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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
4
The Kitewright Sun announces subscription at $1.50 yearly and weekly publication each Thursday. Notices of entertainments with admission fees and memorials will be charged at regular advertising rates. corrections will be printed if errors impact reputation.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram warns that a new clause in the Dental Practice bill could restrict dentists to only professional cards for advertising. Editors argue the state may forbid fraudulent ads but should not suppress legitimate advertising by dentists or others. The paper calls for removing the clause to avoid a potential state board overreach and a constitutional misstep.
A union of clergymen has been formed seeking a living wage for preachers and proposes AFL affiliation to back the drive. The move signals organized labor support for clergy earnings and labor rights in religious service.
The Dallas Journal notes proposals for a $2,500 annual minimum salary for clergy. It questions whether this includes wedding fees, parish gifts, or manse furnishings and hints at possible changes like shorter sermons and overtime pay. The piece criticizes churches for calling for workers’ rights while paying low wages.
The Houston Post reports cautious optimism in the national economy. Commerce shows industrial production up from January to February, Labor records 200000 more workers and payrolls rising 7.8 percent, and the National Industrial Conference Board notes modest improvement. Auto industry leads gains while building trades lag, reflecting a divided outlook.
By January 31, 1935 the federal government reported deliveries and contracted supplies of relief dairy. Butter totals include 61,935,025 lb delivered and 55,000 lb awaiting delivery at a cost of 14,651,603 dollars. cheese 10,025,221 lb delivered and 7,878,017 lb under contract at 3,129,673 dollars. dry skim milk 3,081,250 lb pending delivery at 186,500 dollars. evaporated milk 37,618,800 lb pending delivery at 1,987,467 dollars.
The article argues merchants in small towns boost local sales by steady advertising in their home papers. It contrasts year round catalogs with seasonal mail order campaigns and urges continuous promotion to curb catalog competition and do more good than any Buy at Home editorials.
Grover Cleveland staged a comeback after four years, and some expect Hoover to do the same. The Associated Press notes congressional Republicans doubt Hoover could win, while conservatives support his doctrine. Interparty discord remains as Democrats waver and Republicans pause before a united White House bid.
The reflection notes how a century ago a man paid 82 cents in taxes on 55 acres yet received little in return. He was far from court, services were slow, and community amenities were few. Today taxes fund levees roads schools and city services, creating a very different urban and rural landscape.
RFC leader Jesse Jones says the wartime agency is now in the utility business by default after taking over more than 2 000 public utility plants in the Middle West for unpaid notes. The firm also controls stock in Utilities Securities Corp and owns three insurance firms a real estate mortgage outfit a railroad four million bales of cotton and numerous national banks. Norman Thomas could learn from this government ownership example.
The Preachers Column notes churches in Sulphur Springs hosting spring revivals with business and farmers pausing work for religious services. It laments apathy, mentions local figures bidding for office, and observes churches without pastors, urging parishioners to attend any church despite vacancies.
Bright skies greet a cattle influx from Texas New Mexico Arizona and Colorado Rockies into South Central Kansas pasture land. The 1930s season tops all years since the 1929 crash with record leased acres and 85 percent of land leased by April 1.
A church column recalls Jess Graves aiding with cigars, plans for Dr. Layman to move to Preacher Street, and the routine of inviting new preachers to dinner then Sunday services. It urges ice and vegetables from Vineyard and Clark, mentions Buckner Orphans Home eggs, and invites all to help. Dr. Riding of Sherman will speak Sunday. attendance slipped due to social events.
The message directs that services occur when the pastor speaks and not for visitors. It states no services Sunday night at our church and instructs all to attend the Presbyterian Church.
The Pacific Rural Press reports a federal plan to establish five dairy farms in the Los Angeles Milk Shed led to a mix up with cows shipped as head but arriving as steers. John Watson of Petaluma mocks California climate for dairy, and Hoard's Dairyman notes the error was a common result of a hurried program.
Humorous exchange features a tutor asking where swallows live and a boy replying with a quip about the swallow's home being in the stomach. The playful dialogue captures a child’s punning bravado and a light classroom moment.
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