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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
2
A 1956 campaign report notes large church activity nationwide with Methodist involvement. It cites Sunday School enrollment gaps, local attendance averages, and a Hoover quoted assessment on religious participation and social ills, urging prayer and reflection.
The Anton News notes a double standard in gambling penalties comparing football bets to dice games. It questions public reaction if business leaders were fined 15.50 for football bets versus similar fines for African American gamblers, highlighting social and legal inconsistency.
Answers cover GI training start window for discharged veterans who reenlist, GI loan eligibility during active duty, and disability compensation while in ROTC. Key points include three year start rule from first discharge, lapse date for GI insurance, continued GI loan rights during service, and ROTC drills not counted as active service with ongoing compensation.
In Chesterfield England Seventeen year old Agnes Comen was refused a court order to marry despite wish to wed 21 year old roofer George Hall. Her father cited cooking and baking skills as reasons. Agnes argued for personal life and home practice with parental consent required for under twenty one unless the court decides otherwise.
Court issues summons for Everett Baty and heirs to answer plaintiff James E Holt and Lucille Holt in a real property dispute in Whitesboro Texas. The description covers a 210 by 60 foot parcel on South Union Street with Wafer and Jones deeds referenced. Service deadline 90 days from December 1955 filing.
The Agriculture Department and Agricultural Research Service outline a five page worksheet to estimate whether owning a cow for milk is cheaper than buying at the store. The plan includes cow expenses depreciation and milk usage, with a sample calculation showing net yearly cost of about 92 dollars. Miss Eloise Cofer leads the project noting department data show cow owners drink more milk.
DETROIT A University of Illinois doctor warns of spectator disease as a cause of excess weight among TV viewers and sports fans who snack heavily during games. He says weight loss can come in three to four months with a weekly calorie plan and by balancing intake with daily activity.
Berryman advises reducing calories by skipping desserts when cocktails are planned, swapping skim milk for whole, trimming butter, broiling instead of frying meats, avoiding salad dressings, and cutting fat intake. He notes Americans ate 80 percent of a 1954 billion hot dogs, about one per person weekly.
Advertising yields the largest share of the printing industry's revenue as American businesses allocate over nine billion dollars annually to ads benefiting marketers and printers alike.
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