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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1948
Page
4
The piece highlights farmer Colin Walton of Belton who sprayed 50 pounds per acre of ammonium nitrate on oats and saw a 28 bushel per acre yield increase over an untreated plot. He plans another application this year after a successful top dressing demonstration.
Excerpts recount Ernest T. Weir insights from a five week Europe trip. He criticizes British Labour leadership, warns against idle France, supports German reconstruction with safeguards, and argues that genuine recovery requires leadership and incentives to work rather than reliance on loans or anti capitalist policies.
College Station reports county agent Wilbur D. Tomlin of Bell County warns that discussions on yield effects may be overemphasized. He cautions farmers to balance expectations with practical inputs and local conditions.
Kingfisher Oklahoma sheriff Francis H. Perdue intervened in the case of 24 year old Frank Pence who pled guilty to second degree burglary. He provided housing for Pence’s destitute wife and two young children, arranged a Christmas tree celebration, and secured a four year suspended sentence. The sheriff also lined up a job and bus tickets back East with Red Cross aid. He urged Pence to build a new life and faith, stressing the family comes first.
President Truman’s council warns that increased output cannot prevent inflation and the nation may face disastrous price breaks and recession before 1948 ends. The advisory comes as policymakers seek measures beyond rising production.
The three man council to President Truman urged price cuts, broader profit balance, narrower wage gaps, and regional income balance to stabilize the economy. It defended real price competition as key and opposed extending the work week, noting shorter hours are needed to relieve shortages.
The broadcast presents gospel answers citing Matthew 18 3 and John 3 3 on conversion and being born again. It notes Jesus speaks of other sheep in John 10 16 and emphasizes unity under one shepherd.
Excerpt discusses literal days of creation, age of Adam, and meaning of mammon of unrighteousness. It cites Genesis and Luke and Matthew to explain how darkness and light formed days, Adam’s lifespan, and using wealth to aid others for eternal rewards. Personal family memories follow, ending with a sales promo for printing from The Sun.
The fragment references a stern remark from a grandmother about a daughter described as utterly worthless and impudent. The source lacks full context but centers on harsh attitudes within a family dynamic and intergenerational rebuke.
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