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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
8
Morpeth England chimney sweep Anthony Pape died at 83 and had spent 20 years admiring a coffin he made from oak branches. The coffin proved too small when used, so it was discarded after his death.
New York reports the two-pants suit is staging a comeback after wartime decline. Max Udell Sons & Co. finds 34 percent of retailers will stock two pants suits, with Detroit and Chicago planning full uptake in some areas.
C M Evans field representative of the Agriculture Department's Production and Marketing Admin poultry branch said there will be no government price supports this year for chickens or turkeys. He noted price support is not mandatory under the Agriculture Act of 1949 and urged producers to adjust operations if needed.
The 21 year old Sonny Wisecarver who eloped at 14 with a married woman and at 16 with another placed a newspaper ad seeking a way to live without working. He told a reporter he believes some can avoid work without being dishonest.
Dialogue sketches a mother and stepmother discussing honesty and its consequences. The first mother questions whether children fibs impact her, while the second notes greater concern when truth comes out at inappropriate times. The exchange highlights family tensions around honesty.
A Paris man recalls a hungry old traveler who asked for food, noting the decline of tramp culture. He contrasts past roving hoboes driven by necessity with today’s social safety nets and unemployment, predicting the era of mass tramp travel has ended.
A visiting banker asks about a farmhand. The farmer replies the man is not merely hired help but the first vice president in charge of cows. The exchange highlights a rural finance joke about bank titles on a farm.
Washington reports the United States government owns or has pledged collateral on 31 farm products worth about $4,000,000,000 as of January 31, including upland cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, flaxseed, soybeans, potatoes, rice, butter, and wool. The list shows quantities and market values for both government-held stocks and farmer-c pledged collateral across commodities.
Mrs Mildred Oswald sues Dr Joseph F Drasky in Chicago Circuit Court claiming five teeth were pulled without proper reason seeking damages of 25000 or 5000 per tooth in a malpractice case filed in Chicago.
Census Bureau reports April 1949 about 8.7 million married women in the labor force, 500000 more than April 1948 and 1 million more than April 1947, surpassing single women by 3 million. note on ash wood for standard baseball bats mentioned.
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