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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1934
Page
8
Monticello plans a new 15000 dollar road to improve access to Thomas Jefferson's Charlottesville estate. The project aims to ease the existing narrow entrance to the mansion and boost spring visits to the historic site and nearby attractions in the area.
The finance committee decided to create a signature quilt to raise funds for P T A activities. Every person will have a chance to have their name on the quilt with soliciting planned in the coming week. The district health nurse will visit Whitewright to inspect schools and address pupil health. Parents guardians and teachers are urged to attend meetings. A new program for the year is being prepared to aid understanding of the child and parental training.
A historical note states that the first potatoes were grown in New England in the year 1719. This marks an early agricultural milestone in colonial America.
Washington reporters and editors push vast output as Congress sits and the New Deal broadens coverage. AP operates with 66 editors and 26 regional reporters, sending thousands of words daily by telegraph and mail to outlets nationwide.
Dr. R E Corradini of the Foundation of Narcotics says two ounces of 40 per cent whisky befuddle the mind and impair driving. While touring Ohio for speaking engagements he asserts alcohol injures life and contributed to a third of last year’s 62 500 traffic deaths. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
The Civilian Conservation Corps at Grayson County parksite will remain for another six months starting in April. County Judge Jake J. Loy announced the extension after a conference in Oklahoma City with park officials including Herbert Maire, federal supervisor for fourteen Southwest states, and Ed Wilcoxson attended.
In Tonopah Nevada Charles Gibbs of Elko believed a goose he killed might yield golden eggs. He found a craw filled with nuggets but tests showed brass filings. Neighbors urged him to search yard gravel, but the items proved not real gold.
Flinders has perfected a patent trap to catch gnats and chiggers but wonders what to do with them next spring after capture since they are too small to kill. Columbus Allsop jokes about starting each year broke and not losing more than earned. Sidney Hocks vows to pretend to mind his own business despite others. Atlas Peck fears the moon’s nightly visits if dogs keep barking. Jefferson Potlocks notes limited gains from separating dogs and children last summer.
A teacher prompts sentences with the word beans. Students name family roles and proudly declare They are all human beans, turning a simple vocab exercise into a light moment. The exchange highlights wordplay and humor in a school setting.
An old man nods off in his rig and wakes to find himself stranded in a ditch. He clambers out and grips the horse by the bridle, accusing the animal of socializing with automobiles. A passerby jokes about a false lamp and a light upstairs.
A humorous vignette about Olive a high school student failing makeup and dancing tests while excelling in English spelling mathematics literature and composition. Her family seeks a private tutor a former chorus girl to improve her facial makeup and dance.
An old column lists items for sale including a single dial Atwater Kent battery radio and an RCA speaker at cheap prices. The ad also notes a trade offer for a good typewriter and mentions space in this column at 25 cents for 25 words or less for various notices.
To our friends we appreciate every act of kindness and sympathetic words and the lovely tribute of flowers to our precious mother and sister. These shall never be forgotten and you made the bearing of our great loss easier by your understanding sympathy. -Mrs. Mattie K. Carter, Kay Kimbell, Mrs. Ben F. Pryor, Mrs. Jnc. A. Childress, R. L. Jones.
Hospitals and doctors favor liquid laxatives for measurable dose control and safer, non irritant action. The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an approved liquid laxative suitable for all ages and a family staple endorsed by N R A.
Lexington Leader reports Wolfe County gains a new paper titled The Lone Wolfe. This issue carries a four point advertisement praising WK candidate for Circuit Clerk. Reasons listed include honesty Christianity poverty and loss of an eye.
The Sun publishes candidate notices for the July Democratic primary. For Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 the announced candidates are P. Janway and J. L. Cantrell.
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