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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
8
A Redbook report by Sidney Margolius exposes quack car remedies marketed as miracle additives. It notes most top oils already contain detergents and common dopes sell for 3 dollars a quart, while safe alternatives cost 45 to 60 cents. Some additives may harm engines, and manufacturers do not endorse dopes.
Warnings against overpriced additives and gadgets promise leaking gasket cures and long life batteries. Experts note no proof for transmission seal swellers or cadmium boosters, while true nickel cadmium batteries need little water. Salient advice urges proper gaskets, engine warming, regular greasing, and highway trips to reduce carbon buildup.
The Republican National Convention Resolutions Committee invites voters to help draft the 1960 GOP platform. Temporary chairman Charles H. Percy said suggestions from individuals and groups are welcome and a Chicago meeting will start at 10 a.m. on Tuesday July 19 with eight subcommittees planned for hearings on July 20 and 21. Independent Liechtenstein is described as a largely agricultural principality with sewing machine needles and false teeth industries.
Americans increased total public and private debt by a record 66.5 billion in the last year, lifting the year end total to 846.5 billion. Businesses added 26 billion to debt for materials, equipment and plant expansion, while individuals borrowed heavily for homes, autos, appliances, and furniture.
Scouts arriving for the National Jamboree in Colorado Springs July 22 to 28 will enjoy a vast menu. The provision list includes 18,000 pounds of hot dogs 110,000 pieces of chicken 48,000 quarts of lemonade and 119120 doughnuts for about 55,000 attendees.
The Texas Agricultural Service reports moisture deficits across most regions with South Texas identified as the most critical area for drought. Other areas like the Panhandle, South Plains, Rolling Plains, and East Texas show better moisture but many locales still need rain for crops and pastures. The note references the 1947 establishment of the Department of Defense as the National Military Establishment.
A collection of old jokes features a henpecked husband visiting a psychiatrist and returning home to boss his wife, a private and sergeant exchange about reincarnation, a fatherly quip about Adam and Eve, a wife’s quip about reading and bed, a polite boy’s question about Eve, and a Texan driver with glasses ground to his prescription on the windshield.
A dialogue on a wife’s methodical nature and a humorous scale prank at a drugstore. A New York commentar tor recalls a drinker’s odd sobering show at home. A children’s verse questions parental rules about street safety and growing up.
A humorous anecdote notes a man so amazed by his wife delivering quadruplets that he rushes out to acquire a fifth child, illustrating lighthearted domestic folly.
In a boastful exchange Jones shows off a brand new convertible he traded for his wife. Smith expresses envy and asks where such a trade was made.
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