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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1953
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists publication details editor and publisher T Glenn Doss. It notes weekly Thursday issue, post office entry, subscription rates in Grayson and Fannin counties, advertising rates for charged events or sales, and charges for cards of thanks poetry and memorials with a promise to correct errors upon notification.
The Dallas Times Herald reports a $7,000 federal funding cut will close nine of Dallas’s 32 well baby clinics. The editorial argues such cuts threaten local self-government as cities lean on Washington for duties once local.
The piece argues cities will take on health and other services as the Eisenhower administration retreats. It questions whether $7,000 is enough to trigger major budget changes and suggests cities may seek new tax sources to assume duties while weighing safety and cost of local governance.
In 1881 Paris News records a T P Railroad timetable from Texarkana to Sherman 154 miles with nine hour travel. Paris lies 91 miles from Texarkana. 9 a.m. departure to Paris arrives 2 10 p.m. with delays. Eastbound Sherman to Paris 8 30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Unforeseen delays noted.
Treasury Secretary Humphrey warned in Detroit that the government faces a possible eight to nine billion dollar deficit next year unless spending is cut or taxes are raised. He urged a mix of modest spending reductions and tax increases, noting only small quick cuts are feasible. He called the deficit a urgent problem to be solved soon.
The president signals continued requests to Congress for a higher debt limit as part of the 1954 fiscal plan. Humphrey notes the administration plans to push debt ceiling increases in the coming six weeks to fund ongoing programs.
Harvard scientists report a remedy to keep crushed ice sanitary a chlorine bath. W D Foltz analyzed 114 ice samples from public places and hospitals in Central Kansas finding 75 percent contained germs linked to food poisoning diarrhea and infections. Crushed ice fared worse than cubed ice with only 10 of 77 crushed samples meeting sanitary standards. Cubed ice from machines was better with nearly half germ free.
Rumors sweep Ohio State campus that Miss Enchanted the skunk entered by a student wag may win the homecoming queen contest. Alumni recall Madine Armsby winning in 1926 co owned by the College of Agriculture.
A terse exchange unfolds as a sailor suggests trying something different, and a blonde agrees with a quick testy response about kissing and potential slap. The dialogue reveals tension and a playful confrontational tone between two unnamed individuals.
Dialogue snippet shows two men, Joe and Jim, contrasting townsfolk roles. Joe questions Jim’s return while Jim notes a shared error in judgment about his farming absence. The exchange hints at mistaken assumptions about careers and location.
Ottawa reports steadily higher tax revenues after spring tax cuts. Government officials credit reductions in income, corporate, and excise taxes for more spending and growing business activity. Economists foresee a possible second tax dividend next spring. The cut began July 1, with other reductions in February and April.
A collection of humorous or misquoted lines from a 19th or early 20th century scene. Jokes include a mosquito quip about biting, a Sunday school teacher asking for forgiveness, a judge with alimony woes and a pun about a worker wife, a gag about glass swimsuits, and a jury verdict calling the defendant gorgeous yet not guilty.
In a snug Scottish parlor a clergyman extols industry over cleverness. He cites Jock the handsome clever lad left poor, Harry the steady worker who leaves his widow over 60 000 pounds. The minister’s wife notes the bright lad plans to marry the widow.
A teacher questions the boy’s exam reply to the query what is a will. The boy answers that a will is a written document in which a person tells how he wants his property divided among his errors.
A psychiatrist spots a colleague hauling a couch on his head and asks why. He replies it is a house call. Two veteran Marines boast about their outfits with sounds of slap click versus slap jingle and reveal medals as the source.
A servicemen's quip contrasts a wife’s unique cooking with army peers who nearly match her. The exchange underlines affection and humor about culinary skill among soldiers.
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