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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists post office entry as second class mail matter and announces charges for admissions box suppers memorials and resolutions and other notices. Association J. H. Waggoner publisher Glenn Doss managing editor.
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The city’s trash wagon hauls rubbish this week as State Clean-up Week prompts households to clear premises. Some housewives lead the effort by burning burnable waste and staging unburnable junk for loading, while a standout resident shows the depth of effort.
The Texas cotton community protests the AAA allotment, arguing Texas must receive a square deal. They note 60 percent output under AAA versus pre-1924 levels while the Deep South and Mississippi Valley show different reductions and gains, urging equitable acreage division considering climate and soil.
Comptroller Sheppard reports state revenue and expenditures increased by over 60 million dollars from 1935 to 1939. Revenue receipts rose from 113,339,601 to 175,216,238 while disbursements climbed from 111,175,509 to 164,323,499. Highway, education and public welfare funding dominate the totals.
The comptroller's figures show 83.43 cents of every dollar spent by the state goes to old age assistance and public welfare. Highway costs total 54 311 775 with 35 264 967 for new construction and 9 049 920 each for permanent road maintenance and road bond requirements. Public welfare totals 31 855 985, with 19 256 759 for old age aid and 11 235 186 for unemployed benefits. State school aid reaches 35 829 668.
Report on Texas cotton farming showing low yields and unemployment as crop reductions bite. L. E. Askey proposes a plan allowing small farmers to grow cotton or wheat up to 50 60 percent of their acreage while exempt from federal controls to keep families on the land and promote diversification.
A Texas health note reports 1939 measles cases exceed eight thousand with cycles in incidence. It warns that children under five suffer more severe illness, higher complications and mortality, stressing isolation of two weeks to curb spread. It urges prompt medical care and nursing when the disease appears in young children.
Claud Callan muses that tastes have changed with age and that foods like sausage dried beef apples and oranges no longer taste as good as they did 40 years ago. He suggests selling it with a Sun Want Ad.
A Taxpayers' Digest note explains that renters indirectly pay property taxes. The tax is embedded in rent, with examples showing monthly rents of 20, 30, and 60 dollars equating to roughly 6, 9, and 18 dollars in annual property tax costs respectively.
Howard Shoup designed a beige and chestnut brown cotton sports frock with pleated skirt and a short jacket over a pique blouse. The ensemble features a fine herringbone weave and contrasting chestnut trim. The National Cotton Council notes a wider variety of smart cotton clothing this season.
In Cotulla hotel lobby 1920 a weary writer hears Texas tales from traveling salesmen and a famed jockey. A porter in a gambling hall begs to roll dice, a seven cruelly beats an eight, and Squire Doakes longs to own the winning horse at the county fair.
The narrator recalls ex jockey tales from Texas including a boast of a house and lot that never came to be after four spectators restrained the enraged Squire. He also recounts a Juarez cockpit battle royal where a rooster like bird set a 19 feet 7.75 inch standing high jump world record before perishing in a knife event.
Ferris widow and drugstore owner Mrs Bell W Cox cashed government bonds to buy 1200 dollars worth of experience in Fort Worth after being lured by crooks posing to buy her drug store. She was enticed to find a purse with a hundred dollar bill and papers and was urged to take the reward. The tale ends with a warning to call the police for sudden gifts and skin games.
Complete nationwide fatality figure for all accident categories in 1939 reaches about 93 000, highlighting broad risk across road rail and other environments. The statistic reflects comprehensive government tallies and underscores public safety concerns.
A leading speaker challenges the audience with a quip about taxing memory. The remark prompts surprised reaction as the group discusses the implication of memory taxing.
A legal dispute over Goldrocks estate concludes after a long court fight. Heirs nearly asserted a claim, but the final settlement is approved after a strenuous effort by the lawyers.
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