Fewer Young Mothers Die
Chicago reports an obstetric audit showing US maternal deaths fell 30 percent from 7.0 per 1000 in 1929 to 4.89 in 1937. Dr. Scott C. Runnels notes remaining gaps and argues hospital safety varies, with sepsis largely tied to abortion and last resort admissions.
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Chicago
Journal of the Medical Association
United States
Scott C. Runnels
Cleveland
International Health Office
Runnels
Car overturns kill passenger in Williamsport area
Hagerstown Md Aug 1 Benjamin F Guessford 22 was killed early today when an automobile in which he rode overturned on a curve on the Williamsport Green Castle pike. Ralph Hoffman another passenger and Ralph Lemen the driver escaped injury. Police began an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Benjamin F. Guessford
Williamsport-Greencastle Pike
Ralph Hoffman
Ralph Lemen
Absent-minded burglars leave rings on safe top
Cincinnati report says a safe in an insurance office was robbed of 15 dollars cash a 50 dollar watch and five rings valued at 1275. Investigators found the burglars had laid out the rings on top of the safe and forgotten them in a curious mix up.
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Cincinnati
Herman Harrison
Savings at Ward's Plumbing and Heating Ad
Gentlemen I am interested in heating and plumbing services at Ward and Co Loudoun Winchester VA. I want an electric pump without obligation and request a coupon or price offer for plumbing and heating work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterely Ward & CO
Loudoun
T. Winchester
Wallee
KECA Los Angeles Moves Dial To 780 KC For NBC Night
KECA station in Los Angeles shifts from 1430 to 780 KC for NBC night broadcast on WJZ NBC. The 10 15 p m block features Hollywood talent and a 45 minute dance band salute by Will Osborne Olsen Dorsey and others. Toscanini to conduct two mid season concerts from Switzerland and New York radio listeners will hear via WJZ NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
KECA
Los Angeles
Wjz-Nbc
Hollywood
Will Osborne
Re Olsen
Tommy Dorsey
WEAF
NBC
Bureau of Customs
Alec Templeton
Uncle Walter
WJZ
Ted Husing
We, the People
Bob Crosby
Hal Kemp
Inside Story
Artie Shaw
Beauty Parlor Tank Explosion Injures Two in Baltimore
A hot water tank in a beauty parlor exploded and hurt two women on Myrtle Avenue. Blanche Clark, 37, was knocked unconscious by debris and Fanny Griffin, 50, fractured her skull after the tank bounced across the street. Battalion Chief Thomas Heager suspects a gas fire under the tank caused steam and the blast.
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Baltimore
Myrtle Avenue
Blanche Clark
Fanny Griffin
Dorothy Katz
Thomas Heagerty
Brothers in Ennis Share Room Across Years Feud
Two Ennis men, J E O Leary an engineer and D L O Leary a conductor, share a room and bed but have not seen each other in two years. J E O Leary leaves for Houston on Mondays and returns Thursdays while D L O Leary travels Wednesdays after 24 hours in Ennis. They keep separate Houston homes in different city areas.
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Ennis
Tex
J. E. O'Leary
Houston
D. L. O'Leary
Home State Is Beckoning from Heat in Congress
Washington reports Congress shows love for the old home state as heat rivals outdoor August temperatures. Weather charts note 22 states with August highs of 75 or below, while lawmakers joke about stifling air conditioning and dream of cooler days in Nebraska Iowa Louisiana and Nebraska again as they debate adjournment and comfort in the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Congress
Weather Bureau
Capitol
Louisiana
Rep. Mouton
Dla
Mouton
Karl Stefan
R-Neb
Nebraska
Norregi
Mercury
Iowa
Harrington
Diona
Death Removes Sister of Late John E. Pollard
Mrs. Mary Pollard Clarke sister of former Governor John Garland Pollard and widow of G. Harvey Clarke died at her daughter's home in Richmond. A notable suffrage advocate and organizer she helped found the Woman's Suffrage League and the Richmond Education Association. She authored pamphlets on citizenship and government and served from 1922 to 1933 on Virginia’s state library board as its first woman appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mary Pollard Clarke
John Garland Pollard
G. Harvey Clarke
Daugher
Virginia
John Pollard
Richmond College
Clarke
Drowned Boy Woodrow Catterbuck in Rappahannock
Remington Virginia August 1 Woodrow Wilson Clatterbuck thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward W Clatterbuck drowned while playing with two ten year old boys George Kinzer and Charles Clatterbuck a cousin He slipped off a rock grabbed Kinzer then disappeared Kinzer ran two miles to call Culpeper fire department Douglas Swan and Robert Hudson volunteers found the body later that afternoon about ten feet downstream He could not swim He leaves six brothers and three sisters in addition to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hudson
Clatterbuck
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Aagar
Ward's
N. Loudoun St
Frank Garrigan
Westville
N. J
Arturo Toscanini
Lucerne
Fargo
N. D
Hobby Lobby
Guiding Light
CBS
U. S. Army Air Corps
T. V. Smith
Uncle Jonathan
Beauty Parlor
Cina Ue
SILCO
John E. Pollard
Rappahannock
Grob
MINK
Lamb
Carolyn
Hudson
Silver
Alaska
M. Cohen & Son
Cohen's
Martinsburg
Skunk
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