Texas cities add fluoride to water to cut tooth decay
In Corpus Christi Marshall and soon Austin artificial fluoridation reduces cavities. Health officials call it a major, affordable step in fighting dental disease, with estimated decay cuts of 23 to 47 percent based on Marshall tests.
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Austin
Texas
Corpus Christi
Marshall
Geo. W. Cox
Edward Taylor
Dental
State Health Department
United States Public Health Service
American Water Works Association
Association of State and Territorial Dental Health Directors
Walter Seaholm
Brooks for Lt Governor Texas Puts Forward One Man
The ad argues for Pierce Brooks as a businesslike solution to Texas state government waste and rising costs. It claims the 1935 to 1950 period worsened spending, notes World War II cost differences, and portrays Brooks as independent, impartial, and answerable to the people rather than special interests.
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Texas
Senate
Pierce Brooks
Mobilization in wartime wage controls and draft stance
Discussion in Washington on wartime civilian controls mirrors World War II lessons. Proponents argue for all-out mobilization through mandatory drafts for defense jobs, avoiding wage incentives that fueled black markets and costly contracts. Some welcome a prolonged conflict to profit from it.
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Washington
Fantastic Thrill Ride and Wartime Registration Debate
A wartime sermon urges extending registration to all under 26 to map every man for duty on firing lines or production lines. It argues centralized control will prepare for longer war conditions and quell calls for peacetime government over individual activities.
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United States
Cow Produces Milk Without Help in Illinois
Eleven year old Herbert Bricker in Findlay Illinois reports his cow Blondie milks herself with a full pail placed beneath. After calving the cow began the self milking feat and a veterinarian declares Blondie healthy though unusually talented. The report also notes Texas leads the nation in cotton and sorghum production.
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Blondie
Texas
Union
Army to Call Enlisted Reserve Corps Members for 21 Months
The Department of the Army orders male Enlisted Reserve Corps members aged 19 to 25 in continental Army areas to 21 months of extended active duty. In the Fourth Army a 3,330 quota is set with 2,330 to units and 1,000 for key positions. Re servists without dependents are recalled first and processing stations will be announced.
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Department of the Army
Continental Army
Oscar B. Abbott
Fourth Army
Texas Military District
Army Headquarters
Abbott
Texans sturdier draft head claims
Brig. Gen. Paul Wakefield, Texas selective service director, says Texas now produces sturdier men than in the first two world wars. He cautions that requirements are not relaxed and attributes the change to Texans being bigger and stronger.
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Houston
Paul Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
The Spice Of Life And The Neighbor's Movies In Boring Hours
A collage of quips and anecdotes on boredom and daily life. The piece touches on watching others, humor about talk of jewelry, and a Treasury of jokes about teachers, laws, and aging. It closes with a sentimental verse about a faithful old pair of shoes.
Sunday Sermon Sparks Coin Change Request
A man asked a drugstore clerk for change for a dime on a Sunday morning. The druggist replied with a quip that he hopes the man enjoys the sermon.
Hadacol Helps War Veteran Rebuild Vitality Says Wichita Leader
Donald Hedburg, a Wichita Eagle advertising salesman with a World War II South Pacific combat record, credits Hadacol with rebuilding his health. He describes initial run-down condition after service and how five bottles restored energy, enabling him to work, fish, and enjoy daily life. The testimonial, dated 1950 from The LeBlanc Corporation, promotes Hadacol as a vitamin and mineral tonic claiming rapid improvement for neuritis pains insomnia and other deficiencies.
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Donald Hedburg
Parker
Riverside
Wichita
Kansas
Great Wichita Eagle
Hedburg
U. S. Army
South Pacific
Donald W. Hedburg
Kansas’ Realest
The
Wichitangle
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Reader's Digest
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Miss Jones
Miss Gray
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PGR
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Svesyone
Foreels
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Murray Nance
Fagan
Dickson
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