FARM AND SHOP GOODS ADVERTISING BLADE REMNANTS
A dense listing of farm items for sale and services including a vacuum cleaner from Westinghouse, a four room dwelling, rugs, a milk cow, a mixer, chair and bed frames, dishes, a two room house, window coolers, a Winchester pump gun, a brick cafe building, electric irons, a rebuilt Chevrolet block, tractor plugs, and autos. Various names and contact points appear, with a Palace Theatre note and a warning about Paul ette Goddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Johnson
Craig’s
Alyne F. Felker
Stephens & Bryant
Babcock Auto Repair
Palace Theatre
E. F. Everheart
Universal
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
East Maple Street
C. J. Kelly
Woman
Gary Cooper
Pierce Cafe
Electric
Westinghouse
Samson
Sunbeam
Chevrolet
Babcock Auto Store
Johnson Jewelry
Multiple Classified Notices and Ads Display in Whitewright
A collage of local classifieds includes items for sale such as pocket watches and alarm clocks, land and property listings, a 134%4 acre farm near Whitewright, auto parts and feeds, flower orders, portable milking machines, and real estate ads by Tom Barbee and E. D. Bivens. Also notes a thank you card for Henry Lee Pointer and a brief humor snippet about a cousin seeking a job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin Dolarhide Jr
George Hansard
Tom Barbee
Ford
Chevrolet
Babcock Auto Store
Flowers of Sherman
Carl May
Portable Electric National Milking Machines
Blue Ridge
Farmersville
E. D. Bivens
Texas
F. W. Creager
Mer
Travis
Sherman
Tax Averages Reveal Nationwide Burden in 1947 Revenues
Census Bureau reports 1947 average tax per American at 344.46 with federal taxes at 257.36, states 46.84, local 40.26. Total taxes across all levels reach 49.603 billion, below 1945 peak, while federal intake falls from wartime highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Federal
States
Household Comedy: Vase Break Question Sparks Dusting Joke
A light domestic quip plays on a maid confessing the vase broke while dusting and a housewife asking how it happened. The exchange turns on a harmless accident and a playful mispronunciation.
The Sun Courtesy Notice for Visitors
A brief item from The Sun encourages readers to share guest visits and items, framing it as courteous to mention visitors and positive to learn of departures, with a light editorial tone about social courtesy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
Dearborn
Ray Lumpkins
Y Garage
Farmall
John Deere
Allis Chalmers
W. E. Stanford
Whitewright
Henry Lee Pointer
J. L. Pointer
Bill
Jill
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
Wedgewood
Dream Homes
Dream House
Fairbanks-Morse
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