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Comic strips arc often hooted and placed in the rank of the insignificant, and the superflolis. Most adults are frank enuf to "admit” they read and like them, but there’re always those who glance at you with a patronizing look for your childishness in reading them. Some, I believe, are; a waste of good newsprint. But there are many others which not only give good clean amusement, but also conduct a crusade (which you unconsiously take part in). R« , Morgan, M.D., is now in the early stages of a story concerning “emotional difficulties.” He hps recently had strips- exploiting quack doctors, and the stigma sur-j rounding leprosy, cancer and other diseases. Judge Parker is completing a , strip on slot machine racket. Joje Palooka is noted for his lesson to j young athletics. There are many more that likewise- do good. I salute them, briefly, as I see the paper man coming up the walk, j
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brown of Richmond have announced the birth of a daughter, born Thurs? day, June 16 in Johnson-Willi* Hospital. The infant is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Brown of SperryviBe. :!
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