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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
3
A collage of jokes about marriage wealth and homes, a one way street mix up, a tax office tale where an old man vows to pay after death, a parlor window peep joke, a plains sunset quip, life insurance irony, a wife and husband wardrobe jab, and a brief clip about a Dallas call during a secretary’s trip.
Court issues citation in land dispute case No 67917 between Morris Dixon Dickard and others as plaintiffs and Franklin R Dalton et al as defendants. Plaintiffs seek title and possession to lots in G Y Grays Addition Sherman Grayson County Texas. Citation requires appearance by 10 am January 29 1962 before Judge in Sherman. Published in Whitewright Sun Dec 28 1961 Jan 4 11 18 1962.
A distressed caller asks if flowers can be sent late as she notes her boss is in the United Kingdom. A long Dallas pause follows the line and the caller laments the situation.
A collage of quick stats and oddities cites language speed 350 syllables per minute for French, 150 for American men, 175 for American women. It notes a 109 year old New York police station, 38 000 big U S companies with 500 over 2500 workers, and Nebraska hair cut licensing. Also mentions Casper Wyoming millionaires, historic school funding, Rockefeller salary, and other varied curiosities.
Texas participation since 1947 has added 12 000 general beds 550 mental health beds and 350 nursing home beds. By mid 1961 a Houston cerebral palsy center raised completed Hill Burton projects to 200. The program funds up to 50 percent of construction costs for nonprofit and public facilities with local matching funds.
Dr. Richard A. Karn of Temple University cautioned doctors to curb penicillin use for colds and minor infections. He urged avoiding routine antibiotics before operations and advised patients with allergic heredity to limit antibiotic exposure unless serious illness is present as reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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