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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
10
Texans paid a record federal tax total for the fiscal year ended June 30 with internal revenue reaching 1 283 059 489 and notable increases in personal income corporate income and payroll taxes. Including overall national receipts the year set a historic 41 851 000 000.
A Senate stalemate over civil rights bills threatens to stall all major legislation when Congress reconvenes. Senator Wherry notes the risk of an endless filibuster over the journal for the session ending June 20. President Roosevelt says he will push the civil rights program at the upcoming special session despite Democratic rifts.
An angry Detroit area housewife blames the water department for low pressure that forces children to drink beer. Laurence G Lenhardt, water department general manager, admits it is a problem and suggests milder beverages until repairs are made. Also notes that fertilized spiders lay fertile eggs for about four years.
The CIO publishes a voting guide listing 16 key issues and scores for 12 lawmakers, urging heavy November ballots. It marks five Democratic senators as 100 percent right and identifies three with wrong records, naming numerous Democratic House members with consistent right votes on issues like Taft Hartley act and social security.
Detroit reports more auto price increases are expected this year driven by higher steel costs and wage boosts for steel workers. Analysts had predicted a pause after 1948 model introductions but new steel pricing and earlier price bumps make further hikes likely.
A manufacturer plans a 12 inch phonograph record delivering half an hour of music per side, totaling an hour. The new discs cost under half the price of existing records and require one tenth the storage space, played on a machine turning less than half the speed of conventional models.
Local classifieds catalog furniture appliances farms and rentals. Items include ice refrigerator at Craig's Cafe water kegs gas stove electric irons and motors and various household goods. Properties for sale include five and six room dwellings and a two room frame house with contact names and locations in Sherman Whitewright and East Maple Street. Opportunities to rent apartments and to buy tractors and auto parts are noted.
Heartfelt thanks from W M Pierson and children for neighbors kindness during illness and condolences after passing. A separate note from Ruth Mears thanks friends for flowers cards and visits aiding recovery. Fox skins beaver skins bacon and rye whisky once served as legal tender in the region now Tennessee.
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