.32 million, pension costs and regulation spending up, debt service and miscellaneous costs changing, marking a broad shift in state finances.
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Austin
Sheppard
Governor Lee O Daniel urges churchgoing in Sunday broadcast
Gov. Lee O Daniel devoted his Sunday radio program to a churchgoing appeal. A hillbilly band provided music as he read a letter from a convict electrocuted for murder. Rickman blamed parental neglect of Sunday school and church and urged Bible teaching in public schools.
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Austin
Lee O’daniel
J. W. Rickman
O’daniel
Milk Kept Fresh in Well for Nine Years
C F Banks of a local farm lowered a two gallon vacuum jug of milk into a well to cool it. The jug sank after the handle pulled free and was recovered nine years later with the milk still fresh. He exhibited a sample in town and the milk clabbered en route.
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C. F. Banks
Banks
Bicycle collision leads to awkward accident report
In a quizzical interview, a boy recalls a bicycle crash where one rider was knocked speechless and the other left with his pants down, highlighting the comic aftermath of a minor collision.
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Willie
Taxes high enough says Senator Small
Texas Senator Clint C. Small of Amarillo says most gubernatorial candidates overestimate needed tax revenue. He argues that an additional six million dollars yearly would suffice to trim the general fund deficit aid dependent children and needy blind and cover teachers retirement. He asserts state growth will raise existing levy revenues.
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Austin
Clint C. Small
Amarillo
Texas Senate
Texas
O’daniel
Cannibalism and Other Problems in Growing of Chicks
College Station report by Geo P McCarthy notes chicks show cannibalism this season, worsened by crowded housing and limited feeder space. Suggestions include darkened windows with red paint or paper, a red brooder light, feeding clipped oats, and providing ample grit to aid grinding. Additional issues mentioned include rickets and slipped tendons.
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College Station
Geo. P. McCarthy
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Nutritional Paralysis in Poultry and Remedies
The article describes Ricketts symptoms in birds such as ruffled feathers and wobbly gait, and recommends putting the brooder on green range or adding cod liver oil to feed. It notes slipped tendons cause crooked legs, suggests 20 percent wheat gray shorts in ration, and advises milk and dehydrated alfalfa for birds not on range.
Socialists Nominate Thomas for 1940 Presidential Ticket
The Socialist party selected Norman Thomas as its 1940 presidential candidate with a platform supporting socialization of essential industries and nonparticipation in the European war. May or C. Krueger, a young economics professor at the University of Chicago, won second place and delivered the keynote address.
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Washington, D. C
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
C. Krueger
University of Chicago
Influence Defined By Action Or Inaction
A father explains to his son that influence is only real when tested by use. The exchange frames influence as potential that proves itself through decisions and impact. Personal power measured by outcomes rather than intentions.
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Son
Build-up for menstrual comfort with CARDUI claims
An ad describes CARDUI as a remedy for functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. It links relief to reduced headaches nervousness and cramps, claiming sharper appetite boosted gastric juice flow and better digestion. It notes CARDUI has been popular for 50 years and suggests taking before and during the period.
Texas lake fish die due to low oxygen from plankton bloom
Texas Game Department biologist explains that dissolved oxygen falls as plankton blooms and cloudy days persist. Remedies include draining small lakes and aerating water or using motorboat agitation. emphasis on teaching teachers and instructors practical fishery management.
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Austin
Texas Game Department
Texas
Outdoor Writers Urge Youth Education in Conservation
The Outdoor Writers Association of America urged practical use of game and fish research and an educational program to teach conservation to youths. The address by John M. Phillips emphasized practical activities for high school students and the primacy of natural resource conservation over art and music.
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Game and Fish Commissions
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Washington
Association
United States
John M. Phillips
Pennsylvania Game Commission
National Wildlife Federation
Quail Drafted by Hawk Halts Hunter in Texas Tale
L T Burns of Yoakum recalls a December incident when a bobwhite fell to the ground after a shot but was seized by a Cooper s hawk mid air and carried away. The blue darter hawk is among unprotected birds in Texas noted for its insect and rodent diet. The piece adds a final remark about ancient Egyptian cork coffins.
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L. T. Burns
Yoakum
Burns
Texas
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