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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
6
A collection of light jokes and anecdotes from sailors and townsfolk. Tales span a desert island castaway reading newspapers, a teacher and pupil, polite miscommunications at a grocer, a bickering aging couple, comic misinterpretations about laundry, car envy for the Bimmelman family, a writer and hillbeard, a definition of bachelor, a city visit by a hillbilly, and a moron behind a woodpile. Included is a note on European languages and rivers named Aa.
A surgeon mentions a bill and a plan for $100 down plus $25 weekly. The patient likens it to buying an automobile, and the surgeon confirms. A comic aside notes Grandma’s glasses vanishing when she empties them. A husband insures his life for $10,000, prompting the wife to joke about not needing the doctor.
A simple craft repurposes a seven inch mailing tube into a quiver like the first Americans used. A wood disc is fixed in one end, the tube is decorated, and a cord handle added for hanging near dining table or fridge to store and dispense straws for children.
Edgar A. Guest laments a mother calling a boy away from a crucial moment in a sandlot baseball game. He warns such interruptions wound a youngster’s spirit as bases load and he up to bat, underscoring the private toll of parental interference during sports.
The article advises washing the coffee maker with hot suds and scalding every use. It also recommends boiling the cloth filter on vacuum coffee-makers at regular intervals for sanitation.
The American Cancer Society education committee lists seven early cancer warning signs: sores that won’t heal, lumps or thickening, changes in a wart or mole, persistent hoarseness or cough, indigestion or swallowing difficulty, unusual bleeding or discharge, and changes in bowel habits. Early cancer may show no symptoms, so examination of apparently well persons is essential. pain is rarely an early sign and prompt medical reporting is urged to shorten delay.
There are several causes of persistent hoarseness or cough, but one is cancer of the larynx or lungs. Local examination suffices for laryngeal cancer, while lung cancer requires X ray and other tests. Unusual bleeding or discharge may come from ulcerated cancer. Changes in bowel habits follow growths in the intestinal wall.
CHICAGO The National Safety Council reports living on a farm is safer than city life yet farming work is more risky. In 1946 farmers suffered 54 work deaths per 100000, versus 31 in all other industries. Farmers, however, had higher overall safety than city residents. Only 70 farm deaths per 100000 people compared with higher urban rates.
The council reports 18,500 farm residents killed in accidents in 1946, a 9 percent rise from 1945. Rates show farming and coal mining and construction as the top deadly industries, with autos driving most of the increase. Farmers urged greater caution and courtesy on roads despite more driving.
IH announces widespread dealer cooperation to pass savings to customers while urging restraint on resale at inflated prices. Production remains strong but not sufficient to meet demand, prompting fair geographic allocation and use of present need as sale guide to prevent profiteering and maintain goodwill.
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