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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1961
Page
3
Local social notes record numerous weekend visits and travel between Dallas Fort Worth Sherman and surrounding towns. Guests include Mrs M W Compton Mrs Dorothy Hamilton Mrs Adah Gillespie and many others with several family events and a new birth at Wilson N Jones Hospital.
Alphas the canary, a six dollar canary at the Newark Rutgers University chemical lab, serves as an alarm bird. He sings and flutters in his cage while scientists separate and engage stable isotopes. If poison gas leaks, Alphas would die, signaling the researchers to evacuate.
An expert notes sound attracts fish and drives lure design. Popping bugs and corks mimic feeding, while vibrations from spinners and propellers draw or warn fish. Experiments with pebbles and aquariums show sound effects on panfish, bass, and saltwater species.
Texas Highway Department launches an anti litter campaign urging motorists to refrain from tossing waste from cars. Local crews note 281 litter cases last year with 269 guilty. cleanup costs exceed seven million dollars for Texas highways.
Mutual of New York paid a $100,000 death claim on a life policy bought last October by a 49 year old surgeon who was found in perfect health. He died of a heart attack eleven weeks later after paying only two monthly premiums.
A Chevrolet sales pitch touts the Jet-smooth Chevies and Full Coil suspension with a smooth ride. It markets Body by Fisher quality, a wide model lineup, and trade-in allowances to boost recent purchases.
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