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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
5
Local items report residents visiting Dallas Stamford Quanah and Amarillo, plus hospital stays and surgeries in Sherman Fort Worth McKinney and Dallas. Decoration services set for Pilot Grove Wittitoe cemeteries May 1, and community notices include church meetings and a countywide grain dealers convention in Galveston.
David Johnson of Whitewright was among three ETSTC delegates from Commerce at the first Texas Inter-Collegiate Student Association state convention held April 23 at North Texas State College in Denton. He represented the Student Council at ETSTC.
Mrs R L Gilpin of Dallas formerly Whitewright spoke on the Rankin Community Center in East Dallas. Her husband Rev R L Gilpin directs it. Twenty members answered roll call on best sellers. Mrs Grady Gillett hosted and served refreshments. last meeting of the club year will be May 6 with a breakfast.
Rotary Club heard Carlee Cummings of Bonham describe the Gilmer-Aikin school reorganization bill before the Texas Legislature. Summers served as program chairman as Cummings noted his weeks in Austin lobbying for the measure and predicted its eventual passage.
A Texas legislature report says amendments narrowed the bill to aid schools with added funding and better pay for teachers. No Rotary meeting this Friday due to district convention in Sherman. Harvey and Mrs. Martin of Sherman were guests.
Mrs. Julian Boone and Mrs. Charles Tunnell hosted a covered dish luncheon for the Whitewright Music Club at Mrs. J. W. Wilson’s home. Fifteen members and four guests attended the event featuring a hymnology review by Mrs. Jack Hannah and a performance by Mrs. J. J. Petrash. Officers were installed and plans were made for a May 11 party. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook of Levelland visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook Sr.
The 31st annual Texas American Legion convention will be in Fort Worth August 5 to 7. Fort Worth won the bid over Galveston and Mineral Wells at a state executive committee meeting.
The State Insurance Commission orders a premium reduction effective May 1 affecting comprehensive fire theft and collision coverages. Public liability rises from 15 to 16 dollars annually, with a 1949 Ford paying 13 dollars less under the new rates. Older 1940 models see smaller cuts due to minimum premium rules, while commercial vehicle rates also ease slightly.
The article notes that fingerprints can be heavily modified by conditions such as surgery leprosy scleroderma radiodermatitis and occupational eczema. It cites cases where lep rosy changes altered finger patterns enough to defeat identification efforts.
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