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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
6
A lady reports a missing purse at the station house and workers tear up the street for drainage. Jokes include a kind desk sergeant promising to search, a classroom on animal senses, steam power via a can tied to a dog, and a student death from chloroform.
A dissatisfied subscriber phoned the editor after spotting a reader issue in the current edition and demanded clarification or correction. The confrontation underscores reader sensitivity to published content and accountability in reporting.
A fumbled exchange unfolds as a professor seeks a haircut in a village barber shop. He removes his hat, then apologizes realizing he did not know ladies were present, prompting quiet humor.
A mother notes Clifford eats unusually fast when visitors are present. The visitor asks why and the boy explains that chicken is the only time they have it, revealing a humorous family dynamic centered on scarce meat during guests’ visits.
A Russian delegation visits an American Ford plant and prompts questions about ownership of the factory machinery and the cars in a nearby lot. The American reply emphasizes that the people own the cars, contrasting private ownership with public ownership.
Veterans Administration alerts NSLI policyholders of expiration on or before October 8 1948 with two months notice to convert to permanent plans or renew for five years without a medical exam but at higher rates. More than 1.5 million veterans were in GI Bill training as of September 1 1948. 871000 studied in schools, 267000 in institutional on-farm training, 414000 in on-the-job training. Early VA radio isotope findings show leukemia patients treated with radio phosphorus and thyroid diseases treated with radio iodine in hospitals with isotope units.
R. E. Joyce, head of the Distilled Spirits Institute, told state liquor officers in Los Angeles that Uncle Sam and state governments lose more than $1,000,000 daily to bootleg distillers. He urged stricter enforcement of liquor control laws to recover the unpaid taxes.
Citation issued Monday November 15 1948 requires appearance before the Honorable District Court in Sherman Texas by 10:00 AM for case No 56740 J M Simmons plaintiff versus Linnie Simmons defendant.
A United Nations study shows global debt expanded since 1914 with only Nicaragua Haiti Guatemala Venezuela and Honduras reducing debt below 1914 levels. The U S debt rose for 16 years before 1946 47 when it fell by over 11 billion. Public notice of tax sale in Grayson County Texas details foreclosure on lands tied to T L Coble et al with sale set for November 2 1948.
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