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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
8
Churches and ministers details including Church of Christ with Therman Healy, Assembly of God led by Rev E A Doty, Ashley D Jameson, and First Baptist with Dr. R L Smith. Service times cover morning and evening worships and midweek Bible classes. Baseball’s National League founded in 1876.
The Senate opened debate on a measure to extend social security to about 10 million more people and raise monthly pensions. The bill would cover 8.3 million on a compulsory basis and 1.6 million voluntarily, expanding to farmers, domestic workers, and some self employed groups, with benefits near doubling for future retirees. It would raise payroll taxes gradually to a 3 percent maximum and adjust eligibility to reduce reliance on public relief.
Washington report noting Representative Welch of Missouri introduced a bill offering a lifetime annuity of 100000 dollars to the first person who discovers a general cure for cancer heart disease or poliomyelitis. The aim is to spur major medical breakthroughs.
An Indiana farmer, 28, seeks a wife who can drive a tractor in a quirky Highway Herald notice spread via the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge information booth. The letter, from Frankfurt Kentucky, asks to meet during crossings and notes loneliness with his two dogs.
A dense collection of advertisements lists for sale items such as houses living room suites and appliances, rent notices for rooms and houses, wanted items including a beginner piano, used baby bed, and old newspapers, plus farm equipment like tractors. Also included are a lost Brahma calf and business notices from local firms promoting tires flowers and canning supplies. Property and vehicle parts listings from Babcock Auto Store and Johnson Jewelry & Appliance appear alongside service prompts from Reserve Life Insurance and real estate services.
A. H. Dunivan, 50, of Dallas, drowned while attempting to swim the Red River fully clothed below the Denison Dam. His body was recovered about an hour later by a search party led by Eddie Laird of the U S Engineers, in 20 feet of water near the Texas shore.
Weekend burglars in Lynn County and Bailey County stole from a farmer near Muleshoe and from Wilson State Bank. Ed Bellars reported $14,920 in cash, $1,900 in war bonds and papers stolen from a strongbox. Bank burglars took $2,017 from a vault. about $500 more in sacks were left behind.
In Oakdale New York Dr. Karl T. Compton outlines a nascent food canning ionization process using short wave rays to sterilize without heat. He notes it leaves taste unchanged and foresees synthetic flavors as needed when artificial foods rise to prominence. The Longview line marks the pipeline’s southern end into Illinois.
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