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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
4
T. Glenn Doss editor and owner publishes the Whitewright Sun every Thursday. Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties include 1 year at 1.50 and six months at 1.00. Outside these counties the yearly rate is 2.00 and six months 1.25.
The Federal Security Administration under Oscar Ewing will disperse 782 761 in grants next year for 38 ongoing projects and 20 new ones. Studies include goat hesitancy with mothers and communal living among Hutterites, with one costing 19 635. The Fort Worth Press notes the provocative angle on communal property and mental health.
Washington reports about 37 percent of college men flunked the first deferment tests. Of 339 000 students tested last spring and summer about 125 430 failed to reach the passing score of 70 and may lose deferments. New tests will be given December 13 and April 24, but those who flunked a prior test will not be retested.
USDA and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station report land prices up 12 percent in 1950 from 44.00 to 49.95 per acre across 24 counties. Transfers rose 20 percent and acreage sold up more than 50 percent with strongest gains in Grand Prairie Rolling Plains and North Central grazing areas. Farmers owning other land led purchases. Ellis Jones and Nacogdoches counties show large sales increases.
Economists report 1950 Texas land values rose overall driven by war fears and Veterans Land Board programs. Jones County gained about $21 per acre from 1949, Nacogdoches saw a slight drop, Ellis County kept rising since 1942. The Veterans Land Board bought roughly 4,000 farms and spent over $20 million, with Progress Report 1389 detailing findings.
Minneapolis report quotes S D Flora a retired Topeka meteorologist advising concrete buildings and basements for shelter. He recommends lying low in depressions and avoiding vertical targets in homes frames or cars, and moving at right angles to a tornado path if possible.
Connecticut Petroleum Industries News catalogs animals at large on highways. It assigns a chimpanzee driver, a jackrabbit zipping through traffic, a slow elephant blocking roads, a peacock strutting on display, and a versatile jackass weaving at speed, urging motorists to reflect.
A motorist asks about local roads and a native on a fence explains they have “abolished bad roads.” He notes when travel gets hard they call it a detour rather than a road.
A well known hatter explains advise on caring for rain soaked hats. Push out dents and creases to restore shape. Unsnap the brim and dry naturally on a level surface or hook. Do not use artificial heat or press the brim against objects. Turn out the leather after soaking to prevent stains and preserve hat life.
A poem recounts Paul Revere as a hardworking inventor who forged bronze bells copper armor plates and bolts for Old Ironsides. It credits him with building boilers for Robert Fulton and creating devices for freedom, praising his probing mind and craftsmanship.
An Englishman boasts that his ancestors have borne arms for 300 years to impress a Scottish Highlander. The Highlander retorts that his ancestors have had the right to bare legs for 2,000 years, turning the brag into a playful clash of pride and wit.
Church notices list services for Central Christian, Assembly of God, Linley E. Vowell, and others with Sunday school times, morning and evening worship, and midweek activities. Includes First Presbyterian details, world order sermon, parish meetings, and garden humor.
In East Orange New Jersey Electro Chemical Products Corp announces a spray that leaves a conductive coating on car seat covers to bleed off static and prevent shocks. The spray is harmless to fabrics and colors and aids in keeping dust off static sensitive items such as photographic film and plastic records.
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