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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
9
Washington reports nearly all holders of government life insurance will receive a dividend. The Veterans Administration says the first payments may come in about a year and that 19 million file cards are being checked to determine due amounts. About 15 million people held 18 million policies, with two thirds lapsed yet still eligible for dividends.
A local businessman campaigning actively for office is praised for civic spirit. He quips that winning would help him obtain a telephone at his home, saying it’s not money or honor he seeks but practical utility. The piece ends urging readers to Sell it with a Sun Want Ad and to Read the Ads for profit.
A Texas health officer warned that a missed epidemic last winter suggests a serious influenza season this winter. Dr. George W. Cox noted a doubled weekly incidence in Texas and cited a vaccine used by Army troops in Europe as a potential preventive. He advised consulting physicians about vaccination.
A humorous observation notes the wife handles six tons of dishes annually, arguing for division of labor as families grow. The quip suggests that larger families bolster the case for shared chores, reflecting domestic labor norms in a witty Exchange column item.
State Rep. George Parkchair of the House penitentiary committee said he will introduce a measure to overhaul the Texas parole system when the Legislature meets in January. The plan, modeled after other states, would give the State Board of Pardons and Paroles full supervision over paroles and require paid investigators and supervisors to monitor parolees. The measure would also revise suspended-sentence practices and include community oversight.
Washington reports that Army Institute of Pathology findings show officers dying by their own action at twice the rate of enlisted men. The study analyzed 1,179 personal crisis reports and 656 homicides among army personnel, highlighting disproportionate suicides among doctors and nurses.
The Weather Bureau advances a storm warning system for hay fever and asthma patients. Forecasts 24 to 48 hours before ragweed pollen reaches an area allowing people to prepare by leaving the region or stocking handkerchiefs and tissues. Dr. W C Jacobs notes Southern Indiana as a peak ragweed zone.
Climatologists plan to track pollen concentrations and map their course as air currents ferry pollen hundreds to thousands of miles. The spread can trigger sneezing fits in distant areas, with Indiana pollen arriving days later in Washington.
Stanley Field and family plus a crewman sailed a 30 foot ketch from Honolulu to Seattle via the Lake Washington Ship Canal, a 2400 mile journey in 32 days. Field quipped his baby son kept the crew fed and the others missed a few meals.
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