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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
6
A collage of humorous vignettes from Denver and beyond. Jests range from signboard wisdom to a Denver judge’s lunch break quip and a merchant’s tomato catsup abbreviation. The pieces mix chatter on clubs for women, family banter, and a traveling student’s humor.
A man pinned beneath his car after an auto accident was questioned by a policeman. He replied “Married?” and added “this is the worst fix I was ever in” indicating a grim wit amid peril.
The Texas House voted 114 to 23 to give rural road funding priority over the Gilmer-Aikin school bill. The rural road fund totals 15 million dollars, while the minimum foundation fund may require about 60 million or more. Critics warned the amendment risks the school program and could trigger new taxes.
In 1900 Johanna Hasslinger, an Austrian acrobat, walked on bare hands from Vienna to Paris a distance of 871 miles. She completed the journey in 55 days, traveling ten hours daily at about 1.58 miles per hour.
College Station guidance from Mrs. Bernice Claytor urges checking that an old house is well built and sound before remodeling. Inspect foundation to roof, drainage, heating protection, flood risk, sewage, water safety, and site access, then plan layouts, doors, windows, and storage to fit family needs and reduce labor.
The passage outlines design considerations for a spacious living room with storage for reading, sewing, and entertainment, sleeping spaces for parents and children, guest provisions, clothing storage, water and sewage plans, kitchen and bath lighting, and overall aesthetics. It ends with guidance to improve plans if many questions receive a yes.
Dallas report cites about 350,000 American families completing home payments in the prior year. J J O Malley of Wilkes Barre Pa, president of the National Savings and Loan Leagues, says these homes were financed through savings and loan associations.
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