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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1951
Page
4
In Grayson and Fannin Counties 1 year costs 1.50 dollars and six months 1.00 dollars outside these two counties 1 year costs 2.00 dollars and six months 1.25 dollars
Edgar A. Guest muses on changing times and yard goods. He recalls how a yard was once measured from fingertips to nose and wonders what happened to the display counter and shelves of cloth. The piece contrasts mother’s practical measure with modern rules and fashion.
The Labor Department reported total wages paid to workers covered by unemployment insurance reached a record 100 billion dollars in 1950. That sum went to 34.8 million workers, while unemployment insurance payments totaled 1.4 billion, down from 1.8 billion in 1949.
Digestive irregularities such as indigestion stomach ache and constipation have many causes and may mislead self treatment. Persistent or alternating constipation and diarrhea require medical advice especially with accompanying nervousness fatigue or significant changes in bowel habits.
Taxes in 1950 on Bell System telephone service totaled about a billion dollars with an estimated $2.65 monthly per line. A tax suit filed March 27 1951 in Grayson County seeks delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lot 43 44 Block A Town Company Whitesboro Texas against J F Casey and heirs. The case 58790 names The State of Texas as plaintiff against defendants to foreclose tax liens and recover taxes penalties and costs.
The nation's railroads formally petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise freight rates by 15 percent citing rising costs of wages materials supplies and fuel. They calculate the raise would yield a 4.66 percent return on net investment based on 1951 operations.
North Carolina State College in Raleigh will host the world’s first privately owned atomic reactor. Four gallons of liquid uranium fuel power a safe, quiet engine the size of a two-car garage. Construction and a T-shaped building will be completed later this year around the reactor.
A compact verse sketch with playful lines and brief vignette verses about everyday whimsy. It ponders emotions on griddle heat and nettles, contrasts plains flowers, and ends with a classroom joke about quotation marks.
Subscriptions are being renewed or mailed in as renewal time arrives. New subscribers join daily. Rates are 1.50 per year in Grayson and Fannin Counties and 2 per year by mail to other areas.
Washington reports a recruitment drive to enlist former FBI agents into the OPS enforcement division to catch price ceiling violators. About 5000 one time men exist, with aims for 2000 enforcement staff by June 1 across 81 district offices under Edward P. Morgan and Dwight Brantley.
Illinois Senator James Hamilton Lewis offered a quip to new senators about the surprise of reaching the chamber and the mystery of how peers achieved their seats. He warned against false humility and reflected on the motion from disbelief to curiosity about colleagues.
A reporter is corrected by editor Herb Saal who advises hedging claims about graft among Fourth Ward Political Club members. The editor suggests phrasing to avoid offense by noting one exception. Minnesota is noted for its extreme northern location in the United States.
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