Venereal Disease Outlook in Texas Public Health Spotlight
The piece argues that reported VD cases reflect case-finding activity, not actual trends. It cites 1956 and 1957 Texas data, notes more reports from public clinics but fewer from private physicians, and warns that private treatment hides contacts. It discusses geographic challenges and the need for broad public health intervention to control and eventually reduce VD.
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Texas
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Profit or Net Margin in Business Pricing
A Kaufman Herald viewpoint argues that subtracting cost from selling price yields a gross difference not true profit. It notes business costs freight store operations and taxes erode the $95 gain, with net profits typically 3 to 6 percent rather than 33 to 100 percent.
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Kaufman Herald
Texas farming groups clash with labor on Mexican workers
Texas farmers say 50 cent per hour field hands are needed to harvest crops and resist Labor Department limits on Mexican imports while unions press for a ban. Rain promises a bumper yield if labor is available, and politics weigh on education funding and policy as the Commission on Higher Education reviews UT Austin and other proposals.
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Austin
Rio Grande
Texas
U. S. Labor Department
Commission On Higher Education
Commission
University of Texas
Logan Wilson
Smile at those who rile you and share a cheerful note
The Sun urges readers to respond with kindness to those who hurry push or jostle you. A smile a wink and a kind word cost nothing and can lift spirits even of the dullest. The verse encourages light hearted civility over constant rivalry.
Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Family
Weaving through Mt. Pleasant and nearby towns are notes of visitors and family gatherings. Ned Ayres hosted in Mt. Pleasant while J Lee Smith visited from Bogota. Multiple trips to Dallas Sherman and Denison appear among relatives and friends over the weekend. A daughter arrives for Olin Meek, and extended families gather in Garland Justin and Durant for events and services.
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James Ayres
of Denison
Ned Ayres
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Commissioner of Health
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Texas Supreme Court
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Texas Technological College
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Texas A. & M
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Stafford Springs
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Walter Reed Medical Center
Ernest W
Ernie
Franklin
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Mt. Pleasant
J. Lee Smith
Bogota
Jim Ayres
George Hight
Leora Short
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Mrs. R. A. Gillett
Charlie Truett
Denison
Wayland Barnes
Dale
J. W. Barnes
Idabell, Okla
Roy Belew
Garland
Maude Belew
L. P. Ryon
Paul Ryon
R. H. McKinney
C. N. Massey
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J. W. Luttrell
Mrs. Olin Meek
Mrs. Meek
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Lyndal Pierson
Mesquite
W. M. Pierson
Harold Ward
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Bob Grant
Bonham
Ira Kirkpatrick
Guy Dillon
Durant
Oklo
Clarence McMillin
Russell Summers
C. P. Johnson
Second District Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hotel Denison
Ira Fleming
Luther Cambron
Coleman
Sherman Savings and Loan Association
Sherman Savings
North Travis Sherman, Texas
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