Public Health Service cocktail party behavior study cited
Congressman Battin of Montana accuses the Public Health Service of spending 89 000 dollars in a year on research and a detailed report about people’s behavior at cocktail parties. The Fort Worth paper calls the research dubious and suggests staff lined up for the job. The note recalls first women students admitted to Pennsylvania State University in 1871.
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James F. Battin
Montana
Public Health Service
United States
Fort Worth
Texas
Pennsylvania State University
Whitewright faces limits on city commission numbers
A 1961 notice from Whitewright Texas jurists explains under Texas general law the city cannot add more than two commissioners with a 1921 commission form. It notes aldermanic government as an option but argues revenue raises are the real need for city problems. The piece is a political advertisement funded by Charlie Ayres Jack Meador and Russell Summers.
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Whitewright
Texas
Summers
City Commission
Charlie Ayres
Jack Meador
Russell Summers
The Spice of Life and Funny Family Banter
A collection of jokes about life insurance forms and quirky family moments. The weight question on a form gets a glasses twist. A quip about quadruplets and an eager graduate choosing slot machines. A bashful Wilfred dodges a date after a quick trip downtown.
Witty exchanges as a couple spar over marriage plans
A father warns of a new financial burden, a bride dismisses a persistent suitor with ten reasons, and a playful exchange at the table ends with a joke about a stuffed turkey. The banter captures domestic humor and family dynamics.
Airborne trainer keeps calm as engine fails midflight
An instructor guiding airborne troops faced a dual engine failure and smoky malfunction. He maintained composure to prevent panic among trainees, adjusting controls and reassuring cadets while emergency steps were readied.
Grandpa Moves In and TV Tries His Patience
Grandpa leaves his isolated cabin to live with a daughter in town and reacts to television with bewilderment. The bride asks if love will endure fat changes, and the groom jokes that vows cover better or worse, not thick and thin.
Hay fever risk rises with Texas summer rains
State Health Department warns ragweed pollen could surge this fall across Texas. Officials urge immediate weed cutting in vacant lots and chemical weed control when safe for vegetation to cut pollen exposure. Ragweed causes most hay fever nationwide and pollen peaks August to October.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
United States
el Paso
Dallas
Houston
Gasoline Tax Brings Bigger Revenue Than Diamonds
A Utah paper notes the gasoline tax yields $1 from ten gallons, five times the tax on diamonds, praising blunt advertising. An old saying about a man calling a spade a spade is cited, with a puzzling twist.
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Helper
Utah
Sun newspaper policy and subscription rates
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Grayson and Fannin Counties 2.50 Outside Grayson and Fannin Counties 3.00 Foreign Subscriptions 5.00 The Sun is a service institution inviting news items and organizations to submit. The editor reserves the right to decide what is news and to reject items considered too old or purely promotional.
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Whitewright
Texas
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
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