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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
3
Detroit reports auto producers expect a strong 1951 despite potential material shortages. Officials warn of possible war or aroused civilian and military demand, yet predict high sales and near record production with 4 to 5 million cars and trucks possible depending on conditions.
A doctor answering a young lady’s question about waking time delivers a pun about an esthetic. The light moment hinges on the misheard word and the calm bedside humor. The exchange captures a humane, humorous medical moment.
The Whitewright Sun reports renewal time with subscribers bringing in or mailing renewals. New subscribers are added daily. Rates are one fifty dollars per year in Grayson and Fannin Counties and two dollars per year when mailed elsewhere.
Eighty thousand cubic yards of concrete frame the Lavon Dam west end near Wylie. A sixty nine foot high concrete wall with twelve gates will form the spillway. The project, funded by Congress and tied to Sam Rayburn, aims to store 75 billion gallons by 1952 with gates, pipes, and baffled blocks to control flood water.
The Federal Reserve reports money in circulation increased by 154 million dollars for the week ending Thanksgiving Eve. Total in circulation reached 27.45 billion, still 58 million below the level a year earlier.
The Sun notes the city council passed an ordinance to charge water by meters effective April 1 1916. Existing meter adoption is sparse with only a few already metered. Local residents J C Parsons Tom Barbee and others are having a curb laid in front of their homes. Births deaths and social notes follow including a girl born to Mr and Mrs Robert Allison and the death of Karl Ray Phillips. A birthday dinner honors Edwin May with family and friends in attendance.
The Tom Thumb wedding attracted notable local interest with participants including Thomas Mc Millin Lloyd Biggerstaff Fender May Tad Bennett Louise Echols Margaret Newsom Ana Mae Man grum James Bryant Anna Joe Pen nington Mary Frances Smith Madge Sears Dorothy Finch Dorothy Ryan Jack Hoyle Wayne Durham Richard Pierce Mildred Harp Virginia Smith Lucille Craig Frances Jared and others in a community display last week.
R. S. Morehead sold his filling station and repair shop to Fitzhugh Mangrum and C. E. Beasley. Luther Gordon led a Rotary Club luncheon program last Friday. W. H. Echols from Oklahoma A and M College visits his brother F. M. Echols. Miss Wilma Pierce of Irving arrived and is now operating The Sun’s linotype. Nuell Skaggs hosts a new baby boy since last Sunday. Tom Norris and wife announce the birth of a fine boy south of town.
A policeman questions a driver after a collision as the motorist explains his wife fell asleep in the back seat, contributing to the crash. The brief exchange highlights the cause as driver inattentiveness related to sleep.
The state issues a citation to E B Stebbins and heirs and legal representatives of multiple Stebbins, Max Tillman, and Thos A Scott plus The Texas and Pacific Railway Company. Plaintiffs Irvin Suckle and Myer Shosid seek trespass to try title and to quiet title to two described tracts in Sherman Grayson County. The case, No 58571, filed Nov 27 1950, targets property on Brackett Street and adjacent Brockett Street.
Jill Owsley of Berkelty California at age ten began writing A Handy Guide to Grownups a candid handbook of kids views on elders. Two years later she awaits royalties while living with her mother Alice Owsley and proceeds reflect on growing up and family life.
Combat weary Marines with two Purple Hearts in World War II or Korea will be sent home. A Marine Corps letter instructs commanders to arrange homegoing for those serving, requiring at least 24 hours of hospitalization for each wound. No Marine in the United States with two Purple Hearts will be sent back to Korea.
A job applicant argues the company is full but offers to work anyway. He claims any extra effort would go unnoticed, prompting a wry exchange about the value of his marginal labor.
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