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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
2
A Q and A on VA eligibility for wives of veterans, NSLI beneficiary options, VA provided automobiles, and eligibility for educational programs under VA Rehabilitation. Includes historical notes: potatoes once thought poisonous in 1700 imports and long gloves manufacturing in Czechoslovakia.
A reflective piece contrasts fragile preferences with decisive action. It ponders whether experience surpasses exploration and weighs politeness against necessity while noting citrus impacts and global air routes as playful analogies.
Citation to Alec Prichard for divorce from Ophelia Punchard alleges cruel treatment. Court in Sherman requires appearance by March 14, 1949, before Judge in Grayson County District Court. Case No 57076 issued January 24, 1949. Clerk S V Earnest. Deputy Iva Davidson.
In Howard Peak’s A Ranger of Commerce traveling men recount rustic Texas tales. A Southwest Texas anecdote describes malaria chills and quinine fever, then a grim persimmon rope prank, followed by a Jerkwater rail conductor quip about a supposed train wreck depending on one’s life.
Court summons requires publication in a Grayson County Texas newspaper for ten days before return day. Administratrix Mabel Penn seeks court approval of final settlement of Edwin Eugene Penn estate, docket 9310, with hearing set for February 28, 1949, at 10:00 a.m. in Sherman. Interested parties must appear or contest the account.
In the Texas Legislature debate, critics oppose a basic science law that could outlaw chiropractic practice and reject price fixing and fair trade measures. The column argues for consumer choice in medical care and against centralized pricing control, defending local merchants and skepticism toward socialized medicine.
In a brief note from the Italy News-Herald, comment suggests the legislature will devote time to pressing bills. The report highlights anticipated debates and potential impacts on state policy.
In Lawrenceville Virginia Odell Finch becomes stepmother-in-law to Louise Finch as Thomas W Newsome marries Louise, and Newsome's son Bobbie marries Odell. The note includes a legal citation and a divorce petition in Texas.
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