Numbers Game Run From Brooklyn Hospital Bed
A tubercular patient operated a numbers game from a free bed in Kings County Hospital Brooklyn for 18 months taking bets from fellow patients. Gason Phillips 51 pleaded guilty to possessing numbers slips held on $1500 bail. He said he received 20 cents of each dollar. A plainclothes officer seized 248 numbers slips from a cabinet near his feet.
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New York
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Gason Phillips
Phillips
Sandburg Plans Book of Poetry and Autobiography
Carl Sandburg at 78 outlines plans for a longer and better poetry volume and a sequel to his memoir of the first 20 years. He spends much of his day answering mail and notes a lighter schedule, while remaining active in lectures and a Feb 12 Lincoln portrait performance on TV. He values freedom and simple pleasures as keys to happiness.
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Sandburg
Lincoln
Aaron Copeland
Poultry expert predicts lighter breakfast chickens ahead
Poultry specialist Edward F. Godfrey at a producers meeting says future laying hens will weigh under four pounds, not five to seven, due to more efficient feed. He forecasts hens could lay about 240 eggs per year.
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Grand Rapids
Edward F. Godfrey
Godfrey
Third Largest Twins Born in New Orleans
In New Orleans Baptist Hospital a Bayou LaFourche fisherman welcomes twins weighing 19 pounds 6 ounces total, twins Marilyn 10 pounds 8 ounces and Carolyn 8 pounds 14 ounces. Dr. C W Lovell notes they are the third largest reported, following heavier pairs in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Bayou LaFourche
Farl Layus
Leesville
Baptist Hospital
C. W. Lovell
Layus
Doctors urged to stop tongue examinations
Dr Irvine London told the medical profession in the British Medical Journal that doctors waste time asking patients to stick out their tongues. He cited 700 cases with coated tongues, noting most heavy smokers have furred tongues while many non smokers show no coating and some healthy people do too.
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London
Irvine London
Medical
British Medical Journal
Feirview Church Services and Local Socials Highlight Week
Nain by Mrs Roy Chapman notes Feirview Church hosting preaching and Sunday School each Sunday while Thursday prayers and Bible study occur. Local residents spend time with relatives and visit nearby towns. The community laments a dry spell, hoping for rain.
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Wilson DeHaven
Delmar Chapman
Alexandria
Roy Chapman
Diets for Pets in Estes Park Highlight Dog Health
Veterinarians prescribe diets to extend dogs' lives and improve heart and kidney health. Dr. Mark Morris, 55, has studied dog nutrition since 1928 and claims his diets add 2 to 4 years to dogs, equal to 15 to 30 human years. Compliance with feeding instructions is essential, or symptoms recur.
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Estes Park
Colo
Mark Morris
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