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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1954
Page
6
A collage of quips and comic lines featuring a foreman and worker digoffs, a child in school with breakfast on his face, a joking teacher and student, marriage jokes, a tailor made pun about shoes, a doctor and anesthesia quip, a Brooklyn soldier in Oregon with rattlesnakes, a doomed go getter salesman, and a wife advertisement gag.
New York report from a veterinarian notes many dogs become obese from snacks and starches. Dr. Cherry Anne Hooper of Ellin Prince Speyer Animal Hospital says owners set the pace for a pet’s diet and should limit table scraps, feed one main meal daily, and increase exercise to curb weight gain.
John Kent thanks Precinct No 2 voters in Fannin County for support in the first primary and asks for votes in the runoff for County Commissioner. He says he fell short of 50 percent, expresses humility, and pledges to work hard to serve as an efficient public servant.
Texas Highway Patrol issued 10 908 arrests in May with 8 516 for hazardous traffic violations. Speeding led arrests and warnings, officers logged 1 163 004 miles and 101 907 man hours, with 37 percent at night. Other arrests included license violations drunk driving improper passing and wrong side driving.
A University of Michigan survey lists motivations for home purchases with 24 percent investing and for renting too expensive, 22 percent for ownership pleasure, 19 percent due to no better housing, 11 percent seeking security and independence, 6 percent choosing the right place, and 7 percent citing miscellaneous reasons. Also notes a new packaging method for pre stuffed frozen poultry using a tight plastic bag for roasting.
College Station reports the National Safety Council warns farm work fatal accidents outpace other occupations. Last year 3,800 rural residents died and about 320,000 suffered injuries, many disabling, per a Safety Council study to the Texas Farm and Ranch Safety committee.
A state safety council summary urges rural residents to adopt daily safety habits at home and on the farm. It highlights tractor caution, machine guards, fuel safety, careful driving, animal awareness, organized storage, fall prevention, label reading, water safety, and prompt first aid to lower a billion-dollar annual fire and vehicle damage toll.
Rates shown for Grayson and Fannin counties at 2.00, outside counties 2.50, foreign subscriptions 5.00. Publisher offers full correction for any erroneous reflections upon any person, firm, or corporation brought to attention.
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