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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties 1 year 1.50 six months 1.00. Outside these counties 1 year 2.00 six months 1.25.
A sweeping ode extols the cow as man's greatest animal friend and outlines the vast roles she plays in trade and daily life. The author imagines a world without cattle, noting consequences for transport, food, materials, and industry, ending with a rebuke to those who would abuse the cow.
Col. F. M. Woods delivers a tribute praising the cow’s role in American farming from Plymouth Rock to the prairie migration. He credits cattle with supplying milk meat and labor that built homes and towns, transforming deserts into thriving communities. Delivered at a Springfield Illinois cattle sale in 1897.
Washington reports the Fish and Wildlife Service says no fixed rule for fish consuming DDT poisoned insects. Outcomes vary with fish condition. weak fish may die while strong fish resist. Slight poisoning can cause tremors and erratic behavior, potentially leading to death.
Oklahoma inventor Landrum L. Hubbes piloted a four seat Aeronca from Oklahoma City to Dallas 188 miles on butane fuel costing 63 cents total. He used a patent adaptor feeding butane into a standard carburetor with a tank behind the pilot. Flight lasted 1 hour 37 minutes burning just over 12 gallons with claims of reduced engine wear and less carbon buildup.
New York reports rising natural rubber costs and heavy tire demand prompt greater synthetic rubber use. Industry records show man-made rubber in tires has fallen to under 40 percent since the war, as manufacturers push for more synthetic content amid price pressures and calls for increased government production.
OSSINING N Y The cost of keeping a woman in Sing Sing death house has risen. New York state will pay 8000 for the death watch on Martha J Beck 30 by Aug 22 in the women's wing. Four matrons will earn 2000 yearly each plus food clothing medicine and other needs. Beck and Raymond Fernandez 35, “lonely hearts” killers, received a stay of execution pending a US Supreme Court appeal.
An 80-year-old Belton Texas mother writes to Lt Gen Walton Walker commander of the U S Eighth Army in Korea urging him to take care of himself. She asks only for a line if he has time, amid the distant and dangerous assignment.
You can lose weight and enjoy appetizing meals. Nutritionists urge a balanced diet with patience and willpower. Weight loss comes from consuming fewer calories than you burn. Eat vegetables and skim milk for calcium, limit butter sauces and sugars.
Brig. Gen. James T. Roberts at Camp Cooke received an eager recruiting call from Los Angeles asking to enlist immediately. The caller claimed willingness to deploy to Korea within 48 hours and promised two friends would join, with a bartender also ready to enlist.
In Great Neck New York postal workers apologized for missed Christmas mail as 1000 letters with December 1947 postmarks were found in a mildewed sack inside an abandoned car in a junkyard.
Illinois State Police report raids found slot machines rigged to yield 20 percent of wagered money. Police described the one armed bandits as gimmicked to prevent higher payouts and noted electrical switch devices in the devices across multiple sections of Illinois.
Police discovered mechanical tampering on slot machines with screws blocking winning combinations and some jack pot chutes sealed off to regulate payoffs. The article notes these devices could be placed in conservative or liberal positions to alter payoff exposure.
The Korean War cut into a peak season at Texas state parks this summer. Attendance had been at an all time high before the war caused a reversal, with fewer visitors and reduced spending reported by the Texas State Parks Board on Monday. Executive secretary Gordon K. Shearer said the war crimped business and managers echoed the sentiment.
Los Angeles reports that months will pass before unskilled workers are needed by the aircraft industry. While thousands apply, the industry says skilled and semi skilled workers are needed now and Rosie the Riveter will not be rehired yet.
Swedish naturalist Dr. Sten Bergman on a stay in New Guinea states vanity is not a consequence of civilization. He notes cannibals as well as birds of paradise are more coquettish than modern women, with men wearing many earrings bracelets necklaces and even safety pins as adornment.
Two women travel by air and inquire about speed. The pilot jokes we can go faster than sound, prompting one passenger to fear the sonic boom because they prefer to talk during flight.
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