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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
2
H G Hayes returned Friday from a Plainview business trip. Numerous families and friends visit relatives in Sherman and area towns including Greenville Kentucky Dal las Van Alstyne and Pilot Point. Highlights include Mrs Craig's bed illness and Frank Smith's surgery in Sherman.
An Earl Richert series reveals the hidden tax load on cars from manufacture to sale. Officials from Willys Overland Chrysler and General Motors note substantial tax components raising the retail price, with estimates ranging from 355 to 450 dollars in taxes on typical car purchases.
Mr Keller argues present tax rates make it impossible to get back to a real 1000 dollar car. He says every new auto purchase funds interest on war debt and many public programs from Army to unemployment insurance and foreign relief.
The United States total births last year reached the second highest in history. Oscar R. Ewing announced 3,581,000 live births in 1949, just below 1947's 3,699,940. 1949 rose about 1 percent from 1948's 3,535,000, with an estimated 200,000 additional births unregistered.
In a playful exchange a mother and son discuss an inscrutable smile. The father explains the smile as one his wife wore earlier when he warned business could keep him out late tonight. The moment blends humor with domestic shorthand.
The State of Texas issues citation No. 58070 to A. T. Silvey and the unknown heirs of multiple deceased individuals including C. V. Wier Mattie Altha Wier Marilla Ruth Rogay Marella R. Rogay Sallie M. Bell D. J. Bell Sr Davis J. Bell Philbert Rogay W. W. Baker Rosa L. Baker and H. S. McKean and their unknown heirs or legal representatives as part of a heirs and representatives proceeding.
Justin L. Bible sues A. T. Silvey and others in Grayson County Texas to regain possession and clear title to two Red River tracts totaling about 37.8 acres. The filing date is April 11 1950 with court action requiring appearance by May 29 1950 before Judge in Sherman Texas.
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