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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1951
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription prices by region and duration. In Grayson and Fannin Counties the rates are 1 year for 1.50 and six months for 1.00. Outside these counties the 1 year rate is 2.00 and six months 1.25.
The International Labor Organization proposes a world convention and a recommendation for agricultural minimum wages and 12 paid holidays a year. American Farm Bureau and Grange have not yet adopted resolutions on these measures, and U S experts warn a minimum wage could push many workers, especially the elderly and youths, out of jobs as farm wages remain low.
The piece argues against a national uniform minimum wage or compulsory farm holidays contending regional variation would complicate enforcement. It notes only about a third of U S farm work is year round and many workers already have more time off. It favors voluntary agreements over compulsory holidays and cites evolving methods to improve farming and farm labor.
A doctor slams the phone and hurries with his bag as his daughter learns a call was meant for him. The tale shifts to a light moment about misaddressed urgency. The Maryland Gazette, first southern newspaper, began in Annapolis in 1727.
A reflective column notes cycles in sensational stories from black widow bites to kissing bugs parasitic rumors and psitticosis and botulism, then shifts to fashion like perforated shoes. It muses on flying saucers and asks what trends will reappear next.
A Senate report compares salaries of NATO armies. It notes American inductees start at 75 dollars, privates 82.50, second lieutenants 213.75 and majors 384.75 monthly base pay, higher than Britain Belgium France Italy and others. Totals include annual soldier costs and division equipment outlays.
Hagerstown Maryland Dr H R Tavey 81 year old dean of practicing dentists shows 22 jars containing every tooth he ever pulled. He cleaned and bleached them for display to calm nervous patients and demonstrate six decades of dental work.
Regional church listings announce Sunday school at 9:45 to 10:00 a m and worship times across Central Christian Assembly of God Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. Activities include training unions youth groups and prayer services with notices of church officers meetings and a clothing drive for Koreans on Sept 29.
A poor husband endures constant reminders from his rich wife that her money pays for their life. He retorts that without her money he wouldn’t be there, highlighting the conflict over wealth and dependence.
In Bristol Tennessee a 15 year old mountain boy Jasper Fritts stabbed to death Billy Joe Cox 14 after a revival service. Fritts said the younger boy had spat on him and his brother and hit him with a hymn book during the Baptist tabernacle service at Hickory Tree. He confessed fearing forgiveness.
Texas Health Officer George W. Cox orders that frozen desserts using vegetable fats be labeled mellorine after October 1. The move aims to ensure consumers get real ice cream when asking for it. Memorial Day, May 30, also noted as Decoration Day, was first observed in 1869.
The Newport Mercury in Rhode Island began in 1758 under James Franklin with help from his uncle Benjamin. The first Philadelphia printing press was established by William Bradford in 1685, two years after Philadelphia’s settlement.
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