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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription price and postal status, warns about ad rates for events and memorials, and pledges corrections. It reports cotton prices rising and two new gubernatorial candidates, with Wichita Falls leading in declarations and Grayson County candidates remaining quiet to avoid opposition.
Grand Old Grayson County figures as Texas garden spot with good wheat and oat prospects. Cotton and corn land prepared for seeding, abundant rains in the past month. Outlook brighter than last year as money becomes more plentiful. Roosevelt smile urged and forward motion called for prosperity now.
The piece surveys postwar tensions as observers warn of a coming European war. France and Germany are escalating friction, with Germany preparing to challenge its ancient rival. If France plunges into conflict in the north, Italy is seen moving against France in the south. Italy seeks the Mediterranean coast now held by France.
The piece notes a rising Centrist party possibility and the need for organization and funds. It highlights the impact of gold at 35 dollars per ounce stabilizing the dollar to 59.04 percent of the gold dollar and says capital fears ease as investment returns. Roosevelt hopes May brings reduced unemployment and Congress disbands.
The text surveys growing ferment in Central and Eastern Europe with Austria resisting Nazi propaganda and potential war amid Mussolini Italy. It notes Japan and Russia near conflict on Manchurian borders and Britain’s role in India and Persia. South America remains at war with neighbors while the author praises peaceful U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico.
A roundup of curious claims spans Paris dog restaurants and dog menus, U S candy tax receipts in December, Arizona buffalo hunts, coroner verdicts, Public Works road mileage, mental age claims, century dates, national grocery staffing, mistletoe parasitism, high school newspapers, and falling birth rates driving school enrollments.
French researchers report a congealed atmosphere layer about 60 miles up, forming an ice ceiling a million times finer than water. An electric sounding method measured impulse travel times to determine height, and the ice layer is linked to storms at sea.
This week’s Washington analysis argues that Roosevelt’s policies shape Congress as well as federal commissions from AAA to PWA. It notes a rare policy dispute over tapering CWA funding, predicts possible stock and commodity exchange legislation, and reflects on Republican fragility and Pennsylvania’s shifting political fate.
Fourth Estate quotes P. T. Barnum praising advertising value and the printer as a formidable rival. He argues one skilled printer can outtalk many and urges symmetry of effort allocating most funds to ads and a portion to the article.
Archaeologists uncover evidence of assaults on Lachish by the Assyrians dating to 701 and 586 B C. Separate notes reference quotes from Mrs. Peck and Henry and mention Madison helping draft Virginia’s constitution.
Hogwallow News reports on free-wheeling autos as Sile Kilden notes, Washington Hocks quips about running for office, Sap Spradlen frets frogs and turtles under the pond ice, and Tobe Moseley recalls a Summer of 88 finance idea after a poor pewter dollar exchange. Luke Mathewson calls winters old-fashioned while May greets twin brothers blessed by God.
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