Word: washing
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...toughest of all golf titles to defend is the National Amateur; in 40 years only two golfers, Bobby Jones (1924-25, 1927-28) and Lawson Little (1934-35), have done it successfully. Last week, at the Oklahoma City Country Club, G.O.P. Congressman Jack Westland, 48, of Everett, Wash., the 1952 winner, set out to defend his crown from 200 topflight amateurs. He found the pressure as heavy as ever. Westland lasted only until the third round...
...Although there is no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis, the disease often burns itself out in time. For patients trying to keep in good shape during the long, painful siege, the University of Iowa's Dr. William D. Paul had some homely hints: for fingers and wrists, wash dishes; for fingers alone, milk cows; for toes and ankles, pick up marbles with the toes; for back and abdomen, try gardening. The very weary, said Dr. Paul, could give hips and knees a stiff workout in a rocking chair...
Wainwright's formal qualifications for leadership were good but not extraordinary. Born at Fort Walla Walla, Wash., where his father was serving, he went to West Point and built himself an orthodox career in the cavalry. He served with the ist Cavalry, fought the Moros in the Philippines, had a succession of combat staff jobs in France in World War I, and went through the usual round of peacetime assignments. In 1940, as a temporary major general, he was sent to command the Philippine division. On Pearl Harbor Day, Wainwright was senior field commander under Douglas MacArthur...
...good Moslem-and nearly all of the 350 million people of Islam are accounted good Moslems-is not an easy one. Five times a day, the true believer must turn toward Mecca and pray; and before each prayer session, he must wash his face, arms, feet, ears and nose three times. At least once in his life, if he can, he must make the hajj, the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In the holy city during the hajj, rich & poor alike mingle in dense throngs under the cruel...
Lemon Suds. A sudsing, powdered detergent that gives off a lemon fragrance and kills germs in the family wash was put on sale by Essential Chemicals Co. of Milwaukee. "Trust" is claimed to be safe for all washable fabrics and surfaces, is equally effective in hot or cold, hard or soft water. Price...