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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists post office mail matter policy and notice charges for entertainments, box suppers and memorials. It advertises Thursday publication, subscription at $1.50 per year, and promises correction of erroneous reflections upon request.
The Sun laments weekly feature stories from the State Capitol funded by legislators or lobbyists. It notes publicity agents surround politicians, movie stars, and officials, as most mail propaganda ends up in the waste basket.
The piece notes Texas leads the nation in murders per year, citing 1933–1938 totals of 5,309 homicides versus New York’s 3,427, and argues capital punishment would lower Texas crime if such penalties moved faster. It compares Texas to England and other states to emphasize the issue.
Whitewright town shows ample shade trees but calls for more planting this February. Hackberry emerges as the best local shade tree due to hardiness rapid growth and disease resistance. Small hackberries grow wild or can be purchased from nurseries.
A short garden note suggests planting shade and fruit trees such as peach plum and cherry to increase value and beauty. It quotes a poet about trees and ends with the idea that while you cannot make a tree, you can make a tree grow where none grew before.
The Department of Justice targets alleged monopolistic price fixing in the food industry with Denver as the focal point. Colorado’s chain store tax and fair trade laws are cited as examples of how price controls harm competition and consumers, per editorials from Clarendon News, Kansas City Star, and The New Yorker box update.
The piece warns of heavy U S war borrowing through 1942 for both defense and aid to Britain. It argues bank borrowing fuels price rises and calls for careful government finance to avoid inflating purchasing power. It notes economists advocate large government spending to spur a boom, while signaling dangers from debt and inflation.
In Rochester Minnesota Mayo Clinic researchers E V Allen and A R Maclean report a migraine patient improved after tilting the bed so the head rises about a foot and a half. The headaches recurred when the bed was flat, suggesting a link to blood pressure. Cold water outperforms warm for floor scrubbing.
Austin note details Senate perquisites including private telephone lines in each office, three secretaries at five dollars per day, committee clerk, stationery and postage as needed, subscriptions to three dailies, and a share in 2,825 journals prorated among senators. House members receive similar items in smaller amounts.
A laboratory test used a strong ex-pugilist to drive a hand generator until exhaustion and he produced just over one per cent of one kilowatt-hour. More than two hundred men cycling a generator produced ten cents worth of electricity, illustrating that a kilowatt-hour purchased from a utility costs fractions of a cent to ten cents depending on usage.
A devotional prayer urging self restraint, compassion for others, and moral conduct throughout the day. It seeks to curb anger boasting and deceit while valuing friends and foes, endurance through defeat, and quiet reflection at day’s end. Amen.
Use a solution of one pound of alum to three gallons of water for washing a rain coat. Advertise this tip with a Sun Want Ad.
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