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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
4
A Whitewright Texas note laments pervasive mosquitoes hindering outdoor evenings and urges a DDT spraying program as other towns have done. The item also reports a New York milk pasteurizing plant engineers union threatening a strike, risking a 4,000,000 quart daily milk supply, later securing a $9.50 weekly raise.
The writer defends sentiment as essential beyond practicality. He argues beauty, memory, and the joys of home, school days, family, and faith enrich life as indispensably as springtime to the earth, asking why one would live without such treasures.
The piece argues Canada and the United States quickly rebuilt productivity to prewar levels, while other nations trend toward government management. It cites a New York Times survey and questions whether America should follow the trend, defending private enterprise for higher living standards and individual freedoms. It critiques calls for government control and endorses the American Way with its freedoms and choice in work.
The speaker warns against government overreach and urges Americans to preserve private property and private management of the economy. Citing England’s wartime and postwar experiences, the text argues that personal freedoms correlate with prosperity and cautions against despotism in policy decisions.
New York report details 13 year old dog Trixie with cataracts leaping from a third floor window after hearing John Doland talking to a friend on the sidewalk. The dog sustained fatal injuries and was destroyed. Doland said the dog mistook the jump for a short one due to blindness.
A bank clerk, unsure of a phrase, dictates to a stenographer asking if one retires a loan. The stenographer replies with a humorous line claiming she sleeps with Mama, highlighting the miscommunication and the era's lighthearted office banter.
Charles Ellis, agent in charge of the U S Secret Service at San Antonio, said a man and woman passed a worthless Army notice as a $50 check here. The check was a discontinued notice mailed by an Army finance office saying further allotment payments would not be sent to the addressee. No federal action is possible since no federal check was forged.
A humorous quote about self awareness and driving habits contrasts hating others’ faults with acknowledging one’s own. The speaker notes loathing impatient drivers yet admits similar impulses when behind the wheel, toying with the idea of personal hypocrisy.
The article notes an 80 percent favorable outcome with prompt modern care for coronary artery thrombosis. It describes pain, rest, diet, and the use of Dicumarol to prevent further clots, plus the goal of saving lives and future prevention developments.
A motorist explains anger when blocked, asserts a 60 mph speed and reliance on brakes, and questions whether others notice traffic laws are for them, not for him. The passage captures a persona of self-righteous driving behavior and its constitutional clash with rules of the road.
The Sun praises goodwill flowing through readers mail and notes weekly submissions from rural routes. It urges signing names for publication and highlights the value of courtesy, service, merchandise, and a friendly ledger of customer appreciation.
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