Healthier, Longer Lives Amid Rising Accident Deaths
The Public Health Service reports 1937 mortality at 11 per 1,000 but accidents remain a major issue. Auto deaths stay at 28 per 100,000, while overall deaths from typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria, tuberculosis, malaria, pellagra, digestive and kidney diseases fall. Motherhood deaths drop 13 percent from 1936, with continued declines expected in 1938 and 1939 thanks to Social Security, Cancer Control Acts, and proposed venereal disease funding. Dr. Parran calls the venereal bill the most important social insurance policy drafted.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
United States
Congress
Thomas Parran
The
Boyfriend Visit Delays Sparked a Mud Turtle Laugh
A boy given permission to visit a boyfriend returned home at seven after claiming two hours to walk half a mile. His mother pressed him about the delay. He insisted he did not loiter and explained Charlie had given him a mud turtle to lead home.
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Fred
Charlie
P. S
Obeyed Orders Doctor Quoted in Patient’s Care
A hospital scene reports a doctor puzzled by a towel in a patient’s mouth as the patient’s husband explains he placed it to keep her quiet after the doctor advised restraint. The exchange highlights concern over humane treatment.
12 New Dormitories for A and M College
Plans for a 2 million dollar dormitory dining hall complex at Texas A and M College aim for bid advertisements around June 1. Architect Alfred C. Finn of Houston describes ten 182 foot long four story dorms and two 193 foot long four story dorms totaling 1,250 rooms for 2,500 students plus gun rooms and other facilities. The single story dining hall seats 2,800. Buildings will be reinforced concrete fireproof with face brick exteriors trimmed with Texas stone.
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Texas A. and
M. College
Alfred C. Finn
Houston
Finn
Big Slump Forecast for Farm Income This Year
Washington report cites Edward A. O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation urging Congress to provide parity payments under the AAA program to bolster recovery. He warned of a national shortfall next fall, noting cash income fell by 250 million dollars in the first quarter and predicting at least a one billion dollar drop for 1938. He projected 454 million bushels of wheat surplus, 7 million bales of cotton carryover, and a 300 million bushel corn surplus with favorable planting. Parity payments as of April 15 would be 7.9 cents per pound cotton, 40 cents per bushel wheat, and 30.8 cents per bushel corn.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Adams
Dem
Colorado
Senate Appropriations
O’neal
Beaumont Man Not Liable For $5,000 Gift Nap
Royce Evans dozed through a theatre gift night on November 9 and did not rush to claim the prize within three minutes as required. A district court jury ruled his claim was timely and he did not have to forfeit the $5,000 award, despite the management’s refusal.
Hunter Pledges $15 Million Saving Plan For State Govt
Four time candidate Tom F Hunter opened his gubernatorial drive pledging to trim the state budget by more than 15 million dollars a year. He argued the state government operates as a people’s corporation with 140 million in annual tax revenue and proposed vetoing any appropriation not showing saving. He called for cuts across tax supported departments excluding old age assistance teachers retirement and blind and dependent benefits.
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Dallas
Tom F. Hunter
Hunter
Corporation of
Just a Harmless Old Lady
A San Antonio woman picks up a hitchhiker near San Marcos who pretends to be an old crippled lady. The driver offers help and a place to work in Austin, and later receives a letter confessing the ruse and threat. The note warns never to pick up hitchhikers.
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San Marcos
San Antonio
Austin
Alamo City
San Antonian
Texas
L. O. Cooper
Agreement Reached On Training Of Dionne Quints
NORTH BAY Ontario a four point pact for future supervision and training of the Dionne quintuplets includes drafting plans for a home at Corbiel near Callander to house the quints their parents and other children Oliva Dionne gains staff appointment rights and a nurse nurse choice is approved the guardian praises the pleasant outcome and a new home may be ready by September funds to be paid from the quints estate
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North Bay
Ontario
Dionne
Board of Guardians
Oliva Dionne
Henri St. Jacques
J. A. Valin
Louise Corriveau
Penetanguishene
Dafoe Hospital
Nora Rouselle
Renfrew
Percy D. Wilson
Wilson
Valin
The Doughboy Returns to Find Love Gone
A returning doughboy confronts his girlfriend who explains Cyril spent days at the post office with her to see if a death notice had arrived from France. The exchange centers on mistaken faith and local romance amid wartime misgivings.
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France
Cyril
Porpoise of about 100 pounds captured near St Augustine
A live porpoise weighing roughly 100 pounds was captured near St Augustine Florida and is being kept in a tank for observation and care. The capture spot and local authorities have not released additional details.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Slot Machines in State Are Scarcer
AUSTIN Illegal slot machine operations in Texas have been sharply curbed after warnings from rangers. Gov. James V. Allred instructed enforcement, and Col. H. H. Carmichael reported strong local officer cooperation, with violations now very few, though occasional cases persist in larger cities.
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Austin
Texas
Col
H. H. Carmichael
Department of Public Safety
James V. Allred
Carmichael
The Spice of Life Funny Vignettes and a San Francisco Wedding
A collage of light anecdotes including a football team gag about aerial work and ball inflation, a misheard cloth spelling joke from a schoolroom, a Oakland marriage where the groom jokes about pension, and a child’s quip equating Santa Claus to a daddy.
Framed quarrel clues trouble at Narrow household
Virginia mocks Ruth asking if Mr Narrow kissed her against her will. Ruth replies that he thinks so, calling him a “big brute,” revealing family tension and a questionable encounter.
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Virginia
Ruth
Mr. Narrow
Contempt and laughter in court scene summary
A judge questions a witness about a firing but he only heard a shot. The witness laughs as he retires, prompting a contempt recall. The exchange ends with a quip about insufficient evidence and a comic jab from Mrs Gabber and Gabber.
Fragmented dialogue from Ogdonelle and Harefoot exchange
A humorous exchange features Ogdonelle admitting folly in marriage while Harefoot jokes about many girls drawn to him. The lines imply light domestic banter and an overconfident male narrator in a casual conversational tone.
Witty exchanges in a village humor column
A string of brief vignettes presents lawyers doctors husbands wives students grocers and a minister's son in light banter. Jokes include three speeches at a lodge a student asking for money and a postman's return note a grocer debating egg freshness and a minister who repeats sermons without notice.
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Southern Pine Association
S.P.A
Whitewright Lumber Co
Wansae
Tom Hunter
Papa
Quints
BLACK
Johnnie
Bobey
Morrison
Corky
Oakland
Calif
Chris Fox
Santa Claus
Hubby
Kelly- Springfield
Kelly-Springfield
Yeager’s Service Station
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
L. LaRoe & Co
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