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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
4
Whitewright Texas newspaper announces subscription terms printed for readers. Rates shown: one year thirty dollars? Wait no it lists one year 1.50 six months 1.00 payable in advance. No subscription accepted for less than six months.
The piece surveys 1930s alcohol use trends and societal responses, noting rising per capita beverage consumption and drunkenness arrests in Dallas. It cites Alcohol Research Council hopes to study why people drink and to find cures, urging home, church, and school spadework, stricter industry compliance, and stern courts. It also reflects wartime political scrutiny of spending and leadership, referencing Roosevelt, Kaiser, and the atomic bomb as debated war measures.
A Fort Worth Press column lampoons the Brewster Committee's actions, mocking the political odor around its investigations and signaling sharp public critique of local governance.
A reader warns that anger speaks through the mouth while the brain remains idle and questions personal responsibility for violent words. He recalls occasions when his mouth promised harm and left him returning with black eyes, noting his brain was not in control.
A reflective fragment speaks on restraint and social propriety. The speaker laments misjudgment for outspoken speech and hopes others will disengage rather than argue. It notes Mrs. Vanguard's church ties, cousin Minnie's practicality, and family dynamics with Ben and Vixen.
SAGAMORE Mass. House Speaker Martin Jr. announced that more than 1,000 Communists and other subversionists have been removed from government payrolls. He said the fight against these elements has only started and that they will be eliminated from government service. A Want Act will sell it for you.
Texas moved from 30th to ninth in dairy product value over 20 years and ranks sixth in ice cream production with over 30 million gallons consumed in 1946. Bryan Blalock of Marshall, president of the Texas Dairy Products Institute, calls the Texas dairy industry a $100,000,000 field.
Arnold Cheatham, 28, has worked as a teller in Tulsa for six months. He said depositors often hesitate at his window when they see the name, then move to another window, but he plans to keep the name Cheatham.
Joliet Illinois serves as a key center for horseshoe manufacture with about 12 000 tons of steel used annually in a Joliet plant and 80 percent of all horseshoes produced there The text notes the origin of horseshoes dating to 500 B C and mentions the Giant s Causeway in County Antrim Ireland.
In Weldon area churches list Sunday services with Rev E A Doty J Pat Salyer and others. First Baptist announces Youth Rally of Zone 2 Grayson County at 8 pm next Tuesday Aug 12 inviting all church youths to attend.
A fine program will be presented to encourage service in Christian work. The initiative aims to foster fellowship among county youth and enhance commitment to community outreach.
LUBBOCK. Texas Tech professor John H Baumgardner says the most effective hog worming method is feeding a mixture of one pound sodium fluoride per 99 pounds dry feed for one day, achieving about 95 percent efficacy. Pigs should have plain dry feed for 3 4 days before treatment when withdrawing feed. The USDA developed method suits all hogs after weaning, with two treatments for market pigs. Caution: sodium fluoride is highly toxic and the mix must be kept away from children and livestock.
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