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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
5
Multiple brief visits and health updates from residents and nearby towns. Names include C J Meador Guy Hamilton R L Sears Cordelia Russell Lena Mae Gowdy Dorotha Wood Tom Lilley R A Gillett C B Bryant Sr A M Bryant Lloyd Moore Roberta Sloan and others with travel to Dallas Paris Sherman Wichita Falls and Southmayd plus influenza recovery and a streetcar accident injury note.
Rev and Mrs C W Dennis attend Methodist Missionary Conference in Fort Worth. Bonham residents advertise living room and bedroom suites refrigerators and radios. Local families host guests from Oklahoma City Waxahachie Jacksonville and Sherman. Education board hires Gomer May to fill vacancy. Marriage news includes Roy Hamilton Pauline Bolding Dan Hollingsworth and June DeGrush.
The text offers practical tips on food spoilage prevention and skin care. It advises that cucumber pickles may spoil due to bacteria, suggests cleansing cream and nightly lotion to correct dry scaly skin, warns against rust spots on white clothes needing acid and baking soda rinses, and describes pre-wetting eggs with cold water before boiling to prevent cracking.
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association held its annual meeting to plan 1934 and discussed collecting dues. They noted a $40 debt and urged members to pay $3 per year to maintain upkeep, warning disbandment if payments stop. Officials L LaRoe Scales Myrick urged cooperation.
Sidney Watson chaired a Rotary Club luncheon with W. L. Stowers delivering the main address titled Boys. He praised the Boy Scout work and urged more Whitewright men to join efforts, noting poor current interest but potential gains with increased involvement. Guests Lloyd Moore of Denison and Clyde Lucas of Sherman spoke warmly of the Whitewright club. Friday’s meeting marked the first after a new attendance contest and reached 100 percent attendance.
W R Hooper thanks Whitewright readers for ten years of patronage at the Devonport store and introduces Berg Bagley from Nacogdoches as the new manager. Hooper invites visits when in Jacksonville and signs off with best wishes to the community and Mrs Hooper and the boys.
A group of Fort Worth business men have bought the Fort Worth Baseball Club from receivership. Roy A. Westbrook becomes president with Ray Kimbell as vice president and Joe E. Maxwell as secretary treasurer. Kimbell is a former Whitewright resident.
Scientists report a chemical clock in the human body that quickens with fever and activity, affecting time perception. Professor Hudson Hoagland suggests brain sense cells drive changes releasing impulses that alter timers, likening catalysts to industrial reactions. Also note: Sun office advertises typewriter supplies.
Water with meals helps stomach juices and aids digestion. If bloated with gas, take Adlerika for a cleansing dose. One dose cleans out poisons and washes both upper and lower bowels. At leading druggists.
A mountain tale claims paw-paw brandy, a secret brew, contains a mild alcohol that induces deep sleep and strength. It recounts a farmer's 24 hour slumber after tasting, reactions of a doctor, and a string of curious anecdotes about tourists, Red Cross agents, and voters.
A Magnolia Arkansas Times reader claims drops of paw-paw brandy in tea improve flavor and could popularize afternoon tea parties while eliminating the disgraceful hip flask from polite society.
A timid suitor asks to marry the daughter but is refused by the father who questions his identity and offers no financial help. The scene centers on a comic misunderstanding about a $5 loan.
A brief notice notes that a Want Ad can yield quick results for readers seeking services or items. The item emphasizes the practical value of classified ads in connecting buyers and sellers efficiently.
An advertisement promises fat loss by taking one half teaspoonful of Kruschen Salts daily in hot water each morning. It claims fat will vanish in 3 weeks with increased energy and clearer skin. An 85 cent bottle from Kirkpatrick Pharmacy lasts four weeks and money is refunded if not convinced.
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