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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
3
Whitewright Sun notes price controls easing and forecasts from Major General Larkin on unidentified WWII soldiers. It compares winter to Hoover prosperity, predicts winter ferocity, and lists November holidays in Texas with banks observing four holidays due to two elections.
The Dallas News contends that five years of wartime economic controls ended at 12:01 am Sunday as voters reacted to the Republican landslide. It argues Americans tire of government experiments and call for free enterprise, while urging fair returns for rent-property owners and responsibility from consumers, producers, and labor in a new era of economic liberty.
A festive alert urges readers to prepare for Christmas with emphasis on Santa and holiday readiness, suggesting brisk action to be ready for the season.
Amon Carter rides a train with Will Rogers and a Democratic Iowa governor candidate. J M North Jr notes that multiple solicitations to run signal public demand. Fort Worth boardinghouse ex-candidate fed diners after inviting his voters for Sunday dinner. Texas sights include a squirrel over a red Austin roof and bluebonnets in spring cemetery fields.
The article notes that recurring, increasingly large wars are pushing the number of veterans in the United States toward official estimates around 20 million. It discusses the expanding veteran population and related demographic implications.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes that by war’s end about 20 million Americans will be veterans, constituting one seventh of the population and one fourth of eligible voters. Although not a solid bloc, as individuals veterans could wield substantial political power, with 17 million already service members and another 3 million to demobilize.
The text argues that light differs in amount and kind, citing biblical lines about the sun and moon. It explains reflection and polarization at 54 35 minutes, and notes the polariscopic method to determine if light comes from a sun, planet, or satellite, framing the Bible as scientifically aligned with light’s varied glories.
At Mineral Wells Texas two conversions highlight the Texas Baptists state meeting Eskimo Ivan Jordan and ex outlaw Ralph Fultz share tales of reform Fultz identified as the last surviving Clyde Barrow gang member His nine year transformation and reception in a crowded First Baptist Church frame a dramatic conversion narrative
In a McKinney church, ex-convict recounts failed jail escapes and a life transformed by faith. He credits Pastor R. E. Clifton for guiding his conversion after years of crime and notes how the church scene stirred his conscience, even with officers from his past present in attendance.
Luis Carrizales 87, famed for chopping wood and chiining himself 40 times daily, welcomed a 9 pound 11 ounce son with his third wife. The newborn, unnamed, is the ninth child of Carrizales, who claims half Cherokee and half Spanish heritage. His daughter Sandra Kay was born last October 1945. He works for a thresher firm and was off on Armistice Day.
In Atlanta a used 1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe four door sedan sold for 2018 dollars in a judicial sale. The U S Collector of Internal Revenue foreclosed for nonpayment of taxes and bought the car, which had been originally purchased in August for 1293.47 dollars. Officials said lifting ceilings did not affect the price as ceilings did not apply to judicial sales.
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