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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
10
Dr Geo W Cox state health officer urges mothers to protect young children from winter diseases just as in summer. He cites influenza tonsillitis pneumonia bronchitis asthma and diphtheria risks from nasal and oral secretions and stresses boosting health supervision and avoiding contact with the sick.
Bee County Sheriff Vail Ennis shot dead two prisoners after they wounded him and a filling station operator, Houston Prewett. The suspects Pat Hines of Oklahoma City and William Raymond Pittmann of White Deer were wanted in Karnes County for check swindling. About eighteen shots were fired in the exchange as Ennis cuffed them at a Pettus filling station before telephoning Karnes County authorities.
A jailed burglar, in an intoxicated state, was hogtied by a couple who found him on their floor. He confessed little as police prepared to detain him, his pockets searched for the items stolen. Shoes nearby held a pint bottle of bay rum, evidencing the night’s folly.
President Truman warned delegates that some columnists have made so much money they no longer report facts or tell the truth. He joked about needing a staff of police reporters who would deliver facts for him if he started a newspaper.
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