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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces post office second class mail status and sets advertising rates for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees. Publisher J H Waggoner and Editor Glenn Doss note corrections policy and weekly publication at $1.50 per year.
Greenville man loses part of his arm after a truck sideswipes his car north of the Y on a Saturday night. The piece cites similar arm injuries in Gray son County and warns about dangerous driving habits and the risks of leaving limbs outside the vehicle. It also critiques street name changes and discusses presidential politics and road safety tests, arguing for license discipline to remove dangerous drivers.
A quotation attributed to John Curran reflects on liberty requiring eternal vigilance. The message links 18th century thought to ongoing debates on rights and responsibility in society.
The Dallas Times Herald reports on driver license exams now given to applicants in Texas and Dallas. Tests cover vision, traffic law knowledge, and practical driving skill to remove unsafe operators from streets and highways. The piece argues earlier adoption could have saved many lives.
The American Creed outlines belief in a government of the people by the people and for the people, a republic of united states, and vows to love defend obey and respect the Constitution and flag as patriotic duties. It notes adoption by the House of Representatives on April 3 1918 and its origin with William Tyler Page in 1917.
The editorial argues tax reform to exempt homesteads up to 5,000 dollars and abolish ad valorem taxes for many counties. It accuses current taxes of inequity favoring land and business property and criticizes spending, urging Governor and Legislature to make Texas homes tax free to promote home ownership and citizen contentment.
Federal indictment charges 24 leaders across the United States with mail fraud in a case against the I Am Foundation. The group allegedly used religion to extract savings, promising self immortality and urging large gifts, with $3,000,000 collected since 1930. Leaders named include Edna Ballard and Edona Eros Ballard. founder Guy Ballard died recently.
U S Surgeon General Thomas Parran warns in a Journal of the American Medical Association report that national medical defense is underprepared. He cites shortages of quinine vaccines and medicines, calls for a medical coordinator, and urges a personnel survey to avoid repeating wartime losses of doctors.
A speaker urges a vigorous national drive with strict controls to maximize available food for improving the fitness of U S manpower. The comment emphasizes the growing role of food stamps in addressing shortages and calls for intensified efforts to optimize distribution and effectiveness.
In Shanghai the traditional bridal palanquin gives way to modern romance with sleek cars. Old customs included bridal chairs rented at $200 a day plus tips, which could force grooms to delay marriages due to cost.
O H Woodrow announces he has resumed the practice of law in the M and P bank building Sherman Texas. He thanks supporters for his candidacy for Chief Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in the ad. 21 notice.
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission has created 49 quail demonstration areas across 45 counties totaling 88 735 acres. Demonstrations, funded largely by Pittman Robertson federal money, show habitat restoration techniques and farming practices to encourage quail recovery.
Charley Jenkins of Dallas, an avid fisherman, relates one of the strangest catches in local lore. The tale centers on an unusual aquatic item and a surprising discovery during a routine outing.
Jenkins heard a howl from the family dog and found a baby opossum tangled by the jaw in the garage where tackle lay. He wasn’t present when the animal grabbed the scene, but his curious investigation revealed the unusual catch in a private space.
Reports reach the executive secretary of the Commission that gar fishing with Game Department recommended wire nooses yields big catches. A San Angelo fisherman Earl Hennersdorf reported a 14 pound 5 ounce gar, 50 inches long, among several nine to eleven pounders.
The executive secretary of the Game Department urges anglers to release any fish shorter than the legal length. Wet hands, gently remove the hook by the lower lip, and return the fish to the water with care.
A fishing party of Tracy Suddugh Leonard R Roberts and C F Hoch hauled an 18 feet 4 inch sawfish from Texas coastal waters. The fish weighed an estimated 1200 to 1500 pounds and damaged the launch Dorothy by inflicting teeth marks during a half hour battle.
Representative Rayburn recommended True Adams as acting postmaster in Bonham Texas to fill the vacancy from the death of Philip Wise. Adams, the assistant postmaster, has long served at the Bonham office and is a great grandson of E H Adams an early Fannin County settler.
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