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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription at $1.50 yearly in advance and warns notices of entertainments and other items with fees will be charged at advertising rates. It promises corrections for erroneous reflections and discusses Civil Service quotes and various local farming opinions on government land and cover crops.
Secretary Wallace sharpens crop control by reducing wheat cotton and corn acreages along with rice. The plan risks displacing about half a million workers in Texas as climate and farming scale influence the impact.
The piece argues about cotton versus corn production, noting the South seeks reduced cotton plantings while corn expansion is resisted by treasury concerns. It compares grain subsidies to manna and pension, suggesting easy money shapes policy, with Texan limits on corn planting and national implications across the continent.
The Manufacturers Record notes that foreign competition and improved foreign cotton quality drive price declines. Quality, boosted by American seed imported for breeding, has grown more than climate or soil influence. Evidence from the US Bureau of Plant Industry shows long staple cotton can be grown under typical Southern conditions, yet 1937 yields saw a shift to shorter staple. Long staple can raise income by 10 to 20 percent, with $20 per bale premiums for long varieties.
Claude Callan recalls his wife handling his past romance with calm humor. He describes nearly four decades apart and a remark about jealousy shifting with age. The wife explains she would fear a granddaughter more than a daughter.
A historical explanation of blood pressure, its measurement with a mercury column, and the dangers of elevated pressure. It notes public misconceptions about causes such as arterial hardening and explains how excitement or upset can influence readings and risk.
A physician can calm a patient before a BP reading, often normalizing it within minutes. Morning rechecks may be needed, but many with consistently high pressure live normally with careful lifestyle and calmness, per Dr. David Riesman.
A young draftsman turns $500 into $90,000 via margin trading during the 1929 bull run. He withdraws only $3,000 for a car, buys silk shirts from a $150 monthly salary, and ends with about $6.25 equity after the crash. The broker urges selling to $50,000 cash and placing it in gilt edged bonds, but the man prefers caution versus risk, illustrating why audacious speculators are doomed.
Mrs Powers objects to a poultry sale after the butcher charges for six extra ounces. She declares she is an inspector and demands the scales be rechecked, prompting a formal summons after the initial weighing.
Robert Littell cites Mrs. Powers, New York City Inspector of Weights and Measures, detailing two days of storefront checks across slums and wealthier districts. He notes frequent underweight profits, from mushrooms to sugar, with scales often biased against customers.
A Manning & Meador GE dealer notes a door slamming machine tests refrigerator durability by 500000 uses, about 30 years. Tests include a jiggle machine and hot room checks. 24 hours to assemble, with inspection and testing three quarters of production time. GE began sealing units in 1927, and modern models use half the current of early units.
Dialogue shows frustration over a ten dollar tow for three miles. One passenger defends the driver’s fee while another jokes about brakes, and a third remarks on a singer's emotional performance during the discussion.
Portraits by Parker's Studios of Dallas will photograph clients from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Earnheart Funeral Parlor.
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