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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes Texas legislative delays and poll tax reminders as well as local weather shifts from warm to freezing. It cites droughts, rain and flood up to creeks bankfull, and mentions expected spring weather and garden plans. It blends civic commentary with local climate anecdotes.
A hornless polled Hereford female from Senatobia at Circle M Ranch captured the national championship. The piece highlights Mississippi efforts with kudzu and Kentucky Fescue to boost grass and deter ticks, turning erosion into thriving pasture as the state proves its beef credentials.
The Memphis based Commercial Appeal notes Denver last week hosted the National Polled Hereford Show. It praises the breed's global impact and highlights CMR Blanche Domino 25th offspring dispersed to promote stock quality across the world.
New York City matrimonial agent Mrs. Clara Lane argues there are about one million more eligible women than men in the United States. She says importing men or exporting women could balance the pool and notes global manpower scouting, including strong Pakistan figures. She also observes women becoming more attractive to stay competitive. Japan records over a thousand earthquakes in September 1923.
Copenhagen professor Dr. Johannes Broensted concludes Norsemen established settlements in North America 1 to 2 centuries before Columbus. He identifies three key evidences the Lake Nipigon find, Newport Tower, and the Kensington Stone, dating weapons to around year 1000, with other items deemed reliable.
Miss Merrell Midgett of Lone Star Gas Company demonstrated Meat Ball Kabobs and Gingerbread Men at the high school. Kabobs use ground meat onions potatoes and sauce with skewers broiled ten to twelve minutes. Gingerbread men mix flour sugar spices molasses and buttermilk bake eight to ten minutes and decorate with raisins hats and candy.
A reflective verse contrasts a man safe indoors with a young traveler braving the blizzard. The speaker notes the allure of risk and youth, while acknowledging comfort’s appeal and the enduring dream of security. A closing line cites a belief that salt spoils good beer’s flavor.
A reflective poem recalls an old wild cherry tree in a northern pasture. The dusk and lamps frame a memory of morning light, describing silver leaves purple fruit and a lasting beauty felt through the years by Grace Noll Crowell.
Uncle Sam delivered the Purple Heart to Sam Denton, a 90th Division veteran who was gassed in World War I. He recalls considering trading it for a heifer but kept the award once it arrived, noting how “it was so darn pretty.”
Knowledge climbers know the meaning of knees and knuckles. "Biddableness is better than a blacksnake," brayed the donkey. Good books are bridges across the gullies of regret. Cheer and charm are not children of chance. Almost seven out of every ten farms in the United States now have electric power.
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