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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
2
Washington reports the government will apply a new standard on January 1 to measure farm product prices to ensure they are fair and equitable. The modernized parity adjusts for demand and the prior decade costs, generally lifting livestock prices while lowering crop parity due to machinery efficiency and higher wage costs.
Longtime users of oily nose drops sprays and mineral oil laxatives were warned by Dr. Theodore Kinshop at the AMA meeting about the risk of lipid pneumonia if these oils reach the lungs. He said death from asphyxiation can occur in severe cases.
The psychology of Santa convinced a Tyler family 5 year old to take medicine. When he refused a castor oil dose, parents prompted a Santa phone call advising him to swallow it. The boy ran to the bathroom and drank a half pint. The family hopes for recovery by Christmas. Phone 76 with news.
The Veterans Administration plans a 2.8 billion dollar insurance dividend by veteran serial numbers but wartime records show gaps. Some vets lack serials, others have multiple numbers or policies complicating pay order. Most checks begin arriving in January with precedence by last three digits. Coast Guard officers without serials receive arbitrary numbers.
Citation No 57830 commands R H Russell to appear by 10 AM Monday after 42 days from issue for Lela Whitworth Russell's petition in Grayson County Texas. Divorce on grounds cruel treatment filed December 5 1949 with court clerk S V Earnest and deputy Nancy Drake.
The text indicates final payments will arrive in April, with a possibility of further delay beyond that month.
The Agriculture Department forecasts a 1949 cotton crop of 16,034,000 bales, about 510,000 bales or 3 percent above last month. Last year’s crop was 14,877,000 bales with a 10 year average of 11,306,000. Census Bureau reports 13,975,926 bales ginned before Dec 1, yield 285.8 pounds per acre 312.6 last year. Texas harvested 10,725,000 acres. yield 264 pounds per acre. production 5,900,000 bales. ginnings to Dec 1 were 4,863.
The State of Texas Grayson County announces a foreclosure sale of Lot 19 and 20 in Block 2 Waldo First Addition Collinsville. The sale follows a 1949 judgment against Lorene Brigham Webb and Joe Webb for delinquent taxes with 6 percent interest. Sale at the Grayson County courthouse on January 3, 1950 between 2 and 4 PM. Proceeds apply to the judgment and costs with redemption rights preserved. Markel Dicken Sheriff.
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