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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun carries notices on advertising policies for entertainments and memorials, a correction policy, and a political plea ahead of the second primary. It notes editor candidacy, calls voters to the polls Aug 27, and references cotton trade flows at Matamoros and a Texas market critique.
A writer highlights 36 spellings of a common girl name showing the difficulty of matching owners' spellings in print. The list includes Eileen Aillene Allyne Eiliene and similar variations. The note also mentions Thomas Edison developing the dictating machine in 1887 and its later business adoption.
SHERMAN With midnight Aug 31 the deadline for federal all risk insurance on wheat to be harvested in 1939 has 85 contracts protecting about 4000 acres signed to date. John R. Rice Collinsville Grayson supervisor said we expect twice this acreage protected in the county as seeding starts soon and policies become effective once seed is in ground to allow time for premium notices payments and policies before seeding begins.
The judge advocate general ruled that a youthful ensign who married within two years after Naval Academy graduation did not commit misconduct. The former ensign, unnamed, will receive a year's separation pay. a misconduct finding would have cost him that pay.
A. O. Petty, new McLeod oil man from the Rio Grande Valley, feared the rattling radio in his car. He took the device to a local shop where repairmen spent two hours removing a rattlesnake from the set. Petty recalled carrying the radio 800 miles in his car seat, causing him to feel faint.
Thirty seven years after Mallie Holcomb found a terrapin on his father’s Leonard farm he carved M. H. 1901 on its shell. Norman Richardson of Nobility found a terrapin with the same marking on the same farm. Holcomb wonders if the creature will outlive him.
Whitesboro reports Roden Smart of Delaware Bend was bitten by a mad cow days ago. He is in Sherman with his sister Mrs. Allen Pence for treatment. The cow was examined and found rabid, killed and burned. The same animal knocked down Mrs. Smart. the family fears for her health.
Rural Arkansas towns mobilize to build a 100 mile 500 home electric line with a government loan. Professionals join farmers in the summer heat digging postholes under foreman Ed Cole to lay a self reliant path to power, while ridge and valley residents anticipate new lights.
Washington reports the census bureau tally of this year's cotton ginnings before Aug 16 at 313,934 running bales, far below last year’s 514,524 and two years ago’s 205,509. State totals include Texas 285,705 and Georgia 14,888 among others.
A Montreal General Hospital physician argues age-specific weight standards distort longevity. Based on 370000 life insurance records he says youth overweight risks rise past middle age while lighter diets extend life. Also notes in hot weather eggs should be gathered twice daily and sold twice weekly.
The ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church united Lloyd Stowers of Waxahachie and Rebecca Jane Baker of Russellville with a double ring service. Decorations featured Madonna lilies and gladioli. organ music included Saint-Saens and Wagner selections. After a reception at the Brooks home, the couple plans a motor trip through the Ozarks before joining Mr. Stowers in Chicago where he attends McCormick Seminary.
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