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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
6
Texas authorities report 139 traffic deaths in July, part of a year-to-date toll of 909. Officials cite holiday travel as a factor and emphasize that most fatal crashes were avoidable with basic safety. City streets showed improvement with 38 deaths, open highways 92, and 1,454 injuries overall.
In the first primary Representative led his opponent 7 to 1 in his home town and over 3 to 1 in Southeast Grayson County where he has lived for over four decades. Waggoner topped opponent by 466 votes in Sherman and 141 votes in the opponent’s home ward. He led the ticket in the first primary by 1,988 votes and captured over 47 percent of all votes cast.
A reader chronicles an eight week 1300 calorie Spartan diet under Good Housekeeping Beauty Clinic. She reports better posture a loss of thirteen pounds and inches off hips abdomen thighs and ankles. Experts approve the method in the September issue.
A Louisiana health officer announced a simple hydrochloric acid treatment claimed 100 percent success against gonorrhea. Dr. Charles Verdier said thousands of injections into veins and muscles have cured diverse cases with no observed adverse reactions, suggesting possible broader immune effects and potential use against other diseases.
Austin reports health officials warn against overuse of barbiturate sleep aids once sold without prescription. Dr Geo W Cox states hypnotics like allonal amytol luminal viral neonal can cause severe reactions and death with improper use. He urges physician supervision and cautions insomnia often signals underlying issues.
Colorado Springs California doctor C H Boissevain heads a study for the Colorado Foundation for Research in Tuberculosis. He believes removing a fatty growth factor from the body could starve tubercle bacilli without harming patients, possibly conquering tuberculosis. He notes the substance is found in egg yolk, liver, and guinea pig spleen and that identifying and eliminating it may end the disease.
The discussion notes that a condition favorable to bacilli can abruptly become unfavorable, possibly due to natural factors that starve or kill the bacilli. Researchers say more knowledge is needed to understand this shift and its implications.
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