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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
4
A new soldiers bonus proposal would pay 1.2 billion dollars in cash to veterans if accepted. It would date certificates from Armistice Day 1918 and pay them over 17 years, saving the Treasury about a billion dollars while delaying full cash payment.
A Chinese hawker arrives at the mistress’s door and a refusal to assist escalates into a sharp retort as the visitor jokes about the maid. The exchange ends with a playful rebuke from the hawker.
The exchange shows a foreman asking if Sam tires and Sam replying he always rests before getting tired, illustrating steady work ethic in a dialectal exchange.
Citation orders Sheriff to publish for four weeks and summon C C Munn to appear in Grayson County District Court January 1935. Ella Woody Munn seeks divorce alleging cruel treatment, separation since August 1934, and requests restoration of her former name with costs. Witness S V Earnest, Clerk.
The article thanks readers for Christmas gifts and outlines church events at Sherman. It notes 300 in Sunday school, a Truett sermon, and floral decorations by local volunteers. The church purchased a new baby grand piano and reports the building is debt free with piano debt soon paid by members. Visitors welcomed. all are urged to attend.
Dick quizzes a young lover who recalls starting strong with Jeanette and declaring deep love. The response reveals her witty toast that he is marked for a place on her wading list.
San Angelo reports 17-year-old Emmett Lehr, an orphan and high school student, rented 100 acres in St. Anthony. He kept forty acres for government rent and grew 21 bales of cotton on the rest, earning 1982.10 in receipts with 849.75 in expenses for a net labor profit of 1132.35 despite no rain after planting.
Washington report that the cabinet committee on social security will submit recommendations to the President for a federal unemployment insurance system. A 3 percent payroll tax on business payrolls is proposed, with no labor contribution. The tax would push states to establish unemployment insurance as industries would pay the levy nationwide.
Mrs Blivvins explains she buys cigars for her husband using his old stubs to match the shade. Mrs Scallop asks how she does it. A caller asks Dorothy Jane about her mother’s return and what to tell the caller.
For sale notice offers a sturdy two wheel trailer with 1800 pound capacity in good condition. Also advertised is a used typewriter with nonstandard keyboard, first buyer pays seven dollars and fifty cents. The Sun
Dr. B Wrenn Webb presides with 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m sermon on New Year Resolutions. 6 p m youth service led by the pastor, 7 p m candlelight service with hymn singing. Miss Margaret Lilley presents Today s Youth and Tomorrow s World. 7 p m Wednesday Jan 2 Indian missions film. Public invited. Free will offering. 7 p m Friday choir practice.
Seattle humor piece says Superior Judge William G. Long jokes about an overcoat ranch in Stevensville Montana. He describes crossing kangaroos and raccoons to produce kang racoons with pockets, silk lining, pearl buttons, fed by mulberry leaves and post holes.
A new principle adapting vacuum cleaning methods is applied to unloading certain ships cargoes. The approach aims to reduce spillage and speed up handling by creating a controlled suction system for transfer operations.
A doctor asks about sleep methods and a farmer replies he counted 10 000 sheep moved by trucks to ships but dawn forced him to rise for milking. The exchange highlights humorous rural wit and sleep frustration.
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