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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
5
Local society page lists numerous visits and gatherings. Families from Ravenna Dallas Denison Howe Irving Commerce Paris Trenton Whitewright and Denver area are noted with relatives and friends. a birth announced in Dover Delaware with grandparents named. a Pecos hospital incident reports a fracture. W M S meets at Baptist Church with members and officers named and a luncheon.
In Texas a new trespass law takes effect October 14 under HB 36. It carries up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, and a three year license forfeiture upon conviction. It bars hunting fishing or camping on others property without consent and allows arrests without warrants.
A man sits at his desk tallying figures while a friend asks why. He quips that his wife is on a diet losing four pounds weekly and if correct, he will be rid of her in 14 months. The verse contrasts a calm stream with city bustle and the poet Edgar A. Guest’s lines about seeking simplicity and freedom from modern life.
A purchasing manager of a leading oil company warns that wage increases and higher taxes make American products less competitive with imports. He notes foreign goods cost less in nails to watches and asks if rising costs price workers out of jobs, urging balanced foreign trade but warning against imperiled American opportunities.
State welfare programs in Texas rose 300 percent from 1944 to 1958 per State Auditor C H Cavness. Total public assistance grew from 48.6 million to 151.5 million, with old age, blind aid, aid to dependent children and disabled benefits increasing substantially. About 30 percent of payments came from state funds, the rest from federal aid.
A short elegiac poem by Anne Lowe laments a tiny bank roll left behind as the speaker plans a departure to a vacation spot. The speaker vows fidelity yet predicts returning without the bank roll. The verse blends affection with financial loss in a sentimental farewell.
Russell Pettis Askue describes a neighbor who catches fish and shares the catch. The narrator cleans the fish and would pay top market price for fillet. The scene shifts to a transport description of a bridge and crowd flow at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, capable of 15,000 people per hour across a bayou to the venue.
A reflective verse piece urges quiet thought on time, perception, and effort. It notes that blame is unhelpful and hopeful conversations can lift the weak, while praise brightens dark days and timely effort matters.
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