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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
6
Local residents and travelers filled weekends with visits to Dallas, Whitewright, Bonham, Sherman, Denison, and other towns. People including Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, A W Alverson, Mrs. Mary Ryan, H E Forrest Jr, and many more were noted visiting relatives, attending gatherings, or traveling to see kin. A birth was recorded for M H Alexander's family.
Miss Margaret Berry, dean of women at East Texas State Teachers College, argued that girls attend college for more than marriage. She said women may meet potential husbands but can avoid becoming a golf widow by taking college golf and physical education. College offers living with others and gaining domestic and professional training.
Police Capt. M. C. Williams recalls a mistaken release after a prisoner’s wife asked if her husband had been freed. The man was found upstairs in a women’s cell, beard growth showing, and a replacement answerer must be identified.
A veteran asks about wage garnishment of training wages versus VA subsistence, entitlement to GI Bill education deadline after discharge, and obtaining a birth record for increased subsistence. Answers explain that wages paid by the employer are garnishable but VA subsistence is not, the education or training must start within four years after discharge with a July 25 1956 finish limit, and birth records are obtained from the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
Answer confirms National Guard and Reserve members on active or training duty qualify for VA disability benefits. Benefits apply similarly to Reservists, with no retroactive payments before August 15, 1945.
In Goshen Indiana four baby skunks wandered into a chicken house and a hen began mothering them. She sits on the skunks nightly and clucks in happiness. The note mentions house flies as disease carriers.
The Sun announces candidates for the August 26 1950 Democratic run-off primary. Murray H. Nance Jr is named for County Attorney and Edgel Jackson seeks re election for County Commissioner Precinct 2.
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