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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
3
Texas health officials warn whooping cough remains a serious danger to young children. Dr. John W. Brown notes October saw more cases and stresses early reporting, isolation, and medical care to ease spasms and save lives.
A doctor tells the wife to take frequent baths, enjoy fresh air, and wear cool clothes. The husband asks for the doctor's words, and she says he advised a trip to Atlantic City and then the mountains, plus buying new light gowns immediately.
Texas legislator George Moffett argues Amendment No 6 should pass to curb urban domination. He says population alone skews districts and geographic balance is needed to keep government in the hands of all people, not just big cities. He cites 1920s-30s shifts and compares with other states, urging adoption to limit county representation to seven members and require geographic considerations in redistricting.
Dr O M Helmer of Lilly Research Laboratories reports a substance isolated from pig pancreas tissue inhibits a malignant chicken tumor called Chicken Tumor I. The compound, linked to unsaturated fatty acids and oleic acid like in properties, is not identified but is evidently a lipoid. Independent corroboration comes from Science reporting isolating the tumor agent as a fatty substance.
Dr. W Lloyd Aycock of Harvard Medical School reported at the American Public Health Association meeting in New Orleans that an internal gland defense against infantile paralysis was observed in experiments on 24 monkeys. The gland boosting mucous membrane growth increased resistance, suggesting a path to identify and protect susceptible individuals. The finding notes that affliction tends to strike those who are not run down but not run up.
A beautiful singer credits her slim figure to a daily odd ritual. Each morning for 20 years she throws a bag of confetti across her bedroom carpet, then leans down and picks up every disk separately. The humor lies in the literal wasteful method.
A compilation of voting curiosities across states and places. It notes that ballots could name Landon or Roosevelt in many towns, but Roosevelt cannot be voted for in London, and Alf Ark. exists as a diminutive, with three Democat cities in Ark Kentucky and North Carolina. New York’s one man precinct runs 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a full staff, while a lone Rabbi votes by machine and is not moved. The piece also touches on seed pricing and grading for cotton and the Smith Doxey bills slated for reintroduction to improve marketing methods.
An article in The Progressive Farmer argues for official seed grading to enable fair quality based sales. Legislation proposed by Senator E D Smith and Representative Wall Doxey would establish a grading system, licensing for samplers weighers and graders, information distribution, and a market news service. Gins and mills would not be required to buy or sell on official grades.
Washington observers note optimistic patent office speculation about future produce such as corn with zippers and self squeezing grapefruit. Experts compare ideas to early aviation and radio, noting patents on plants legalized six years ago with over 1,000 applications and about 200 issued for vegetables fruits flowers and trees.
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