Word: pennsylvania
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coach Henry Lamar's Varsity boxing team will have its third test of the season today when it clashes with the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...
...other hand, Pennsylvania possesses a major threat in Captain Rothschild in the 165-pound class, who has shown himself to be a very dangerous man in competition this year. Penn is also strong in the 115, 145, and 155 pound divisions...
Acne, the militancy of Pennsylvania health officials, and regard for public opinion last week led General Electric Co. to shut down its wire factory at York, Pa. At that factory, only one of its kind in the General Electric setup, insulated wire is proofed against water and fire by impregnation in a synthetic wax prepared from chlorine and naphthalene. People who work with such waxy compounds run the risk of getting their pores plugged, breaking out with pimples. To safeguard against that industrial hazard in its York factory, General Electric compelled every workman to take a shower bath before leaving...
Last week 102 out of 124 factory employes were found to be suffering from skin troubles, especially acne. Governor George Howard Earle's Secretary of Labor & Industry, Ralph M. Bashore, filed a complaint. Quicker on the trigger was Dr. Martha Edith MacBride-Dexter, Pennsylvania's potent Secretary of Health. Last week she rushed a squad of public health inspectors to York. Surgeon General Cummings,* hearing of the trouble, promised Federal help to Governor Earle who telegraphed C. F. Obermeier, manager of the factory: "I appeal to your sense of public spirit and your regard for public health...
...Count is by electoral vote, and the importance of the State is roughly indicated by the number of dice points required to win one county. Thus while it takes only one point to win a county in Arizona, nine are needed in New York, eight in Pennsylvania. After winning all counties, the player indicates his capture of that State by sticking a pin in the capital...