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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
14
A cheerful May note from Aunt Mary in Fort Worth Texas asks readers to support Shut-In work during spring. She shares health news about Aunt Susan of Galveston and invites suggestions to improve the club page.
A compilation of Sunshine Club messages from readers in Texas and other states. Notes praise for joining, greetings to members, thanks for letters, and updates on personal situations including a longtime wheelchair user and a schoolteacher in Canyon. Several readers send new addresses and express appreciation for the sunshine correspondence and community.
A Fort Worth newspaper reviews children and youth books from the Young Modern series. Mistress Madcap Surrenders by Edith B. Sherman is praised for historical flavor, adventure, and crisp dialect for readers over twelve. Broken Fang by Montgomery, featuring Bart the dog, is hailed as engaging wholesome vacation reading for ages ten to seventeen. The column invites readers to join a club and submit requests for future lists and purchases through local dealers or publishers.
Mrs Martha Borcherding of Highmores South Dakota shares how indoor hobbies replaced outdoor gardening by collecting trinkets and bead strings for a treasure chest. The department offers one dollar monthly for the most interesting My Hobby letter judged on hobby value and letter quality.
Three Honorary mentions are named along with the prize winner. The contest is open to all readers of this page and does not require club membership for eligibility. Submit entries to Contest Editor at Aunt Mary Route 6 Box 179 B Fort Worth Texas.
A reflective poem describing spiritual solace as sickness leads to death and a quiet passage to the afterlife. The speaker speaks of a loving Father, a shut door, whispered words, and an interview with God that strengthens despite illness.
A community notice lists numerous shut-ins by name place and age ranging from 12 to 88. It asks readers to send ages and notes several are bedridden in homes hospitals or facilities across Texas New York Oklahoma and North Carolina.
A long list of names with ages and addresses appears alongside a quotation about a gun used by gangs. The text also notes a 1500 shots per minute firearm adopted by the New York police and a failed plan to keep it from criminals, with a biblical verse appended at the end.
At Great Neck, Long Island, General John T. Thompson, inventor of the deadly Thompson submachine gun, lives a sad, aging life. The piece reflects on the man behind a notorious weapon and his current loneliness.
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