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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1950
Page
2
Fragment discusses early dental care to prevent misehapen teeth and tooth loss. Emphasizes regular dental work to protect facial appearance and overall health.
A letter complains that beer parlours corrupt youths and cause crimes including drunken driving and manslaughter. The writer urges action to remove liquor outlets, arguing revenue should not excuse loss of young lives and calling for temperance and sobriety to protect the community.
A Miami woman who burned nine children on Halloween night may escape charges if she apologizes to the parents. Assistant county solicitor Herbert Shapiro said an information charging the unnamed woman with torture could be dropped if the parents accept apologies and no one is fired. The woman reportedly heated coins and offered them to visiting children who sang at her door.
A reflective line asserts that interest is produced by people rather than things, suggesting curiosity shapes perception. The quote emphasizes that any subject can engage if approached with attention.
The Rice family from Toronto sailed in a small 20 foot ketch Casarco to find a rumored gold bullion hoard worth $50,000. From St Andrew's New Brunswick to Cuba and back, the voyage spanned 1934 to postwar years with Harry Rice, Derek, and their parents facing storms and long separations before resuming the search with new companions in the maritimes.
A dead woman’s kidney transplanted into a gravely ill 44 year old woman on June 17 is functioning though below par tests. The operation, first of its kind, was reported in JAMA and described as a potential frontier for medicine. Mrs Howard Tucker says she feels fine and can manage domestic tasks ten weeks post procedure and even drove 300 miles to a convention.
Doctors at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago report attempts to match donor and host by tissue typing with excellent results. Efforts to coordinate donor aid and organ compatibility are described as progressing toward a practicable plan.
From Sydney Nova Scotia a coal worker asks a fair damsel’s father for marriage. The father refuses as she is a minor. He quips about needing permission and the worker jokes about asking John L. Lewis.
Three old men discuss the ideal way to die. The 75 year old wants a quick crash in a speeding car. The 85 year old prefers a jet propelled plane. The 95 year old aims for a jealous husband to shoot him.
The piece argues that abolishing capital punishment in New Zealand received global applause but failed to pay off. A bill seeks restoration with exemptions for youths under 18 expectant mothers and mothers convicted of infanticide. It warns that protecting a few by risking more lives could worsen violent crime.
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