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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1945
Page
4
A Whitewright Texas note reviews current polling doubts, railway safety with aging engineers, a Kentucky town dwelling move, and a mass cold study showing one and a half billion dollars in lost work days. It urges health precautions and prudent heating and dress.
A Dallas News summary notes a Gallup poll finding that in one week in December about 21 million Americans, 16 percent of those surveyed, reported suffering from colds. The item highlights widespread cold prevalence in winter.
George Barr built G Barr & Co in Chicago into a $5,000,000 medical supply firm employing 147 people, many with severe handicaps. The 32 year old founder, a Wisconsin graduate who lost a leg in an auto accident, advocates treating workers on merit. The plant features blind, deaf, and amputee staff thriving on skilled assembly, labeling, and packing roles.
A 32-year-old blind woman started her first job three months ago and is as happy as a child with a new toy. Barr says when employers fear disabled people cannot work, “Bring ’em in” and he does his best to provide jobs.
The article explains how service ribbons and uniforms function as badges of identity and honor for military personnel. It notes key ribbons such as the Good Conduct Ribbon, the pre Pearl Harbor ribbon, and theater ribbons for Europe Africa and the Middle East and Asia Pacific, with stars indicating engagements and the Purple Heart for wounded in action. The sky blue ribbon with five white stars signals the Medal of Honor or Congressional Medal.
A wary wife refuses church in old clothes while accusing her husband of failing to provide respectability. She says pride matters though she fears perdition, and laments a lack of funds. Family dynamics show shifting power as relatives arrive and a cousin continues in an office job.
Dr. George W. Cox warns that keeping leftover medicines at home poses real danger. He urges immediate disposal after use and cautions against self medication with drugs like sulfa, which can turn a minor ailment into serious poisoning.
Berlin radio announced that relatives of German soldiers killed in action must surrender all uniforms to aid the winter clothing drive. Wounded soldiers unable to return to the front were also ordered to hand in their uniforms. Relatives of dead civilians were previously told to turn in clothing of the deceased.
Mrs Flora Snelson and two friends stopped for four gallons of gasoline. The station demanded a $10 deposit since the A book was at home. She waited about ten minutes while her friends fetched the coupon. She later said rationing is necessary and the wait was not too bad.
Practical kitchen and laundry tips including frying eggs with flour in fat to prevent popping and using cornstarch in cold water for mixing. It notes odors in apples and eggs, storing away from strong smells, and using toilet water in rinses for lingerie. Vinegar in rinse helps hair with hard water.
Vitamin pills were the subject of a severe joke at Duke University's School of Medicine. The incident involved 200 volunteer medical students at the request of the Quartermaster General of the United States Army.
Researchers divided 30 volunteers into five groups for 30 days. Four groups received varying vitamin doses while one received inert pills. After the trial, two doctors reported no greater improvement in pep or health among vitamin receivers than among those on the dummy pills. They noted no conclusive evidence to support broad vitamin claims.
The J. W. Madden stock of fire damaged merchandise was sold this week to a Knoxville Tennessee company for 70000 dollars by sealed bid. Insurance estimates place the total loss at 111620.12 dollars and Madden hopes to open a modern store in May.
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