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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1952
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces editor and owner T Glenn Doss. Published weekly on Thursdays. Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year 1.50 and six months 1.00, outside counties 2.00 yearly and 1.25 for six months.
The Sun reports Whitewright High School won first place in the area play competition at Arlington last Thursday night. The cast and director receive congratulations with praise for a performance that drew a large Friday night crowd.
President Truman proposed 75,000 units for 1953. The House committee cut to 25,000 and Texas Rep Fisher’s amendment reduced the total to 5,000, passing 143 to 127. Spreading 5,000 units nationwide leaves Whitewright with slim chances unless timely political pressure mounts. Public housing policy debate continues with weak funding prospects.
The speaker argues that if taxpayers must fund housing units, a portion should go to White Wright. The remark reflects a push for targeted distribution of federal housing assistance.
The Sun recounts two weeks of wildcat oil well chatter from distant subscribers. Ely well was plugged and removed. another well between Whitewright and Van Alstyne survived a hard rock formation and continues drilling. The paper defends accuracy and warns readers not to trust rumors about oil wells.
A Fort Worth Press piece mocks rural voters near the forks of the creek for consulting cemetery shades before voting and accuses city editors of a graft ridden democracy. It frames Ike’s Waco landslide as popular in town yet warns against urban bias and political corruption.
Frank Sweetman 40 of London cannot feel pain. Doctors call him both fortunate and unlucky as he endures burns and injuries without sensing danger. Pain signals his body would normally rely on fail to warn him of harm.
Detroit reports the auto industry has spent millions developing 1952 models and plans further millions for 1953 changes. Most decisions are set to be carried out unless world conditions worsen, with industry noting it can take up to 18 months to bring a new model from drafting board to assembly line.
Three cronies abandon work to retreat to a cabin in the North Woods. After one year one praises the quiet, after two years the second says tor, and after the next year the third quits, complaining if the others keep talking.
A joke exchanges a quip about people from earlier times and the present. The pupil compares the modern man seeking the club to a primitive man reaching for something else when a wife talks too much.
Q and A on VA loans and life insurance. The veteran may secure a loan with mortgage collateral, and insurance premiums must be resumed within 120 days after separation to avoid lapse. Pension for total disability does not increase with dependents.
The heart pumps about 2500 gallons of blood daily and never rests from birth to death. Causes of heart trouble include age related degeneration, rheumatic fever, infections, heavy exertion after illness, and obesity. Seek medical help for symptoms as self diagnosis is unreliable and regular exams are advised.
England endures austerity with rationed meat bacon butter cheese margarine tea and sugar priced at modest levels for workers. A factory worker earns about 165 to 179 shillings weekly while monthly costs for staple goods stay affordable enabling some leisure despite limited meat. The article notes price points for steak bacon butter margarine cheese tea potatoes lettuce and outlines continued nightlife and cinema attendance.
The Sun announces candidacies authorized for the Democratic Primary on July 26 1952. State Representative Dist 49F Richard S Stark. 15th District Court Judge David H Brown. Tax Assessor-Collector Mrs IVA Davidson.
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