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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
4
Health Commissioner Dr Henry A Holle calls Texas residents to spring cleanup to reduce fire hazards flies and rats. He urges metal trash cans tight lids screened premises clean use of insecticides and rat proofing plus repairs painting and removing rubbish around porches attics cellars and yards.
A zoning petition to allow a small worm ranch near Annie Beaman School draws comment praising worms as quiet yet busy soil builders. The Florida Times-Union notes worms stir the earth and enable farms, ranches, and learning, suggesting worms as regulation-worthy educational values.
A sharp remark questions Jim's suitability for politics noting he can utter grand phrases that lack substance. The line underscores public skepticism about political rhetoric and leadership.
Don Robinson laments tax complexity and urges a simpler fair tax system. He notes widespread guilt over tax reporting and recalls a schoolyard honor system. The piece ends with a playful anecdote about a student and a hairbrush.
A Cuero Record column parodies Washington planners echoing a centipede tale. The owl offers to cut pain by 96 percent by turning into a mouse, then declines to fund the road program, claiming planners only make policy while motorists bear the costs. It critiques federal highway spending and tax shifting to motorists.
A light hearted column presents brief anecdotes from village life. A passerby stops an assault and shares the loot with the victim. A grocer refuses ads after 30 years of business. A church sits on the hill as a landmark. A coffee can hides money while bells ring beyond a century. Jokes cover marriage, fashion, and domestic mischief.
In Longview a mistrial was declared after juror R. W. Boone of Kilgore said of a woman driver in an aggravated assault with a motor vehicle case that she “must have been a mighty poor driver.” He was fined $10. Boone had already earned $5 for jury service.
At 1 a.m. a sedan blocked a white stucco house on Eighth and Elm. Two men dragged a third from the car as a stout woman at the door shouted that he lives at the white stucco on Ninth and Elm.
A reflective query asks about common life events from visits to divorces purchases parties engagements and memberships. It surveys everyday experiences to gauge social engagement and personal milestones.
Francis L. Ball, 72, collects toy banks as a 25 year hobby in Cambridge Massachusetts. His 75 to 100 mechanical banks include an iron baseball bank where a pitcher throws pennies underhand and a catcher never misses.
Rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.90, outside counties 2.50, and foreign subscriptions 5.00. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflection upon request.
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