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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1960
Page
10
National Office of Vital Statistics reports the average life expectancy now 69.7 years with men reaching midlife sooner than women and non whites earlier than whites. Safest years are ages five to fifteen. risk rises with age, not until age 65 does mortality exceed infant levels.
A reader complains about a refund policy in a Boston newspaper. The writer notes a one-year subscription with a money back promise and then suggests applying the refund to the next year to avoid trouble. The exchange ends with a wry twist.
A lay explanation of contract formation. An offer must be accepted within a reasonable time. Brown offered Smith $200 for books. Smith delayed six months and later accepted. The court reasoned the six month delay was unreasonable and the contract did not form. Factors include market speed and parties' intentions.
A Colorado district director of Internal Revenue finds a puzzling remark written across a taxpayer’s return praising "the best puzzle you ever put out" suggesting a humorous or cryptic message amid routine filing. The incident highlights quirky taxpayer notes found in filings.
Gravitt drove through his hometown and found an emergency landing field nearby, using it to avert disaster during a perilous stretch. He knew the field existed from his early years in the town and acted quickly to land safely.
A Texas Governor's Committee on Aging urged more local attention to the plight of the needy aged. It warned that rising taxes may push people to rely on the State and called on churches to train youth in elder support and moral responsibility.
The Census Bureau offers individuals access to their age birth and kinship data from 1900 onward for a fee. A Personal Census Service search costs 3 dollars for up to two censuses and one copy, with extra copies at 1 dollar each and expedited searches at 4 dollars usually ready in days. Information is confidential by law and may be released only to the person named or a proper legal representative with written requests.
An ad styled note from The Sun invites buyers to acquire adding machine paper for sale.
A collection of light humor snippets including a Nixon daughter Lincoln Republican mix up, a rabbi receiving a wedding thank you note, a line about sophistication, a space man story with a piano in a store window, and a sharp rebuke to a smirking passerby.
A collection of brief humor sketches with punchlines. A dentist, an old Indian and his son, a mother tongue quip, and a car passenger misnaming a farmer named Cornsilk all deliver quick jokes about misunderstandings and regional attitudes.
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