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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
5
The notice lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside these counties. Rates are 1 year 1.50 or 2.00 and 6 months 1.00 or 1.25 respectively. No subscriptions accepted for less than six months.
The piece honors Kathy Fiscus a three year old in a pink party dress who died tragically. It lauds her parents David and the community while praising the Golden Rule and offering prayers for comfort and eternal life beyond loss. The author reflects on sudden death and shared sorrow with neighbors and readers.
A Chicago machinist William C. Drews received a note from two young detective-magazine fans demanding $5,000 or he would be turned over to police as a thief. Drews, who had been allowed to take tools home with his employer’s consent to work on inventions, reported the scheme to police. The would be extortionists were arrested and admitted their plan, underscoring the value of honesty as Cervantes and Washington echoed.
The Sun announces new additions to its honor roll including Paul M. Vestal H. J. Ford Mrs Hazel Glidewell E D Lyons Dr W M Holland J C Woodson Dewey Griffin J B Blanton C H Vestal and Miss Maggie Noe.
Harvard graduate students say they tracked the oldest corn to cobs and fragments found in Central New Mexico. Botany specialists estimate the specimens are more than 4,000 years old with researchers Herbert Dick of Albuquerque involved.
M and C Earle Smith of St Peters burg Florida joined a Harvard Peabody Museum expedition seeking traces of an early American man. They reported the ancient wild corn as a surprise discovery during their search.
Sunday school and worship times listed for multiple churches in Sherman area including First Methodist and Presbyterian services. Also contains a tax delinquency notice for property in Grayson County with case details and court citation.
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