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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1951
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists T. Glenn Doss as editor and owner and notes publication every Thursday. It provides subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year 1.50 and six months 1.00, and outside these counties at 1 year 2.00 and six months 1.25.
The Texas House approved increasing lawmakers pay to 25 dollars a day for 120 days and 7 50 a day thereafter as a constitutional amendment. Proponents say better pay could improve work, while opponents note public disfavor and difficult tradeoffs for mid career businessmen.
In Chattanooga Tennessee Madame Juliette Rochat-Schopfer visiting friends quoted Swiss family precedence placing husband first, wife second, children third, with no priority given to automobiles as Lausanne judge explains the system.
Margaret Truman told reporters at a news conference on arrival that she would like to become an actress in addition to her singing career and might consider motion pictures.
Miss Truman says she will pursue both singing and acting in the future. She notes she has had movie offers but is currently busy with radio and record work.
A J Bell, Michigan State College extension agricultural engineer, says brushing aluminum paint over rust on metal roofs wastes time and money unless done correctly. He recommends using a rust inhibitor first, then aluminum, with zinc-based paints lasting best among tested options.
A brief Christmas joke scene shows a shopper requesting stockings for his wife. The clerk offers sheer options and the shopper replies he left his wife at home.
A mother pressures Walter to invite a neighbor boy with whom Walter had clashed. The boy never arrives, raising suspicion about the invite. In a separate scene George returns home at 3:00 a.m. and quips that home may be the only open place, reflecting strained domestic relations.
In Paris eminent European economists push for a gold standard while French minters run a counterfeit coin scam that nets profits by stamping coins with genuine metal. Officials say the scheme mocks the government showing public faith in illegal minters over official money. Natural gas is used from wells in at least 26 states.
Paul Didier a 19 year old trapper maintains 300 traps across north and northwest Baltimore under a Maryland game program to manage nuisance wildlife. He traps 600 to 700 animals monthly including squirrels possums skunks and other species with raw peanuts as effective bait.
Harvard University Press releases The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt The Years of Preparation covering 1868 1900. Found letters show Roosevelt doubted military glory from the Cuban war yet he proceeded to governorship vice presidency and the presidency.
The Colored Methodist Church reports a lively Sunday with Sun day School and strong morning and evening services led by Rev R M Cole from Dallas. The City Wide Prayer Band continues though Sister Clara Spencer is ill. A Fort Worth district anniversary event featured Mother Davis for 30 years as president and Rev Lenely delivering a stirring sermon.
Dahlonega editor explains front page space crunch pushes a planned MacArthur editorial off the Nugget. The note cites Yahoola and Frogtown disturbances as crowding factors and invites readers to request the editorials at the Nugget office.
The U S farm plant land buildings livestock and equipment are valued at about 91 billion dollars in the current assessment. The figure reflects the overall worth of farm assets across the country based on recent surveys and market conditions.
Pvt. John Szpara of the 47th Division at CAMP RUCKER in Alabama receives a 36 foot long letter from Miss Audrey Brumirski of Milwaukee. The lengthy missive, written in longhand, took 11 hours over two days and cost 70 cents in air mail postage. Szpara says the letters show strong devotion and hopes for more like this.
In these days when so many are upset and wondering what life is all about we might pause to find why some can make a living and have a full life while others cannot If you are not happy or able to make life worth while there is something wrong with body and mind Let your family doctor and dentist see if any infection teeth tonsils gums liver gall bladder large bowel may be to blame Phone 76 when you have news
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