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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
2
The VA confirms no 4 percent rate increase for GI guaranteed loans at this time. VA guarantees 50 percent of business real estate loans up to 4000 dollars and 2000 dollars for non real estate loans, with total borrowing left to lender and borrower.
A paid advertisement argues that Texas Medical Association enrollment limits shrink rural doctor supply causing higher fees. It warns that the Basic Science Bill S B 63 would give the association control over healing professions and urges readers to contact senators and representatives in Austin.
Dividends on NSLI will be paid as soon as the administrative work of determining the amount due to each participant can be accomplished. The note indicates readiness to issue payments once required calculations are completed.
VA states that hospitalization and outpatient services are not available to veterans families. Only ex service members with qualifying discharges receive care, prioritized by emergencies, service connected injuries, and financial need. Readjustment allowances for World War II veterans were defined with cutoff dates and GI Bill education uptake exceeds nine million applicants.
Production of television sets rose to 161,179 units in December and exceeded 750000 for 1948. Ordinary radio receiver output fell as the industry shifts toward sets that receive both ordinary broadcasts and special broadcasts. The piece notes fish diets can make their flesh poisonous.
Syracuse pediatrician Dr. Ralph R. Scobey argues cyanide poisoning and unripe fruit trigger infantile paralysis. He claims the polio virus may not cause human disease and that cyanide links to thyroid and liver disruption. He cites cyanogenic glucosides in plants and foods and notes cyanide can arise in shellfish and milk.
The article notes cyanide can form from plant matter in streams and be absorbed through skin, potentially explaining beach sources of infantile paralysis during epidemics. Dr. Scobey cites iodine vitamin C and calcium as protective in foods and treatment, and links summer paralysis to loss of these nutrients. It also mentions Chinook salmon migrate 100 miles without eating during spawning.
A divorce action is filed with Ophelia Punchard as plaintiff and Alec Punchard as defendant. The petition cites cruel treatment as the grounds. The citation is issued in January 1949 in Texas under case number 57076.
A milky liquid plastic starch on the market reportedly keeps fabrics crisper through eight to ten washes and may double the life of cottons per the National Cotton Council. Mixed with water it is applied by dipping and ironing, melts around threads, and retards fading and mildew. Each pint costs 75 cents and equals about $2.50 of regular starch.
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