Chamberlain's Tribute Sparks Look At Notable Wives
World figures such as Sir Austen Chamberlain Lord Baldwin King George VI and Madam Chiang Kai Shek are cited as examples of how loyal wives support powerful men The piece recalls Chamberlain praising his wife and notes other leaders who credited their spouses with influencing their careers and public roles.
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New York
Neville Chamberlain
London
Sir Austen
Helpmeet
Premier Chamberlain
Lord Baldwin
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Baldwin
George
England
Mary
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rainfall Averages From 1913 38 Highlight 26 Year Period
Present and past rainfall figures show May to date 0.39 inches and year to date 13.44 inches. Monthly totals for 26 years 1913 38 include February 1.98 and September 12.36 inches. Average annual rainfall over the period is 35.09 inches, with data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Aioe
Winchester Research Laboratory
Chemical seeds planted in bodies to treat disease
Drs from Johns Hopkins explained adrenal insufficiency treatment using implanted hormone seeds. Solid hormone pellets are placed under the shoulder blade, releasing corticosterone slowly to replace failing adrenal glands and improve Addison’s disease outcomes.
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GT. Louis
American Medical Association
Addison
John Hopkins
Strip Area Discovered Enables Upright Stance
Dr John F Fulton of Yale announced at the American Medical Association meeting that a strip area of brain cells just under the frontal skull marks the anti gravity region enabling humans to stand upright. The cells govern exterior trunk leg and arm muscles and act as a director for nearby cells controlling voluntary movements.
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ST. Louis
African Medical Association
John F. Fulton
Yale University
New Haven
Fpukton
Robber Drops Cash During Quick Capture at Albany Restaurant
In Albany a robber snatched $20 from Florence Harrison's restaurant. A bystander pursued the thief outside shouting. He returned to the counter, dropped $12, and was arrested.
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Albany, Dre
Florence Harrison
Revenue Official Killed in Washington Bus Collision
John R. Kirk deputy commissioner of internal revenue was killed and his wife seriously injured when their car collided head on with a bus carrying 30 Lakewood New Jersey high school students. Bus driver Daniel R. Murphy of Asbury Park was held on $1000 bond for a coroner's inquest to be held soon. The crash occurred last night near Glen Echo Maryland as the bus headed to a suburban amusement park.
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Washington
John R. Kirk
Internal Revenue
Lakewood
N. J
Daniel R. Murphy
Asbury Park
Glen Echo
Safety Awards Presented at Winchester Plant Ceremony
L. X. Blantz, superintendent of the Lynchburg District of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, awarded safe driving honors to Winchester Plant employees. C. B. Mallory and W. B. Pingley received pocketbooks for ten years of accident free service, while J. E. McCarty and B. G. Gorham earned safe drivers cards for eight and four years respectively.
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L. X. Blantz
Lynchburg
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Winchester
C. B. Mallory
W. B. Pingley
J. E. McCarty
B. G. Gorham
Farm Records Help Census Effort for 1940
County agent I Fred Stine urges farmers to keep up to date farm records in 1939 for the next census. The count will gather crop acreage livestock data land use farm finances expenditures and facilities boosting accuracy for county state and national estimates. Stine offers to help start records on every farm in the county.
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I. Fred Stine
Stine
Bureau of the Census
Hudson Factory Closes After Labor Dispute
Detroit May 17 The Hudson Motor Car Company plant with 5500 workers was closed yesterday due to a department dispute. CIO UAW representative Tracy Doll said 40 trim department employees were laid off last week and that the company expected the rest to maintain output.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Company
Tracy Doll
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Trim
Piscatorial Grandma Fannie Miller Fishes for Birthday Traditions
Mrs. Fannie Chaney Miller chose to fish in the Vermilion river to mark her 90th birthday instead of attending a party. An ardent angler, she has a large family including three children, nine grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.
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Bloomington
Till
Fannie Chaney Miller
Many Causes Behind Recurring Headaches
Dr. I C Riggin warns headaches are a symptom of deeper troubles and not a mere nuisance. Eye strain, nervous weakness, nose and throat issues, diseased teeth, constipation, stimulants, ill fitting clothes, and even kidney troubles can trigger headaches. Seek physician diagnosis for chronic or recurring cases rather than self treatment.
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Commissioner of Health
How Veterans Spend Money From Sales of Poppies
Poppy sales proceeds by local units state departments and the National organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars must fund ex service men and dependents the National Home for widows and orphans hospital relief and entertainment service bureau work military funerals burial plots and grave care.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
V. F. W. National Home For
Service Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Principal Indicted Over Student's Death in Whipping Case
Clarion Pennsylvania May 17. Grand jury indicted Harri son A Hartman 37 school principal of Sligo on aggravated assault and battery charges in the death of 10 year old Robert Wiser who died March 23 six days after a whipping from the principal. Dr Ray Erickson testified at a preliminary hearing that the diabetic coma resulting from shock and violence caused the death.
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Clarion
Harrison A. Hartman
Sligo
Ray Erickson
Robert Wiser
Commerce Aide Resigns Position
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Richard C. Patterson Jr as assistant secretary of commerce effective July 15. Patterson said he wished to become chairman of an important national corporation discussed last month and deemed not to be refused.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Patterson
Headache as deception and the need to remove causes
The text argues that habitual drugging of headaches is a subterfuge that can fool the victim for a time, but cannot defeat nature. It states that removing the causes of headaches is the proper and safer approach, warning against temporizing with headaches as unwise and sometimes dangerous.
Burglar’s Outlandish Loot Noted in Seattle Case
A Seattle burglar who entered the Axel Gidlof residence discovered a mix of currencies and a Rhode Island note from 1800. He secured a 1000-mark note dated 1910 and a 150-dollar Confederate currency note while rejecting a valuable watch and camera.
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Seattle
Axel Gidlof
Rhode Island
False Alarm in Hartington Sparks Townwide Sweep
A screeching fire whistle drew residents to the streets but found no blaze. Investigators traced the incident to a WPA paving crew worker who, while cutting an underground cable with a spade, short circuited the whistle.
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Hartington
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J. Watson Shockley
Winchester Star Cooking School
John. W. Rosenberger & Co
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