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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
8
Appalled by highway deaths, U.S. truck drivers publish safety rules in a Fruehauf essay contest. The list urges defensive driving, avoiding tailgating, staying sober to the road, obeying traffic laws, and using three Cs care courtesy and common sense to end 1951 safely.
A witty exchange contrasts a new driver seeking guidance with a veteran who defines a supervisor conference as a group of indecisive men. It captures workplace humor about leadership and decision making.
Cotton acreage in 226 Texas counties is expected to rise in 1951 due to reduced flax sorghum vegetables and small grains. The Seven Step program led by F C Elliott promotes balanced farming soil care variety selection labor efficiency pest control and high quality harvests with rising machine use and insecticide application boosting yields and income.
The quote ridicules prenatal influences claiming they harm a baby. It recalls a mother breaking phonograph records before birth as a counterexample to such theories, delivered in a humorous, skeptical voice.
Fragrant jelly blends orange marmalade and mint into a piquant family favorite. The recipe yields about 7 six ounce glasses of marmalade and 8 six ounce glasses of jelly with steps for preparing juice rind and boiling with pectin and sugar.
General Mark W. Clark suggested in a wartime comparison that the U S Army could use mules in Korea noting mules carried supplies over mountains in Italy during WWII and joking that you can eat them when hungry. The Galveston News later became the Dallas Morning News in 1842.
The Senate backed a bill to provide cost free ten thousand dollar life insurance for all on active duty since June 27. Senator Walter F. George of Georgia said the measure differs from the House version and a compromise is needed. He warned the House plan would deprive veterans of future government life insurance after service unless disabled.
Classified notices show three fat hogs for sale by J. Don Biggerstaff and multiple listings for items including a 1938 four door Ford V-8, a like new Philco cabinet radio and record player, hay and trailer, White Face Bull, and plumbing and hardware supplies. Local businesses offer flowers, wiring supplies, nursery stock, auto parts, sprayers, batteries, and farm ring upgrades. Listings include contact details and locations in Whitewright and Sherman.
Dr. Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer urges early diagnosis and treatment to beat tuberculosis. He notes insidious onset with mild symptoms and stresses persistent cough weight loss or fatigue as warning signs. Seek family physician promptly for evaluation.
Washington says a 2000 ton cut in monthly natural rubber for civilian use is ordered. Motorists are warned tires will likely be about eight percent synthetic in future supply, reflecting shifts in material sourcing.
A short comic exchange unfolds in a beanery where a driver orders hash. The counterman yells for the kitchen and jokes about a mystery hash while the driver demands his order. Phone 76 is cited for news.
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