Discomfort Index Set for Summer Weather Forecast
The Commerce Dept announces a new discomfort index to gauge daily comfort levels by combining heat and humidity. Weather stations will test the index this summer, with readings suggesting when air conditioning should be increased and utilities may see changing power demand.
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Commerce Dept
U. S
Earl C. Thom
Thom
U. S. Weather Bureau
Suitland
All Weather
Weather Bureau
Infra-Red Ranges Use Ceramic Burner Plates
New York reports infra red gas ranges with perforated ceramic burner plates that eliminate preheating and halve cooking time. The focused heat keeps the kitchen cooler as the burners concentrate heat like light.
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New York
Revived CCC Not a Good Idea
Dallas Times Herald notes Senator Ralph Yarborough proposes reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps to employ 150,000 youths but questions the need and cost. The piece argues unemployment is not high enough to justify the expense and doubts enlistment, suggesting reformatories already overflow with idle youths.
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Ralph Yarborough
Civilian Conservation Corps
Backseat Driving Has Cautionary Purpose Says Doctor
New York report cites Dr. Louis J. West of the University of Oklahoma who says backseat nagging can wake a distracted driver if intense enough, but should be soft when sleepiness is the issue. The expert urges sleep as the only safe remedy when a driver cannot stay awake.
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New York
Louis J. West
University of Oklahoma
West
Dr. West
Hollywood street scene used for film with improvised set
A low budget producer staged a street fight on a Hollywood street calling for improvised acting. The leading man provoked a passerby with insults to rehearse the scene while cameras stood by. A farmer spanks his son for smoking corn silk, remarking the boy should know better than to skip a filter.
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Hollywood
Vine
Church Service Schedule for Harlen Duncan Parish
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 am and 7 30 pm Christ Ambassadors meet Saturdays at 7 pm and Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7 30 pm led by Pastor Harlen Duncan.
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Harlen Duncan
Christ Ambassadors
Church of Christ Bible Study and Worship Schedule
The Church of Christ announces Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Ladies Bible Class at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Worship and Study Schedule
Communion service and Bible study every Sunday at 10:00 a m. Sunday School at 10:00 a m. Morning worship at 11:00 a m. Training Union at 6:30 p m. Evening worship at 7:30 p m. Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30. Second service times repeat with morning worship 11:00 a m and Union at 6:00 p m. evening worship at 7:00 p m.
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Training Union
Morning worship and youth fellowship at First Methodist
The First Methodist Church schedules morning worship at 10 55 a m and a Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m. on Sundays, with a 5 30 p m service on the fourth Sunday each month. The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets 3 00 p m on the first and third Mondays, and the Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsal is at 7 30 p m in the Sanctuary.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Presbyterian Church Service Plan
Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Missionary Society meets Monday at 2 30 p m in the chapel. The Lord's Supper will be observed in the morning service. A special duet and hymns emphasize atonement. Communion meditation titled The Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Give to One Great Hour of Sharing as part of Overseas Relief and Reconstruction effort with over 11 million dollars sought.
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Shering
United Appeal For
C. C. Dovley
First Baptist Church Activities and Missions Update
The church lists weekly meetings from Thursday visitation to Sunday services and several circles and classes. It notes four Sundays with Sunday school above 200, Annie Armstrong home missions appeal at 116.50, and a Palm Sunday choir event on March 22 with robes funded. A Channel 8 tele-evangelism drama "Ah! Eighteen" airs Sunday at 12 30.
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Annie Armstrong
Palm Sundsey
Channel 8
Brotherhood
Monkey
Leon Appleby
Greyson Association Brotherhood
Fred Weldrop
Father and son spar over danger and spice of life
A father quotes hard work never killed anybody while the son seeks dangerous excitement. The exchange reveals generational tension and differing views on risk and fulfillment.
Spooky Old Jokes From A Bygone Era
A string of short, old time jokes and anecdotes about doctors, executives, actors, a street urchin, a missing husband, and a jailed man, all delivered in a brisk, humorous newspaper voice. The jokes hinge on wordplay, mistaken fortunes, and social quirks of bygone days.
Rates and policy notice for Grayson Fannin counties
The Sun lists rates for Grayson and Fannin counties and outside counties and foreign rates. The paper states its role as a service for news and invites items, while reserving rights to determine what is news and to reject old or promotional submissions.
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Grayson
Fannin
Gras
the Sun
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