Doctor Sees Good Chance Of Transplanting Limbs
Dr. Richard H. Hall argues that advances in sulfa drugs penicillin and gramicidin heparin and dicoumarin new splints make whole limb transplants in man possibly feasible. Other doctors caution no evidence exists yet to support practical success.
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Frank Carey Washington
Richard H. Hall
Hall
Annals of Surgery
Navy
Denver
Daniel Baugh Institute of Anatomy
Philadelphia
W. S. Halsted
MacCallum
A. Carrel
C. C. Guthrie
Increased Penicillin Production Reported
Washington reports penicillin production could reach about 200 000 000 000 units a month by year end, enough to treat 250 000 infections monthly. Two thousand one hundred hospitals receive the drug. prices fell from 20 to 3.25 per 100 000 units as civilian use rises while the armed forces retain first call. Private Rastus jokes about Army life after a long hike.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
Jokes and Sayings From a Bygone Courtroom and Classroom
A collection of brief quips and punchlines. A magistrate questions a pickpocket about a fastened watch while a geography teacher and a junior offer humorous misstatements. A pastor sermon on theft ends with Uncle Zeke’s grimy appetite for turkeys and a lesson to look forward, not back.
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Pastor Jones
Uncle Zeke
Zeke
Sally’s Harsh Secret Behind Well Behaved Boys
A dated vignette features a Black woman Sally explaining to Miss Maizie that she raises her boys with barrel staves and frequent discipline. The tale uses period dialect to depict stern child-rearing practices and social dynamics.
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Sally
Maizie
Learning to write her name and then marrying
A night school for Negro adults shows a former learner returning to enroll again to write her name, proudly announcing she has now married. A separate telephone story ends with a caller warning about burning beans, then a professor asks why his wife gave him a large box of chocolates, hinting at domestic humor.
Divorce Petition Noted in Grayson County Texas Court
The state issues citation 53114 to E F Rex Grace to appear by December 4 1944 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas for a divorce action filed October 21 1944 by Gladys Groce. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage on cruel treatment grounds and custody of Betty Marie Grace born to the couple.
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State OF
Texas
E. F
Rex
Grace
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Gladys Groce
Rex) Groce
Betty Marie Grace
S. V. Earnest
Kiss That Means It Might Be Birthday Or Wedding Anniversary
A fragment notes a festive moment as someone remarks the kiss signals either a birthday or a wedding anniversary, implying a personal celebration.
Navy recruits reveal the ship cleaning secrets
A reader letter from Great Lakes Illinois reveals a sailor’s admiration for the Navy’s ship cleanliness and a gratitude to the unseen crews who maintain the vessels. The piece shows pride in service and appreciation for dedicated sailors who keep ships orderly.
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Navy
Love
Junior
Great Lakes (Ill
Russian joke on OK and okie do kie expression
A Capper's Weekly cartoon caption describes an American engineer recounting a Soviet interest in the term O K. Russians question the meaning of okie do kie. Another Russian retorts that it is the feminine form of OK.
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Soviet Union
O. K
Capper
Soldiers and toothpaste excuse at formation
An exchange portrays a private explaining lateness by joking about squeezing too much toothpaste and struggling to “get it back in the tube,” prompting a terse military response. The banter hints at discipline and humor within a unit.
London correspondent recalls calm amid robot bombs and witty cleaners
A Yank reporter praises British calm as robot bombs fall and notes a cleaning woman calling them Bob Hope Bombs. She quips you bob down and hope for the best. A vacation note and a remark on lasting peace hint at ongoing global unease and the prospect of future conflict.
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London
Trusted Employee Smithers to Be Tried
A banker hints at arrest after noting Mr. Smithers, once known to the firm, as a trusted employee. The speaker emphasizes that Smithers will be tried if caught.
Mortgage circles back to gasoline in comic quip
The Cheerful Idiot jokes about selling a frugal car as Mr. Chuggins explains a chain of mortgages. He mortgaged his house to buy the machine then the machine to build a garage and now the garage to buy gasoline, highlighting financial folly with humor.
All Together The Sea Gull Navy Chaplain Story
A chaplain in the U S Naval Construction Battalion Sea Gulls works to aid sailors and organize morale activities during a challenging assignment. His efforts foster spiritual support, resilience, and camaraderie among troops in a remote base setting.
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U. S. Naval Construction Battalion
Sea B Gull
Choir rules as tenor leads to gates of hell
A chaplain enforces singing order with the choir telling the tenor to perform solo toward the gates of hell while others hum. A kind old lady questions a cake shop helper about temptation and cream puffs, learning she only licks them, not stealing.
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Hell
Doorstep Quip Sparks Mixed Reactions in Sales Pitch
A joke exchanges a sly line about approaching customers at the door. The quick quip hinges on a provocative opening question, prompting mixed responses from listeners and highlighting old fashioned house call sales humor.
Is Your Married Life A Happy One
A brief dialogue about happiness in marriage. A man recounts marrying the woman of his dreams and compares her beauty to the day of their wedding. The passage ends with a mention of her hands.
Untidy Eating Abroad? A Lady's Restaurant Reliance
A dialogue notes a woman's flawless appearance and spotless habits. She reveals fatigue from constant dining out, hinting at a life of public expectations and curated behavior without explicit events or names.
Henry Ford Delivers Groceries for Five Years
A job applicant answers the manager with the name Henry Ford and explains he has spent nearly five years delivering groceries in town, implying a famous lineage and local familiarity.
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Ford
Henry
Henry Ford
Tommy's Tribute Child Corrects Dad In Honest Joke
A young boy sits on his father’s knee and asks to be like him when grown. He then humorously but affectionately corrects his father saying he means inside not outside, sparking a tender moment.
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Tommy
Daddy
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