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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
2
Denison and surrounding area welcomed numerous residents and visitors from Dallas Commerce Frisco and Sherman over the weekend. Notable events include births and hospital recoveries and several cross town visits among families and friends. Jimmie Bassett suffered a two arm fracture at Bryant Field during Friday’s football game.
Governor Allan Shivers proclaims October 10 to 17 as Farm Bureau Week and will open the week with a broadcast from WBAP Fort Worth. TFBF president J Walter Hammond of Tye will join the program with the governor, Layne Beaty hosts, reaching about 8000 workers in 200 counties at breakfast meetings to recruit members as quotas aim for over 60 000 new members statewide. Current state membership stands at 47 000.
Texas A and M extension engineer urges rural families to inspect farmsteads October 8 to 14 for fire hazards. He notes 3500 rural deaths annually and farm losses near 100 million dollars, stressing under insured buildings and high fire risk from wood constructions and stored hay grain fuels.
Ulich advises removing farm fire hazards now citing NFPA data on chimneys heating gear roofs lightning and improper fuel handling. He recommends a thorough farmstead check and ready firefighting gear including extinguishers water pails barrels hoses and ladders to prevent costly delays.
Twelve chief British brewers tasted 672 bottled beers in London then spat them out. Between sips they chewed olives or cheese and later ordered beer with lunch, in a social gathering reflecting the brewing industry.
At Olympia London a major beer tasting event gathers testers from Britain and the commonwealth. Over 16000 bottles compete for a best commonwealth brew trophy as Fred Beerman, director of several breweries, presides as chief judge and criticizes for brilliance smoothness aroma and head.
A playful two parent bears speak of tales on an iceberg while their cub proclaims his own tail is told. The snippet ends with a prompt to phone or send in news items for publication.
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