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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun urges readers to support local businesses, attend the Texas Centennial as cooler weather arrives, and participate in elections. It notes political events, job opportunities in cotton fields, and praises home town patronage as key to a prosperous community, citing The Denison Press.
The Whitewright Sun quotes the leading institute on polling practice noting polls hold little significance for public decisions and reflect limited impact on civic outcomes.
The Sun criticizes the Institute of Public Opinion and its Gallup polls as propaganda and unrepresentative. The essay notes uncertainty over who receives ballots, the small sample of about 165,000, and the mismatch with 120 million voters. It argues the method cannot reflect national sentiment.
A persuasive essay argues that everyone should take a vacation yearly and as long as possible. It notes many people never vacation yet still found happiness, urging readers to escape routine and try something different for a while.
The article argues two week vacations refresh workers. Resting at a seashore or mountains is popular though changing job lines briefly also works. Paid vacations cost nothing to employers and yield returns in pep, new ideas, and better output. Grinders who never take time off grow stale.
Fort Worth Attorney General William McGraw urged truck and bus operators to focus on service and safety. He said public opinion hinges on drivers’ conduct, courtesy, and care on highways. The Dallas Times Herald notes motorists feel crowded by large vehicles, spurring calls for stricter control. More than a thousand bales of cotton have been ginned in Whitewright, a record for August ginning.
Joe Keith is declared winner in a run off election amid voter turnout and final tallies. Local officials confirm Keith secured the necessary votes to prevail.
Cousin Minnie, a cousin of Claude Callan, spends days in sadness recalling past deaths. She interrupts cheerful moments at family gatherings by solemnly noting anniversaries of relatives’ deaths, such as Aunt Betty twenty years ago, and derives pleasure in remembering their passings.
An Maine hunter Vincent Carleton shot a hawk and when bending to retrieve it the alive bird pecked his face causing the loss of sight in one eye. A Indiana washerwoman’s long braid caught in a clothes wringer causing hair loss and scalp injuries. Oklahoma boys Frank and John Custer received a .22 rifle on their 12th birthday. a bull’s eye shot at a packing box revealed a high explosive. A Floridian describes a mustache stabbing experience.
A journal entry describes H Farr waking with a nose injury from a sleep reflex. Japanese truck driver Naoe Mureyama died attempting to lift two 100 pound coil loads by forcing his head through them, causing the coils to tighten and strangulate him. An Illinois resident burned by a rug in a home incident is noted, with Harry Pratt moving across a new rug and his hand in his pocket.
A bundle of matches was set alight when static electricity from a person walking on a rug touched the pack. The incident caused a small flare but no serious injuries were reported. Fire crews responded quickly and controlled the fire with minimal damage.
A mother tests a cake by inserting a long needle through its center and the child protests that a small hole cannot reveal doneness. The mother explains the needle checks for doneness, illustrating a simple kitchen lesson from Whitewright printing.
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