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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
4
The article urges readers to begin simple record keeping of income and expenses to ease next year’s tax calculations. It explains how proper records help when a home sale shows gain or loss, and notes capital improvements and gifts can affect cost basis and tax outcomes.
Cavalli advises keeping receipts and canceled checks as proof of cost for purchases and improvements. Note consider fair market value when gifts or inheritances occur and track annuities or insurance costs to aid future tax calculations. Retain evidence for partner or IRS review.
Dist Atty Dan Walton of Houston asks Legislature for a stronger law to punish adults who recruit teenage girls for prostitution in motels and lounges. Rep Jo Ed Winfree filed a bill to upgrade the crime from a county court misdemeanor to a felony with penitentiary time.
The state issues a citation to Glenda Hallier directing her to appear by filing a written answer to a divorce petition filed by John C. Hallier. The case No 61752. Court: 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Publication dates February 17 24 March 3 10 1955.
Texas researchers advise four basic factors for Coastal Bermuda: moisture, seedbed prep, fertilization, and weed control. Planting should begin around March 1 with moisture, especially in the Blacklands and Gulf Coast. Blackland fertilizer mix uses 80 lb phosphorus and 50 lb nitrogen per acre. sprigs cost about $10 per acre. Farmers should open furrows and drop sprigs, then pack soil to ensure good stands. Delay dries soil and hampers establishment.
An AWOL Air Force man from Randolph Base admitted he married a divorcee in Indianapolis under an assumed name, then faced a man who discovered the deception. The former wife remained with her present husband in Illinois as military authorities pursue the deserter.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about marriage temper, a doctor and a show, a Sunday train whistle, beauty parlor gossip, a cook’s impertinence, and hobos debating life on the road.
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