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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
5
In Grayson and Fannin Counties 1 year costs 1.50 and six months 1.00. Outside these counties 1 year costs 2.00 and six months 1.25. No subscription will be accepted for less than six months.
A reader rants about ill fitting clothes and faulty hats and shoes. The letter critiques U.S. deportation policy for aliens and laments inability to remove troublesome foreigners and communists. It recalls Henry George on absurdities of profit.
A Population Reference Bureau survey of 21,487 graduates from 105 colleges in 1923 finds western college graduates more often becoming fathers. Utah State Agricultural College tops the list, while overall graduates average 1.76 children, below replacement level.
Gamble notes high birth rates among less educated women and low birth rates among college graduates. He cites economic factors and the planning mindset of educated women as key causes for delayed or reduced childbearing among graduates.
Cardiff. W G Pyatt chief sanitary inspector warns at the Sanitary Inspectors Association conference that dirty hands are the chief cause of food poisoning in Britain as cases rise. He links the trend to more communal feeding and an increase in made up dishes due to small meat rations.
A man at a back door explains he repairs old mattresses and the housewife asks if his work is interesting. He admits last week he found $600 hidden in an old feather bed tick.
Texas State Rep. Roger Q. Evans of Denison opened his campaign for governor in West with a two pronged attack on Gov. Beauford Jester and the state’s “big money” interests. He called for veterans payments of 300 to 600 dollars and attacked the slogan People’s Path used by Jester.
Robert Doss is a candidate for State Representative Place No. 1 in the upcoming election. The race focuses on local governance strategies and policy priorities relevant to district constituents. Voters are urged to review the candidate’s platform and positions before casting ballots.
Former political figure Evans revisits towns with a 12-point platform promising a veterans bonus higher state salaries and industrial promotion. His appearance is backed by a West mayor and a plane loudspeaker advertisement while he criticizes corporate interests and federal overreach. The text also includes a court notice about Margaret Strong estate final settlement in Grayson County, Texas with a return date pending.
Citation issued in case No. 56551 commands Minnie Geary to appear by 10 a.m. on Monday July 26 1948 before the District Court in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Sampy Geary filed the petition on June 10 1948 seeking divorce on abandonment. Clerk S V Earnest signs the citation with deputy Iva Davidson.
Court command directs publication in a Grayson County newspaper for at least ten days. Formal citation issued under Texas law to sheriff or constable.
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