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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1935
Page
8
New York report notes 44 state legislatures debate unusual laws alongside tax and social program reforms. Proposals include life imprisonment for joining a nudist colony in Oklahoma and fines up to 1000 dollars in Alabama, with Missouri considering a six and a half month bullfrog hunting season.
George Christensen, a Manson farmer, cannot sell or give away 21 stray pigs that wandered onto his pasture. Iowa law allows sale or use only after six months, and the herd would exceed his corn hog limit, while neighboring farmers refuse to take them.
A Massachusetts lawmaker proposed establishing preliminary hearings before trial in divorce suits. An Illinois bill would let husbands sue for separate maintenance. Pennsylvania seeks legislative authorization to legalize lotteries to raise 100 million dollars for relief. Oklahoma is urged to tax bachelors ten dollars yearly. An anti mudsling bill to curb vituperative political remarks advanced in Arkansas.
In Moscow a group of ten identical twin pairs plays with blocks to explore heredity and environment. American Dr. Solomon G. Lemit heads the Medico Biological Institute project with Dr. Herman J. Muller’s involvement. Active twins learn geometric patterns through independent problem solving, while passive twins mirror guidance. Three month training aims to show environment shaping intellectual tasks, with potential use in future educational toys.
Washington reports that more than one seventh of Americans depend on government aid for basic needs. Hopkins cites 5 million families or 20 million people plus 775 thousand individuals, totaling nearly 21 million on relief. With $60 million left, funding for after February 20 hinges on Congress and Roosevelt’s proposed $4.88 billion work relief bill.
A humorous courtroom exchange features a dog chewing a Bible and a judge and attorney debating the eccentric scene. The exchange culminates with a quirky remark about ad journ and the witness kissing the dog.
In Sisterville West Virginia Bertha Handlan a high school English teacher posed test questions to students. Examples include Civil war defined as a war between civilized countries American Legion as a group of men collecting money Congress as a group of men located in a house White House as the capital of the United States and Declaration of Independence as a holiday. The answers varied with humor such as Mandy noting a ring size and Rastus joking about a fourteen year installment size.
A Bonham man pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $25 plus costs. The judge also restrained him from operating a vehicle for twelve months. The item includes a stray line about office supplies for sale from The Sun.
Want ads list sales of a McCormick Deering cultivator and Case planter for immediate sale, plus Flowers ads for Sherman and Greenville representatives with short-notice service, and used farm implements including planters cultivators disc harrow wagons harness and a Farmall drill with prices.
Auto finance firm offers quick loans and car inspection to reduce payments. Bring license receipt and vehicle for inspection. The Palace Theatre tickets await at box office for J. H. Biggerstaff Mrs. Jack Nossaman Kirk May Roscoe Gillett Mrs. Newton Manning.
To all our friends and neighbors who did so much for us during the illness and following the death of our loved one we extend our appreciation May God bless each of you for the kind words spoken and the tender consideration from each of you Mr. and Mrs J W Henry Cora Morrow niece
To our friends and neighbors who gave so generously of their love and sympathy during the illness and following the death of our beloved husband and father, we wish to express our appreciation and thanks. -Mrs. R. L. Sears and Family.
All persons holding claims against the estate of Charles A Smith deceased must present them in the required form verified by law. Ben Savage is appointed administrator of the estate with address in Whitewright Texas.
The Texas House Committee on Constitutional Amendments reported a joint measure to exempt 3000 dollars of homestead value from taxation. The Reed option was chosen for report after amending to drop a debt-constraint clause. Public hearings set for Feb 19 on Pope tax abolition, March 5 on old-age pension amendments, March 12 on teachers retirement plan.
Washington reports a second government effort to curb Midwest and Western dust storms. Harry J. Clemmer of Kansas named head of a new wind erosion control project by the soil erosion service in Beadle County South Dakota. Clemmer, a graduate of Oklahoma A and M, has long worked in soil erosion since 1916.
Ithaca New York Hy Sachs Cornell junior funds his college by collecting polishing and selling animal skeletons to students schools museums and private buyers He now has about two dozen regular sources including circuses lion breeders and game farms.
T. W. Frame, 72, a well known Brazos County farmer, was burned to death at his Edge home on Sunday night when a lamp exploded. His son, Cliff Frame, who lived nearby, was not harmed.
A son attempting to reach his father in a blazing home was blocked when the roof fell in. Nearby, a Nashville window sign boasted about aggressive dogs at a frankfurter stand.
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