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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
2
About 4 000 veterans of the Spanish American War in Texas will receive a 20 percent boost in pension checks starting October 1. The bill also raises pensions for Civil War veterans and widows of both groups. Previously, 65 and older veterans received 75 dollars a month and widows 40. now veterans get 90 and widows 48.
WINNSBORO. Egg thefts from hen nests in H. W. Tinney barn prompted neighbor Mrs. Earl Dodson to use fishing tactics. She baited nests with boiled eggs on hooks and lines, netting a six-foot chicken snake then a five-foot snake the following night, proving dogs were not stealing eggs.
In Beverly Hills, Mrs. Madge Conrad, a housemaid, formed a romance with Paul McKerne, a wealthy real estate dealer. They planned marriage but he died in an automobile accident two days before the ceremony. She is set to receive a $250,000 cash legacy on September 1.
A World War II veteran asks about readjustment allowances while unemployed and is advised to contact the local public employment office or unemployment compensation agency. Other questions cover penalties for improper readjustment payments, maximum G I business loan rates, and requirement of personal labor or supervision for G I ventures. The text also includes lengthy court citation material unrelated to veteran questions.
The passage argues that production, buying, selling, labor, and management define wealth use. It defends free trade within a representative government, claiming dictators suppress freedom, and asserts America’s high wages and abundant land deserve preservation by maintaining free markets and representative governance.
Central and southern New Jersey farmers plow under crops instead of harvesting due to current price gaps. County agents Mack Clark and Edward Yeomans cite inability to cover harvest costs despite high consumer prices. Farmers hope new crops will yield better profits.
Notices in Grayson County Texas courts outline Citations No 55773 and 55797 to defendants including S T Boyd Ivy Boyd Townsell Boyd Grady P Polk Hattie Russell and W C Bruce with unknown heirs and representatives The suits seek foreclosure to satisfy delinquent taxes from 1929 1934 1937 1946 on land along Choctaw Creek and Choctaw Bayou comprising 25 acres with stated amounts 341 53 and 107 50 dollars respectively filed July and October 1947 with the August 4 1947 clerk’s seal date indicated
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