Acetylcholine as a Humane Weapon Sparks Debate
Reports from the American Chemical Society in Rochester discuss acetylcholine as a potential agent to induce rapid fainting in enemy troops. Dr R R Jeane and colleagues describe how tiny doses could drop blood pressure, with novel firing methods via splinter shells. A Nobel Prize is noted for acetylcholine research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
American Chemical Society
R. R. Jeane
New York Universe
D. Green
M. Ziff
Renshaw
Virginia Crops Damaged by Heavy August Rain
Heavy August rains in Virginia hurt cotton, tobacco and peanuts while boosting corn, hay and pastures. Danville saw the heaviest rains. Clarke and Frederick counties were drier. Corn production near 37.35 million bushels, peaches at 1.599 million bushels, peanuts at 161 million pounds. Cotton at 40 thousand bales, milk and egg production up. potato, sweet potato crops forecast lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Danville
Clarke
Frederick
Taylor
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Harrisonburg Gets Two New Fire Trucks
Harrisonburg unveiled two new fire trucks this weekend and held open inspections at the fire houses. Each truck carries a 500 gallon pumper and booster tank, built like Rockingham County units, with eight cylinder Pierce-Arrow engines. The $6,000 machines, delayed by plant strikes, mark the citys first fresh equipment in 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Hilltop
John Noll
Seagrave Company
Columbus
Ohio
Pierce-Arrow
Got Decision On Louis Farr Title Fight
Joseph F Maloney president of the National Boxing Association voiced views at the association convention in White Sulphur Springs W V remarking Louis was saved by a decision on a silver platter. He said Louis in his first defense against Tommy Farr showed a lack of championship caliber and came close to losing the crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Joseph F Maloney
Perth Amboy
N. J
National Boxing Association
Louis Farr
Louis
Maloney
Joe Louis
Tommy Farr
Green Spring Locals Seem to Echo Weekend Visits
Green Springs Virginia notes report Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lamp and daughters visiting relatives and returning to Washington DC Monday. Elsie Hunsley spent Saturday night with her parents J W Dix. E P Nagley went to Winchester Saturday for business. Minnie Nagley visited Bessie Strobridge at Sunnyside last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Springs
Ray Lamp
Washington, D. C
Elsie Hunsley
J. W. Dix
E. P. Nagley
Winchester
Minnie Nagley
Bessie Strobridge
Sunnyside
Miss Clark to Wed Roosevelt
Announcement from Nahant Massachusetts states John Roosevelt son of the President will marry Anne Lindsay Clark a Boston debutante. The engagement was made public today by Mrs F Haven Clark of Boston and Nahant.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Boston
F. Haven Clark
Baton Rouge Garbage Strike Grows On Third Day
Fumes and protests intensified on the third day as 65 workers of the Baton Rouge streets and parks department refuse to touch garbage in a demand for higher pay and shorter hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Department of Streets and Parks
Notice of Master Commissioner réelty inquiry in Affleck heirs case
In Frederick County Virginia the court refers the Affleck heirs case to a Master Commissioner in Chancery to report realty, liens, beneficiaries, liens on beneficiaries, unpaid taxes, and any other pertinent matters. A publication notice orders the proceeding with a hearing set for September 29, 1937 at 17 Court Square Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
John Coontz
James R. Affleck
Janes R. Affleck
Winchester
No. 17
Court Square
Government answers Alaska and Virgin Islands questions
The United States government clarifies it seeks no workers for Alaska and has no Virgin Island houses to rent at 5.50 a month. Two and a half times as many white men as women remain in Alaska, and Virgin Island housing exists only if residents establish two years of residency. Office staff urge no more inquiries on the topics.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
United States
Alaska
Virgin Island
Interior Department
Virgin Islands
New Jersey
Virgin Island Bulletin
P. S
Brooklyn
Local Albin Virginia Social Roundup
Albin Brevities notes Miss Robertine Brown of Reynolds Store visiting Miss Mary Austin. A Wiener roast at Newton D. Cather’s home included John Perry Nail Junior Austin and others. 4 H Club picnic at Camp White Rock drew H W Austin family and friends. Maryland visit and Berkeley Springs trips referenced along with multiple birthday celebrations for Mary Madison Austin and gatherings with Cather, Nail, Sorrell, and Austin families.
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Albin
Robertine Brown
Reynolds
Mary Austin
M. S. Glaize
Virginia Anne
John Perry Nail
Junior Austin
Newton D. Cather
H. W. Austin
Hazel Sorrell
Bucky” Lewis
Camp White Rock
Frank Sorrell
Hazel
Charles Spitzer
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Sewell
Delmas
Baltimore
Frances Spitzer
Mary Madison Austin
Mary Louise Yeakley
Ellen Butler
Mary Alice Davis
Virginia
Evelyn Reynolds
Jean Butler
Hilda Edwards Frances Spitzer
Virginia Ann Austin
Richard Cather
Bucky Lewis
Junior
Richard
Billy Austin
C. W. Blair
Harrisonburg
Glaize
Stephens City
Presbyterian Missionaries To Leave War Area
Presbyterian Board in Nashville authorizes emergency furloughs for a group of missionaries and refugees at Tsingtao China. Darby Palton says the authorization came after a plea routed through the consul at Tsingtao to Washington. The listed group includes Miss Margaret Kon River West Virginia and several named pastors and couples from Virginia North Carolina Maryland and South Carolina.
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Ie Presbyterian Board Nashville
Tsingtao
China
Darby Palton
United States Department
Washington
Fulton
Margaret Kon
River
W. Va
A. R. Craig
Pendleton
D. C
A AR Craig
Decatur
John H. Reed
Richmond
Norman Patterson
Davidson
N. C
W. C. McLaughlin
Wadesboro
Philip Price
Sumter
S. C
One Experience Enough For Her
HAPEVILLE GA. Sept 14 Mrs Elizabeth Cochran 14year old bride became a mother today a nine pound blue eyed son born at her parents home Elizabeth showed the baby and said it doesnt matter about age as long as you are in love The item notes her statement and the birth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hapeville
Elizabeth Cochran
C. E. Snell
Elizabeth
Good Samaritan Dies After Helping Neighbors Fire
Amos Marceill, 40, collapsed after aiding a neighbor move furniture from a blazing house in Greenwich. He died 20 minutes later at home, heart attack attributed to excitement by Dr. D F McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
N. Y
Amos Marceill
Tony
Marceill
D. F. McArthur
Surgeon On Mission Of Mercy In Insurgent Spain
American plastic surgeon Dr. J. Eastman Sheehan began a mission of mercy in insurgent Spain to repair thousands of mutilated faces. He works with Dr. Robert McIntosh at base hospitals in Zaragoza Salamanca and San Sebastian aiding Franco loyal troops. Plans include postwar grafting and reconstruction as reports reach back to New York and Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Neill
San Sebastian
Spain
J. Eastman Sheehan
Polyclinic Medical School
New York
Francisco Franco
Sheehan
Zaragoza
Salamanca
Eastman
Robert McIntosh
Oxford University
England
Franco
McIntosh
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Little Rose
Will Rogers recounts a humorous scene with Little Rose asking her mother what she will give for her birthday. The daughter insists on a hairpin with gold flowers and a wreath of green, claiming the mother already has a similar one she dropped on the floor.
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Little Rose
Facial hospital at Seville aids convalescents after delicate operations
A facial hospital in Seville, Spain, leverages its year round moderate climate to aid convalescents after delicate operations. Doctors have previously collaborated on reconstructive cases in Spain where Dr. Sheehan was decorated by former King Alfonso for restoring mutilated faces of soldiers in the Rif campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Spain
Sheehan
Alfonso
Meat Prices Fall With Perishability And Packaged Goods
Perishable dressed meats require quick sales causing price declines and lower livestock values while higher consumer willingness to pay can raise prices. About 1,100 meat packers compete to keep marketing costs and profits low, with Swift and Company averaging only a fraction of a cent per pound in profits over years.
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Consumer
Swift & Company
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