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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun publishes weekly on Thursdays under J H Waggoner as publisher. Subscription is $1.50 per year in advance. Notices of events with admission fees are charged at regular advertising rates. The paper will correct erroneous reflections upon request.
Editor Moyer of the Honey Grove Signal Citizen criticizes how WPA and PWA financed costly courthouses and buildings for public officials. He argues voters should judge candidates on ability to serve, not popularity, urging scrutiny of those who occupy and administer public edifices.
The Bonham News reports that Florida and Hawaii corporations received over a million dollars each for not producing sugar cane, with a further $84,000 paid to a Arkansas landholder for not raising cotton. The piece argues such payments dampen farmer enthusiasm and may raise prices for consumers, hinting tenants on relief rolls will have their say in the future.
The piece notes anti New Deal publishers downplay criticism in news pages while urging industry to join the administration’s support. It cites a 23 New York State newspaper coalition urging business leaders to “come and get it” in a full page Editor and Publisher ad. The Chicago Times argues billions remain and are being put to work.
A reader questions etiquette for eating chicken and chops, asking if fingers can be used without offense. Emily Post suggests at a picnic it may be acceptable, but not in other settings. The exchange notes readers' struggles with grease and messy bites and hints at sandwich manners ending abruptly.
A fragmented note from Imperial Magazine discusses Mrs. Post explaining club sandwich cutting. It humorously suggests first cutting into mouthfuls then picking up with fingers and pressing to prevent filling from falling out, contrasting with the author’s dislike of mayonnaise.
The poem advises a son to rise after setbacks, fight fairly, and endure with grit. It frames life as a boxing match where the bell signals start and victory comes from accountability, courage, and perseverance despite odds. It emphasizes remaining composed, facing hostility, and striving to be a man.
University of Wisconsin economist Dr. O E Baker says his five year old son should become a farmer. He argues farming provides steadier food, better health, more property, greater job satisfaction, and strong family and national welfare. He views agriculture as the Nation’s fundamental business. Fort Worth Star Telegram.
The Deport Times argues that fires raise insurance rates and taxes, deplete tax rolls, force business losses, and cause unemployment. It stresses individual responsibility to prevent fires to save money and protect communities.
The article articulates six claims for farmers: equal wages for labor, equal returns on capital, equal living conditions for families, equal educational opportunities for children, equal liberty to organize and regulate production, and equal service from banking and financial institutions. It frames these as fundamental rights for farmers comparable to other classes.
A historic newspaper note urges balanced, truthful coverage of political events. It calls for treating all sides evenly, avoiding sensationalism, and upholding decency and accuracy while reporting, including respectful handling of religious matters and avoiding harming innocent people.
New York reports March cotton activity rising with 1 107 000 bales exports and domestic use, aided by high business volumes. Garside notes foreign demand reduces stock. season totals and government stocks analyzed with projections for end of season.
Charles Jackson of Norfolk Virginia received ten lashes in Georgetown Delaware after pleading guilty to stealing valves from a fishery. Chief Justice Daniel J Layton ordered the punishment. Warden Hugh D Smith administered it. Jackson was examined, given a cold shower, and returned to a six month prison term. Justice Layton called it a warning to those who come to Delaware to steal.
The Texas Extension Service outlines spraying instructions for fruits. For peaches plums apples and pears spray with 11 pounds of lead arsenate per 50 gallons of water after most blooms fall, then two weeks later add lime sulfur. For grapes spray when berries are pencil-eraser sized with 2 pounds blue stone and 3 pounds hydrated lime per 25 gallons of water, and repeat monthly until harvest.
Governor James V. Allred remitted the remaining sixty day jail term 500 dollar fine and costs for J R Johnson driver of the oil truck that killed Mrs W D Stokes Jr near Mineola on March 23 Johnson who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide had been jailed in Wood County The governor noted the truck system long hours and meager pay contributed to the tragedy and that Johnson showed remorse He offered to help Johnson via clemency and cited his letter from jail seeking mercy The case drew local petitions decrying long hours in trucking and calls for reform
A dialogue on legacy. A writer asks if his works will outlive him while the other wonders if his writings will keep his presence alive before his death. The exchange centers on art, mortality, and memory.
Farmers on the South Plains adopt better farming methods reducing land blowing to the lowest in three years. Nearly all expected crop acreage in Lubbock County is listed. Ground moisture is higher than four years, subsoil moisture strong, and carryover from last fall helps. Wheat moisture pressures eased though cold weather slowed growth.
The Sun states a charge of one cent per word for bank cards pie suppers entertainments with admission charges. If no money is raised from an event it is a news item and no charge applies. Send money with notices of pie suppers and similar items to ensure publication.
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