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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
4
Sin Tax Revenue Is A Heavy Federal Support
The Dallas Morning News notes Stan West’s Tax Outlook showing 1952 tax receipts from vice including beer $722 million tobacco chewers and pipe smokers $22.8 million liquor drinkers $1.62 billion and other activities yielding substantial revenue. It suggests reform would shift tax sources and extend taxes to other areas as the U. S. Canadian boundary spans 3,987 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan West
Sayer
Mr. West
United States
Texas Outlaws
Dallas Morning News
State Group Seeks Local Control of Relief Aid
Governor Allan Shivers and a committee of state and county officials plan local control over drought relief. They announced about 1.25 million dollars in state aid can be provided promptly without a special session. The group includes Atty. Gen. John Ben Sheppard, Gib Gilchrist, and others, forming an emergency relief panel. The Soil Conservation Service has about 900000 dollars for seed and cover crops in 152 drought counties to aid farmers and stockmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dreath
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Gib Gilchrist
Texas A. & M. College System
W. C. Marshall
Temple
State Soil Conservation Service
Ned Price
Tyler
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
William L. McGill
Walter Taylor
Coleman
Taylor
State Finance Commission
Drouth
Soil Conservation Service
Drouth-Disaster
Official Ordered To Open Records In Commerce
District Judge Charles L. Berry ruled that Commerce mayor L G Dickson must open city records for inspection by any and all citizens of Commerce. The mandamus case was brought by W R Larson publisher of the Commerce Journal who argued records were public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Charles L. Berry
Commerce
L. G. Dickson
Berry
W. R. Larson
The
Commerce Journal
Dickson
National registers map scarce scientific manpower
The United States advances national registers of scientists and engineers to detail background training in geology veterinary biology and other fields. About 100000 professionals including mathematicians physicists chemists meteorologists and engineers will be catalogued by punched card systems within a year, aiding location of experts with specialized skills, with support from the National Science Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
National Scien Foundation
Humphrey Slams Senate Over Past Mistakes
Senator Humphrey of Minnesota chided the Senate as too focused on past mistakes in a defense budget debate. He warned that the body has vision from the rear and urged attention to present and future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Periodic checkups urged for long life in seniors
Dr. Malford W. Thewlis of the American Geriatrics Society urges routines of physical screenings in people in their 30s and 40s to detect disease early. For those in their 60s he advises moderate exercise and staying active, avoiding strenuous breathlessness. The Sun seeks reader submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Malford W. Thewlis
The
American Geriatrics Society
Thewlis
Miss Myrtle Beach seeks policewoman job in Los Angeles
Mary Kemp Griffin a 23 year old South Carolina beauty pageant runner up applied for a Los Angeles policewoman position. She said she hoped to stay in the city after not winning the Universe Beauty Pageant and a movie contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
South Carolina
Mary Kemp Griffin
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Civil Service
Political parties feature early in Jefferson Adams 1789 campaign
The article notes that political parties first appeared prominently in the 1789 campaign between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, marking a shift in how candidates organized support and framed policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Adams
Barn Fire Sparks Across U S Every Quarter Hour
Report notes that barn structures catch fire nationwide at roughly 15 minute intervals, highlighting ongoing agricultural fire risk. Authorities advise increased vigilance and rapid response to rural blazes.
Ladonia Rejects Plea for Higher Phone Rate
Ladonia city commission rejected Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's request for about 30 percent rate increases. Mayor W. M. Thompson said the commission would meet with company representatives to seek a settlement of the rate issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladonia
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
W. M. Thompson
Thompson
Possum-Killing Dog Forecasts Early Fall in Tioga
Rita the wirehaired terrier belonging to Dr. John D. Harvey is said to predict an early autumn by killing a possum when they begin to hibernate. The method, used for 12 years, typically acts in September though sometimes in August, with a July 11 possum kill noted this year. A Want Ad will net results for you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tioga
Rita
John D. Harvey
Harvey
Son Becomes Ike’s West Point Link as Immigrant Father Visits White House
Tom Blazina Jr., 28, a West Point instructor and son of immigrant Tom Blazina Sr., met Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House after decades of aspiration begun in 1916 on the Texas border. Illinois Rep. Busbey helped secure Tom’s West Point appointment. Maxwell Taylor praised Tom Jr.’s gymnastics record. Tears marked the reunion as Eisenhower recalled their distant shared past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U. S. Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tom Blazina
White House
Tom Blazina Jr
Tom
Chicago
Tom Jr
West Point
Eisenhower
America
Blazina
Yugoslavia
Texas
Representative Busbey
Illinois
Kasserine Pass
Ike
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Three East German Prison Cellmates Mock Crime List
In the Soviet zone a humorous tale circulates about three Red Prison inmates. The first is jailed for absenteeism while the second is charged with spying for arriving five minutes early. The third complains he was accused of buying a western watch for showing up on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Boots from Grand Champion Steer fetch sale high price
In Cheyenne Wyoming handtooled cowboy boots crafted from the hide of Grand Champion Steer T. O. Price sold at auction for 44 375 dollars and were displayed today with a price tag of 3 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
T. O. Price
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Whitewright, Texas
el L
Harry Upeller
Gaines Dog Research Center
Frances King Henry
DOG World
WORLD
Anchorage
Alaska
Kimberley
Africa
the Sun
Chevrolet
Ford
Tom Roach Motors
Sherman
L. L. Petty Truck Dept
U. S
James W. Davis, M.D
Beria
Craig’s Cafe
International Harvester
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
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