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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
4
The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules on employee expense accounts effective 1958. Employees who account for expenses to their employer and are reimbursed do not need to report them on their tax return. Excess allowances are income. Those not accounting must report reimbursements or expenses to the IRS.
The Army will allocate 250000 for fiscal year to improve Lake Texoma facilities. Funds come from a 750000 civil works grant by Congress for Corps of Engineers projects, adding roads parking sanitary facilities picnic areas campsite upgrades and boat ramps at Texoma on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. 138 engineer projects in 35 states drew 84 700 000 visitors last year.
Former Denison housewife Mrs M B Morgan is named by Gov Price Daniel to succeed her husband as state labor commissioner. She follows Maureen Moore and joins a line of female appointees. The job pays 8400 dollars annually.
Colusa California: Gerl Wasley Wilson 25 angered by a speeding citation and fled from police in a chase reaching 100 mph. He crashed into a telephone pole, killing himself and his six year old daughter Mary Katherine. His wife Bonnie 22 and two sons James 4 and George 112 were seriously injured.
A broad walkout halted auto production with about 66 000 idled nationwide. 32 000 at General Motors 18 000 at Ford and 16 000 at Chrysler. UAW blames company resistance to local grievances. GM accuses Detroit leaders of pressuring strikes. Reuther plans to move into talks with GM Friday.
A three man delegation from Trenton, led by Mayor Finis Griffith, pressed the Railroad Commission in Austin to reopen the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad depot. Since the July 11, 1958 closure, all business moved to Leonard station, as Katy depots at Bells and Celeste had already closed.
A light collection of jokes and humorous vignettes about work plans to move to California via Australia, a conductor's note about a musician, a drunken man mistaken for a husband, a father urging his son to quit smoking, a lawyer at a politician’s funeral, inflation jokes, and several playful exchanges among coworkers and family. The items rest on misheard lines, puns, and social foibles for a late era audience.
A quotation asserts that an ideal family should have three children and that if one is a genius the other two should support him. The remark frames sibling support as essential within a balanced family unit.
Conservation practices under the Soil Bank program offer up to 80 percent cost share and annual rentals to put cropland into wildlife habitat. Farmers may choose 5 to 10 year contracts for trees, shrubs, food plots, water features, and ponds with details at ASC offices. Deadline to file for maximum rate is Sept 26, with Oct 17, 1958, the final contract application date.
In San Rafael California James C Hamm sought to win back his wife Ruth by staging a medieval wooing with a white horse bearing a sign proclaiming Gwenivere I love you. Mrs Hamm sought divorce and got temporary support set at 375 dollars monthly.
Stockholm reports a Swedish man swallowed five pounds of metal pieces which surgeons recovered in an operation. The assortment included fish hooks tacks pins buttons curtain rings screws keys nails brads several Swedish coins and an emblem bearing the word peace.
Rates show two dollar rate for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside counties pricing at two dollars. Foreign subscriptions cost five dollars, with soldiers excluded from this clause.
A brief question on investing in Bonds prompts readers to consider expanding their fixed income holdings and weighing risk versus return in a volatile market. The note suggests evaluating current portfolio allocations and potential rebalancing opportunities.
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