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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
2
A veterans benefits Q and A covers dependents entitlement only if disability is 50 percent or more and notes a yellow Army discharge is dishonorable unless later found sane. It also says VA waivers end when total disability ceases and outlines the 4 percent VA payment cap on GI loan guarantees.
Police said Herman Bosesen, 58, likely died in his sleep and lay undiscovered in his bed for over two years. His brother Peter found the skeletal remains yesterday after living next door and admitting little access to the bedroom.
University extension engineer W S Allen of Texas A M College warns farms lose about 10 million dollars yearly to lightning and 400 lives are lost with 800 to 1000 injured. Properly installed lightning rods with grounding and bonding per the National Code can nearly eliminate damage. Regular inspections and adherence to the National Code ensure effective protection for barns roof machinery and metal tracks on farm buildings.
Ministers at the Central Texas Methodist Conference urged preaching of a saving gospel and avoiding politics or science in sermons. Rev. R J LaPrade told 350 delegates that the field is religion and worship is the focus, warning against disappointing worshipers. In the same issue a separate court citation announces a civil suit seeking title to Lots 14 15 and 16 in Block 7 Collins Addition Collinsville Grayson County Texas, with a July 8 1950 deadline to answer.
Gov Allan Shivers formally announced his candidacy for a first elective term. He traced a career from state senator to lieutenant governor and governor and highlighted public welfare rural roads and educational improvements. He pledged economy of money soil and water and said he would address all Texans.
George Lamb, head of the abandonment bureau in Queens, tracks errant husbands who flee to warm climates. Each year he nets dozens of delinquent fathers, with 21 agreeing to support their children after legal action.
Texas farmers and ranchers paid 25.7 cents per acre in state, county and district taxes last year, a 40 percent rise from the 18 cents average in 1936–46. The increase stems mainly from 30 cents per $100 valuation for the state general fund, making total state tax 72 cents. the general fund will be abolished next year, shifting tax to road and conservation work. Researchers Cherry and Gabbard of A M College foresee a continued but slower upward trend in rural land taxation.
New Yorkers conserving water have ignored leaks. A pinhole opening wastes 170 gallons daily while a match head sized hole dumps 3600 gallons in 24 hours. Also noted is William Henry Harrison dying after only one month as president, the shortest term on record.
At a Dallas closing, Lone Star Gas Company secured 85 million dollars in lending financing to retire existing debt and fund an 81.4 million expansion plan for 1950 through 1954. President D A Haley announced the plan and noted twelve banks participated.
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