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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1936
Page
6
A proclamation on child sensitivity likened to a diamond with facets recording every impression. It argues children perceive truths, imitate, and remember, shaping character. warns against indoctrination and urges nature driven learning through truth, beauty, and human brotherhood.
A short humorous tale follows Bill Jones who dies and goes to hell with no work or duties. He discovers endless freebies and luxury in a bored afterlife until realizing employment is impossible, prompting a realization that this is indeed the place he feared.
Secretary Wallace denounces land speculation as a plague worse than drought or pests, rivaling war in harm. Speaking to the People's Lobby, he warns against a farm land boom and notes sixteen years since the last disaster, with recovery underway amid high taxes and migration worries to California.
Norman Oklahoma reports scientist Paul B Sears from the University of Oklahoma proposes plaster of Paris to seal the Southwest dust bowl. The plan aims to control wind erosion conserve rainfall by spreading material over ridges while furrows stay open to trap moisture. If proven successful it could revolutionize dry farming and eradicate dust storms.
ANN ARBOR Mich A remedy for advanced high blood pressure by surgical removal of nerve parts serving body cavities was presented before the American College of Physicians. Dr Max Minor Peet of the University of Michigan described the operation as addressing a nervous hereditary disorder and reported results from 130 patients with outcomes ranging from cure to slight improvement.
In McCurtain County farmers delint cotton seed this season led by J D Brown south of Idabel who ordered 115 gallons of sulphuric acid from County Agent C W Van Hyning for delinting seed to plant 400 to 500 acres. Delinting removes lint and sterilizes seed to curb disease, allows use of a corn planter, aids moisture uptake and quicker germination, with six to eight pounds of delinted seed enough to plant as much as a half bushel of lint seed, reducing chopping costs.
Washington announces FHA revision to insure mortgages on homes costing $2,000 or less without urban location limits. New rules omit heating or lighting requirements in certain cases and aim to spur privately financed low cost housing, asserting expected growth in the low priced housing field.
Denver judge George F. Dunklee sentenced Louis Donato to seven to fourteen years in prison after a drunken driving conviction. The driver struck and killed Frank De Crow, and the judge warned others to avoid driving after consuming liquor.
In 1934 American consumer dollars were split with food and automobiles taking 46 percent of spending. The period shows high demand across essentials and transport amid the era's economic conditions.
Abstract summaries note Esselin of Boston reproduces ink remnants on charred pages via infrared photography, suggesting possible use as evidence for burned currency redemption and reduced coating needs. Separately, Oklahoma geographer Bollinger, with the Weather Bureau, tests Gulf and Caribbean sea temperatures versus Oklahoma rainfall six weeks later using a thermograph on a New Orleans to Gulf port voyage.
Mount Wilson Observatory reports a thermocouple in vacuum measured Mercury’s mean temperature at 621 degrees Fahrenheit and a maximum of 75 degrees. the minimum remains unknown.
Public release details Dr J S Long announcing a new method of processing oils for house paint. The technique, termed controlled penetration, blends penetrating and non penetrating oils to enhance adhesion while preserving surface protection. It aims to reduce cracking peeling and fading and to improve weathering.
A fragment references weather implications for large portions of Texas linked to Bollinger's theory and includes a tip to add a pinch of salt when beating eggs to save time and labor.
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