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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
8
The Supreme Court gold cases ruling is expected to raise commodity prices and stabilize the dollar both domestically and internationally. Business and finance anticipate steady leasing of idle funds as a result.
The House and Senate weigh cotton legislation as $2.3 billion sits in gold reserves. A three bale tax exemption may replace the prior two bale limit, targeting producers under Bankhead allotments. The 1935 national cotton quota is set at 10,500,000 bales while talks on devaluing the gold dollar gain momentum.
In Pound Virginia three years after a mule named Jack was stolen a note on a manger promises its return when worn out. The mule appears back at John Thompson’s barn with a string collar and a second note stating the animal is nearly worn out.
Chicago reports the 1934 drouth has driven farm price increases into the city. Wheat corn hogs cattle butter and eggs show steep gains since May with retail food costs up 1 to 70 percent from a year ago. Government figures note record livestock and crop losses and lows in grain production and milk per cow.
Melba Joyce Mead aged 2 nearly suffocated Tuesday when she vanished from the back yard and was found wedged in a post hole with her face against the wall. Her father Homer Mead and two men dug her free after a tense rescue.
A French woman needing a toe replacement prompted Dr Francis Dubois to place an advertisement. More than 900 offers arrived, including from a donor with six toes on one foot. The graft replaced a toe just amputated, restoring normal feet for both women. A separate remark recalls the English war office view of General Gordon.
An old time drug company advertisement promises a sulfur compound in drinking water will keep chickens free of germs worms and external parasites. It guarantees healthy egg production and strong chicks at a small cost with money refunded.
The column jokes about Jim Farley inflating currency by reissuing imperforate stamps to flood collectors and deflate values. It argues Farley was not dishonest and riffs on postwar inflation and political scrutiny from Republicans.
Automobile loans available for any reason or to refinance car payments. No delay. Bring license receipt and car for inspection. Will save you money. F W Creager manager 117% S Travis Sherman. Palace Theatre tickets for Mrs B E Bagley Carl May Holmes Connelly Wallace Reeves B W Newman at box office. Notice to creditors: Charles A Smith estate administrator Ben Savage Whitewright Texas.
The Thompson family expresses gratitude for kindness, thoughts, and sympathy after the death of their husband and father. Signed by Mrs. Minnie Thompson and families of Grover Spencer C B Thompson C W Thompson and Clarence Thompson.
Dr. John W. Brown urges adults in Texas to regularly audit physical assets and liabilities. Early detection during thorough exams can prevent degenerative middle age diseases and shift expenditures toward healthier outcomes.
A brash postmaster general created a new imperforate stamp series that later fetched up to twenty thousand dollars on the market because the stamps were unique to his perforation choice. Roosevelt and others weighed a flood of imperforates to defuse the situation, reducing the issue's impact.
Amanda Proulx told workers she had not ordered a new roof for her bungalow and would not pay for it, yet the roofing crew completed the job. The boss checked with the crew and an inquiry was made about a roof ordered by Al Regan, who did not receive it, prompting the boss to become angry.
The article traces punctuation origins in Alexandria where open margins signaled paragraph starts. It notes punctuation spreading from poetry to general use by the ninth century, with the comma and dots representing full stops and colons. It adds a sidenote that a suspension bridge at Nuremberg is claimed as Europe’s first of its kind.
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