Whitewright Sun editorial and policy note
The Whitewright Sun lists editors and publishers and states subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance. It announces publication every Thursday and details charging for notices of entertainments box suppers memorials and resolutions with admission fees or monetary considerations at regular advertising rates. It also pledges corrections for erroneous reflections on any person firm or corporation upon notification to the publishers.
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Whitewright Sun
A Joker in the Dental Bill
Fort Worth Star-Telegram critiques a dental practice bill's advertising clause. It warns the added provision could restrict legitimate advertising to only professional cards, risking a state board overreach. The piece urges removal, arguing the bill should target fraud only.
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House Committee
State Board
Fort Worth
Clergy Union Forms Seeks Living Wage and AFL Affiliation
A newly formed union of clergymen calls for a living wage for preachers and seeks affiliation with the American Federation of Labor, signaling organized labor aims within religious leadership circles.
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American Federation of Labor
Church salary debate echoes of reform and critique
The Dallas Journal weighs a proposed 2500 dollar annual base pay for clergy, noting unclear inclusions like wedding fees or manse furniture. It doubts a rapid shift to shorter sermons, overtime rates, and better retirement, arguing churches push for fair wages yet shortchange many staff.
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Churches of
Recovery Marches On Brightening U S Economic Picture
The Department of Commerce reports industrial production up from January to February, and the Labor Department notes 200,000 more workers and 7.8 percent payroll gain. The National Industrial Conference Board reports a brighter business mood while tax collections rise, though building trades lag as the auto industry leads the recovery. Houston Post.
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Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
National Industrial Conference Board
Hopkins
Houston Post
Relief Purchases of Dairy Products Up to 1935
The federal government reports relief purchases of dairy products for distribution. Butter delivered 61,935,025 lbs with 55,000 lbs to be delivered under existing contracts costing 14,651,603 dollars. Cheese delivered 10,025,221 lbs with 7,878,017 lbs under contracts costing 3,129,673 dollars. Dry skim milk 3,081,250 lbs to be delivered under contracts at 186,500 dollars. Evaporated milk 37,618,800 lbs under contracts costing 1,987,467 dollars.
Buy at Home Editorials Beat Catalog Houses Says Bulletin
The N E A Bulletin argues steady local advertising by small town merchants keeps mail order houses at bay. It notes catalogs flood readers seasonally and urge merchants to maintain constant ad presence despite smaller spaces to outcompete nationwide sellers.
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N. E. A. Bulletin
Hoover as Republican Leader Rise Contends
The Dallas Times Herald notes that while Grover Cleveland staged a comeback after defeat, Associated Press reports say Republicans in Congress doubt Hoover’s electability. Conservatives back Hoover’s doctrine, wary the public recalls the low mood of his predecessor. Interparty discord hinders a united White House bid.
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Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Associated Press
Congress
Hoover
White House
Dallas Times Herald
Good Old Days Reflections On Taxes And Progress
The piece recalls 19th century tax receipts showing 82 cents on 55 acres and contrasts it with modern taxes. It notes long trips to pay taxes, slow officer service, and fewer public services then. It argues today’s taxes fund levees schools bridges lights paving sewers and police which people would not trade for lower taxes.
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Paris News
Court House
RFC owner Jesse Jones touts vast holdings across utilities and finance
RFC chief Jesse Jones says the group is in the utility business by default after taking over 2000 public utility plants in the Middle West when a note fell due. The note carried stock in Utilities Securities Corp, and RFC also controls three insurance firms, a real estate mortgage company, a railroad, four million bales of cotton, and many national banks. Norman Thomas could learn about government ownership from Jones.
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Jesse Jones
RFC
Middle West
Utilities Securities Corporation
Norman Thomas
Dallas’ Journal
The Preacher's Column on Spring Revivals and Careless Parishioners
The author notes Sulphur Springs churches hold spring revivals with business closes and farmers pausing work. He laments church as secondary, urges sacrifice, and mocks local pastors and recruiting efforts while highlighting town gossip about church happenings and missing pastors.
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Paul Stephens
Baptist Church
Claud Meador
Meador
Johnson
Watson
Waldo
Big Jones
Church of Christ
The
Central Christian Church
Cattle Move Into Kansas Blue Stem Pasture
Bright skies greet South Central Kansas as cattle from Texas New Mexico Arizona and Colorado Rockies move into the blue stem pasture region. The season aims to be the most prosperous since 1929 with a high lease rate. Federal statistician F K Reed notes eighty five percent of pasture land leased by April 1 up from seventy percent last year and above historical averages.
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Peka
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado Rockies
F. K. Reed
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Quote about truth and discretion from Penn
A terse aphorism urges withholding harmful information unless concealment would cause greater harm. It cautions against believing or spreading rumors and stresses relying on reliable authority to guide judgment.
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Penn
Local Church Notes and Community Appeals
The column recalls visits by Jess Graves and Dr. Layman as moves approach on preachers street. It urges preachers to attend six oclock dinners and weekly church, requests ice and vegetables from Vineyard and Clark for permits to skip church, and thanks donors for eggs to Buckner Orphans Home. A visiting speaker Dr Riding from Sherman is announced for Sunday. Sunday school attendance dipped slightly due to songs and large dinners.
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Jess Graves
Layman
Street
Vineyard
Clark
Buckner Orphans Home
Riding of Sherman
Church Schedule Reminder and Visitor Policy
The note asks to attend services when the pastor speaks and avoids Sunday night services. It states no Sunday night services at our church and directs all attendees to go to the Presbyterian Church.
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Presbyterian Church
Dairy Misprint Sparks Laughs in California Milk Build
The Pacific Rural Press reports a hiccup in a federal plan to establish five dairy farms in the Los Angeles Milk Shed. A Newhall ranch received cows that turned out to be steers, with Orange County shipments repeating the error. John Watson of a Petaluma creamery calls it a foolish result of hurried policy.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Rural Press
Newhall
Washington
Orange County
John Watson
Tama
The
Dairyman
Bird Lore Joke in Schoolroom Exchange
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking where the swallow's home is and a boy joking that it lives in the stomach. The playful moment captures student humor during a lesson.
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Bobby
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