Two Wives Swappers Also Trade Houses
Millbrae eye doctor Dr. Frank E. Schwartz and merchant friend Martin Brooks announce a wife swap and home exchange. Wives Jean Schwartz and Betty Brooks live in Reno awaiting divorces. the men plan to swap residences while children adjust. Divorces expected in five weeks. remarriages to follow in Nevada.
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Millbrae
Calif
PTA
Frank E. Schwartz
Schwartz
Martin Brooks
Jean Schwartz
Betty Brooks
Reno
Nevada
Schwartz's
Brooks
Dr. Schwartz
Texas Bank Wiped Out Twice Over Yorktown Bank Failure
State Banking Commissioner J M Falkner announced the closing of the First State Bank of Yorktown in DeWitt County due to a 125000 shortage. The funds were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the bank’s reserves were said to be wiped out twice.
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Austin
J. M. Falkner
First State Bank of
Yorktown
DeWitt County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Suburban Signs Signal Sale and Jubilation
A piano is advertised for sale in a suburban window while the neighboring house displays a single word sign Hurrah signaling a celebratory mood or event nearby.
Radio Pill Broadcasts Secrets From Digestive Tract
A one inch radio capsule swallowed by patients broadcasts inside information on stomach and intestinal activity. Demonstrated at Rockefeller Institute, the pill transmits data on muscular contractions and internal pressures for 15 to 24 hours and passes naturally in two to six days. Developed by Vladimir Zworykin and John Farrar, the device cost about 10 000 dollars to develop and could cost 25 to 30 dollars to mass produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller Institute
Vladimir K. Zworykin
John T. Farrar
New York Veterans Administration Hospital
Zworykin
Vaccine For Colds Works On Our Soldiers
Major General James P. Cooney reports a vaccine against virus produced colds is tested on 10 000 soldiers. In 300 recruits the vaccine shows 90 percent efficiency. If successful, the vaccine will be available to civilians. Officially the high seas begin three miles from shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James P. Cooney
Army
Cooney
College of Medical Evangelists
Valentines Drawn in 21 Due Delivery in Cleveland
Michael Mc Knight mailed Valentines for his children Betty and Jack in 1921 to Washington D C. The discovered Valentines found in a downtown office building are to be delivered. McKnight died 15 years ago and his sister in law alerted the postmaster who forwarded the 36 year old mail. Betty now lives with her mother in Washington and Jack is a New York based radio TV announcer.
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Cleveland, O
Michael McKnight
Betty
Jack
Washington, D. C
McKnight
Navy
Thomas McKnight
Euclid
Washington
New York City
Food prices rise while farmers receive less
Congressional investigators report retail food prices increased 16 percent over the last decade while prices paid to farmers fell 14 percent. The draft, not yet public, was prepared by the consumer study subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consumer Study Subcommittee
House Agriculture Committee
Juror Excused After Borrowed Money Lie
The juror sought relief from service claiming he owed a man $25 and would miss him at the train. He said he wished to pay before the man left town. The judge excused him saying he did not want a juror who could lie like that.
Paint and Wiring Supplies Ad From Dollarhide Hardware
The advertisement promotes exterior and interior paints, aluminum paint, varnishes, turpentine, oil, brushes. It also offers wiring supplies including Romex, switch and outlet boxes, receptacles, and fuse boxes. Dollarhide Hardware claims to have all painting and electrical needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollarhide Hardware
Naturopaths Claim Bribery Tied to Texas Budget
The Houston Post quotes Drs Harris Santi and Esther Giroskin saying naturopaths pay what they call legislative blackmail since the 1949 licensing act. James Cox of Conroe faces indictment for allegedly taking a 5000 bribe to kill a bill outlawing naturopathy. Harmon, president of the state association, and Travis County investigators are linked to the bribery inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
The
Houston Post
Texas
Harris Santi
Esther Giroskin
Post
Santi
Cox
Harmon
James Cox
Conroe
CPS Would Sell Three Million in Mortgage Bonds
Community Public Service Company of Fort Worth seeks authority to issue and sell at competitive bidding $3,000,000 of first mortgage bonds due in 1987, the Federal Power Commission reported. CPS serves 103 Texas communities and 10 in New Mexico, and sells natural gas in five Texas communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Community Public Service Company of
Fort Worth
Federal Power Commission
Community Public Service
Texas
New Mexico
Riddle Answer: Quackers and Milk
A light riddle yields a punny answer: two ducks and a cow equal quackers and milk. The joke blends animal sounds with dairy products for a playful punchline.
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T. W. Ayres & Son
McCall’s
Stetson
Cudahy
Wis
Elmer J. Henry
Clement Lelg
Elmer
Herbert Taylor
Good House
East Main Street
Stephens & Bryant
Bath
Whitewright
J. O. Wallace
Ely
Watson Barber Shop
Lowell Watson
East Bend
Denison
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Allen Butane Company
Hugh Hunter
Bells
R. L. Smith
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Stan’s
Columbia Bicycles
Stan
Stan's
Paul Stephents
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Johnson
United States
Brother Waldrop
Brother Polk
Bud Wilson
C. C. Mullican
O. J. Mears
Dr. Sals
Bury
CPS
Riddle
Linda Theatre
George Sanders, Yvonne de Carlo
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Smiley
Chips Rafferty
Ralph Richardson
Calvin Patterson
John McCollum
Sun
Touch Connors
Lisa Gaye
Fats Domino
Sterling Holloway
Susan Hayward
Kirk Douglas
Admiration Coffee
Wolf Brand Chili
Kimbell’s Salt
Box
Grayson Oleo
Bologna, Ib
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