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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists editor and owner T Glenn Doss and describes publication schedule. Subscription rates are shown for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year 1.50 and six months 1.00, outside counties 1 year 2.00 and six months 1.25.
The Whitewright Independent School District invites residents to tour the elementary building tonight to see needed repairs. The PTA and Board of Education back remodeling over a new building, proposing $110000 in bonds to fund modernization next Tuesday.
The Sun invites Whitewright Independent School District residents to comment on renaming Whitewright High School to Grayson College High School to honor the former Grayson College. A board resolution would be required to effect the name change. Share your reasons for or against the idea with the newspaper.
Collin County tax values fall by nearly a million dollars due to thousands of acres removed from the tax rolls for Lavendam construction. A private electric utility at Farmersville becomes municipally owned and pays no local ad valorem tax. The loss in value is about 6500 dollars, a modest figure to Washington but meaningful for local government costs.
Morris F. Gillett of Whitewright and Dallas, a chief electronic technician in the U S Navy Reserve attached to Fleet Air Service Squadron 701, is on a 14 day annual training cruise aboard the U S Naval Air Station Dallas. He served four years in World War II aboard U S S Badger and U S S John W Weeks and holds multiple ribbons and medals. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R A Gillett of Whitewright.
State Highway Engineer D. C. Greer announced Texas has more than 2,700,000 vehicle registrations, with 1950 projections near 3,000,000. He noted more than one car per three Texans and Texas ranking fifth nationwide, behind California New York Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Public assistance payments fall short of authorized grants due to funds limits. 253,340 recipients received checks this month with 50 cent shortfalls. 227,251 old age checks averaged 33.66 dollars. Blind aid totaled 6,549 checks at 38.07 dollars. Dependent children aid went to 19,540 families for 54,909 children with 43.70 dollar average and 15 percent reduction.
The Atomic Energy Commission urges immediate action in a sudden atomic blast. Drop and curl up shielding skin. stay low ten seconds, then assess next steps. If outdoors shelter away from light, if near shelter use it. indoors drop to floor behind heavy furniture to protect against glass and debris.
The text notes that avoidance is key and that the safest place inside a building is against an interior partition that may withstand collapse, emphasizing avoidance of dangerous exterior areas.
Pierce Brooks of Dallas in surance man seeks the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and calls for injection of new blood to end state government confusion. He faces Ben Ramsey in the August 26 runoff after attacking professional office holders amid a fiscal crisis.
The driver faces negligent manslaughter charges with seven prior court appearances. The judge notes repeated leniency, urges understanding of the seriousness, and the driver admits there is no lawyer and chooses to tell the truth.
Notice outlines a bond election for the City of Whitewright Texas proposing a single series of waterworks and sewer extension bonds totaling 53500 dollars. The notice requires posting and publication at least 14 days prior and cites the date of August 15, 1950 with meetings of the Board of Commissioners and an attested city clerk signing.
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