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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
3
A health service guide explains sunstroke versus heat prostration and outlines steps: call a doctor, move to shade, loosen clothing, check skin temperature, and treat based on cold clammy skin or hot skin. Cooling methods include cold packs, wet clothes, or a cold bath if available, with careful temperature monitoring.
Ernest O. Gillam of Fort Worth testifies to a Senate agriculture subcommittee that three major soap firms control about 85 percent of the U S market. He says independents are driven out by soap operas coupons prizes and heavy advertising while fats and oils producers are paid well below value.
The State of Texas Grayson County announces a sheriff sale to satisfy a 1949 judgment for delinquent taxes against Sarah Coleman et al. The sale, ordered July 14 1949, occurs September 6 1949 between 2 and 4 PM at the courthouse. The property description covers a tract in Sherman, with redemption rights and liens by taxing units. Markel Dicken sheriff and J H Brown deputy authorize the sale.
Industrial color consultant Howard Ketcham argues color shapes buying decisions for cooks and salesmen. He cites a cafeteria swap to pale green plates boosting salad sales over 100 percent and orange walls boosting fruit store sales. tests show color influences taste and perception.
Texas State College for Women will reserve a dormitory for mothers with children starting in the fall session opening Sept. 19. Women may bring their juniors to school, a plan tested in summer sessions and made permanent due to demand from mothers. Graduates seeking advanced degrees and teachers expanding education under the Gilmer-Aikin Bill are expected to use the option. registrar offers further details.
A spoof of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address reimagines the speech as a tax filing. The text places the nation in form 1040 form language noting calculations deductions and the burden of income tax on taxpayers and creditors. It parodies devotion to the tax system and urges caution to avoid higher brackets.
Property for sale near the White House president Truman commands a price of 750000. The listing emphasizes the unique chance to live next door to the president.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace lists Blair House adjoining buildings for sale at 750000 or any reasonable offer. Tenants in the Endowment building would be so near they could hear the President's daughter Margaret singing for free. Sale advertised with a Sun Want Act.
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