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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1951
Page
15
In Washington Congress reconsiders raising retired Americans’ spending power. Rep. James E. Van Zandt proposes allowing earned income up to 100 dollars monthly without losing Social Security payments, arguing it would bolster morale and mobilize manpower for national defense while adding taxes to fund the program.
James E Murphy of North Tiverton Rhode Island is granted a patent for a new bandage designed for cartilage injuries. The device targets knee injuries and uses rotating disks that move with knee motion.
A high school sophomore recounts band experiences to his mother with remarks about marches and playing Star and Stripes Forever and Under the Double Eagle. A hillbilly signs a hotel register with a circled X and jokes about never using his real name when with women. A patient’s wife asks Ras tus about a mustard plaster given for a strong prescription.
A compact collection of Want Ads lists rentals sales and services. Items include four and five room houses with utilities near Sherman and Whitewright, farm and garden goods seeds nursery plants and flowers, auto parts wiring supplies and farm equipment plus real estate and trade offers from local merchants and residents. Numerous contact names phone numbers and addresses appear for individual listings and business advertisements.
A hardware merchant laments his daughter’s fame as she earns more from two songs than he does in weeks. The dean proclaims Miss Diana the prettiest girl in the class with 244 votes from 107 members, noting the overwhelming majority.
A woman accuses a physician of high fees for treating a rich boy. The doctor replies that even if true it does not matter to the accuser, then she reveals her son Rodney threw the rock that hit the boy.
The police magistrate asks if the prisoner is guilty or not, while the prisoner counters that the very question is what they are trying to determine. The exchange highlights the challenge of reaching a verdict.
A friend invites the narrator to his office to view a chair he claims cost $1,000. The narrator questions the price while the friend insists that figure reflects the chair’s cost, not its value.
A boss kept a discharge in waiting to avoid a row after laying off Pat. A week later Pat returned to work. The Irish worker claimed he read the letter inside and outside and followed the outside instruction to return to the Speedy Transfer Company in five days.
A psychiatrist questions why the patient walks backwards and the patient replies to see others' expressions. The exchange includes a query about marrying a man who lies and a remark about being an old maid.
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