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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
2
A nationwide report shows 1951 fire losses totaled 730 million dollars, up 12.3 percent from 1950, with 418 871 building fires. Residential fires accounted for 293 776 incidents, with careless use of matches and smoking as major causes.
A quoted exchange features a fortune teller predicting poverty and misery until forty with the suggestion of improvement thereafter, followed by a witty remark about laughter as a friendship starter and a counter to its end.
The VA answers readers on automatic statutory awards for arrested tuberculosis while on a graduated compensation. It also explains future entitlements for those not currently receiving arrested TB benefits and clarifies GI loan guarantees and teaching assignments under ROTC. The column invites readers to phone in items.
The Dallas News urges voters to back Eisenhower or Stevenson on tidelands with the Texas case split. It argues Ike supports returning submerged lands to states while Stevenson opposes that transfer. The piece condemns Stevenson's legal stance and urges cross-filed Eisenhower Nixon nominees to win Texas electoral votes.
The notice urges readers to report address changes promptly to avoid mailed copies going to wrong addresses. Readers are asked to notify if their address will change within a week to prevent missed newspapers and save 2 cents per misdelivered copy.
In 1819 Rene Laennec, a 38 year old Paris physician, invented the stethoscope after hearing children tap a hollow log. He rolled paper into a cylinder and used it to listen to a patient’s heart and lungs. Laennec later published a landmark medical work and died seven years later from tuberculosis at age 45.
The federal government recruits experienced stenographers at 2950 to 3175 dollars yearly, higher than the typical private industry beginner pay of 2000 dollars. Congressman Taber contributes to U S A magazine. Poland's lake district attracts many fishermen.
New York reports that Catholic leaders say Adlai Stevenson's divorce does not prevent Catholics from voting for him in November. Look magazine cites a Gallup poll showing 81 percent would vote for a divorced man, 14 percent would not. Catholic laymen say the church's stance on divorce is an ecclesiastical matter, not an election issue.
Australian bushmen eat various types of raw insect larvae, says the National Geographic Society. The note underscores the explorers and researchers’ view of indigenous practices and integrity.
Court notice in Grayson County Texas issues Roscoe Irons as defendant in divorce suit filed by Lela Irons. The complaint cites cruel treatment as grounds and asks the 15th District Court in Sherman for a divorce. Publication dates listed August 28 September 4 11 and 18 1952 in The Whitewright Sun.
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