Economic education gaps highlighted by Brookings findings
Harding College expands its National Education Program after a Brookings study shows only about 10 percent of high school students study economics, textbooks favor critique over appraisal of systems, and teachers lack training. The report urges better textbooks and teaching to foster intelligent citizenship and public understanding of the American system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding College
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Brookings Institution of
Washington
H. G. Moulton
Brookings
C. W. McKee
Department of Economics
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Sloan Foundation
U. S
Brookings Institution
Amercan
America
False Thinking Blamed For Marriage Failures
A school psychiatrist says false patterns of thinking fuel unhappy marriages. Dr. Aloysious S. Church argues both sexes misjudge mates and roles, blaming unrealistic expectations taught by parents educators films and novels. The piece notes audience misperceptions and even includes an unrelated line about the windpipe length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloysious S. Church
Keep Well Cookies From Home To Bake And Mail
Instructions for baking mailable cookies with chocolate morsels and nuts. Includes ingredient list for a bar cookie, steps for mixing, baking, and cutting into squares for easy mailing. Provides pan size and yield details for portioning and storage.
DDT Still Best Weapon Against Mosquitoes Says Rutgers Scientist
Dr. Joseph M. Ginsburg of Rutgers University told an international chemistry conference that after testing 10 insecticides, DDT remains superior for mosquito control. He noted its high toxicity to mosquitoes, long residual effect, and low harm to plants and animals while warning mosquitoes carry diseases and contaminate food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph M. Ginsburg
Rutgers University
First American Paper Mill and Newspaper Attempt At Germantown
In 1690 Germantown Pennsylvania saw the first American paper mill erected and the same year an attempt was made to publish America's first newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Mechanical Picker Will Speed Up Ely Farmer's Harvest
Chat Beazley, a leading Ely farmer, recently received a two row Allis Chalmers cotton picker from Denton Williams, his third first customer purchase from Williams. Beazley plans to harvest 100 to 125 bales from about 200 cotton acres, reflecting a strong production year despite a tough 1951 corn crop. Winter legumes and plowed cotton and corn stalks maintain soil health on his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Chat Beazley
Ely
Beazley
Allis- Chalmers
Denton Williams
Williams
Tax lien foreclosure notice in Grayson County Texas
State of Texas sues Fallenwider Motor Company for delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lots 11 and 12, Block 6, Washington Heights Addition, Denison. Case 59174 seeks foreclosure of tax liens, with 42 day citation return date, and commands appearance in Grayson County District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
Fallenwider Motor Company
Washington Heights
Denison
Grayson County
Texas
Fallenwider Motor Company, Et al
Fullenwider Motor Company
Et al
District Court
15Th Judicial District
Court House
Court clerk records probate judgment entry 1951
The document records the entry of judgment by the District Court in Grayson County Texas. It states all interest penalties and costs allowed by law through the judgment day, issued under the seal of the court in Sherman. Clerk S V Earnest signs the entry with deputy Nancy Drake date September 11 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
Texas
A. D
S. V. Earnest
15Th Judicial District
Nancy Drake
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George
Dleae Nace
Earache
The
Brookings Report
F. H. A. Title I Loans
Whitewright Lumber Co
Flying Red Horse
Cody
Mobil Tires
Mobil Batteries
Mobiloil Mobilgas
G. C. Stateville
Alice
UU As
Johnson
Social Security Administration
Washington, D. C
Social Security Office
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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