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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes property values in Whitewright have risen dramatically with examples of homes selling far above past prices. It criticizes a Texas poll’s accuracy in predicting election outcomes and explains how buyer strikes can lower prices, urging cautious spending and reduced waste to influence living costs.
A wartime household economy shifts as price controls ease. Mothers reclaim shopping power, driving prices down for butter and meat as shoppers hunt bargains. Retail sales level off as frugal buying returns, letting stores restock and bargain with wholesalers.
The article notes the grocer recalling her own strength after realizing she has been missing much fun and vows not to forget again, as reported by the Fort Worth Press.
A reflection on family behaviors and social judgments as an aunt, sister in law, and relatives react to a child’s mischief. The narrator notes ink spills, a broken vase, and a toy assault on an adult, contrasting with opinions on marriage, wealth, and virtue within the family.
Art Ross Jr former bomber pilot who bailed in Normandy after D Day returns to find 19 of 20 helpers who sheltered him. He starts a nonprofit club for World War II veterans to aid those who helped them with food clothing and support. Reach Ross at 20 Kilby St Boston Mass Considine in Cosmopolitan.
An elderly bedridden woman in Feeding Hills finds happiness when a neighbor crafts a bird house from wood, prunes a neighbor’s apple tree, and creates a cozy nest for bluebirds and tree swallows. The birds bring daily cheer from spring through summer, ending the narrator’s loneliness as the birds thrive and sing.
The text cites Matthew 16 27 and 1 Thessalonians 4 16 18 to affirm divine rewards by works, confirms Babylon’s existence in apostolic times, and rejects symbolic beasts in Daniel 7 as imperial powers. it also rejects a silent rise of good as Christ’s return.
The discussion explains that the destruction refers to the corrupt cosmos not the righteous. Peter describes a great cosmic event with the earth melting, then promises believers will inhabit a new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells.
Practical tips on sewing avoiding bias stretch by paper basting, hanging curtains without a double rod, patching underwear for elasticity, sewing pockets in aprons for travel items, storing toilet articles, using lard to remove scratches, eating turnips for vitamin C, and scented clothing with cologne on cotton.
President Truman signed a 1947 bill ending marketing quotas on cotton. The House agriculture committee said war conditions no longer necessitate quotas and noted strong domestic consumption at 9,000,000 bales in 1946 with exports near 4,000,000 bales, forecasting a carryover reduction of about 2,000,000 bales by Aug. 1, 1947.
N H Martin Smith, six, tells of a wormless fishing day. Unable to find bait, he attached two rose petals to a hook and immediately caught a seven inch perch, then a second one with the same bait. His family backs his tale.
A hard bitten hillbilly on his front porch ignores a neighbor passing by on the trail. He retorts in blunt terms asking not to meddle and asserts the neighbor is overstepping. The rustic exchange captures tense neighborly proximity and prideful privacy.
Dicken thanks voters after a six-man sheriff race in Saturdays primary. He advanced to a runoff with 359 of 504 votes in Van Alstyne and led Howe by 52 votes. He credits supporters from his hometown communities.
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