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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1955
Page
8
Engineer Neil Satter of Chicago has developed an electronic device that uses rhythmic sound and a light project to guide breathing and induce sleep in 20 minutes. He says it helps insomnia and weight loss, citing his wife Lillian who reportedly lost 14 pounds while under the machine’s hypnotic guidance.
Archie Hill 58 fired a shotgun and warned off income tax agents claiming they seek nearly $10,000 from him and a court order to seize his home. He patrolled with a sign announcing the risk to anyone entering his property and vowed not to surrender his house.
University of Chicago sociologist William F. Ogburn reports the American standard of living has doubled since 1900 while purchasing power wanes. He cites per capita production up and hours worked down, noting 1895 family expenditures of 589 dollars rise to 3902 dollars in 1950 for a 3.37 person household.
Pa voices frustration at Flossie about her late boyfriend taking the morning paper from the porch. He says he does not want to be narrow minded but asks for an end to the habit as the couple’s routines upset him.
The 1954 revenue act edits allow higher deductions for certain items. Interest on installment sales may be 6 percent of average unpaid balance, theft losses deductible on discovery, charitable deduction up to 20 percent AGI with 10 percent extra for religious groups, schools, or hospitals, medical expenses deductible above 3 percent AGI, and drug costs reduced by 1 percent of AGI. Child care deductions up to 600 with conditions, and new depreciation methods double declining balance and sum of digits for new tangible property after 1953.
A cough drop package exploded in a man’s pocket at a Oslo cinema. Experts say heat from nylon underwear caused the lozenges to vaporize and flash, producing a flame and a minor panic. The man was uninjured.
A speaker defends a disliked man, urging praise over fault finding. He says time is precious and fault-finding wastes an hour, noting everyone has faults and wrongdoing. The speaker condemns prolonged criticism and advocates friendly talk.
A classroom joke has Willie answering with humor about the Nile's smaller tributaries. The teacher asks for tributaries and Willie responds with The Juveniles, signaling a playful misunderstanding and a light moment in school.
Grayson County Red Cross 1955 drive assigns a county quota of 25124 dollars beginning March 1. County chairman J Tipp Newell says Sherman will contribute 11500, Denison 9500, with the rest allocated to other communities across the county.
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