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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1953
Page
2
A Houston meeting of the Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association heard economists argue that high employment and incomes mean the current farm price drop comes from oversupply, not weak demand. They cited 1952 production, reduced exports, and limited dollar exchange as causes, urging market adjustments over sustained price supports to stabilize future agriculture.
Notice is given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of John Thompson Ashburn were issued March 2, 1953 by the Grayson County Texas County Court to Ruth C Ashburn Independent Executrix Route 3 Sherman Texas. Creditors must present claims as required by law within the period. Published in The Whitewright Sun April 2 9 16 and 23 1953.
Hamilton Ontario residents heard Paul Jones of the National Safety Council blame today's highway death toll on a mass demonstration of gutter manners among motorists. He warned the "me-first" road attitude reflects greed selfishness and disregard for others and ties to broader social ills. Jones spoke to the Hamilton committee of the Accident Prevention Association of Ontario.
A farmer and a thief exchange a brief jab about fruit and a spare tire during a lighthearted rural incident. The thief admits help-yourself remarks while the farmer brushes it off as harmless mischief.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports a move to scientific sizing for women's clothing. A proposed standard uses data from 15 000 American women collected by the USDA to define body sizes and proportions. The National Bureau of Standards analyzes the data to create tables for industry use and seeks trade comments.
The proposal relies on traditional sizing concepts with size variation noted. Buyers would use a few personal measurements such as height, bust, hip, and waist to select clothing.
In West Point Mississippi the First National Bank owns a 400-pound bale of short staple cotton kept at the Federal Compress. It is believed to be the oldest bale in America or perhaps the world, grown on the Levi Peden plantation near Cedar Bluff and picked in 1862 by enslaved labor.
Legal notice summons for H. H. Hodge and wife as plaintiffs in Grayson County Texas. Citations names numerous heirs and parties. requires written answer by June 1 1953 before 10 am in the 15th District Court Sherman. Property involved is Lot 16 Block 77 Miller's Second Addition Denison. Publication dates April 23 30 May 7 14 1953.
An official of the compress, J. H. Moore, stated the fiber is as strong as ever after wrappings were replaced. Five bales were claimed by the bank to settle a loan following Peden's death, with the other four later divided into souvenirs in the early 1900s.
A little girl questions if God made papa and mother. After confirming both, she notes God seems to be doing better work lately, prompting a humorous maternal reaction.
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