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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
4
Whitewright Texas publication announces subscription rates effective for readers. One year costs 1.50 dollars and six months 1.00 dollars payable in advance. No subscription accepted for less than six months.
Orange Texas reporters delayed news for a year until Dr. Covington and hospital staff saved premature twins born December 1945 at City Hospital. Weight rose from 1 lb 6 oz to 16 pounds as specialists used incubators and eye dropper feeding. Father and mother supported by use of doll clothes and tailored outfits as they grew steadily proving medical advances. A second excerpt notes Lincoln’s 1847 letter urging suppression of names for poetry.
Lincoln, a 38 year old man, wrote poetry admired by friends who wished to publish it. He declined publication under his own name, choosing modesty over fame.
Gov Beauford H Jester announced a policy giving trial judges and local sheriffs time to voice views on clemency applications before board recommendations are approved He noted no board recommendations have been rejected yet but 150 cases are awaiting further study and said weekly he would publish a full list of clemencies for public information.
Governor announces clemency recommendations will be sent to trial judges and sheriffs for comments. Notices from his office will accompany board recommendations to allow time for official input. Since taking office, 17 conditional pardons and four reprieves have been revoked and 23 reprieves extended, with three protests deferred for further study.
Dallas 100 firms agreed to pay restitution for violations of the fair labor standards act, part of 140 found in the last six months. Restitution totals 53 703 dollars, announced by James L. Herriman of the U S Labor Department.
Philadelphia report shows daily newspaper circulation reached 50 751 000 last year, rising by about 2 000 000 from the previous period. Strong gains occur across the industry, signaling broad reader demand and shifts in print media consumption.
The 1947 edition of N. W. Ayer Son's directory notes a fifth straight year of daily newspaper gains with 1,872 U S dailies and nearly 10,000 weeklies. Periodicals exceed 6,400, up 400 from last year.
Fort Worth report says Jim Savage aged 41 of Grandbury, repeatedly jailed in Texas and Oklahoma, was arrested by Detectives E W Graham and J Montgomery for burglary. He swallowed during arrest but coughed up a seven jewel gold pocket watch and $50 belonging to Fred Chansler of Midget Hotel, taken Saturday night.
In Kansas City a 53 year old maid, Mrs. Florida Sanders, was strangled by a scarf looping into a washing machine wringer. Her fellow worker, Mrs. Nellie Freeman, 66, heard the scream and, though bedridden, crawled and shouted for two hours to summon help. Mrs. Sanders died before rescuers arrived.
The nail shortage that has troubled builders since V J Day is easing and may be solved by year end. Nail production records from 1946 are surpassed, with prospects for the rest of 1947 bright barring work stoppages. Industry aims for 80 000 net tons monthly production.
Washington reports a labor review forecast 62.5 million workers in 1950 with 90 percent more output than prewar levels. It notes this exceeds Wallace’s job goal of 60 million and is 7 million above 1940 census figures. The review also suggests potential wage increases if correct.
The review notes could boost investor returns and allow price cuts while taxes might rise indirectly as the Treasury grows richer. Long-run growth is seen in labor force size and output per hour, driven by ongoing technical know-how. A farmer moves to the city as a joke about city conveniences ends with a call for the fire department.
A paper manufacturer accidentally left sizing out of a batch of pulp, leading to the discovery of blotting paper. The incident highlights manufacturing oversights and material testing gaps in early paper production processes.
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