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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
4
Congress Awakens to Roosevelt Leadership Promise
Congress shows signs of shifting from passive to assertive, as President Roosevelt’s leadership has dominated for nearly two years. Lawmakers, who previously followed commands, now hint at a stronger, more independent role with occasional arguments on legislative questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Secretary Morgenthau proposes cuts to old age pension groups
Discrimination Secretary Morgenthau urges Congress to remove farmers domestic workers and casuals from old age pension benefits. He argues against unequal treatment and calls for universal coverage based on need rather than occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgenthau
Congress
Not Worth the Price and Civic Concerns Highlighted
Dallas County reports 20 000 fewer poll taxes paid this year amid statewide disfranchisement fears as Texas voters weigh liquor questions and registration reforms. Denison parents face firearms in town as a bill to raise truck load limits and mayoral notices urge safety, with broader notes on cotton politics and a Pennsylvania health official linked to a diphtheria antitoxin conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Pennsylvania
Senate votes against pay roll disclosure and for state-wide probe
The Texas Senate by 21 to 7 rejected a measure requiring lawmakers to disclose payrolls and unanimously approved a legislative probe of all state departments to root out misconduct. The House earlier passed a retainer disclosure bill that the Senate opposed, prompting questions about public disclosure norms and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Austin
House of Representatives
House
Dallas Times-Herald
Division of Markets Saddens Cotton Believers
Dallas Journal notes a belated New Deal awakening as Secretary Roper proposes dividing international cotton markets. The piece argues AAA harms cotton exports, with Brazil already carving the market, leaving American growers on the short end and southern voices warned for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
AAA
America
Coton
Roper
Brazil
Washington
Dallas Journal
Death by own action sparks caution on Texas race gambling
A Houston man killed himself after leaving a note blaming gambling losses on horse racing. Days later eight jockeys in San Antonio were suspended by the State commission for using unlawful stimulants on their animals. The events highlight gambling evils and their link to racing in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
San Antonio
State Commission
Texas
Sherman
Indor ses Dunlap Bill
Think column in the San Antonio Express notes support for Representative Dunlaps proposal to set a $3 basic annual license fee for passenger cars. It cites combined taxes including state motor taxes, ad valorem charges, and federal nuisance taxes, arguing the fee would ease motorists burden. The Dunlap measure follows California and Georgia models and is being considered in several legislatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Express
Representative Dunlap
Dunlap
Texas
American Petroleum Institute
California
Georgia
Tennessee
NEWSPAPER ERRORS ARE OUT IN THE OPEN
A veteran reflection on newspaper accuracy notes that errors are common in all fields but sharply visible in papers. Editors face vigilant readers who detect flaws and pressure corrections, making subscribers a key corrective asset in journalism.
Footpath to peace and quotes on life and politics
Compilation of brief aphorisms and satirical lines about life virtue peace and political commentary. Includes Henry Van Dyke on peace and several quips about government relief and international relations from Ohio State Journal Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and Tampa Morning Tribune.
Grammar School Notes and Activities Highlight February Events
The Grammar School reports new Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries donated by the PTA for grades five through seven. The seventh grade English Club elected officers and formed a program committee. Upcoming events include a Washington program with all grades and a February 22 program with a small admission fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Webster’s
P.T. A
Rudolph Taylor
Doris Nicholson
Ruth Waldrum
Ray Mooneyham
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Marjorie Nell Blanton
J. W. Jones
J. B. Thornhill
Robert Lee Bonham
Valentine
Ruby Pierson
Emma Joyce Hinton
Dorothy Booker
Imogene Headjokes
Paul Simmons
Riddles
Joe Magers
Valentine Pictures
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Reading
Lenora Thrasher
Drunette Farley
Second grade bird project closes with party and bird cookies
An entire week of second grade activities centers on a bird project covering habitats, habits, foods, and booklets. The unit ends with a party for first and second graders featuring bird shaped cookies. February studies highlight Ground Hog day Lindbergh day Edison day Lincoln day and Longfellow day with patriotism lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Lincoln
Washington
Washington Hatchet Motif Prompts School Music Study
P T A uses George Washington hatchet as motif in red white and blue decor while attendance remains 98 to 100 percent. Fifth to seventh grades begin a music study led by Misa Clyde Montgomery focusing on songs for the Texas centennial. A course in agriculture directed by Newton Manning starts amid students’ farming insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
George Washington
Misa Clyde Montgomery
Newton Manning
Grades five to seven compete in department contest
Grades five six and seven have a department contest this term. The top scoring room in the department for this six weeks will be royally entertained by Grammar School faculty. Fourth grade students study Lincoln and Washington. The cross curricular unit links readings with art. The fourth grade presents a chapel play Lu Li Learns About Lincoln on February 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Lincoln
Washington
Lu Li
Officers Installed by Odd Fellows Here
T. F. Aston of Sherman district deputy assisted by W. D. Ricketts and Ernest Blair of Sherman conducted installation ceremonies for Whitewright Lodge 368 I O O F Thursday evening in the lodge hall. Officers installed include W. H. Horton past grand W. C. Brown noble grand C A Pace vice grand Jesse Wallace secretary W W Compton treasurer and W C Brown representative to grand lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Aston
Sherman
Odd Fellows
W. D. Ricketts
Ernest Blair
Whitewright Lodge
W. H. Horton
W. C. Brown
Noble Grand
C. A. Pace
Jesse Wallace
W. W. Compton
Grand Lodge
Bronx man seeks long distance hiccoughing title
Dominick Egiziano 53 of the Bronx challenges rivals for a long distance hiccoughing championship. He has suffered hiccoughs for six years and despite physician advice has not improved. His weight dropped from 152 to 100 pounds since 1929 as the affliction persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dominick Egiziano
Bronx
Egiziano
Canadian at 111 claims to be oldest man in Dominion
North Bay Ontario born John Birch, a Sebastopol native and Crimea War veteran who came to Canada in 1886, said he is 111 as of June 4 last year and demonstrated steady hands by threading a needle. He stated there is no room in heaven for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bay
Ont
John Birch
Canada
Sebastopol
Crimea
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