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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
4
Published every Thursday notice states that all notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary costs will be charged at regular advertising rates Memorials resolutions of respect will be charged for Any erroneous reflection on character standing or reputation will be fully corrected upon notification to the publisher of The Whitewright Sun
Analysis shows higher car prices plus cotton price shifts mean a farmer needs about 33 bales of cotton at 10c per pound to buy a $750 car this year, up from about 21 bales last year at 12c. Higher costs and ginning reduce net proceeds, signaling few new cars for farmers in the cotton belt.
The Denison Herald and Dallas News label Hugo Black a henchman of President Roosevelt drawing scrutiny over wording and standards for editorial tone. The piece then shifts to unemployment insurance nationwide, noting federal and state roles, Wisconsin’s pilot success, Texas fund status, and projections for 1938. It also urges voting on six constitutional amendments and mentions upcoming rain’s impact on crops.
The Dallas Journal excerpt criticizes the New Deal Highstown Project in New Jersey proposing $20,000 per family housing costs and a national wealth swap to fund housing. It questions feasibility, cites a half trillion dollars as needed, laments neglect of highways and other needs, and mentions insurance regulations and SEC oversight as a separate issue.
Jim Farley campaigns against mail fraud by racketeers posing as mutual aid societies shielding from state insurance regulation. They lure the elderly with low premiums and promise up to 3000 dollars in benefits, then demand proof of health after death to deny payout.
Several states explore health cooperation for farming families. North Dakota sets up a lending agency to cover doctors bills while Mississippi runs a colony plan with $1 monthly per family for doctor visits and medicine, plus hospitalization at half price. Arkansas tests a $30 yearly assessment per family. Senator Lewis proposed federalizing ideas with AMA as co op credit to Resettlement Administration debts, but no rush to adopt. Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Claude Callan writes a satirical want ad about preferring dull, unremarkable children over bright ones. Relatives with highly gifted kids overwhelm hosts who crave quiet, dull company and endless entertainment. The piece mocks social pressure around child performance.
Texas NYA director J C Kellum announced about 6400 undergraduate and graduate students at Texas colleges will receive part time employment in the 1937 38 academic year. The quota is 8 percent of resident students under 25 enrolled Oct 1 1935 with at least three fourths of a normal schedule. Institutions will have job numbers after enrollment certification and applicants must apply to their college.
Washington report says planting potatoes under the dark of the moon does not guarantee a better crop. Smithsonian Institution researchers analyzed old beliefs about moonlight and found them erroneous. Dr Earl S Johnston noted polarized light from moonlight has no effect on plant orientation compared with ordinary light.
John Lumpkin oil executive, father of a London school blast victim, bought a fifty passenger bus to transport children and their parents to Sunday school and church services. He drives the bus himself and plans to serve 100 travelers each Sunday, delivering them to their chosen church and back home.
A stark war poem reflects on the slaughter of soldiers, the nightmare of trenches, and the vast fields of death that loom over earth. The speaker asks how to wake readers from a sleep of horror and laments the blind eyes of the slain as earth lies under a threatening sky.
Governor James V Allred announced his support for all constitutional amendments on the August 23 ballot. He will vote by absentee while in San Angelo for the state American Legion convention. He warned one amendment would not abolish the new salary plan and would merely grant the Legislature discretion to provide a system for paying officials.
A witty line about marital mischief uses a 1910 model car as a birthday or anniversary gift. The setup asks how the wife lost an antique craze, and the punchline implies the gift sparked the craze or caused a humorous reaction.
In Mount McKinley National Park Alaska sunshine extends beyond eighteen hours daily through the summer months.
In two district courts seven suits totaling 52185 were filed Tuesday afternoon. Four suits name Coca Cola Bottling Co as defendant in fifty ninth district court. Plaintiffs Louis Metcalf C H Burchfield and wife Joan Nellie Jennings and N M Speedy seek 3500 15000 7500 and 2500 respectively alleging foreign matter in drinks. Texas and Pacific Railway Co is defendant in two fifteenth district suits alleging negligence injuring plaintiffs G N Russell and wife and R L Wells seeking 5000 and 15000. Howard Buster Nelson sues Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co Commander Larabee Milling Co and G B R Smith Milling Co for 3685 alleging a July 28 1937 auto accident involving a box car across Lamar Street. Mare’s milk is used extensively in Russia to manufacture alcoholic drinks.
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