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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
4
Whitewright editors Sam J H Waggoner and T Glenn Doss publish weekly under the Whitewright Post Office imprint. Subscription rates apply within Grayson and Fannin counties at 1 year 1.50 or 6 months 1.00, outside counties 2.00 per year or 1.25 for six months. no subscriptions for under six months.
Dr Kenneth Damerson urged business leaders to adopt quicker more effective advertising as essential to the economy alongside transportation. He cited growing demand and warned that neglecting advertising risks cobwebs while noting Texas sites like Alba Victoria Kermit Longview and other regional facts as context.
Jefferson in the middle 1800s stood as a growing Texas metropolis surpassing Houston and Galveston. The Brazos River suspension bridge at Waco, built in 1870, was the first to span the Brazos. Huntsville earned the title Mount Vernon of Texas as General Sam Houston’s last home. Texas A and M College runs the state’s only government hotel at College Station. Baylor University moved from Independence to Waco. San Jacinto Monument near Houston ranks as the world’s tallest stone monument. The Texas Capitol in Austin occupies about three acres with extensive floor space.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on ambition education action work and wealth. The piece contrasts prudent restraint with vanity urging direct effort and independence while warning against deceit and idle advice.
A reflective column notes caution about self serving counsel and predicts Santa Claus will visit many towns simultaneously. It urges parents to let children learn life lessons through experience and promotes peace and neighborly help while questioning why good people aren’t organized to curb evil.
A quote from the Saturday Evening Post highlights Belcher's Law of Welfare Dynamics noting the welfare state depends on voters paying for benefits they do not receive. The piece argues the majority pursues minority funds to sustain welfare, forecasting a test when minority funds run out.
The record shows over 40 million dollars paid into meters last year with Sacramento and Rochester meters producing 231000 and 127000 respectively. In 1945 war's end 473 towns had 200000 meters and last year 2200 towns had 700000 meters. The typical meter earns 6.50 monthly with 4.50 profit after costs. Highway groups call profits be used for parking improvements and motorist benefits.
The last English king to take part in battle did so in 1743 marking a historic end to royal combat roles. The engagement highlighted the era's shifting monarchy duties away from direct combat.
President Truman's chief economic adviser Dr Edwin G Nourse attacked the deficit spending trend calling it a slippery road to misery and announced he will resign November 1 amid ongoing conflict with Leon Keyserling over the deficit issue.
The official statement confirms Nourse will leave White House posts. Speaking before the National Retail Farm Equipment Association he warned against assuming an easy life for a generation. He referenced forecasts by Keyserling and Moulton, who is Brookings president, and noted he will not return to Brookings.
The Sun announces a Tom Thumb Wedding to be held in the high school gym at 7 30 p m on Thursday October 27. The Parent Teachers Association sponsors the event and proceeds will benefit the schools.
Commerce Department reports U S candy sales in 1948 reached 2.7 billion pounds totaling 18.2 pounds per person. Wholesale value stood at 998 million dollars.
Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church in Durant Oklahoma for Clarence Dyer a 77 year old resident of Durant for 57 years who died suddenly at his home on North 4th Avenue. He was born October 10 1872 in Kentucky and moved to Durant at age 20. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Reverend Ebenezer Hotchkin and Reverend Norman Dyer officiated.
Obituary notes the death of a longtime Durant resident and early developer of Bryan County. He helped organize the Durant Building and Loan Association, was an owner of the Bryan Hotel, and a director stockholder in the association. Survived by wife Katie, son Ernest, daughter Mary, two brothers Frank and Cecil, and two sisters Hattie Rainey and W L Breckner.
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff will sell on December 6 1949 at Grayson County Courthouse between 2 PM and closing a foreclosure of tax liens totaling 442.39 dollars plus interest and costs. Plaintiffs include the State of Texas and taxing units against L F Earthman M A Earthman John Reed and unknown heirs. Sale follows a 1949 judgment in District Court No. 57189 and an October 18 1949 order of sale.
The sheriff announces a public sale at 4 P M on a specified day to auction the real estate of L F Earthman and others. The property is described as Lots 8 and 9, Block 22, O T P, Gunter Grayson County Texas and is subject to the right of redemption and other legal rights. Proceeds will satisfy the taxes interest penalties and costs as provided by law. Markel Dicken Sheriff Grayson County J H Brown Deputy. Sherman Texas October 18 1949.
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