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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1958
Page
2
A humorous collection of vignettes from a farm to a hotel, a plane ride, and church life. A maid quits after a paid month off, a plane ride reveals back-seat banter, cattlemen’s fashion, and a joke about a harp and heaven.
A survey shows depreciation costs 565 dollars dominate a 10000 mile year for a 1957 Chevrolet 210 sedan, with gasoline and oil at 239 dollars. Maintenance 1388, insurance 116, and license 191 follow. Gas prices rose little since 1951 while octane quality improved.
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The amylomaize corn variety grown on Alva Sturgeon’s Oxford Indiana farm may become raw material for underwear wrappers and furniture finishes. It differs from normal corn by high amylose starch and is being developed in a cooperative venture between seed processors and the U S Agricultural Research Service. Government officials hope it expands markets to ease federal surplus of 13 billion bushels valued at 2 2 billion. The article notes the unusual path from farm to industry.
A Meadville woman designs a baby boy diaper with gun holsters on each thigh. A Torrance factory creates a yearly work calendar with eight three day and four four day weekends at no pay loss. Yoakum offers foam rubber saddles. Hackensack installs microphones to curb school vandalism. Tulsa prints blank checks on post cards. Fresno man patents detachable trouser cuffs. Hannibal installs a drive in voting booth. Albany creates a buzzer device to deter motorists leaving with key in switch. Morocco requires bride consent before drafting marriage contracts. LIC electronics maker builds a radio guide to garage parking. Fraternity house gag about a resident named John Cummings ends with a punchline.
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