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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1936
Page
2
August signals the return of oysters to popularity after a summer ban. The piece explains historical and modern reasons for the R-less rule, oyster biology, and commercial uses of shells. It notes spawning, quality, nutrients, and the oyster industry’s cultivation to protect beds along U.S. coasts.
Austin report from the highway maintenance department states about 45 000 tourist laden automobiles enter Texas monthly. With Dallas Fort Worth Centennial celebrations the visitors travel an average 540 miles within the state. California leads in sending visitors to Texas, followed by Missouri Illinois Tennessee Mississippi Indiana New York Michigan Wisconsin. Vermont Delaware and South Dakota trail.
A humorous verse mocks government pension plans and senior living costs with Uncle Sam funding a carefree life in Palm Beach. It imagines plentiful benefits and expenditures for the elderly, ending with the claim that life begins at sixty five despite rising bills.
A satirical quip contrasts a Discovery Banker claiming to fix the country with a broker asking what is wrong. The banker responds that the problem is running the country with only one vice president, highlighting a political joke about leadership and governance.
Mrs. Joe G. Roberts of Portersville Alabama praises Black-Draught as a purely vegetable remedy that eases constipation and prevents bilious headaches. The testimonial emphasizes its refreshing relief and social urging to try it.
A 65 year old verse by Miss Charlotte Hobert recounted from a Sun clipping tells of a heavenly railway. The poem describes Christ as the engineer guiding a train from earth to eternal life with a chorus promising safe passage and the Reader urged to repent before the train reaches the heavenly shore.
The State highway department issued an order prohibiting selling on state highways after the commission found booths and shops along highways created a traffic peril. The highway patrol was asked to enforce the order. The piece notes the University of Javia in Italy was founded by Lothaire in 825.
TRENTON New Jersey Frank and William Spiegel of Camden were awarded 400 damages by Justice Harry Holter in Supreme Court after they were not allowed to witness their father’s burial. The gravesite was moved to a proper plot in Evergreen Cemetery but the bodies were interred while the family was away. The judge called the act a wanton assault on bereaved feelings and upheld the family’s right to final leave-taking.
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