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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
4
In a brief item, the Whitewright Sun notes public discourse on Texas legislators salary votes amid a century of statehood reflections. It includes a string of humorous domestic quips about marriage, money, and aging, reflecting old local humor and social mores.
Spring arrives with gardeners planting and farmers starting corn work. Soon fields will wear green, and rabbits will hide among the grain as spring advances.
The American Legion Executive Committee faced a choice between repudiating National Commander Stelle’s attack on General Bradley of the Veterans Administration or taking a strategic retreat. It chose retreat, disavowing Bradley’s removal but citing substantial VA administration failures. The session was stormy, and Stelle’s anger stemmed from Bradley declining Legion advisory membership, not Decatur hospital location. Veterans groups now compete for members and influence, and VA leadership benefits from avoiding alignments.
A battered monologue centers on Minnie who longs for eternal happiness yet fears eternal punishment for her relatives and foes. She would accept salvation only if Nan and Lucy, her sisters in law, are also saved, underscoring her demand for uncompromising justice.
An affectionate portrait of Ranger Texas with its colorful locals. A diet folk hero, the Tickville Band of townnotables performs comic ukulele and bull fiddle acts while oil men, bankers and old drillers recall booms and days at the Gholson Hotel. The town’s film concerns and eateries link past and present.
The piece paints a town with many colorful residents including a fire chief known for a pet duck that trailed him through town. It invites readers to share details about their own hometowns and memories of local characters.
A Daily Oklahoman quotation notes France and Britain shifting to collectivist ideas and asking the United States for large loans, arguing the capitalist system is outdated while urging monetary aid totaling billions. The piece mocks socialist leaders and their appeals for aid.
This piece presents a religious broadcast Q and A format answering questions on salvation after death, destruction of the devil, recognition of friends in heaven, baptism, salvation for infidels, and clerical roles, citing Hebrews, Isaiah, John, and Titus, against a backdrop noting the Gene Tunney Dempsey fight gate of 1927.
Article discusses inflation concerns reaching the county with rising force. Explains that widespread spending and scarce goods fuel price increases and devalue money. Argues price competition among merchants as a remedy, with demand pushing higher prices until supply meets need.
The author likens inflation to hunger and argues goods alone can cure it. Price controls eased wartime shocks but did not build lasting strength. now production should be unrestrained to restore abundance. Food equals goods, scarcity worsens inflation, and temporary price limits harm long term growth.
The State of Texas cites Ashley McKinney and others to appear by April 8 1946 in Grayson County District Court Sherman to answer a suit filed February 21 1946 by Orr Stinnett and Zac Emerson seeking title to property in Van Alstyne Grayson County and to foreclose taxes against Pearl Potter land in Whitewright plus related proceedings and costs with notices to heirs successors and assigns of deceased defendants and other named parties.
Citation No. 54327 from the State of Texas to Mrs. Laura Pearl Potter or Pearl Potter and unknown heirs or legal representatives. The notice addresses all persons owning or claiming any interest in the described land delinquent in Grayson County.
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