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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1960

Page

8

Bald head mystery prompts cancer survey question

In Minneapolis a surgeon notes no bald man with lung cancer while researchers ask 1.1 million people about habits and environment to find links to cancer risk. Dr. E Cuyler Hammond calls the bald query curious as the survey advances at the National Cancer Conference. The Free Will Baptists were organized in 1787 by Benjamin Randall in New Hampshire.

Minneapolis E. Cuyler Hammond American Cancer Society Hammond The Free Will Baptists Benjamin Randall New Hampshire

Referendum set for cotton quotas on December 13

College Station announces Secretary Benson set a national upland cotton acreage allotment of 18,398,424 for 1961 and named December 13 as the referendum date on marketing quotas. A two thirds yes vote keeps quotas. if approved price support ranges from 70 to 90 percent of parity.

United States

Pipe Smoking Gains, $44 Million Last Year

Pipe smoking rebounds as a booming industry, with retail pipe sales at 44 million dollars last year and projected to reach 50 million. Pipe tobacco sales may climb to 80 million pounds, while U S output comes mainly from domestic briar blocks.

New York Pipe and Tobacco Council Washington Jerry Nagler Council United States Algeria Mediterranean

Night shift for Fort Morgan dog catcher delays daytime patrols

Fort Morgan Colorado shifted its dog catcher to night hours after police chief Dan Dorn noted few complaints about daytime loose dogs but many reports of dogs roaming at night. The Sun continues to print all kinds of material.

Fort Morgan Colo Dan Dorn

Doctors Predict Five-To-Two Girl Boy Ratio

In Houston, two doctors forecast a future with five women for every two men if current living standards hold and life expectancy reaches 100. They cite the strain men face at work and at home and note women often live longer due to better self care, while men fail to prioritize health.

Houston

No Eggs Fried as Echoes, Sputniks and Dollars Occupy Summers

Hap Sanders notes no sidewalk eggs this summer as people chase echoes sputniks and the almighty dollar. Homer King argues unity in disagreement when friends avoid politics in the first days of November. Liberia’s literacy rate is estimated at five percent.

Hap Sanders The Manning Homer King Hemet Calif African Republic of Liberia

Bargain Sale At Lem Tittsworth Bonham TX

Local ad lists furniture and appliances including New Boston rocker $15.88 and a nine piece dining set. Items sold below cost at Lem Tittsworth in Bonham Texas with Johnson Jewelry & Appliance as Hoover Sweeper dealer.

Boston Lem Tittsworth Bonham, Texas

Texas Heritage Memorials and Battle Sites Highlight Lone Star History

The piece chronicles Texas legends and places including the Webster Massacre site near Leander, Comanche attacks on John Webster in 1839, Santa Anna's detention at Dr. Phelps's home called Orozimbo, the Bird Creek Battlefield where Captain Bird died in 1839, and the David Crockett Memorial in Crockett Texas. It extols ranger battles and a motto proclaiming decisive action.

Leander Williamson County Austin John Webster Bird Creek Texas Temple Bell County John Bird Captain Bird Texas Rangers David Crockett

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