This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1947
Page
2
Dr. W E Coughlin cautions in Good Housekeeping that ordinary fabrics burn slowly but some ignite easily. Wear cautious garments near flames and open fires, avoid loose sleeves, veils, and long robes, and teach children to avoid matches and bonfires to prevent burns.
Minneapolis report notes wheat topped three dollars per bushel on exchanges last week and similarly sold at that level in 1812 with several subsequent touches. The article highlights historic price volatility and marks of three dollars in early U.S. markets.
A Veterans Administration guide answers questions about wartime compensation for peacetime injuries, proving dependency for parents, whether accepting a check implies accepting the rating, and the identification data needed for benefit claims. It notes wartime rates require direct combat injury or hazardous service under PL 359 and outlines required claim details.
One in five World War II veterans with National Service Life Insurance polices has converted to permanent plans, per the Veterans Administration. Of 5,746,000 policies in force in August, 1,037,000 were permanent and 4,708,000 were five year term. Total GI policy value exceeds $34.4 billion, with permanent forms over $14.4 billion. Term policies do not accrue cash value but may be converted to permanent plans before term ends. Veterans with dependents after GI Bill training should notify VA to adjust subsistence payments, which increase on notification date, not retroactively.
Citation commands Charles Hayley or unknown heirs and all lien holders to appear at the Fifty-ninth District Court in Sherman on December 1, 1947 to plead to suit No 56025 seeking foreclosure of delinquent taxes on Lots 1 and 3, Block 5 Milam Heights Sherman totaling 18.34 dollars for 1940-1946 plus interest and costs. The case is filed by The State of Texas.
Veterans who fail to repay subsistence allowance overpayments while in education or training under the GI Bill and who later apply for unemployment or self employment allowances will have the amounts they owe the Government deducted from the latter benefit checks, the Veterans Administration says.
In Memphis a Chicago style swindle called dropping the pigeon targeted Negro victims. A well dressed man feigns acquaintance with a cotton picker, flatters him, leads him to walk and then robs him by grabbing a billfold with a fifty dollar bill inside, slipping away before discovery.
The district court in Grayson County Texas pursues a tax suit against EF F Springer and unknown heirs and lien holders for Lot 7, Block 4, Milam, covering 1923 through 1946 with a tax aggregate of 54.30 dollars. The case is numbered 56026 and the action is recorded October 8, 1947, with S V Earnest as District Clerk and Nancy Drake as Deputy.
A visitor helps a man find a lost billfold containing a counterfeit fifty. After splitting the apparent gain, the finder learns the bill is fake. A trial follows as the defendant changes his plea to guilty, the jury returns not guilty, and the foreman jokes about Bill’s honesty. Read the Ads for profit.
In Eastern Pennsylvania a farmer refuses to sell his 40 year farm to a visitor, explaining selling would betray his life’s work and future country by turning the land into a vacation retreat for hunting rather than a working farm. He says he cannot sell to someone not planning to farm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.