Word: sunburns
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Queen: eyes a snapping blue, chin tilted confidently, two fingers raised in a greeting as girlish as it was regal. Her long-handled parasol seemed out of a story book. She wore an "unselfish" off-the-face hat and the parasol failed to save her Scottish skin from Southern sunburn. Washington was 94° that day. Along the processional route, 500 people collapsed. So did 60 Girl Scouts, waiting at the White House to be reviewed. From the Boy Scouts (he was one) the King received a neckerchief ring made of a fossilized shark's tooth...
Bronzed, beauteous Alice Marble, No. 1 U. S. woman tennis ace, spent five days having her face "peeled" of its sunburn in order to sing professionally at Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria. Her repertoire includes: I See Your Face Before Me, Two Sleepy People, This Can't Be Love...
Scientists may dispute the social value of nudism but on the physical value of sun bathing they are of one mind. Contrary to nudists' beliefs, prolonged exposure to sunlight is definitely harmful. Sunburn is a form of skin disease, stretching and often paralyzing the superficial capillaries of the skin, increasing fibrous tissue. In time the skin grows scaly, inelastic, wrinkled, becomes predisposed to cancer. Classic medical example of sun-caused cancer is the case of Australian sheepherders, who work unprotected in strong sunlight, contract more skin cancer than any other group...
...Lazy A ranch at Santa Susana, Calif., Producer Buell started filming the first all-midget photoplay ever made. He had troubles. The flaccid little people tumbled off ponies, had trouble handling man-sized six guns, had attacks of temperament and sunburn. Finally, at a cost of almost $100,000 and many a headache, the film was finished...
...among the crowd of also-rans. This year he gave himself a good head start. At the end of last week's race, refreshing himself with a glass of water, Peter Foley chuckled: "Not the least bit winded-not a bit. Just a sore toe and a sunburn...