Gas Company Announces Multi Million Expansion Plan
Lone Star Gas Company led by president D A Haley unveils a budget exceeding 8.29 million for growth across 300 towns and cities including Whitewright. planned expenditures cover street mains, pipelines, butane expansion, drilling wells, dehydration plants, and replacement of facilities to support 18 500 new meters and a five year total of 78 175 new customers.
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Lone Star Gas Company
D. A. Haley
Whitewright
Waco
Temple
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Haley
Let the Wind Blow Ruskin Weather Quip
A friend complains about the weather and Ruskin replies there is no bad weather. He calls sunshine delicious rain refreshing wind bracing and snow exhilarating asserting all forms of weather are good in their own way.
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Ruskin
Henry
Texas Drivers Without Licenses Face Court Action
Austin report says Texas motorists caught driving without licenses will be charged in court. Assistant Director Joe Fletcher of the Department of Public Safety announced highway patrol orders to file complaints against any driver found without a license, effective last week after President Truman urged states to bar unfit drivers from highways.
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Austin
Texas
Joe Fletcher
Department of Public Safety
Texas Highway Patrol
Truman
Fletcher
Farm Accident Toll Tops Sixteen Thousand in 1945
Chicago report from the National Safety Council cites 16 000 farm residents killed in 1945 and 1.5 million injured, with farm fires totaling 90 million dollars in losses. Agriculture shows a 53 per 100 000 death rate, far above the 31 for all industry, signaling a continued rise in farm accidents next years. Farm home deaths lead at 6 500, motor vehicle deaths reach 4 300, and farm work deaths account for 28 percent of the national occupational total.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Harold advances beyond father's lesson says teacher
A sixth grade pupil answers yes when asked if he did the problems at home. The veteran teacher then advises the boy to ask his father not to help him any more since he is beyond where his father left off Harold.
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Harold
Old Family Doctor Knew His Patients
An essay by William A. O'Brien notes the shift from personal patient care to organ focused medicine. It argues that listening to patients, understanding emotional factors, and avoiding unnecessary operations are vital, as over half of patients seek help for emotional issues rather than purely physical ailments.
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William A. O'Brien
M. D
Health By Dr Warren on Allergy Symptoms and Testing
It notes that most people are allergic to something and lists common allergy symptoms such as hay fever eyes and runny nose while noting other conditions may not be linked. It advises testing for allergy with a doctor. A humorous exchange about kissing a secretary appears at the end.
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J. B. Warren
The Confederate Flag’s Enduring Symbol in History
The text argues the Confederate flag remains a beloved symbol of gallantry and sacrifice, cherished by freedom-loving men despite defeat. It cites Pvt Christopher Walker, an Australian student at the University of Melbourne, who studied Southern history and wrote a thesis about her history, though his exact conclusions are unclear.
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Pvt
Christopher Walker
South
University of Melbourne
Morgan Seeks Re election Based on Record in Grayson Texas
M B Morgan announces candidacy for re election to the Legislature citing service to Grayson County and Texas. As chair of the appropriation committee he claims to have raised teacher pay and state employee salaries, increased old age assistance, funded Prairie View College as graduate school for colored students, and advocates a Farm to Market Road System while pledging continued constructive service if elected.
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Grayson County
Texas
Prairie View College
Lost Cause Flags Carried in African Battlefield Memory
In 1943 Africa, two soldiers Walker and Kenneth von Bibra carried Confederate flags into battle as a mute symbol of the Lost Cause. Both men died there. their burials in the African sands saw the flag laid over them in tribute to their signaled loyalties.
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Africa
Walker
Southland
Kenneth von Bibra
Savannah News Evokes Valor of Veterans in War Memory
Fragmentary line recalls eloquent testimony about valor, likening it to men who once wore the gray, as reported by the Savannah News.
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Savannah News
September Bride Steals Canning Season Spotlight
A playful exchange has Aunt Anna questioning whether a September bride is happier than a June bride, while Elsie notes the value of the summer canning season she enjoys. The line captures a homespun measure of happiness tied to season and domestic tasks.
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Aunt Anna
Elsie
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Central Hide & Rendering CO
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