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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1947
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside areas. Rates include 1 year or 6 months, with no subscriptions accepted for less than six months. Published weekly with post office classification noted.
The Sun wishes readers a joyous Christmas and prosperous New Year. It notes legislative push for a $1,000 annual federal pay raise, with critique of government payroll, and highlights upcoming Southwest conference bowls on January 1. The issue previews Whitewright’s strong 1947, thanks local business leaders for Christmas greetings, and announces the next issue date January 1, 1948.
In a lengthy Lone Oak News advertisement Mayor Victor H. Smith lists problems plaguing the Northeast Texas town. He cites no police protection, armed individuals, no jail, trash on the square, leaky water system, poor streets, and a gambling “honky tonk” in business districts. He notes councilmen resignations and a lack of civic effort, warning the town’s decline harms residents and nearby communities.
In Wolfe City area leaders warn Lone Oak is sick and perhaps dying. They urge every citizen to back community building programs, work individually and cooperatively, and present a unified front to ensure survival and advancement amid regional competition.
Hobart voters report widespread fondness for fried cornmeal mush with coffee, though mush is scarce in Kiowa County. A business survey shows most men eat mush only a few times a year. several local figures praise the dish while lamenting its rarity and unclear reasons for low frequency.
Paulsboro New Jersey a dual fuel automobile was demonstrated as an experimental device for saving petroleum products. The car runs on both high test and low octane gasoline with automatic switching. High test is used at startup and acceleration while regular lower octane is used for cruising.
Durango Colorado report notes Mrs W J Wellman suffered injuries in an accident last week. Her numb thumb is slowly healing and a tooth was found embedded in the flesh after the incident.
President Truman, seen with a secret service agent, walked Washington’s crowded business district during a late afternoon holiday window shopping. He watched shoppers hurry in and out without buying much, remarking that people seem to be buying themselves blind.
A West End restaurant proprietor is fined 60 dollars after a lawyer argues horse meat is popular with Americans and patrons request a steak with a kick meaning horse. Other offenders have faced fines up to 2000 dollars for selling horse meat against regulations.
An auto transport driver in Sioux City Iowa faced a mishap as new cars proved too high to load. The incident highlights dangers in early vehicle shipments and prompts reviews of loading procedures. Authorities investigated the scene and no serious injuries were reported.
A driver attempting to pass under a railroad trestle with four new 1947 cars out of four had only two inches of clearance. The roadway beneath, slick with four inches of ice, caused the loss of the two cars on the top shelf of the transport while the other two escaped damage.
Washington reports fun animal facts to cheer meatless Tuesday. It notes giants tortoises from the Galapagos and Seychelles live longer than humans and are vegetarians, the elephant is the longest living nonhuman mammal and a vegetarian, and parrots hold the old-age record for birds.
The article explains that full intelligence is reached at 16, using that age to calculate adult IQ. An IQ of 70+ is not feeble minded, but below 90 is subnormal. It defines morons as mental age 7 to 12, imbeciles as 3 to 6, and idiots as 2 or below, relative to the 16 year standard.
A lighthearted note on Granny misplacing her glasses, now routinely left where she empties items. Neatly captures the domestic quirk and common household humor.
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