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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
5
A brief community notice from Whitewright Texas outlines publication details and post office status. It also lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties with outside rates and minimum term.
Texas A and M extension horticulturist J F Rosborough notes sun for 30 minutes hurts potatoes causing blisters and quality loss. Harvest in early morning or late evening and shade immediately after pulling. Harvest timing common when half the leaves brown. store in cool shade, avoid touching potatoes to prevent decay.
New Delhi report describes Molar Bund, near Delhi, where snake charmers train apprentices from childhood. Boys learn catching venom extraction and antidotes while infants in huts watch and touch tame cobras as babies play with the coils and a head charmer proclaims the snake is good.
The Paducah Post recalls printer slang in which a devil means apprentice and a bastard denotes an uneven measure. The hellbox is the pan for uneven slugs and odd size type, illustrating that such phrases are printer’s English not curses.
Mountains in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada include Mount Whitney as America’s highest peak at 14 495 feet. The lofty summit marks the region’s extreme elevation.
The article notes changes in Texas ranching with jeep and pickup replacing horse work, portable power sprayers replacing dipping vats, mineral dispensing machines, calf tables for dehorning and branding, and more use of grazing crops. It cites A L Smith of Texas A&M and mentions a shift toward crossbred cattle to boost market weight, highlighting King Ranch as an example.
The piece notes the Santa Gertrudis breed's Texas development and shifts to cattle management, parasite control, and parasite drugs, with 4-H youth driving beef calf practices. It also covers tax enforcement trends, fraud probes, and planned spot audits of income tax returns starting this year.
Fort Worth reports a warning that July 1 may bring visits from Internal Revenue agents. H P Moore says field investigations of 1948 returns start in the Fort Worth area as agents review filed returns and contact taxpayers by appointment.
Britain will keep its remaining air raid shelters for now after a ruling by Home Secretary Chuter Ede. Some shelters in streets have already been demolished, and Ede told municipal authorities to proceed with caution.
Conservative MP Martin Lindsay urged removal of shelters on private property and in backyards. Ede replied he would not authorize removals unless necessary for the public interest, arguing he could not justify broad shelter destruction.
The Texas Public Welfare Department reports May increases in dependent children rolls require cuts in June payments. 224 more families bring 600 more children, executive director John H. Winters said. With 812,911 dollars available, payments drop to 95 percent of the grants, averaging 47.13 dollars per family.
A man in a barber chair complains about hair loss and asks for help. The barber responds with a kind offer and presents an empty cigar box as a solution.
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