Here Now By Tom McLeod on Language and Dialects
The essay muses on sunrises, Irish language charm, and varied American accents. It contrasts native clarity with monotone speech, notes dialects from Pennsylvania to California, and recalls reactions to hearing one’s own voice in recordings.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Dublin
Synge, Shaw, Yeats
Killarny
Roscommon
County Clare
Robert Burton
Lawrence Olivier
Grace Kelly
Marlon Brando
Orson Welles
Roosevelts
Adlai Stevenson
Leonard Bernstein
Averill Harriman
United States
England
Italy
France
Spain
Texas
John Charles Daly
Arlene Francis
Bennett Cerf
New York City
Cerf
Pennsylvania
California
U. S
Mid-Western
Ohio
Kansas
SMU Summer Study in Family Finance Program Set
The fifteenth annual Education in Family Finance program will run July 18 to August 12 at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. R. Jack Roberts announces lectures by business and academic experts, field trips to banks and stock exchanges, and scholarships covering tuition and fees.
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas
R. Jack Roberts
SMU
Alan
Felix
New York Stock Exchange
David Schoenfeld
Committee On
Consumer Interests
Professor Roberts
Southern Methodist
Public Relations Committee Shapes Richardson Chamber Efforts
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce Public Relations Committee pursues updated color slide presentations for fairs and events, a brochure on the "electronic Center of the Southwest," a street map for wide distribution, clearer public messaging about the Chamber, and better member communication. J. J. Pearce serves as committee chairman.
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Richardson Chamber of Commerce
Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Chamber
J. J. Pearce
Accents Fade in National Music Scene
Yet singers adapt to a broad audience as regional flavors blend into mainstream tunes. Local artists balance tradition with modern trends while audiences embrace a wider variety of sounds across the nation.
Kip Currens Joins Richardson Daily News Sports Desk
Clifford Kip Currens joins the Richardson Daily News staff to assist Sports Editor Mike Handy. A Richardson resident for eight years he writes on sports and coaches local baseball. Kip and wife Janice live at 1228 Dumont with daughter Karen and son Keith.
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Kip” Currens
Daily News
Richardson Daily News
Clifford
Kip
Mike Handy
Richardson
RSI
Rio Grande National Life Insurance Company
Janice
Dumont
Karen
Stephen F. Austin State College
Keith
Richardson High School
Republic National Life Insurance Company
Richardson News
Durwood Hayes
Kip Currens
Kip’ Currens
Gatlin Urges School Visits For Public Education Week
Bud Gatlin of the Chamber of Commerce joins school officials to promote Texas Public Schools Week March 6 through 12. He praises local education quality and invites the public to visit schools, with open houses scheduled but visitors welcome any time.
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Bud Gatlin
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Public Schools
Gatlin
Joe M. Dealey Named United Fund Chairman
Joe M. Dealey was named chairman of the United Fund campaign. The announcement credits his leadership and outlines the upcoming drive, requesting support from community members to fund local health and welfare programs.
St Louis Zoo Ships Barbara Sheep as Herd Outgrows Space
The St Louis Zoo ships some Barbara sheep due to rapid herd growth. Buyer Charles Schreiner of Mountain Home Texas has been purchasing several varieties of wild stock. Assistant director Henry Sanders Jr notes twins born in February in the St Louis herd.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St Louis Zoo
Barbara
Zoo
Charles Schreiner
Mountain Home
Tex
Schreiner
Texas
Henry Sanders, Jr
Turman to Speak on Leadership at Young Executives Meeting
Hobart D. Turman former Dallas Chamber of Commerce president will address the Young Executives Group of the Dallas Council on World Affairs at 12:00 noon on Tuesday March 15. The talk titled Qualities of Leadership will kick off a series by prominent business leaders. Turman came to Dallas in 1952 to head Dreyfuss & Son and has led multiple civic groups.
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Dallas Council On World Affairs
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas County
Red Cross
Canterbury House
Turman
Berkeley
California
Ross Turman
Amy Mott Turman
University of California At Berkeley
Francis J. Turman
Dealey
Community Council of
Greater Dallas
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas Citizens Council
Dallas
American Red Cross
United Fund
U F
J. Erik Jonsson
Jonsson
Mrs Ellington 92 Dies Tuesday In Dallas Hospital
Funeral services are set for Mrs I B Ellington 92 who died Tuesday at the C C Young Memorial Home Dallas. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Earl B Thornton of Richardson two sons I B Ellington of North Little Rock and Bob Ellington of Dallas a sister Miss Ada Frymire of Louisville seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Mrs Ellington lived at the Dallas home on Lawther Drive since 1960.
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I. B. Ellington
C. C. Young
Stemmons
Dallas
Little Rock
Ark
World Literature Offered In RISD
Talented seniors may enroll in a new World Literature course at Richardson High School and Lake Highlands High School. The class focuses on reading, discussion, and writing about outstanding world authors, excluding American and British writers, to understand other nations through literature and related arts.
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Richardson High School
Lake Highlands High School
Richardson Wins 1965 Honor Roll Award for Water Plant
Richardson water superintendent Bob Derrington received the Texas State Health Department Honor Roll Award at a Texas Water and Sewage Works Association Short School banquet at Texas A&M University. The Most Attractive Water Plant Award honored overall plant performance and quality.
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College Station
Richardson
Bob Derrington
Texas State Department of Health
Texas Water and Sewage Works Association
Texas A&m University
Derrington
J. E. Peavy
State Department
48Th
Association
A&m
Dealey elected 1967 Dallas United Fund campaign chair
Joe M. Dealey, president of the Dallas Morning News, named general campaign chairman at a noon Apparel Mart luncheon. Over 600 volunteers attended as Dealey’s selection was announced with fanfare. Dallas Mayor Jonsson urged strong donor support and ongoing volunteerism to sustain United Fund services.
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NEW United Fund
Joe M Dealey
Dallas Morning News
Dallas County
United Fund
Joe M. Dealey
Apparel Mart
Dealey
Dolly
U F
Dan C. Williams
Dallas
St Paul Hospital Offers Refresher Nursing Course
Interviews for a two week refresher course at St Paul Hospital run through March 18. The program, led by Miss Charlotte Peters, will start March 21 and end April 1 with daily classes 8 am to 3 30 pm. Texas nurses or those in process of registration may apply, with job opportunities in medical surgical, operating room and specialty areas.
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St. Paul Hospital
Charlotte Peters
Texas
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