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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists publication as a weekly paper with post office filing and subscription terms. Rates are one year for 1.50 and six months for 1.00, payable in advance, with a policy to publish corrections if any erroneous reflections on individuals or entities are brought to the editors.
The passage lampoons family chat about sympathy and status while critiquing political calls for a balanced budget. It contrasts Pa's selective sympathy with a broader appeal for fiscal restraint and thrift. It quotes biblical references on angels and hospitality, linking personal conduct to national responsibility.
A reflection on the value of reading writing and arithmetic alongside financial literacy. The piece warns that neglecting math risks debt and poor budgeting, stressing that balanced income and outgo sustains credit and personal responsibility.
A religious Q and A discusses Satan’s origin from heaven, symbolic day-for-years in prophecy, Abraham’s gospel, prophets’ vision states, and how to identify false prophets by failed predictions miracles deceitful teaching sin, Gospel perversion, Christ divinity denial and evil fruits.
The OPA announced a two cent per pound rise for rye bread remaining in effect until June 30. OPA said bakers are squeezed by rising rye costs and firm price ceilings while noting rye is the only grain not yet under price control, with ceilings planned for the 1946 crop.
In Dallas a Black defendant charged with fighting and disturbing the peace tells Judge Joe Hill the charges are unfounded. He says there was no fight, his girlfriend was beating him, and the incident occurred at Elm and Central in the Negro section on Saturday night with no peace to disturb.
The Post Office Department announced liberalized limits for overseas mail to Army and Navy personnel. Effective May 1 parcels may weigh up to seventy pounds with a combined length and girth of 100 inches, and Army mailers may now send items upon request while Navy personnel require no request. Previous limits were eleven pounds for Navy and twenty-two pounds for Army, with a seventy-two inch combined length and girth.
Austin reports the Attorney General ruled Tuesday that a man adjudged insane is ineligible as a candidate for public office. The statutes do not specify a clear standard, leaving interpretation to further legal action.
The Sun notes that several individuals have authorized announcements of their candidacies for Democratic primary positions on July 27, 1946. Listed are J. N. Dickson and Vernie R. Henderson for County Judge, Grady Thompson for Sheriff, M. G. Dickens, Weldon Savage, Fred Prestage for Sheriff, Robert Dean and George Schumacher for Tax Assessor Collector, and E. P. Jackson with F. M. Work and F. F. Trimm for Commissioner Pct 2 with Cany Hart as an additional name.
The opinion states an insane person cannot hold office but Attorney General Grover C. Sellers opined he lacked the mental capacity to take the oath and bond. It also held there is no legal requirement for a candidate to read or write English.
Dr. George Crane, psychologist and writer, told a Cook County Teachers Institute that youngsters should be commended for chewing gum in school. He said gum chewing reduces nervous tension from city life and that giving a stick of gum to each child would help them work off energy.
Ingrown toenails arise from tight footwear or improper trimming and affect the outer side of the big toe. Home remedies may fail as infection produces redness swelling and pus, but proper treatment with precautions yields a permanent cure. severe cases require surgical removal of the outer third of the nail with tissue.
A note advises protecting the endangered toe at the first sign of reinfection with a poem dressing and the use of a cutout shoe to shield the affected digit.
A quoted verse from The Live Oak reflects on resilience and danger, asserting that external forces cannot harm unless one allows them in. The piece contrasts water and evil, suggesting personal safeguarding against influence. No additional context beyond the fragmentary poem is provided for further interpretation.
The State of Texas and Grayson County sue to collect taxes on 10412 by 208%2 ft. block 38 Mershon addition Tioga Grayson County Texas. Delinquent taxes amount to 110.45 for state and 119.92 for county. Defendants named include J. M. Whitfield and Mrs. J. M. Whitfield and unknown heirs or representatives. Respondents must appear at the April term of the District Court of Grayson County in Sherman Texas on the 27th of May 1946 to show cause.
Notice states no judgment shall be rendered condemning the land for taxes and costs. Parties are to plead to all claims on file and those filed later in the cause. Dated April 10 1946 at Sherman Texas by S V Earnest Clerk and Nancy Drake Deputy. Grayson County Court Texas. 3M2
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