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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
3
A reflective column on weather forecasters facing public scorn when forecasts miss the mark. It notes harsh language directed at meteorologists and contrasts public expectation with the uncertain, constraint driven nature of forecasting. It includes aside jokes and general remarks on weather and a Britannica fever fact.
The article notes oxygen’s vital role for high altitude fliers, citing pilot oxygen use above 10 000 feet and eye symptoms at 6000 feet. It recalls lessons from World War II era and a 28 000 foot balloon ascent by Tisandier, where oxygen supply prevented warning signs before a fatal drop.
The piece traces the Raines Law Sandwich as a legal symbol in New York Sunday drinking, noting uneaten samples in roadhouses and the sandwich’s transformation to a single rye slice with a sliver of bologna. It also touches on aircrew oxygen training and a note that Shadock is another name for grapefruit.
A office couple hosts a Christmas party shattering tensions over beliefs while Ben, a close friend, apologizes for missing the event due to his daughter's illness. The party ends with news of the child's death and a surprising act by Ben and a joyfully generous carol group.
Philadelphia doctor Dr Edward L Bortz warns that blood vessel breakdown from poor habits kills millions. He urges preventive medicine and health conservation starting in schools, citing diet fatigue and insufficient rest as major factors and suggesting exercise, elimination, and moderate eating to extend life by up to 30 percent.
The Smithsonian Institution will conduct a final survey of about 60 Central Texas Indian sites on grounds to be flooded by the Whitney reservoir on the Brazos River north of Waco. The study begins this winter and is sponsored by the Smithsonian with the National Park Service and Army Engineers. The sites will be lost to science as the area fills. Also noted are facts about houseflies and rat-caused deaths.
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