Woman Regains Sight After 14 Years in Darkness
Uniontown report details Mary Franz a 44 year old mother of three who regained sight in her right eye after 14 years of blindness following childbirth. Doctors say a cataract dislocated, enabling vision to return to the right eye while the left remains blind. Her son Christopher, an Army private in Germany, and her other children, Henry and Joe, are noted as part of the family.
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Uniontown
Mary Franz
Franz
Henry
Joe
Christopher
Germany
The Good Old Days Tacitus Quote on Childrearing
Writings from 1 800 years ago claim that in traditional upbringing a child learned from a mother at her knee rather than from hired nurses. The passage contrasts past discipline with modern laxity and pertness in parenting.
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Tacitus
Builders face higher costs offset by slim margins
In the past ten days talk centers on rising building costs. Homebuilders run on slim margins while contractors absorb increases. Labor remains costly with bricklayers around four dollars an hour. Budgets tighten as bids on schools, churches, hospitals rise, yet Amarillo contractors stay afloat. Insurance costs for under twenty five drivers remain comparatively low in Texas.
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Thomas Thompson
Bivins
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo General Contractors
Guy Saunders
Texas
Amarillo Businesses See Growth Amid Inflation Shifts
The Amarillo scene highlights higher living costs with new car registrations from five leading dealers for April 1 through April 29. Figures show Chevrolet 47, Studebaker 30, Bree 22, Mercury 15. Lederle Laboratories cut Aureomycin capsules again, totaling a 60 percent price drop since December 1948, now $10 per bottle of sixteen 250 mg capsules. Economic notes discuss unions, productivity, and employment trends, with Arbor observations on Amarillo as a metropolitan distribution hub, rail and truck access, and cautions about the building boom fading as the city seeks new industries.
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Amarillo
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Ceseesserenne
Studebaker
Seline
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Lederle Laboratories
Prize name Henry J chosen for Kaiser under contest
Ten contestants submitted Henry J as the name for the new low priced Kaiser. Judges must decide the placement order with Mrs. Charles S. Atkinson, wife of a Denver university student, first to submit the prize winning entry as determined by the panel.
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Henry J
Charles S. Atkinson
Denver, Colo
Getting the Bird Costs Him 14 Dollars
Edward Shafran of Chicago said a pheasant crashed through his window causing $14 for mounting the bird plus $2.50 glass $0.50 cup $1 for coffee stain cleanup. He listed the loss in a humorous coffee break incident.
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Chicago
U.P
Edward Shafran
Shafran
Medical Society Drops Dr. Sander in Milford NH
Hillsboro County Medical Society voted Dr. Hermann N. Sander out of membership after the state board revoked his license last April 19. About 100 of 175 members attended the meeting. Sander had been acquitted of murder in the death of Abbie C. Borreto in Manchester. He plans to seek reinstatement after June 19, with the board stating no action before that date.
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Milford
Hermann N. Sander
Hillsboro County Medical Society
Lloyd L. Wells
Manchester
State Medical Board
Candia
Abbie C. Borreto
Sander
Grable Accused in Dispute Over Irrigation Repairs
Betty Grable and husband Harry James are named in a suit by neighboring property owners Perry and Mrs Snow. They allege the couple refused access to their Calabasas ranch to repair irrigation facilities, triggering a legal dispute in Los Angeles dated May 14.
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Los Angeles
Betty Grable
Harry James
Perry Snow
James
Calabasas
Jameses and Snows in Access Dispute Over Easements
Yesterday action names Don Grable as co-defendant. The Snows allege the Jameses violated recorded easements by denying access for irrigation repairs and building roadways and fences over parts of the water system. They seek treble damages for crop losses due to lack of water.
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Don Grable
Jameses
Storm Hits Guam Tempers Activity With Small Births
Typhoon strike on Guam caused a temporary halt to most activities but left two births recorded. Local authorities noted limited disruption as residents resumed daily routines. The report highlights the two newborns amid the storm’s lingering effects.
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Guam
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