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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties 1 year 1.50 six months 1.00. Outside the two counties 1 year 2.00 six months 1.25. Editor and owner T Glenn Doss signs the notice.
A quoted riddle describing a pervasive killer that harms wealth and health across society. It claims to steal billions annually in the United States, affects rich and poor, causes sickness and death, and operates unseen in homes, streets, factories, rail crossings, and ships.
Markel Dicken announces candidacy for re election as sheriff of Grayson County born in Howe Texas with wife Gladys Hall and two teens Jean and Buddy. He says he has served since 1949, worked with law enforcement agencies, aided juvenile matters, and pledges to be the people's sheriff seeking voter support for July 22.
A reflective line declares carelessness as the foe that destroys, crushes, and maims while offering nothing in return. It frames carelessness as an active antagonist with personal bite and universal consequence.
The piece traces seven as a motif across myth, religion, science, and history from Japan and Buddhism to Rome, Shakespeare, and classical wonders. It notes seven heavens seven planets seven hills seven seas and asks why the number appears so often in dice games.
The Navy magazine All Hands defends baked beans for breakfast amid a station newspaper dispute at Barber's Point Hawaii. It cites beans as a time honored part of America's breakfast while noting sailors may skip ketchup. The piece also recalls New England housewives keeping beans cooking Saturday. It notes Wyoming granted women suffrage in 1869 and Oklahoma City and Lansing tied for the 1949 National Safety Council safest city title.
Thrifty Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip saved about 1500 pounds on a Rolls Royce sedan after Britain cut auto sales tax in the new budget. The tax was reduced from 66 to 33 percent for cars over 1000 pounds, lowering the price from 8000 to around 6400 pounds.
Atlanta report says Marion H. Allen, internal revenue collector, wonders if a repentant taxpayer has sent conscience money for two years. A $1000 bill arrived last year without note, a slip with the serial number. This year $1500 in $100 bills was slipped under the cashier’s window and deposited with the Treasury.
Dr. Theodore Corbleet of the University of Illinois told the American Medical Association convention in San Francisco that untold scores of people end up in mental hospitals due to habitually taking bromides for headaches and hangovers. He warned against chronic use and urged prescription controls. He noted bromide poisoning accumulates in the body and can cause brain-related mental symptoms. treatment involves displacing the drug with salt.
The National Safety Council cautions that too much sun can be dangerous and advises gradual sun exposure. It recommends taking sun in easy doses to minimize peeling and discomfort.
An Atlanta house wife was hospitalized after her husband sat on her lap to kiss her. The 116 pound woman sustained a broken leg and was taken to Grady Hospital. Police withheld names and the husband’s weight. the husband is reported as a butcher.
Two fishermen on a bridge bet who would catch the first fish. One quickly snagged a bite and fell into the water. The surviving fisherman shrugged and called off the bet as the other vanished.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest expresses weariness with warfare scandal gossip and deceit and a longing for a simple carefree escape through fishing. The speaker rejects noise and prejudice seeking quiet personal time away from public judgment.
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