May 1950 promises plague conqueror drug against viruses
Medical experts anticipate 1950 could bring a drug or biological agent that defeats virus infections such as the common cold and influenza. Research shows antibiotics like aureomycin treat rickettsial diseases, with virus like illnesses showing some response but not in influenza or the common cold.
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Ricketts
H. T. Ricketts
South Pacific
Lederle Laboratories
New York City
Boy in Trouble Over Eye Rolling Incident in London
An 11 year old boy named Bill faced NHS scrutiny after he rolled his eye in school. He had lost an eye in an accident and arrived without the government issued glass eye. The case prompted a probe by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Bill admitted breaking both his regular and spare glass eyes while shooting marbles. The NHS provided a replacement on the condition he stop playing marbles with it.
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London
Bill
National Health Service
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Safety council cites record drop in U S accident deaths
The National Safety Council reports 91 000 deaths and $7.2 billion losses from U S accidents last year. Ned Dearborn notes a three percent drop from 1948 with road and home mishaps leading in totals and occupational deaths down 1 000. He credits public safety campaigns and adherence to laws.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
The
Safety Council
Dearborn
That's How It Started Old Hickory origin tale by Capt William Allen
Capt William Allen recalls how General Andrew Jackson earned the nickname Old Hickory during the Creek War. In a cold muddy march without tents Allen and his brother cut a hickory tree, peeled the bark, and made a crude shelter for Jackson to sleep in. A drunken citizen kicked over the tent the next morning prompting the call Hello Old Hickory Come out of your dark and join us in a drink.
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Andrew Jackson
William Allen
Jackson
Allen
John
Old Hickory
Woman held in fiery death of Georgia mate
Macon police detain Annie Bell Brown who admitted pouring gasoline on her sleeping husband and burning him to death to avoid shooting him. She said her lover Asbury Collins supplied the gasoline and that the act would help her start a new romance. Both were held on open charges.
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Georgia
Macon
Annie Bell Brown
Asbury Collins
Collins
Untold Wealth Tax Tale Turns on Hidden Income
A man faces scrutiny over wealth he did not disclose on his income tax return. Officials warn that failing to report earnings can lead to penalties and legal action. The tale underscores the risks of unreported riches.
Classified ads page jumble from Whitewright area
Various want ads and sales notes including farm for rent near Mahurin, sale of moved or demolishable house, Red-Ball batteries pricing, real estate services Stephens and Bryant, five room house for sale, multiple rental properties around Whitewright, prairie hay for sale, Home Electric Sewing Machine demonstration, clover seed sale, two women for paid work, moving sale near Bonham, reward notice for burglary with bomb trap threat, hospital thanks note, and Rio Grande Valley land listing with citrus fruit and vegetable potential priced at 400 per acre with a sportsman's club note.
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Carl L. Holland
Bassett’s
Stephens & Bryant
W. W. House
Whitewright
Tom Barbee
Jack Nossaman
Andrew Burchfield
Bethel Store
David G. McNeal
Route 4
le Hubam
Madrid
John Tramel
Bonham Square
West Fourth Street
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
U.S. A
Sportsman’s Club
Local Classifieds and Notices Mix
A column of ads selling flowers feed heat and auto parts plus real estate and loans. Also estate bids and hospital project notes from VA and a farmer joke closes the page. Entities include Hannah's, Farley & Hill, Babcock Auto Store, Lang Ford Nursery, VA, Big Spring, Bonham, Marlin, Houston, Dallas.
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Blanton Home & Auto Supply
Ford
Chevrolet
Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright
Flowers of Sherman
Carl May
Palace Theatre
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Big Spring
Texas
Bonham
General Medical
Marlin
Houston
Addition
Dallas
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By David Dietz
U.S
OLD
New
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
Joe Johnson
Mahurin
W. M. Cox
W. M. Ingram
Rio Grande Valley
S. S. Doss
S. Crockett
San Benito
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
Karo Maxey
Dawson Butane
Paul Phillips
Phillips Grocery
Cole’s Hatchery
Coolerator
W. E. Stanford
First National Bank
Langford Nursery
Tom Bean
Bermudas
Canary Island
A. E. Schletze
Encinal
F. W
Fred) Wright
R. R. Summers
Washington
Veterans Administration
Sherman and
Denison
Craig’s Cafe
Our Grain Department
Sherman, Texas
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