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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
4
Public notices warn about advertising rates for entertainments and memorials. A columnist recalls Raymond Hamilton and questions poll tax fairness for Black Texans before sharing a Cham pagne Illinois merchant's bankruptcy tale due to high ad rates and failed substitutes.
A Valley Echo column parodies local newspaper notices from weddings to obituaries. The piece lampoons florid prose and the editor’s overlong wedding card, death notice, and thank you notes provoking reader backlash and subscription cancellations.
The article extols receiving a bill as proof of creditors’ faith in honesty and urges prompt payment or honest arrangements when unable. It equates credit with a priceless asset earned through years of responsible conduct and timely bills, urging readers to cherish it like health and happiness. It notes the opening of the St. Louis San Francisco Overland Mail in 1858.
Bastrop County yard improvement volunteers expand yards with cedars privet and terracing to deter erosion while Denton county groups mobilize civic support for shrubs donated by agencies. In Bastrop 27 ant hills were treated with carbon disulphide and water to combat pests at Mrs Bob Moore's farm. Baylor County farmers laid over 4000 feet of sub irrigation tile in January February with 10600 feet laid in 1934 and more tile in progress.
Austin reports that serum treatment, including toxoid for prevention and antitoxin for cure, has proven highly effective against diphtheria. Dr. John W. Brown notes one injection may suffice for prevention, with immunity developing after 3 to 4 months and Schick testing to confirm. Antitoxin remains crucial for active cases, must be given early in high doses, and delays arise from misinterpreting sore throats as non dangerous.
COLLEGE STATION Texas farmers and ranch men learn to tan their own leather at four teen state tanning schools run by Extension leather specialist M K Thornton. Since January he has led sessions in 14 counties drawing agents and farmers from about 60 counties.
M B Lebo of North Texas Agricultural College advises peach and plum growers on spray timing to combat cidiculios plum gougers scab and brown rot. Apply first spray after blossoms fall with two follow ups at two and three weeks before ripening, using 1 12 pounds arsenate of lead and 6 pounds dry lime sulfur per 50 gallons water.
The article stresses parent cooperation for Childs Health Day and urges immunization of children against diphtheria as a key observance. It highlights parental responsibility and public health goals in preventing disease.
A porch chat reveals playful banter between characters about generosity and secrets. Stasia and Rudy discuss how ninety-nine women out of a hundred are generous while joking about the mosquitoes and a lighthearted domestic scene unfolds.
The column thanks J H Waggoner for his loyal Texans representation and shares church life updates. It notes sick days and flowers from friends, a Presbyterian pie anecdote, Sunday school attendance above 200, and calls for members to attend revival services at the Methodist Church while urging visitors to come.
A casual plan to see a doctor is tangled with memories of a recent breakup. The speaker jokes about the wrong doctor, implying hurt and unresolved fallout from last night. The exchange hints at personal conflict framed through medical imagery.
The dialogue records Senator Sorghum saying he is being trained for discretion and expects to answer present when the Senate roll is called, though he anticipates no objections to his plan.
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