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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
2
A collection of light anecdotes and quips runs through bars and streets. A bartender overcharges yet refuses to serve, a drinker gets ejected, and a white hankie signals a ride while a thief jokes about a backseat escape. A battered fighter ponders roundmanship and two damsels uncover a resort joke on freckles. Pilot Post jokes close the item.
This text explains that a promise to give a horse lacks enforceable contract without consideration or a seal. It defines consideration as what is exchanged for a promise and notes it need not be money. It covers examples of valid and void promises and states courts won’t assess adequacy of consideration.
Fashion writer Misa Chapman advises travelers to plan outfits by trip activity and lodging. Build a color scheme, limit footwear and accessories, and include washable, iron-free basics plus a suit or sheath dress. Pack for swimming or beach days with sun tan lotion and caps.
Burglars in Richmond Virginia broke into a local drugstore and hauled a 300 pound safe to a car. They drove to a secluded woods spot where the safe was found empty and unlocked.
The Census Bureau will add supplementary questions to the June Current Population Survey to count televisions in households and total sets. Data will cover the nation by urban rural and by community size, with commercial establishments excluded. The effort follows the 1960 housing census finding 5 million households with TV and is industry funded. Local collection will be by Charles Gunter in Mount Wiry and Supervisor Clinton C. Oldham of Charlotte.
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