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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
2
Washington report profiles Dr. Ernest Blanche Army statistician who contends you cannot beat gambling odds. He discusses odds in dice, craps, bingo, slots, horse racing and poker, noting house advantages and his research backing his claim.
The passage contrasts poker odds 1 302 540 to 1 without a pair and 649 739 to 1 for a royal flush while noting milk production could rise a quarter if all dairy farms with ten cows or more matched top funding levels. It also reports seven of ten farms are owner operated with a one third drop in tenant farms since the 1930s and cites a Texas divorce case 57211 demanding Joseph Crosby respond by June 20, 1949.
The Agriculture Department reports American cotton production at 14,868,000 bales for last year, the largest since 1937 and the seventh-largest on record. About 4,300,000 bales, or nearly 30 percent, were pledged to the government under price support laws.
The document assigns citation No. 57305 to A M Haney with Aileene Haney as Plaintiff and A M Haney as Defendant. The notice is dated May 4 1949 and filed in Grayson County Texas by Deputy Iva Davidson.
New York report from Dr. J Wayne Wrightstone says adults can read 300 words per minute with practice and proper judgment. He notes 80 percent of New Yorkers need reading improvement and identifies vocalization and reading word by word as main faults.
A Time magazine blurb recalls an American officer and crew who bailed out over Anatolia after running low on fuel. They left two boxer dogs aboard. Peasants witnessed a precise landing and Turks gained confidence, believing Russians cannot win.
Ipswich fire brigade battled a 100 foot pine for four days to free Tinker the Persian cat. Dense foliage blocked ladders so 15000 gallons of water were used before deciding to cut the tree. Young climber A R Garnham then ascended, bagged the cat, and safely descended. Tinker, soaked, enjoyed a big meal.
In Chiapa de Corzo Mexico police found Fernando Gomez tied to a tree with his body reportedly devoured by giant ants. Neighbors accused him of being a male witch and police suspect relatives of a patient who failed Gomez's medical voodoo may have devised the torture.
A fragment notes a deceased entertainer Judy Canova joke about a fast eating girl. The document references a civil suit citation No. 57054 involving Patricia Green as Plaintiff and F. C. Green as Defendant with a divorce action on grounds of cruel treatment issued May 2, 1949 in Texas.
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