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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
4
The Whitewright SWI editorial notes January 1 passed without local business change. It urges voters to pay poll tax by January 31 to qualify and questions who will announce for office in Grayson County while noting many Hunt County candidates have already announced.
London scientists evaluated 81 bird eggs in Nature with Dr. Hugh B. Cott leading a three man panel. Chicken eggs ranked 8.8 of 10, turkey 7.2, gull 7.0, crow 6.6, duck 6.5, while wren eggs lagged at 2.0. Small birds generally fared worse. sparrow scored high seven. Dr. Cott notes large eggs taste better and tiny birds may lay bitter eggs to deter predators.
Reno, Nevada officials announced that 1947 yielded just 1.55 inches of precipitation, the driest year in 77 years of records. Weather bureau officials compared Reno’s dryness to the Sahara and Gobi Deserts, asserting the city stands as the most arid location on earth.
Memphis police seek a smooth talking man selling what he calls Army surplus anti-freeze. W. E. Carter, a service station operator, bought 12 jugs for $12.44 from a seller driving a car with a Michigan license plate. Police urge caution.
Carter says two trucks with Alabama plates carried anti-freeze and that when he opened his station the morning after purchase, the liquid was frozen instead of flowing. He notes the only thing frozen was the anti-freeze.
The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce criticized Nevada for attempting artificial snow in the Sierra Nevada near Reno. Secretary Gus P. Backman warned of legal action to stop the “illegal diversion” of Utah destined clouds and demanded Nevada cease the milking of snow from Utah bound clouds.
Metropolitan Life figures show 3,900,000 babies born in 1947, up 400,000 from 1946, with natural population increase exceeding 2,400,000 as deaths fell behind births.
Henry Ward Beecher compares smiles to a unique human prerogative and a sign of welcome. He argues laughter is day, sobriety night, and a smile the twilight between them, more bewitching than either.
The artifact bears a green patina from oxidation and is three thirty seconds of an inch thick, about the thickness of a silver dollar. The head was displayed in Paris and the right arm and torch in Philadelphia during the centennial celebration of American independence.
President Wilson of General Motors warned Congress that rapid auto sector activity could avert a recession for years. Recent Automobile Manufacturers Association figures show broad impact with 537000 auto businesses employing 8.2 million, plus 492000 drivers and 242000 gas stations supporting the economy.
Texas history notes recount early statehood struggles with nationhood and border claims. Governors Wood and Bell are highlighted for appearance and beard status while the line of officeholders shows 14 bearded, 17 clean shaven, and one with a mustache. Elisha M. Pease is cited as the first governor to reside in the mansion, married to Connecticut native Lucille Miller who wished to live in the capital.
A sketch of Texas governors recounts rivalries and milestones from Sam Houston to Thomas Mitchell Campbell. It notes Houston versus Runnels in 1856 and 1860, Fletcher Stockdale’s brief 1865 term, Edmund J. Davis’s 1870 race and fall, Ireland’s dramatic rebuke, and other notable leaders including Oran M. Roberts, James Stephen Hogg, Culberson, Lanham, and Colquitt.
The Statue of Liberty sits on Bedloe’s Island within New York waters though surrounding seas belong to New Jersey. National Park Service staff of seven families live on the island. The monument’s upkeep runs about $60,000 annually. The statue weighs 225 tons with 100 tons copper and 125 tons iron framework. sheet copper forms the exterior.
The record notes James E. Ferguson as the first impeached Texas governor, his wife becoming the first woman governor, Wm. P. Hobby as the third editor to govern, and Pat M. Neff known for initiating the Bible passage mark for the successor’s guidance.
A compact verse piece cautions against denial and indulgence while exploring the impact of deafened ears, impulse, and discipline on behavior. It presents aphoristic reflections on mind, duties, and emotions as they influence learning and performance.
Highway safety progress in the past year is noted but uniform national standards are lacking. The May 1946 action program from the President's Highway Safety Conference has been adopted broadly, yet traffic death rates remain high and a national task remains to unify enforcement education and engineering nationwide.
A study of 48 states and the District of Columbia for the Presidents Highway Safety conference notes little progress in motor vehicle administration over the past year. It records all time high vehicle travel yet 1946 highway deaths at 6 500 fewer than 1941, 9.8 deaths per million miles, 33 500 total killed and 1.2 million injured with 1.5 billion dollars in economic loss.
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