This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
3
A collage of vignettes and jokes from a bygone era. A mountain chase ends with a boy's muzzleloader and a wary mother’s taunt. Scribal editorial humor mocks newsroom vanity, misprints, and a joke about a village idiot marksman.
Store offers free installation on all television sets purchased for a short period. Demonstrations shown nightly to prove the sets work. Several models are in stock and available for sale.
A humorous witness testifies to a minor holdup. An officer tries to confirm his name. The man insists on being recorded as Winston Churchill, prompting a curt reply from the officer and a realization that the name change was a joke rather than a true alias.
A rugged quip lands with sly humor about matching wit and effort. The line suggests few can equal it and hints at earning what you seek by proper effort.
A Kentucky rookie greets a brisk second lieutenant with a casual morning salutation. The lieutenant lectures on military courtesy and saluting, prompting the rookie to reply with a humorous rebuke about speaking to him if he had known of the drill.
A plan to mix natural rubber into asphalt could cut road repair costs on America’s 3.3 million miles of highways and streets. Tests in Holland and in 1949 across Ohio Virginia Minnesota and Texas show improved wear resistance and reduced skidding, with a booklet available from the Natural Rubber Bureau in Washington.
A Dallas man jailed to return to Michigan for a two to five year term follows an escape from prison 26 years ago. His fingerprints reveal the past though he has lived lawfully. experts note parole aims and Hugo’s Les Miserables as commentary.
The Postmaster General designates May as Rural Mail Box Improvement Month to encourage proper erection and good serviceable condition of rural mail receptacles. Regulations require suitable, accessible boxes that present a neat appearance with a signal door proper lighting and secure installation.
An article notes the United States uses about 27 pounds of soap per person annually, with the Netherlands second at 24 pounds and China at two ounces. It explains soap production from sheets to flakes and granules and describes oil and water soluble ingredients, plus the rise of synthetic soaps tailored for hard water, car washing, and wool scouring.
Washington report shows about 5,000 national banks earned net profits of 475 million dollars in 1949. Comptroller of the Currency says this equals an eight percent return on invested capital, up from 424 million dollars and 7.47 percent in 1948.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.