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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price at $1.50 per year payable in advance. It is entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter and published every Thursday.
The Dallas Times Herald notes the state Senate avoided tax responsibility by voting to submit a sales tax amendment to the constitution. Ten senators opposed the move and are praised for resisting shifting duties to voters. The piece hints more senators might have joined to defeat the amendment.
The New Hampshire legislature, with 461 members, is the largest in the nation. A rule barring smoking during sessions, upheld as courtesy to women, was suspended at a female member’s request who argued the policy unfair. She is described as a diplomat and politician, not a gentleman or scholar. The piece bets that future bills she sponsors will command attention from all smokers in the House.
A small town is portrayed as having many civic minded residents who donated time and money to community efforts, contrasted with local businesspeople who benefited while many duties were left for volunteers. The passage stresses sacrifice and public spirit amid ongoing town activities.
An Exchange story recounts a town split between generous doers and persistent critics. The nonparticipants quit aiding efforts, allowing the town to slip, while critics kept criticizing and doing nothing. After a critics and crabs meeting, the emblem is burned and boosters are urged to try again, restoring progress and goodwill.
A reflective piece notes that both rich and poor share worries, yet the desire for wealth persists. It suggests immense fortunes bring higher taxes and temptations, sometimes harming children, and warns money can be a curse rather than a blessing. The narrator admits longing for riches despite downsides.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram quote from Claude Callan comments that both rich and poor suffer worry, though the wealthy may endure it with more comfort. The remark contrasts material ease with ongoing anxiety across social classes.
A humorous verse catalogs English irregularities in plural forms and pronouns. It jokes about oxen geese mice kine and other quirks, contrasting expected patterns with odd pluralizations. The piece closes noting the language as the funniest seen.
A compact list of household tips covers heating a coconut before breaking, lighting choices altering room mood, how to measure flour accurately by sifting and spooning, wearing comfortable shoes, planning breakfast the night before, softening new shoes with talcum, saving coal with chalk on the fire, and versatile sandwich fillings with honey and peanut butter or cottage cheese.
A man in a drunken state enters the vital statistics office and asks to register the birth of twins. The clerk clarifies he is alone, prompting the father to joke about needing to go home to verify the situation.
In a brief exchange a carpenter jokes about a glue mishap noting the time as a quarter past ten. The caption captures workplace chatter and a shared moment of comic relief amid routine labor.
In a playful exchange, a mother scolds about entering the house and attacking the doughnuts, while Tommy replies that a home run isn’t complete unless someone hits the plate. The banter captures a family moment with sports metaphor.
A tale from old times recounts the cow Old Pide led the Maples family herd from Illinois to Missouri and back, crossing the Mississippi. After months missing, a letter revealed she had returned to Illinois, proving animal instinct outpaced human belief. The narrator reflects on animal vs human instinct and homeward bearings.
A reflective line notes that despite effort a person often loses course and becomes adrift. The comment underscores the universal challenge of navigation through life and the pull of distractions that hinder direction.
Washington reported an Agriculture Department forecast of 549,219,600 bushels of winter wheat, suggesting a farmer referendum on restricting 1939 sales. Officials noted the April 1 condition and 64,000,000 bushels above last fall's prospects, with weather through May possibly necessitating quotas.
Senate adopted a conference committee report sending to the Governor a bill allowing barbers in cities over 1,000 population to set minimum haircut prices by agreement. The measure caps minimums at 40 cents in cities and 30 cents in rural areas, with an 85 percent vote requirement. The Governor has 10 days to approve or veto.
In Martinez California Rev Ver dette Walters faced tragedy hours before delivering an Easter sermon on the father who loses a son. He questioned why God allows suffering and spoke of divine love and wisdom to his Congregational Church congregation after his 3 year old Craig died in an Oakland hospital.
A vintage exchange from the paper recalls a barber’s blunt joke about a razor taking hold, followed by a line about air travel costs dropping over 40 percent in six years, noting travel now costs much less with the modern method.
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