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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
5
The Whitewright Sun outlines subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance and lists publication details entered as second class mail matter. It warns that notices of entertainments and benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates and asserts correction of erroneous reflections upon request.
Discussion of congressional aims to regulate major crops including cotton and corn, with base acreage proposals sparing or penalizing farmers based on past cotton production. Analysis cites South Plains dependence on cotton and sorghum, forecast accuracy debates, and local heat wave discomfort in Whitewright.
Farmers report cotton deterioration ranging from twenty five to fifty percent due to hot dry weather with variability by soil type on individual farms. The Celina Record, in its 35th anniversary edition, published last week, features 32 pages of advertising and historical features with pictures of Celina figures and buildings, praised editorially and mechanically. Andrews and O'Brien publish the Record.
Dallas News notes a 15 593 000 bale national crop with Texas at 4 314 000 bales the largest since 1933. It cites 11 percent higher acreage and favorable weather, but warns hot spells may shrink yields. discusses potential price impacts and policy consequences for a 15c cotton market versus 10c.
Fort Worth writer Clarence Ousley in a Star Telegram column denounces Texas old age pensions as anti social and a threat to family duty. He argues for reform, noting June pension claims at 127,772 and Texas ranking high in elderly beneficiaries compared with most states.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram commentary argues crows keep grasshoppers in check and warns that destroying birds disrupts nature and raises future food costs. It notes a link between crow slaughter and grasshopper invasions and criticizes Vermin shoots that kill Hawks owls and starlings.
Ousley argues against two theories and says the policy has become a rush on old age benefits. He contends neither hypothesis holds and criticizes the current approach as excessive.
The Tyler Telegraph cautions readers not to trust fashion magazines too much and suggests examining older photographs to see how one appeared in the past. It argues that images in magazines can mislead about current appearances.
The U S agricultural exhibit plans a papier mache mechanical cow but struggles with jaw motion. A government delegation observed cows in pastures for a day, finding chewing varied by time and direction, with cows favoring left or right differently between morning and night.
The article discusses fall fashions with skirts trending shorter. Fourteen inches from the floor is labeled approved length while sixteen inches is considered quite daring. It notes men often claim interest but letterly pay, while women will wear the styles.
Dr Harold F Clark of Teachers College Columbia University argues the banker should pay a future doctor 108000 and a farmer 12500 for lifetime earnings. He finds doctors work 42 years earning 2571.43 yearly while farmers gain 245.10 annually over 51 years, suggesting to avoid farming nursing and unskilled labor.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports on widespread schemes in Southwest Texas where ginners add heavy materials to cotton bales to inflate weight and the more damaging practice of plating good cotton with a shell of inferior cotton. The hog round pricing basis also harms growers by fixing below true average prices, discouraging care in production and hurting overall quality. Local growers urge abolition of both plating and hog round to restore fair pricing and cotton quality.
A park incident prompts a quip about a bird bath donated by Mrs. D in a dialogue with a captain and Park Policeman Murphy. The officer notes the bath is not for sparrows, signaling a light local humor moment.
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