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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin counties at 1 year for 1.50 and six months for 1.00. Outside these counties the annual rate is 2.00 and six months costs 1.25.
The Sun prints a reduced size first week after Christmas citing ongoing legal notices. A light note follows about a nurse guiding a pretty blonde student nurse, warning that dangerous cases are almost well in this ward.
A boy presents his report card to his father with mixed grades in reading spelling arithmetic and a humorous note on spitball shooting showing a blend of effort and play.
The government weighs buying over 100 million pounds as the 1950 potato price-support program ends. Prices will be set by supply and demand in 1951, with growers fearing fierce competition and industry承担. Since 1943 the government has spent nearly $500 million on potato price support, not counting 1950 costs.
Radiologists report lipoid pneumonia from mineral oil nose drops mimicking cancer. Dr. Aubrey O. Hampton of Washington and colleagues cited at least three lung removals. Disease causes oil drainage into air sacs, thickened walls, and possible death by asphyxiation. A 34 year old patient, a doctor, used oil drops for eight months.
A hillbilly injured in an accident enrages his wife who objects to the doctor’s anesthetic. The physician explains it will render him unconscious, but the wife insists he does not need it, saying he won’t know a thing anyway.
Central Christian Church led by John R. MacDonald offers services first and third Sundays at 10 a.m with church school. Methodist Church under Ashley D. Jameson holds church school at 10 a.m. morning service at 11: a.m. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Evening service 7:00 p.m. Youth Hour 8:00 p.m.
Rev James L Cooper serves as pastor with W T Simmons Sunday school superintendent and Mrs Edgar Ayers Training Union director. District church listings show assemblies of God with Rev R L Hamm pastor offering Sunday school 945 am worship 1100 am evangelistic service 700 pm Wednesday prayer 700 pm and a youth evangelistic service Saturday 700 pm.
In Brownwood memory honors editor James C. White who used a rain campaign in his column Around the Breakfast Table to achieve results. A humorous domestic aside follows and a 1950 limited partnership filing shows Compton Lumber Company with partners including P W Compton Roy G Dutton Irvin Suckle and Myer Shosid in Sherman Grayson County Texas with equal cash contributions.
A briefing indicates eligibility for a veteran pension via common-law marriage proof and outlines hospital pay after 21 days for 100 percent service connected disability. It also cautions on down payment loss without a refund clause in a VA loan. The document includes a Texas probate notice seeking final settlement for George C. Bauerfeind, a minor, with public notice in Grayson County.
Yes Spanish American War veterans may be eligible for full dental care in VA clinics or from home town dentists with VA approval.
A Michigan restaurant owner named George Pappavlakodimitrakopoulous offers a free meal to anyone who can spell and pronounce his full name correctly. The quirky challenge draws curious patrons and social media attention.
Two cannibals meet in an insane asylum. One eats pictures of people while the other asks if the dehydrated product is any good. The joke plays on absurdity and macabre humor in a clinical setting.
A family scene shows a mother pleading for help with house repairs while a son prioritizes garden gate fixes and a fishing outing. A neighbor named Jim wanders in, and the talk shifts to accompanying him fishing as tools are shuffled and plans made.
A terse dialogue shows a couple quarreling with wry banter. The man reassesses a woman's behavior through a quip about birds and crumbs, while the woman retorts about worms, revealing a sharp game of wits.
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