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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
3
Whitewright SWIM J H Waggoner and T Glenn Doss editors publish weekly on Thursdays. The notice lists subscription rates: one year 1.50 six months 1.00, payable in advance. Also notes second class mail matter status and post office details.
Two Ivanhoe youths, aged 19 and 20, were jailed in Bonham after a chase that started with a stolen car and ended with a stolen Bonham school bus wreck and capture eight miles north of Bonham on Highway 78. Sheriff Dick Wait warned riders that thieves seek unlocked vehicles with keys left inside.
In Cleveland two students recall prewar goldfish stunts. Ed Goldwasser of Western Reserve University lost a $10 bet by attempting 100 sticks of gum in one mouthful, quitting at 84 after painful jaws. Harold Gerson of Ohio State University faced a $30 prize for consuming 425 shrimp or 85 shrimp cocktails in one hour before the scene ended.
Gerson casts an apprehensive glance at the remaining cluster of cocktails and gives up, signaling surrender to the dwindling drink selection.
Enid Oklahoma report says 59-year-old farmer J. F. Davis of near Waukomis was dragged head-down for about three hours when his clothing snagged on a tractor he had been riding. The machine ran out of gas before a rescue. he was treated at an Enid hospital for severe bruises and blood loss.
A group of highway construction workers caused scenes Friday night in Leonard. Fannin County officers broke up the hour long fracas in Bonham arresting 15 men, with two carloads jailed for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. several fights and property damage were reported in the downtown area.
Per acre production on U S farms is expected to be high again this year with normal growing weather. Experts cite excellent soil moisture across most lands, wider fertilizer use, increased mechanization, and improved farming methods as factors driving a potential record harvest per acre.
Ten geisha girls are summoned to Kumagaya near Tokyo to halt the cherry trees’ disappearance into cook stoves. They will perform near the Chichibu charcoal district to urge fuel producers to increase deliveries and protect the trees.
Omaha firemen battled a blaze at Chester and Mrs McCray’s residence after an alarm rang at 4 a m. An amateur arsonist reportedly ran ahead of crews sprinkling kerosene. The house was set ablaze as firefighters arrived.
Firemen rushed in and sprayed water when they found Mrs Mc Cray with a five gallon kerosene can before restraining her. She admitted anger at her husband and was turned over to police as firefighters extinguished the fire.
A series of church notices lists multiple congregations and pastors. Rev E A Doty leads a church with Sunday school at 10 and services at 11 and 7. Rev Clifford Taylor conducts 10 Sunday school and 11 sermon on second and fourth Sundays. Rev E P Wootten holds Sunday school at 9 a m and services 11 and 7 with Training Union at 6 10. Connie Hollis from Leonard leads Sunday services at 11 and 7. Bible School at 10 with Young People's service at 6. Women’s Society of Christian Service meets Monday March 3 at Mrs. Dollarhide Jr home for a social gathering.
Dr W A Erwin, pastor, announces Sunday school at 10 oclock and a prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 oclock.
CHICAGO Inl Robert F. Gerholz, keynote speaker for the National Home Builders Association expo, predicted completion of 1,000,000 new houses in 1947 and warned a buyer's market may come sooner. He cited rising costs and labor deficiencies as factors that could price houses out of the market.
The speaker cites rising freight rates and material costs as uncontrollable factors. He predicts that 1.5 to 2 million new houses will meet today’s urgent demand, but stresses a great need will persist despite the predicted surge.
Wheeling, West Virginia. Eddie Bowie, 23, says a sudden sneeze caused him to lose control of his car. It struck a vehicle owned by Dr. R. A. Drink ard, sending the second auto into a third. Bowie estimated total damages at 1250 dollars.
An article notes petroleum products touch daily life hour by hour from furnace fuel to cosmetics and waxed fruits. It mentions wax paper wrappers, oil based cleaners, and floor wax as everyday uses, illustrating broad domestic dependence on petroleum.
The Texas Tax Journal notes how petroleum products permeate daily life from solvents and polishes to car fuels and synthetic tires. It emphasizes oil derivatives in sprays, lubricants, street surfaces, and consumer goods, urging recognition of the oil industry's vast and growing daily impact on 140 million Americans.
The article lists six symptoms including nasal discharge frequent colds cough snoring sore throats and headaches with middle ear inflammation and general weakness. It notes treatment focuses on avoiding colds improving health and shrinking nasal lining with adrenergic inhalers epinephrine ephedrine or benzedrine to keep sinus openings clear. Read the Ads for profit.
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