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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
2
The text argues that earning wealth but failing to save leads to financial instability. It stresses thrift as the key to permanent success, noting many with large earnings lose money without prudent saving and investing. Thrift, not genius, builds fortune through steadfastness and disciplined effort.
A Detroit News note questions whether Chicago sits in the copper or bituminous mining belt, prompted by the statistic that three fourths of national explosives production are used in mining.
Kerrville news tells how R. A. Zigler a World War II veteran reunited with his two sons Bobby and Walter after seven years. The boys traveled from Chicago to Kerrville by train with help from the Kerrville Red Cross which funded travel and secured their safe transfer from an Illinois orphanage. Zigler served aboard a mine laying fleet and was injured by an explosion in the North Sea. The reunion follows the mother’s death and a failed adoption bid that spurred legal notices in Cook County Illinois.
G J Gattis of the Preston Everheart Post announces that any honorably discharged World War veteran can receive free hospitalization through the American Legion. He notes government aid is plentiful yet often underutilized and urges veterans to contact Legion service officers to access benefits including transportation, care, and potential burial assistance.
The article explains that veterans receive a free paid up twenty year certificate worth up to 1585 dollars based on service length and place. If the veteran dies before twenty years elapse the policy’s face value goes to the beneficiary. Certificates gain cash loan value after two years from issue.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes a daughter's sharp objection to her father's inability to earn enough money for the mother to dress as she pleases, highlighting domestic friction over finances and appearances.
In a Virginian-Pilot item, Hoover tells Al Smith he is glad to set him up but Smith does not come to ask for a position. The exchange frames a cordial but status quo moment between the two old rivals.
A widow asks stone masons to change a tombstone inscription from Rest In Peace to Until We Meet Again after learning her late husband’s will revealed she was treated shabbily. The mason explains the first words are already carved, prompting the replacement line.
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