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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1955
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices: Grayson and Fannin counties $2.00, outside counties $2.50, foreign subscriptions $5.00 for soldiers excluded. It notes a policy to correct any erroneous reflection on persons or entities upon notification to the publisher.
A West News description of the ideal subscriber outlines a dependable reader who never moves, always pays renewal notices, discusses the paper with friends, uses it as a gift, and actively engages advertisers by reporting where they saw ads.
U S wives of servicemen in Germany are warned to curb luxury living and engage more with local life. Col. Hall and Lt. Col. Zehrer urge wives to explore travel and European customs, stressing wives should not rely on maids or treat husbands as paychecks.
Dorothy Lee Black and James N. Barker were married in a cemetery by Rev. H. A. Newton who performed the ceremony in the mausoleum after the couple visited his residence. Newton noted it was his first such ceremony among about 800 marriages.
In Douglass Nacogdoches County two boys unearthed a well buried pat of butter stored in cool mud about 32 years ago. Mrs J W Brown and Mrs John L Koonce confirmed the butter’s age and said it remained edible.
Chicago police chased Rex across town after the dog tried to board an elevated train. William Masamitsu told officers the dog responds only to Japanese.
A 36 year old laborer was indicted on arson after admitting he burned his home at 3613 St. Louis in Fort Worth following an argument with his wife about drinking beer and whisky. He told an assistant district attorney he set the blaze to spite her.
Washington report describes a new single pilot helicopter by Lewis C. McCarty. The device requires no prior flying experience and is controlled by weight shifts on a platform above rotating blades. McCarty estimates production cost at about $1200 after a tethered flight last November.
London reports Moscow Radio claimed Russians are growing corn on the cob in bunches. A two year research effort allegedly produced a corn plant about six feet tall with a cob that branches, appearing to consist of several cobs.
Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson warned Congress that millions could die from a nuclear strike due to lack of medical care. He said the nation is unprepared and police to control mobs are insufficient, urging a wardens force three times larger.
Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele testified before a House subcommittee that 1954 recorded the nation’s lowest death rate and the highest number of births in U.S. history. The remarks, given Feb 10 in private, were released publicly today.
Scheele reported 1954 death rate from all causes at a record low of 9.2 per 1 000 population and births exceeding 4 000 000 for the first time with a 25.2 per 1 000 birth rate and infant deaths at 26.6 per 1 000 live births.
The Texas House approved a proposal to provide state compensation to people fined or imprisoned who are later found innocent. A constitutional amendment to allow this aid was adopted 1259 and sent to the Senate. Rep. Chapman of Sulphur Springs said restitution is barred by the constitution. Two Texas inmates were pardoned after a condemned man's confession in Iowa.
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