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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
8
Good Housekeeping exposes abusive TV service practices with fraudulent contracts and shoddy repairs. The April feature cites bankrupt firms leaving 15 000 customers without service and damaged sets while Better Business Bureaus push cleanup laws and buyer beware guidance.
In Truman Texas residents debate renaming the hamlet once called Mesquite Tap now near Dallas. E G Cogburn favors MacArthur as new name amid mixed support and uncertainty about the idea.
New York expert Robert C. Cook warns world population could reach 18.4 billion by 2160 and 36 billion if Puerto Rican birth trends spread. he calls overproduction a major threat, urges foolproof contraception, and predicts traditional religious objections may yield to famine.
Dr. C. M. Patterson of the Texas Extension Service warns that rabies is a serious Texas veterinary problem. He asserts a successful program requires vaccination of all dogs, elimination of unvaccinated dogs where possible, and comprehensive control measures.
A report discusses measures to reduce wildlife populations that may spread a disease. Officials emphasize controlling animal hosts to limit transmission and protect public health outcomes.
The page lists multiple want ads and notices including WANTED to buy rags and iron, FOR RENT a five room house, FOR SALE pairs of horses and tires, home and property listings, hardware supplies, wiring and garden seed promos, auto parts, batteries, flowers, farming gear, baby chicks, and a poultry hatchery. Contact details and local businesses are included.
In Athens an old fishing question returns each spring. Experts say spawning bass can bite or ignore depending on sex and stage. females may focus on eggs while males guard them. The piece explains how male bass fertilize and defend, affecting strikes during spawning season.
A brief, oddly worded remark notes that a cigar tossed at someone can knock the stuffing out of them and that the argument is settled as it always has been. The cadence implies a point about stubbornness and accepted conclusions.
Attorney General J Howard McGrath told about 500 Catholic and Protestant leaders at Seton Hospital golden jubilee ceremonies in Austin that President Truman fears God more than the Kremlin. Texas officials Price Daniel and John Ben Sheppard attended the event.
Western Union says about nine tons of copper wire, valued at six thousand dollars, were stolen from telegraph poles in Harris Brazoria and Galveston Counties. Foreman H W South of Houston said the lines were idle after severe ice damage weeks ago, totaling about 80 miles missing. The Grand Canyon note appears unrelated to the theft report.
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