Good News for Old People Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
The column argues that age forty marks an old age yet older minds learn as quickly as younger ones with accuracy. Edward Lee Thorndike tested 465 people across age groups, finding older participants learned new tasks as well, though perhaps more slowly but with greater precision. Homer Croy echoes this view, noting elders retain intelligence and need only more time, challenging fast-sounding judgments about aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lee Thorndike
Columbia University
United States
Peope
Thorndike
Homer Croy
Aged Minds Worth Keeping In The Mental Race
The passage urges not to deem an older person a lost cause mentally. It suggests older individuals may be equally capable, though slower in thinking, and encourages younger readers to respect their elders and older folks to value their own cognitive abilities.
Optimistic Mr Jones Predicts No Mood Decline
Jesse Jones voiced an unwavering view that mood cannot be talked into change. The banker and financier, famous as secretary of commerce and Reconstruction Finance Corp. chairman, built wealth by hard guesses and steadfast judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Notice in Estate Claim Land Dispute in Grayson County
Citation issued to multiple Hogg heirs and associates in a land dispute case filed July 10 1947 in Grayson County Texas. Plaintiffs J W Standford et al seek title and possession of Lot Eleven in Block Two of A R Collins First Addition Denison. Defendants allegedly entered and ejected plaintiffs. Court set appearance by September 15 1947 before Judge in Sherman. Clerk S V Earnest sealed July 30 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
James C. Hogg
M. J. Hogg
Mabel V. Hogg
James F. Hogg
James T. Hogg
Martha C. Hogg
James H. Hogg
Annie J. Hogg
Richard H. Hogg
Virgie W. Yarborough
Virgil W. Yarborough
Sallie L. Yarborough
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
J. W. Standford
A. R. Collins
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Jones-Brand Optimism Buoys Fort Worth Economy
Public and private construction must surge to lift growth says Jones in a letter. He argues banks are healthy and private credit is available, forecasting sustained prosperity as essential projects, utilities, railways, and industrial expansion proceed despite calls for price relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Banking Committee
Jones
Fort Worth
Divorce Suit Citation For Weger Vs Weger In Grayson County
Citation directs Virginia Weger to answer the plaintiff Roy A. Weger in a 1947 divorce case filed July 28. The first-amended petition requests divorce on grounds of intoxication and desertion. Issued July 28, 1947 in Grayson County District Court Sher man Texas by Clerk S V Earnest with Deputy Nancy Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Virginia Weger
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Roy A. Weger
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
70 Year Old Quiz Kids Win 7740 on Break the Bank
A Glen Rock New Jersey couple, Albert and Mrs Fowler 70, won 7740 on a radio quiz show for life begins at 75. Teachers at Central High School Paterson they answered eight straight questions. They plan to donate ten percent to charity and repair their home. A tip on shining table glasses with vinegar is included.
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New York
Glen Rock
N. J
Albert M. Fowler
Fowlers
Central High School
Paterson
Fowler
Tax lien foreclosure notice in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas through Grayson County issues a foreclosure call against several Williams defendants and others with unknown residences. The Fifteenth District Court in Sherman is set for September 8 1947 to plead the petition in suit No 55782 and show cause why judgment should not be entered to sell land and personal property for delinquent taxes covering 1930 1931 1932 1933 and 1934 on land originally granted to Bailey and McDaniel in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
R. L. Williams
May Williams
Joe E. Williams
Catherine Williams
Willie B. Williams
Mary Lee Williams
State of
Texas
W. Bailey
Jeremiah McDaniel
Property description across three tracts in Grayson County
In Grayson County Texas during 1947 a lengthy land description outlines three tracts. The first tract begins at a corner near the Sherman and White Mound Road and traces east south and west boundaries to the starting point. The second tract starts at a northeast corner of Akers Arnel land and runs east then south then west then north to the origin. The third tract references 45 acres tied to Chisholm Spence land with detailed bearings and fences, combining into a total 88 acres, part of Bailey and McDaniel surveys, totaling 357.64 dollars plus costs. S. V. Earnest, Clerk, dated July 26, 1947.
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W. B. Boggs
Grayson County
Sherman and
White Mound
E. C. Douglass
J. M. Akers
White Mound Road
James A. Akers
John Arnel
Said Akers
Arnel
N. E
W. H. Chisholm
E. B. Spence
Varas
S. E
W.H. Chisholm
J. D. Davenport
Jeremiah McDaniel
Texas
Sherman
Grayson
A. D
S. V. Earnest
District Court
Nancy Drake
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