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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
3
AP reports a cowhand lost in a sandstorm slept under a tree as his horse dangled from a top branch after sand shifted overnight. Other anecdotes recount aviator drift, a ten gallon hat revealing a head, and a couple wed amid a sandstorm on the way home.
A sober farmer and a partner in business are killed or seriously injured after a drunk driver with two whisky bottles in the car crashes. The injured man reports his wife is badly disfigured and hospitalized, urging strict driver licensing and liquor controls.
A survey of how parents choose baby names, weighing sound, family tradition, and cultural influences. It lists many names with their attributed meanings and notes how a psychologist links name meaning to a child’s life, highlighting both boys and girls names and their perceived virtues.
In Uhri neves near Prague a mother Marie Martinkova shot her 9 year old son after he brought home a bad conduct report and a failure in one subject. She then tried to shoot herself but failed and was arrested wandering distraught through the streets.
A playful exchange has a teacher asking Ard to name the four seasons and Ard replying with a warped answer, listing salt pepper busy and dull as seasons. The humorous misunderstanding showcases a child's punning wit in a classroom moment.
The teacher explains anonymous means without a name and gives an example with Theodore. The dialogue shows Theodore mentioning their new baby as anonymous.
Washington reports proposals for a general lottery to fund future relief programs and retire the national debt near 29 billion dollars. Maine acts to finance old age pensions with a lottery, while many lotteries persist despite anti gambling laws. The piece recalls historical use of lotteries in the United States and notes widespread, partly illegal, operations and a tuberculosis statistic affecting over 60 percent of counties.
A Progressive Farmer excerpt notes Texas’ cotton overcultivation harms land. Dr E W Russell from Rothamsted compares East Texas soils with England’s long cultivated pastures, arguing livestock farming protects soil and recycles fertilizer, while cotton cultivation quickly depletes organic matter and accelerates erosion.
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