Local Polio Chief Urges Adherence to Polio Pledge Rules
William H. Southran Jr the Winchester Frederick County Polio Chapter chair urges strict observance of the 1952 Polio Pledge during a polio outbreak. He notes silent carriers can spread disease and emphasizes rest avoid chills avoid wet clothes heated baths and limited mixing with new groups and following doctor guidance.
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William H. Southran, Jr
Winchester-Prederick County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
March of Dimes
Louthan
States with excess men over women listed
Reader notes list several states with an excess of men over women. Locations named include Montana North Dakota South Dakota Idaho New Mexico Tennessee Oregon Arizona Virginia Nebraska Wisconsin and others referenced with misspellings or partial names.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Idaho
New Mexico
Tuminetan
Oregon
Arizons
Virginia
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Tara the Irish Setter Wins at Winchester SPCA Dog Show
Tara an Irish setter owned by Elizabeth F Miller of Hagerstown Md was named champion at the Winchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals dog show. The event at the Farmers Live Stock Exchange netted over 300 for the shelter fund with about 250 attendees and judges Miss Shearer of Orange and Miss Smiley of Baltimore.
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Winchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Farmers Liveke Exchange
C B. Mallon
Tara
Elizabeth F. Miller
Hagerstown
J. Pinckney Arthur
Misses Shearer
Orange
Smiley
Baltimore
Austrian Catholics Pray for Persecuted Behind Iron Curtain
About seven Austrian Catholics gathered in Vienna to pray for Catholics persecuted behind the Iron Curtain. The procession moved through rain to the city stadium under Soviet supervision and prayed for imprisoned leaders Mindszenty of Hungary and Beran of Czechoslovakia.
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Vienna
Ran
Mags
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Smoke Damages Novick Home as Furnace Is Tested
Firefighters responded to a noontime blaze at 1631 Braddock Street in the Marshall Novick residence. Plumbers testing a furnace lit it, causing an unexpected flare and smoke damage to the property with no injuries reported.
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Novick
Marshall Novick
Braddock
Strange Objects Seen Flashing Across Sky Last Night
Local witnesses Mr and Mrs R C McKee on Route 50 east reported a strange object moving south at about 7 pm. They observed a small craft enlarge to roughly 12 feet before it exploded in fire. Reports from Norfolk and Pulaski note similar sightings with vague descriptions.
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R. C. McKee
Route 50 East
Joe
Associated Press
Norfolk
Er Tetas
Pulaski
Ond
Father Killed on West Side. Son Identifies Injured Father
Chicago report of a man who recognized his father Sal, 56, on a West Side street after an incident. The father died hours later in a hospital.
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Chicago
Sal
Phillips Father Dies Of Heart Attack At Game
John Wise Phillips 69 died of a heart attack in Shenandoah Virginia while watching a ball game his son Eddie played in. He was stricken shortly before a doctor arrived.
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Shenandora
John Wise Phillips
Eddie
Pre-Operative Drug Reduces Infection Risk
A report notes sulfa drugs were once used to sterilize, but neomycin an antibiotic now guides pre operative care. It requires a laxative effect and a minimal residue diet in the bowels to aid infection control. The drug may help extend lives of intestinal tumor patients.
Woman Doctor Says She Has Legally Become a Man
Dr. Eligabeth Forbes Sempil announced in the Aberdeen Press and Journal she has legally changed her sex to male. If accepted, she would renounce the baronetcy held by her brother Sir Ewan Forbes Sempil and possibly inherit the title and castle upon his death.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Eligabeth Forbes-Sempil
Earon Sempil
We Averdeen Press
Ewan Forbes-Sempil
Lora Semynall
Forbes-Sempi
Sempill
Alford
Averdeenshire
Frank T. Dick dies in hospital at age 60
Frank T. Dick, 60, of 711 A Loudoun Street, died yesterday at 12 15 pm in Winchester. He was a member of the Men s Bible Class at the church. Pallbearers were Herbert Pope Marshall Kremer Russell Hupp Cochran and Elmer Lampn. Interment will follow at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Frank T. Dick
Loudoun St
Winchester
Herbert Pope
Marshall Kremiér
Russell Hupp
Cochran
Elmer Lampn
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Eye Color Variation in Newborns Across Races
The report notes that nearly all white newborns have blue eyes while some colored races show diverse eye colors at birth. It reflects mid-20th century views on racial differences in infancy with a focus on hereditary traits.
John Kiger Dies In Winchester Hospital
John A. Kiger, 82, of 122 &. Cameron 8&t., died yesterday afternoon at 6 46 in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was a retired farmer who once owned a large farm in White Hall Frederick County. He is survived by two brothers Frank of this city and Edward of Red Bud and a sister May Paulkner of Hiattstown Md. Funeral services 11 a m Monday from the Kurtz Panera Home 21 SL Loud Rev Robert Whitten officiating. Members of the Winchester Masonic order will attend.
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John A
Cameron
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kiger
Lucy Hott
Cornelius and
Clementine Windle Kiger
Mr. Kiger
White Hall
Frederick County
Masonic Order
Frank Kiger
This City
Edward Kiger
Red Bud
May Paulkner
Hiattsville. Md
Kurtz Panera
Robert Whitten
Masonic Lodge to Conduct Graveside Rites
Pallbearers from the Masonic Lodge will perform rites at the graveside. Burial is planned in the family lot at Mount Hebron.
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Masonic Lodge
Mount Hebron
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