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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
9
Medical Society of Virginia and national investigators warn of a diphtheria comeback despite long immunization coverage. Children two thirds of victims and 70 percent of deaths occur before age five. Experts urge early booster shots and explain toxoid now replaces toxin antitoxin in immunization.
The Great Lakes do not freeze entirely during winter. Ice covers harbors and straits for several months. Lake Superior freezes only in shallow shore areas. The northern Michigan coast is frozen but the ice stops well north of Milwaukee.
A crossword clue list covers across and down entries from rind to contend. Includes definitions for mountains rivers insects measures and archaic terms with notes on abbreviations and historical spellings.
In southern California citrus groves growers test automatic infra-red lights to protect trees from frost and increase fruit size sweetness and yield. Thirty to forty lamps per acre mounted on 25 foot poles direct heatless rays to trigger sap flow, with a thermostat initiating light as temperatures fall, while avoiding air warming.
The text compares costs between cheaper smudge pots at about 200 dollars per acre and higher infra red system setup at 700 to 1500 dollars per acre depending on acreage. It notes extra expenses for concrete cisterns for fuel oil storage and trailer tanks and pumps while keeping total smudging costs below infra red costs.
The procedure specifies milk heated to not less than 143 degrees Fahrenheit and held at that temperature for 30 minutes.
Plans for the Southern States Cooperative annual meeting in Opequon will be set by the board of directors and the local farm home advisory committee at 7 30 p.m. Thursday May 20 at Tokes Inn Opequon Elections will name two qualified members to fill each local board and farm home committee vacancy District Manager H B Manuel of Strasburg will speak Julian Carbourh of Stephens City board president will preside The farm home committee includes several Stephens City residents and one Winchester member.
Advertisement claims over a million dollars yearly spend on pile remedies. Peterson's Ointment is promoted as cooling and astringent giving relief from itching in minutes with a 35 percent box or 6 percent tube applicator and a money back guarantee.
Virginia ROTC graduates in the class of 1948 can compete for 600 commissions as second lieutenants in the regular army. Over 2000 Army ROTC seniors nationwide will be eligible, with requirements including graduation from college or two years of college. Active duty tours last one year plus a second year, with optional basic service courses lasting three months. Applications go to the Adjutant General.
Friends in High View sympathize with Mrs. Luther McCauley family after her death Saturday at her daughter Mrs. SW Grim's Middletown home where she had lived for years. Also noted are visitors from New York City, Mr. William Von Tousant, mother Mrs. Gus Von Tousant, and local patient Mr. P C Bowman at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a paralytic stroke.
Americans have recently given churches and welfare institutions little more than 1.5 dollars per 100 of their expenditures, far less than spending on tobacco or alcoholic beverages.
An old advertisement touts Victory Ointment as a quick relief antiseptic for eczema psoriasis rashes and other skin troubles. It claims a grease free formula developed for soldiers and now available for families with jars and tubes sold in Winchester by local retailers.
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