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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
6
Popular Mechanics outlines that one quarter of a typical family budget goes to taxes. It cites a $300 yearly tax bill on a $1,184 average income for a family of four, plus $1,800 in debt financed by government bonds. It details taxes embedded in bread pork clothing matches candy cars and cigarettes and notes government relief and payrolls funded by taxation.
A Washington correspondent releases excerpts of letters to New Deal relief agencies filled with sarcasm and personal troubles. The notes mention sick pay, large families, missing husbands, birthings, clothing needs, and demands for funds, reflecting public frustration and humor at the relief system.
Clarksville Times argues the so called forgotten man aged 45 to 65 faces dwindling private sector chances and minimal relief prospects. Experts say temporary public works under a federal plan may help only briefly and not fully ease a harsh social flaw.
CHICAGO Ill Miss Patricia Maguire began her fourth year of unbroken comatose sleep today as doctors still cannot wake her. The Oak Park stenographer fell ill on February 15 1932 from lethargic encephalitis sleeping sickness. She has gained more than twenty pounds since falling ill and has not spoken since going to bed feeling drowsy three years ago.
Texas new passenger car registrations rose sharply in January 1985 from a year earlier, per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Fifteen counties reported 4,497 registrations, up 119 percent from December, with strong gains in both low and high price brackets despite weed damage and eradication costs estimated at 400 million dollars annually.
Mrs T W Hardin of Greer South Carolina describes weakness in her back and side pains, saying Cardus improved her strength after the first bottle and she continued using it. Thousands of women testify Cardus benefits. If it does not help consult a physician.
A doctor quips about a husband’s diet while Mrs Maloney responds. Willie is fitted for a tailored suit as the tailor asks about shoulder padding and the boy opts for padded pants. The exchange captures dark humor in a domestic vignette with a quick punch line.
A lighthearted collage features a teacher testing a student on West Indies products with a humorous reply about borrowing sugar. It also includes an ardent suitor's grand declarations to a girl who cuts him off with a startled interjection.
A brief humorous exchange shows a wife nursing a grouch all week and a retort noting she has been laid up. The light banter captures domestic wryness typical of the period dialogue.
A farm yard sign in Ohio proclaims a graphic warning against pedlars. The message threatens violence, claiming that every tenth peddler is shot and notes the ninth has just departed. The terse notice signals local fear and possible vigilante sentiment.
A neighbor who kept hens in his yard faced a dispute. The narrator pretended to steal eggs by hiding a half dozen under a bush and then showed the eggs to the neighbor for a reaction. After the reveal, no further trouble occurred.
A young woman teases about a church group being so small that when the rector declares Dearly Beloved it feels like a proposal. The other girl confirms the remark with a wry smile, offering a quick, lighthearted churchyard quip.
A boarding-house keeper complains guests must wear head coverings at dinner and warns meals served in bed will incur additional charges, reflecting strict dining room rules.
A fragment shows a boy named Robert asked about what is raised in Ireland. He deflects, saying his mother forbids rough talk and he cannot answer. The exchange hints at family dynamics and cultural cues in a domestic scene.
Two mountaineer women discuss a party guest praising him as a real gentleman. They note he did not blow on his hot drink nor fan it with his saucer, instead fanning it with his hat.
Two children leaving Sunday school debate the devil and Santa Claus. One says there is no devil, the other retorts it’s like Santa Claus and your father.
In a satirical exchange, a wife notes wives can be bought for two dollars in parts of India, provoking a husband who jokes a good wife is worth it. The dialogue shifts to talk of a new public works project needing a superintendent to manage workers and a woman candidate is suggested.
A terse exchange shows a doctor nudging a cautious, irritable master and a reluctant butler. The doctor advises restraint as the patient’s temper flares and a threat of violence surfaces, underscoring strained authority and care dynamics.
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