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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
3
Local notes list residents visiting relatives and touring nearby cities. Names include Roy Taylor Memphis Tenn O M Kissinger Wolfe City Lallace May Ennis and others with weekend and weekday trips to Dallas Sherman Denison Fort Worth Greenville Paris Bonham and Commerce. Several hospital visits, family gatherings, and a Lake Texoma lodge project are mentioned along with a funeral attendance from Paris Honey Grove Dallas and Denison.
Texas faces its worst highway death toll with an estimated 2450 killed and 85750 injured as traffic accelerates 18 percent from last year. Gov. Allan Shivers and Col. Homer Garrison Jr. hear warnings from National Safety Council experts about speed and rural crashes.
Lem Tittsworth of Bonham offers an Admiral Record Player and Phonograph console at half price. Also listed are 9 by 12 rugs for $4.95 and $5.95, a used studio couch for $15, gas ranges at $49.50 and $69.50, among other items.
Melt margarine or butter and toast bread cubes. Layer with sliced apples, brown sugar cinnamon and lemon peel, then bake covered then uncover until tender and crisp. Makes 6 servings.
Walter H. Bryant sues Denison Improvement Company and heirs for Lot 8 in Block 3 of the Denison Improvement Company's Addition Denison Texas. Bryant shows fee ownership by deed from Sheriff G P Gafford dated Sept 5 1946, with redemption expired and over two years since sale for taxes.
Officials urge warnings for borderline violators and state police records to curb unlicensed driving. Wallace advocates more driver education in public schools with one third of Texas high schools offering courses. Emphasis on pedestrian rules, chemical testing for intoxication, and safety campaigns in small communities.
A playful scene unfolds as a couple comments on a charming hat seen in town. The woman declares she has it on while the man requests to see how she looks wearing it.
Wife reveals the neighbor Mrs. Jones spent an hour outside, refusing entry. The exchange hints at social chatter and possible curiosity in the household.
The United States Chamber of Commerce education committee reports public school costs per pupil averaged 206 dollars in 1949, up from 88 in 1940, while the share of income spent on education fell from 2.55 percent to 2.27 percent as incomes grew faster.
A painter creates a lifelike cobweb so convincing a maid spends hours attempting to remove it from the ceiling. Skeptics doubt the feat, while supporters note the artist's skill and illusion.
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