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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1958
Page
7
Tales from doctors note sideswipe elbow injuries common as drivers extend arms from windows. Cases include shattered bones and lengthy recoveries with five of ten downtown drivers observed with elbows over window ledges. A traffic captain recalls a fatal arm amputation from a cattle truck collision.
J W McAfee president of the Edison Electric Institute predicts the U S electric light and power industry will reach about 3 trillion kilowatt hours sold in 1979, five times 1957 levels. He notes much of the forecast period remains and the industry has recently expanded rapidly.
An Anadarko fire class was interrupted when a written note gave a precise location of a blaze. Fire Chief Roy Taylor and firefighters rushed from the session to extinguish the fire, with the note’s dated details guiding their response.
The State of Texas issues citation No 65625 to Sherrod Dunman and a long list of unknown heirs and legal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries in a land case in Grayson County. The court requires a written answer by January 12 1959 before the 15th District Court in Sherman. The suit seeks title of two land tracts described in detail, including references to the Sherrod Dunman Survey and Akers properties, with chain of title deeds and quitclaim history.
The article notes Asiatic influenza spread across the United States and worldwide last year, contributing to a slight wintertime rise in deaths. It explains how influenza can weaken defenses, increasing risk for serious illnesses like pneumonia and possibly death, highlighting two major outbreaks being studied.
Henry A Holle, Mu Commissioner of Health, notes history of highly fatal pandemics in 1889 and 1918 with hundreds of thousands killed. He explains attention has shifted to milder yearly epidemics and that the Asian influenza outbreak was not highly severe, though excess influenza pneumonia mortality rose slightly above the A prime epidemic. The U S Public health stance is referenced.
Health Service and the Texas State Department of Health recommend considering influenza vaccination for certain groups and individuals. With ample polyvalent vaccine, hospital staffs, exposure-prone institutions, and patients with chronic illness, pregnancy, or age are advised to be vaccinated. Physicians should judge individual cases.
The article compares running speeds across species noting humans top under 23 mph while bears reach 28 mph. Cheetahs lead at 70 mph with deer lions horses jackrabbits kangaroos and foxes at 40 to 50 mph. It warns size does not equal speed and oddly advises staying friendly with cheetahs bears and elephants.
A woman fills a blank form to open a checking account. At the age space she hesitates. The clerk leans close and whispers that delaying will worsen the outcome.
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