Word: acidity
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...abruptly severed relations with his own dream college, North Carolina's Black Mountain. Now the professor is back in the news with a Harper prize book, I Came Out of the 18th Century ($3). His brooding, mordant autobiography reveals him as a brilliant critic of teaching and an acid critic of teachers...
...aviation and diesel engines, copper-lead and cadmium bearings with indium added are proving extra strong and highly resistant to acid corrosion of lubricating...
Died. Charactress Edna May Nutter ("Edna May Oliver"), 59, long-faced, purse-mouthed player of acid old maids; of an intestinal ailment; on her birthday; in Hollywood. Born into a well-to-do Boston family that went broke, she was originally a singer but ruined her voice giving outdoor concerts, turned to playing in theatrical stock companies. She made her first hits in Broadway's Icebound and The Cradle Snatchers, attracted greater attention in Show Boat. In Hollywood she was a deft scene-stealer, won a reputation as a character actress. She lived alone, rarely took part in Hollywood...
Treatment of burns has long been a controversial medical problem. Few doctors are really satisfied with present methods (tannic acid, aniline dyes, etc.). Burns are always a major problem in naval warfare. Sailors work within enclosed areas where they are exposed to bomb flashes and hot oil. Of Naval casualties at Pearl Harbor, half were burn cases, whereas at nearby airfields burns accounted for only 2% or 3% of casualties. Dr. Pendleton does not claim the wax treatment is perfect, but he and his Mare Island colleagues think it is a big improvement...
...Because bandages are eliminated, wounds can be inspected at any time. In several Mare Island cases bullet and shrapnel wounds were discovered in burned areas which would have been overlooked had they been bandaged. ^ Wax treatment does not produce the leathery crust which forms on burns treated with tannic acid and dyes. These crusts often trap purulent materials and have to be removed painfully...