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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
4
Public notice from Whitewright Texas outlines advertising and memorial charge policies for 2nd class mail and storefront notices. The notice warns that advertisements demanding monetary consideration will be charged, with memorials remissions and respect notices also billable. Published weekly with yearly subscription priced at $1.50 in advance.
The American Red Cross calls for increased memberships as training in first aid and life saving expands. The annual roll call runs from March 1 to March 28 with hopeful participation from Whitewright and Whitesboro residents, praising past support and urging more enlistments this year.
The Texas Public Opinion survey edited by Joe Belden reports 63 percent of Texans favor deferring employed men while unemployed are grafted. The Sun rejects this verdict arguing no distinction should be made between employed and unemployed and condemns reliance on luck and connections in getting work.
A Houston Post summary notes a foundation survey showing drinking drivers raise claim costs by 25 to 300 percent and trigger high rate rejections. Executives say insurers fear drunken driving claims, with juries issuing high verdicts and many policy cancellations linked to liquor use.
A fragment notes doubts about which side may outvote the other in a disputed electoral question. It mentions a former view and a letter, signaling uncertainty about majority support and the decision’s outcome.
A collage of Texas life with comments on Axis talk, local legends, and familiar places. Mentions of Houston’s Raven cafe and Huntsville’s penitentiary echo through town discussions on national events and everyday pleasures. Memories of Grandpa and Grandma’s farm highlight wild berries and unique apples, contrasted with modern market substitutes.
Gas Age Magazine dedicates its entire current issue to the Lone Star Gas System, tracing the growth of Lone Star and affiliated concerns including Community Natural Gas Company Texas Cities Gas Company Dallas Gas Company and the Lone Star Gas Company. The feature includes executives scenes along pipelines plants and in Texas cities served with a foreword titled Thirty Years of Natural Gas Service.
The slogan First, find out what is the right thing to do then what is the right way to do has framed the company's stated mission. It reflects a focus on natural resources and serving a population of about 1.5 million across roughly 150000 square miles.
W. W. Gunn announced a new ruling after a Fort Worth agricultural conference. A farmer with five acres or less of wheat allotment becomes a non allotment grower and may plant up to ten acres to receive conservation payments but not parity payments.
Frederick Leighton Morris a 30yearold Londoner removed a time bomb from under a bed in the West End apartment of a French officer and was fined 100 pounds 400 for doing so He said his groggy heart and wonky lungs kept him from awaiting civilian disposal units which the law requires leaving unexploded bombs to the professionals.
Bitter cold storms across the north leave 22 duck hunters dead in Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Ontario and surrounding waters. Rescue teams deploy planes and boats as bodies are recovered from ice and flooded areas.
Bonham Olin Clifford Vernon Jr. 17 died from a hunting accident on Bois dArc Creek near Seven. He was a Bonham High School student born Sept. 6 1923 to Mr and Mrs O C Vernon. Survived by two brothers, two sisters, and grandparents. Funeral planned at Wise Funeral Home with Rev J L Gregory.
Chile shifts to expand iodine imports from the United States, Java, and Japan, signaling diversification of sources. Trade links with these regions aim to stabilize supply and costs amid global shortages.
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