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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1952
Page
8
Bells Mayor J E Dopson urged 700 residents to conserve water or face strict restrictions as the town copes with an overworked 16 year old pump serving 230 customers. A $8,000 bond issue's sale will fund a second pump and a 35 000 gallon reservoir to expand a 50 000 gallon supply.
Davenport Iowa reports Elmer Nagel who runs a small post office concession says he loses about five dollars a month in candy bars and magazines to petty thieves. Local businessmen have started a collection to purchase a burglar proof stand for him.
A Melbourne man answered a newspaper ad and learned the late model car advertised for 2225 dollars was his for 22.50. The widow said her husband’s will required the car be sold and the proceeds go to his girl friends.
General Electric Consumers Institute presents a Lemon Ambrosia Pie with meringue on the bottom. The recipe details making a stiff meringue, baking at 275 F for one hour, and a lemony yolk filling folded with whipped cream before chilling overnight.
Denison Texas chemist E H Dignowity says he can tap Paricutin volcano to generate cheap electricity for Mexico's west coast. He outlines a pilot plant costing 17200 dollars with Dr Francis co Garcia Junto of the University of Mexico. Lava heats cobalt pipes to steam turbines, aiming for about 3 percent of normal power costs.
Zurich police technical expert Jakob Gossweiller says his combined brake and accelerator pedal could have saved 800 000 lives in the past 50 years in the United States. The heel pushes gas while the ball of the foot applies brakes ensuring braking position and automatic fuel cut off to prevent pedal error.
The future president Dwight David Eisenhower was baptized David Dwight Eisenhower but his mother swapped names to Dwight David to avoid nicknames. Yet neighbors coined Ike from Eisenhower, and he was known as Little Ike for a while, while his elder brother Edgar was Big Ike.
The Commerce Department reports Americans spent 9.15 billion on liquor beer and wine in 1951 about 59.80 per person with beer at 4.49 billion and liquor 4.18 billion while wine fell 30 million. Taxes accounted for about one third of this spending. Texas hospital board shows 16,444 mental illness patients in state hospitals in May 1952.
aM watch repair shop offers dependable repair and cleaning at reasonable prices by expert craftsmen. satisfaction guaranteed on all work. Orenduff Jewelry Whitewright.
Richard S. Stark of Cooke County seeks a Regular Session seat in Texas Legislature District 49F covering Cooke and Grayson Counties. He previously won an unexpired term and now seeks reelection, offering full time representation and impartial service.
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