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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year for 1.50 and six months for 1.00, and outside counties at 1 year for 2.00 and six months for 1.25. The paper notes publication weekly on Thursdays with editor and owner T Glenn Doss.
The spring Texas Forest News highlights a 101 year old pecan in Newton County with a 15 ft 6 in trunk, 118 ft height, and 101 ft crown spread. It yields about 1000 pounds of soft shell pecans yearly and helped pay taxes for the old Leland Lanham place. Texas leads pecan production, with Georgia close behind, averaging 26 815 000 pounds and about $5 million income. The 1945 census lists 3 212 633 trees. the pecan is the official state tree and thrives in bottom lands aided by the Texas Forest Service.
The piece discusses visual coolness as defined by color experts and cites a case history of an office with walls painted soft yellow. It notes the room’s temperature was kept at 70 degrees during winter by an automatic control system.
Stenographers reported persistent cold discomfort after walls were painted slate blue, despite 70 degree readings. Complaints prompted officials to repaint to a warm light tint before the next winter season.
The article explores debated origins of the word girl. It cites theories from girdle to garrula to girella and notes a Roman ritual where a girdle signified womanhood at marriage. It concludes with the assertion that that's how it started.
Dr. R. E. Witter of the University of Illinois provides practical advice for dog owners. The tips focus on safer living spaces, healthy routines, and ways to enhance daily enjoyment for pets.
Dr. Witter urges annual rabies vaccination for dogs and warns that in 1948 over 6,600 dogs died from rabies and 17 people died after dog or animal bites. Do not rely on patent remedies. seek veterinary diagnosis if a dog falls ill. Keep dogs home to prevent disease, injury, or death from cars and train them to obey to avoid dangerous behavior.
The Deport Times warns that Texas lawmakers may push a state sales tax income tax and gross receipts tax along with stronger inheritance taxes. It urges voters to scrutinize candidates this year and vote against tax measures.
Hamilton College in Clinton New York received a magazine from Pomeli Italy addressed to Prof. Christian Henry Frederic Peters of Litchfield Observatory. Peters died sixty years ago and the only marker of the observatory is a granite memorial block where his telescope once rested.
A new resident declares himself a writer and seeks anonymity, while the housekeeper quips that he may remain any name as long as he stays sober at all times.
Public notice items of a guardianship in Grayson County Texas. On June 10 1950 sealed bids are invited by guardian Arthur McElreath Sr for a half interest in land once owned by Alexander H Brown and Berta L Vaden and a parcel from the J P McAnair Survey in Sherman Texas. Bids submitted by qualified parties at 2044 Glenco Terrace Fort Worth Texas per probate minutes May 22 1950.
Dr. E Gurney Clark of Columbia University said 13 000 Americans died from syphilis last year and 66 000 were committed to mental institutions while 3 000 000 had positive tests. He warned that public health optimism about venereal disease control is premature.
A poem lyric notes signs of spring with lingering cold, robins, swallows, and warming weather. The speaker, Edgar A. Guest, humorously ties the season to the sight of a golfing parson on the tee, predicting spring’s nearness with each year’s test.
The State of Texas Grayson County to all indebted or claims against the estate of Mrs. C A Chapman Deceased. Verne W Murray Administrator of the estate appointed by Judge J N Dickson on May 22 1950 asks all debtors to settle and claimants to present within the law at 401 W Woodard St Denison Grayson County Texas this 23rd day of May 1950.
The Sun lists candidates for the July 22 1950 Democratic primary. For County Attorney the options are Wilson F Walters and Murray H Nance Jr. For Sheriff the candidates are Murkel Dicken M G Woody Blanton and Ernest Millsap. For County Commissioner Prect 2 the contenders are F W Wright and Edgel Jackson who seeks re election.
Reports from several cities feature divorces and unusual crime tales. In Hollywood Mrs. Catharine Lombardo accuses her husband of teaching their daughter to shoot dice. In Newark Mrs. Martha Giles sues after alleging domestic abuse with a live eel. In St Louis Mrs. Brigitte Fitzpatrick cites continual analyzing by her husband. A Mexico City classified ad shows a man seeking guidance from an older man. Delphia Mercurio explains firing shots at her fiancé over postponed nuptials. In Seattle Norman Proctor resigns after three months of theft and disguise.
In Quincy California Henry B. Davis must reimburse the state $126 for unemployment checks he collected during a six month jail term.
A chambermaid in a Paris hotel on December 20, 1926 found the Conde rouge diamond inside a guest’s suitcase. The gem, stolen from the Museum of the French Institute in Chantilly on November 11, was valued at $2,000,000.
A humorous plea about failing to raise a son due to recurring trouble and misfortune. A husband and wife joke about schemes to mismanage finances and insure a better future for their child, while reflecting on debt, expenses, and family duties. The piece closes with a quip about life in the Persian Gulf.
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