North Texas college trains bricklayers to meet housing demand
North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington offers an eight week vocational course in bricklaying for young men 18 to 25. The program, run with local contractors in Dallas Fort Worth, provides tools and instruction at no student cost beyond a nominal registration. The first class completed veneering a Dallas house and impressed inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
North Texas Agricultural College
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Navy
Dallas
Roy Burdett
Engineering and Trades
Engineering and Trades Department
Women Gain Men Decrease In Population
Metropolitan Life statisticians in New York predict the 1975 US population will show about 985 males per 1000 females. The long term trend expects more middle aged men, with childhood ratios rising as mortality declines since 1910, 1947.
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New York
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Beav er Tail Lighthouse Claim of First on Our Coast
The article asserts the first lighthouse on the coast stood at Beav er Tail, Rhode Island, marking an early maritime beacon site in colonial or early United States history. It highlights historical significance and competing claims to earliest coastal lighthouse.
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Beaver Tail, R. I
Pleasant Valley Club Aids Young Children At Meetings
The Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club in Wise County implements a child welfare committee plan. Members volunteer as play supervisors, provide toys, and arrange light refreshments, allowing mothers to attend meetings while children enjoy supervised play.
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College Station
Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club
Wise County
Sible
Sam Baker
Fern Hodge
Eloise Johnson
Extension Family Life Education
Texas A. & M. College
Pleasant Valley
Pep talk sparks chorus on impossible tasks
A roomful of business leaders hears a speaker insist nothing is impossible. A dissenting voice challenges the idea with a humorous quip about pushing toothpaste back into a tube. The exchange highlights a debate over feasibility and ambition.
Mary and John Dominant Baby Names Across the U S
The piece surveys common names in the United States noting Mary and John as top names with millions bearing them. It cites regional favorites such as New York listing Robert John James Michael William and others for boys and Barbara Linda Patricia Mary Susan Joan Carol Diane Judith Margaret for girls. It mentions regional trends like double names in the South and lists unusual names in the Midwest and explains some naming quirks and tips for prospective parents.
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David
Susan
U. S
Mary
John
James
Charles
George
William
Aleck
Ira
Arvel
Jarvie
Jewel
Inga
Adelia
Johnette
Vernon
Brigham
Floyd
Ruby
Goren
Darleen
Andrew
Good Riddance Notes Reveal a Threatening Affair
A note from Bill claims he is taking the speaker's wife prompting a grim exchange about potential violence. The dialogue hints at plans to shoot if the rival changes his mind, underscoring a heated personal dispute.
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Lester Haile
Bassett Station
Sinclair Products
Stephens & Bryant
Place Massena
Nice
France
H-D Club
John and
Good Riddance
Mr. Ostrich
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kimbell Feed Store
L. E. Alexander
Mer
Cole’s Hatchery
Food Market
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