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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
7
Kenneth Force reports in the Dallas News a story about a young nurse born in Allen near McKinney, daughter of Dr. M. O. Perry. The piece asserts colored people receive hospital care equal to whites, addressing worries among some folks about treatment in the South.
Dr. Jules Hirsch assists in a shadowsed rural room as Ollie Belle Smith, 26, gives birth to Richard assisted by Dr. R. L. Hermes at Parkland Hospital. The scene, amid debris and rats, mirrors a war torn area while the physicians complete a delivery. The piece notes Parkland's maternity program and its high patient outcomes.
In Fort Worth federal court Armour & Co faces four counts under the Pure Food Act and Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act for Star Homogenized Peanut Butter. The government alleges rodent hair fragments, rodent excreta, cat hair and insect parts in jars prepared for interstate shipment to New Orleans and Denver.
Four individuals faced charges after a Denver bound peanut butter shipment was found to contain insect parts and rodent hairs. The case centers on the adulterated product and potential public health risks.
The Texas Legislature proposes adding Section 1-a to Article 5 to allow retirement and compensation of appellate and district court judges for length of service age or disability with possible reassignment to active duty. The amendment would be placed on the November 2 1948 ballot with for and against phrasing and the governor empowered to issue the election proclamation.
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