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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
2
WPA Commissioner F C Harrington told 2,000,000 relief workers that voting is their own business and no one can fire or pay cut them for how they vote. He said WPA is not political and forbids anyone asking for political campaign money. The notice will be included in payroll checks.
Anonymous warns that carelessness is a universal and pervasive threat. It harms at home, on the street, in factories, and at sea, stealing lives, health, and wealth while offering no aid in return. It touches rich and poor alike, casting a shadow over labor and daily life.
After a month of negotiations a Senate House committee remains virtually deadlocked on major farm bill items. The House protests 113 Senate increases while the Senate pushes distinct parity and disposal funding. The House bill totals about 714 million with the Senate at 923 million plus 90 million in loans.
Texas state fire insurance commissioner Marvin Hall urges school bus drivers to avoid servicing while fully loaded and to ensure rear exit doors work. He warns against removing handles to restrict entry and stresses proper fire safety with extinguishers drills and no smoking. Do not overload buses and rural officials should check exits.
In Austin the frost between Lieut. Gov. Coke Stevenson and Gov. W Lee O Daniel grows. Stevenson fans stir with anger over missed Supreme Court appointment and public rebuke. He may aid or hinder the governor's legislative plans depending on future cooperation and possible tax moves.
Ben J. Bowes, an 83-year-old Brookline resident and former Indian fighter, quits his pension to prospect for gold in Arizona. After 18 years in retirement, he ordered his weekly pension stopped and plans to seek wealth while noting he may not get rich. Bowes has led a long life of cattle herding in Texas and Oklahoma, stagecoach driving, and fights against Indians.
A column of pithy jokes about Texas life includes quips on merchants with volume sales, a gag about gratitude in dictionaries, and a backwoodsman’s banana review. It mentions R. K. Phillips and the Weatherford Democrat, N. H. Pierce’s Menard publishings, and other West Texas editors, plus a census year note and political-year musings.
A playful census moment captures an old maid refusing to reveal her age and declaring she is as old as the Hills neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Hill. The census taker records the remark as As old as the hills.
Fire likely started by a tossed cigaret ignited straw packing in a grapefruit truck. The blaze at the Frisco overpass on U. S. Highway 75 destroyed the truck and about 15,000 pounds of fruit. Driver Harrel Black abandoned the cab as heat melted pavement and a wrecker freed the vehicle.
A short dialogue contrasts views on women's willingness to endure hardship for a man with the reply that few women possess such resolve. The remark reflects attitudes about gender roles and expectations in relationships.
In spring, after a hard winter, people feel tired with poor sleep and appetite and mild aches. Oxidine offers a four point action with iron for red blood cells, stomach warming to improve hunger, anti malaria effect, and bowel movement aid. If not improved after the first bottle, your money back. 50c bottle sold at Kirkpatrick Pharmacy.
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