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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun pledges full correction of any erroneous reflection on the character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation if brought to the publisher’s attention.
The 30 symbol marks the end of copy and has long signified death in publisher and printer trade notes. Telegraph operators used it to indicate finished transmissions and newspapers later adopted it to show no more copy for the day. The phrase appears in obituaries and is linked to deaths.
The speaker declares pride in being American by birth and choice and embraces the United States as the powerful, free, and wealthy nation. He recalls doubting life here as a youth and then reflects on personal growth and changed views since then.
A speaker declares unwavering Americanism celebrating liberty, opportunity, and personal rights. He contrasts America’s freedoms with other nations, asserts pride in being American, and expresses confidence that the nation will endure its flaws and solve its problems. The prose emphasizes individual promise and civic loyalty.
In Dallas during the week of May 17 the flight selection board from Pensacola will examine applicants for naval aviators. Unmarried men aged 20 to 28 with two years of college and top physical condition may qualify for one year of training and three years with naval air squadrons. About fifty applications have been received locally with forty more needed. The board will meet at the Federal Building and interested candidates should contact Lieutenant Laverents at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.
The superintendent questioned a pupil during geography and asked if the boy’s father could walk around the earth. The pupil answered no, because his father had fallen and hurt his leg the day before. The exchange shows a humorous classroom moment reflecting on travel and a child’s quick thinking.
Representative John B. Patterson of Austin blasted the Texas House for a bad reputation and chaotic procedure. He accused colleagues of fraud and lack of order, citing irregular vote counts on a soil erosion bill and noting a staffer fired for voting in a member’s absence.
Mrs M L Staff of Bluff City found 40 dollars in two twenty dollar bills hidden among onion tops in her winter patch near Vandalia Illinois. She concluded the money was likely lost by a motorist on the nearby highway and notified local papers.
Berlin reports detail a sweeping reform under the Nazi civil code, abolishing private land ownership for German farmers. Decrees empower state officials to oust underperforming farmers and replace them with more productive tillers, aligning property status with national production needs. The system centers on the farmer as a national community member, with productivity outweighing traditional titles and mortgage foreclosures.
Pittsburgh. Dr. Joseph H. Barach medical director of Pitt Faulk Clinic told a student reporter that modern lie detectors are not new. He recounted a 12th century tale of pulse reading diagnosing love sickness, noting people once got along without gadgets.
Washington report states March saw liquidation of 25 national bank receiverships, bringing total closures since the March 1933 banking holiday to 628. Disbursements to depositors and creditors totaled $212,342,559, averaging 79.08 percent of liabilities. Unsecured creditors received about 66.77 percent.
Paul Johnson of this city believes he can claim a record for chick production after selecting ten white double yolk eggs for incubation. Nineteen chicks hatched from the incubator amid a thrift themed exchange.
New York economists argue the 1919 20 inflation resembles the wartime rise, not a repeat of 1929. Merryle S. Rukeyser notes wholesale prices climbed about 45 percent in early 1917 18, with an 81 percent longer term gain to 1920, while real output stayed flat and dividends lagged profits.
The statement calls on business people stockholders bondholders insurance beneficiaries savers and pensioners to unite against a major commodity price inflation by demanding policy measures that stabilize prices and protect those on fixed incomes.
More than 8 345 000 dozens of surplus eggs were bought under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program begun mid January to curb falling winter egg prices. The expenditure exceeded 2 000 000 dollars. Purchases were made under section 32 of amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act and given to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation for distribution to states for the needy and unemployed. Nibbs quote and bee joke follow.
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