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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
8
Vice Admiral Blandy announced that 84.7 percent of 3,519 animals exposed to the July 1 atomic test remain alive aboard the laboratory ship Burleson. He noted 537 died instantly or within two weeks, leaving 2,982 under scientific care as autopsies may follow to assess radioactivity effects.
Washington report says Department of Agriculture scientists discovered tomatin to combat tomato wilt and its potential as a human antifungal. In tests it shows strong activity against ringworm fungi, a possible new drug for athlete's foot. A note ends with a quirky line about a rival losing teeth and gaining weight.
Norman police chased Tom Cocker's cocker spaniel from a cool drugstore hideout. The dog had been slipping into the store daily at 8:30 a.m. and lingering in a booth, much to Manager O. C. Robertson's frustration as it refused to share the space with paying customers.
In a generally rising market, steers reached a second peak of 25.75 in Chicago on Tuesday while hogs climbed to 20 the highest since 1919. Lambs also reached 21.50 the highest since 1920 with some sales held for 22. Ranch buyers and packers watched firm demand push prices to new peaks across cattle hogs and lambs.
Austin report states a 60 plus exemption renewal law for cities with 10 000 or more population was deemed unconstitutional in an attorney general opinion. Civil district attorney H Pat Edwards of Dallas requested the ruling, noting the measure was passed by the last Legislature.
Two new polio cases were reported Monday in this area. Leo Melton, two, of Denison, was sent to a Fort Worth hospital for treatment. This marks the fourth case from Denison. Barbara Anne Rich of Gordonville was also sent to Fort Worth for treatment.
Caney Hart presents 37 years of road and bridge construction experience in Denison and Grayson County as qualifications for the County Commissioner role Precinct No 2. He proposes two road camps, continuous field presence, and improved bus and mail route repairs, urging voters to support his candidacy.
Co V Terrell of Austin longtime Texas railroad commissioner and Chambers campaign manager J W Phillips Brown County ranchman announced a statement urging farmers and Democrats to elect W R Chambers of Brown County as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. Terrell cites Chambers eight years in the House and a strong farm policy record.
The Agriculture Department reports farm wage rates on July 1 were 8 percent higher than a year earlier and the highest on record. Wages rose 10 percent since April 1, averaging $4.84 a day with board, about 31 percent above the 1935-39 average.
Brownwood: Mary J Burns 61 lives alone on a farm five miles north of town and makes three weekly round trips on foot for 18 years. She carries produce home and groceries back, never solicits a pickup, and says the 19 000 miles of walking has kept her well though corn occasionally develops. An old road would shorten the trips by two miles, but she favors the longer route.
A 1891 University of Texas history notes breakfast items such as oatmeal and fried liver at 1 cent, bacon 3 cents, sirloin steak 4 cents, coffee 2 cents. Dinner features roast beef, potatoes at 4 cents, roast mutton 4 cents, turkey 7 cents, pie 3 cents. Supper lists cold ham 3 cents and cold beef up to 14½ cents with waiter service about 3 cents per meal.
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