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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
4
Students of heavy water pursue a theory that heavy hydrogen remains in the body as ordinary water leaves, causing tissue aging to slow. Drs I W D Hacker and E H Westling of the Los Angeles College of Surgery will continue this work to solve the mystery of old age.
The Whitewright Sun notes Grayson County politics heating up ahead of the Texas governor race with candidates gaining interest. It reports W T Curtis of Tom Bean Times, aged 81, is ill but hopes to return to work. The piece mentions C C McDonald of Wichita Falls as a notable gubernatorial candidate and cites a misconduct comment from the Marshall Morning News about a convict found dead on furlough. It also praises the Whitewright Club as Texas’s first Rotary subcribing sustaining member of the Texas Society for Crippled Children and describes the paper’s three week effort to print a 100 page book for an out of town institution and other recent printing work.
A 1930s style discussion rails against lax crime laws in Texas and warns of rising A A A conflict with milk coops. It notes federal relief continuing under Hopkins with a $550 million program, targeting three groups rural stranded urban and outlines aims to restore self maintenance through subsistence homesteads and farm reemployment.
In a slow period the Tribune office accepts a 3500 double page circular order for a local merchant to boost Spring advertising. The note hints at trading subscriptions for goods, including a used baby buggy, and invites readers to wire offers or visit to read the paper.
A state editorial argues Texas crime levels and pardons threaten public safety after a paroled convict killed two state patrolmen near Grapevine. It calls for coordinated federal, state, and local agencies, stronger enforcement, centralized crime control, and better equipment and reforms to the pardon system.
This week in Washington emphasizes W Averell Harriman as the new strong hand in the administration and likely head of the NRA after Hugh Johnson. At 43 he is praised for administrative skill, with a wartime shipbuilding plant noted as his first major venture and a rising role in shaping NRA policy. The AAA under C C Davis also gains smoother management as farm groups show growing approval amid ongoing problems.
The plan envisions future jobs while providing self support when jobs are scarce. City relief would be state directed and resemble the CWA. Work limited to a 24 hour week, focusing on essential public tasks or cooperation with private industry, including slum clearance and building modern homes for the poor.
Hogwallow News reports slice of Tickville life with Mrs Luke Mathewson noting she saved 6% miles of string in life, minus 17 yards borrowed. Yam Sims longs to reach into a church collection plate, Sap Spradlen is mid size, Clab Hancock recalls NRA changes while pork weighs on chops, Cricket Hicks aims for radio with corn meal speeches, Postmaster laments old days and stamp stickum quality.
The Kentuckytown Literary Club met Friday night with a large crowd. Local pupils sang and John Smith and family of Canaan performed, along with a Sherman duet by Mr. and Mrs. Smith. A disturbance by a heckler caused a brief resignation offer by Claud Phillips, which was rejected after Prof. Baxter urged continuation of the program. An interesting program is planned for next Friday.
Mrs H A James entertained guests including Mr and Mrs Fred James and daughters and Mrs Myrtle James with children from Trenton. Also present were Mrs Dessie Todd of Sunny Hill Mrs Maggie Short of Lubbock and Mr and Mrs Claud Cashion of Trenton.
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