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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
6
A University of California report credits A S Perry with uncovering a natural mechanism in house flies that converts DDT to the harmless chemical DDA, creating resistance as surviving flies pass this trait to offspring. An extract of black pepper is noted to block the mechanism.
The Agriculture Department reports Texas farm land fell 10 percent from November 1948 to 1949, with the nation dropping 6 percent. Seven other states posted 10 percent plus losses. Despite declines, farm land values remain about double the 1935-39 average and lenders adopt more conservative policies. In Texas, demand for small farms rose after a state financed veteran land purchase program was enacted.
A playful critique contrasts messy roads and stubborn stains with a couple's early marriage tensions. The narrator notes car wash grime, golf frustrations, and footsteps leaving marks, then jokes that morning racket signals the end of honeymoon bliss.
Federal Reserve and Commerce Department data show autos and auto parts consume 6.20 of every 100 dollars of consumer spending, with clothing at 9.90 and food and drink at 32.7 percent. In the third quarter of 1949 incomes run at 210.6 billion, up 190 percent from 1939 prewar levels, while auto prices stay steady and used-car prices fall.
H G Kemper president Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co says drivers under 25 raise Texas auto insurance by 3 400 000 dollars with accident rates at least 50 percent above average. He calls for widespread high school driver education and notes the program would pay for itself. A local man buys many labor saving devices and must work twenty hours daily to pay for them.
The 1950 farming era will bring new and tighter crop controls beyond the six basic crops and extend to previously unregulated yields. Marketing quotas may start in 1951 for all basics and others. wheat and corn may escape quotas this year but remain under acreage allotments. Brannan plans to push for broader authority while regional marketing agreements target perishables to cut losses.
Lee Thompson Smith president of the Real Estate Board of New York proposes wiring automobile horns to sound only when the car is in motion to curb horn noise during traffic jams.
Notice states Sheriff sale in Grayson County Texas under No. 57720 after a December 6 1949 judgment by the District Court for the 15th Judicial District. Taxing units cited as plaintiffs. sale action and governing court referenced.
Sheriff to auction Grayson County land tied to J. S. Groce estate after a 1260.24 dollar judgment plus 6 percent interest. Sale February 7 1950 at courthouse to satisfy taxes liens and costs with redemption rights and apportionment among involved parties. Located near Southmayde one mile south of town. Describes 372 1/2 acres in D S Southmayde Survey with reference to deeds from 1911.
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