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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
4
Public notice from Whitewright Texas listing that entertainments box suppers memorials and resolutions with admission fees or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Names J H Waggoner and Glenn Doss appear as publisher and managing editor.
The notice outlines subscription terms for The Whitewright Sun and offers correction policy. It cites a historical buffalo census listing 5,029 buffaloes with 4,829 in the United States and 200 in Alaska, noting 600 to 800 owners unknown and concentration in Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma.
A Garland News opinion urges residents to patronize home merchants, noting money spent outside the city weakens local commerce. It argues merchants must offer incentives and residents should consider the town’s economy, jobs, and services before shopping elsewhere. It calls for unity to boost local trade.
Dallas News opines that State Senator W A Collins’s call for a Democratic primary vote on the sales tax offers a practical gauge of public sentiment on representation. It notes Gov W Lee O’Daniel’s shift from campaign vows and his insistence on a sales tax dressed as a transactions tax via constitutional amendment, lamenting the political maneuver.
The essay argues electors could approve a state sales tax via a simple popular mandate rather than enacting a statute through the Legislature. It notes challenges in framing a clear issue, cites poverty as a drawback, and mentions Texas candidates for office and a garden season ahead, reflecting on political uncertainty.
The piece casts Senator Arthur Vandenberg as a wary, older statesman choosing to wait at the crossroads for the Republican nomination. It contrasts his cautious tactics with a bursting field, notes his past suspicions about the process, and outlines his “Vandenberg Plan” favoring a return to perceived precrisis prosperity under a Republican banner.
A Bureau of Biological Survey report notes fewer than 3,100 American bison remain in the United States and Alaska, marking a century since near extinction and highlighting conservation efforts to rebuild herds.
Winkler County commissioners court ordered removal of The Grapes of Wrath from circulation citing obscene language. About 1,500 residents had requested the book in seven weeks, and the library reported constant checkouts. A Feb 29 meeting will decide disposition of the county property. Protests by women helped drive the action.
Tennessee publisher James G Stahlman told the Detroit Economic Club that advertising remains the only way to keep America's highly geared industrial system grinding. He urged using ads to sell the American way as essential for the economy and public life.
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved the bill on Tuesday. Chairman Mansfield of Texas said it would be offered in the House within two weeks.
The Lafayette Parish grand jury ceased a four month term denying indictments against the poor while failing to indict the rich and prominent. Eleven jurors to Judge Illon apologized for spending money without result and cited obstruction by a minority. They stated they voted all not true bills on charges of large sums and serious nature.
Tyler report shows about 19 carloads of rose bushes shipped since October with one car currently loading and ten carloads less already shipped. Roses sent to Florida New Jersey Southern States Midwest and Northwest. Average car holds 30 000 bushes valued at 1000 to 2000 dollars. Over half the crop remains in the field with 30 days left in the shipping season. Growers split on cold damage with about three-fourths fearing harm and one fourth hopeful for recovery.
Nelson Eddy quips about coping with a cold. He says there is no special remedy and advocates plenty of liquids, mainly water, plus light meals and rest as the cold runs its course.
The text recalls an old Alabama remedy of hot suet for feet and a mustard plaster for the chest. It notes that the busy Speaker Bankhead skips these and instead sends for two trusted remedies from a drug store, uses them himself, and continues his work.
The Metropolitan mezzo soprano suggests fighting early colds with a simple remedy. She advises sprinkling three drops of eucalyptus oil on a sugar cube and chewing it like candy to ease symptoms.
The text suggests sugar can clear the head and provide added energy to combat a choky feeling. It notes the remedy is easy to take and can be repeated as needed.
A reader describes self care during illness, drinking liquids and rest in bed, keeping warm day and night, and hoping for the best outcome. The tone resembles a personal health note or diary entry rather than a news item.
The Salt Lake City mayor and America's No 1 race driver share tips to stay healthy. They advocate hot lemonade, aspirin, staying home, and an exemplary life to avoid colds. They emphasize hearty fruit and vegetable intake as preventive.
A writer praises tisane a herbal brew of verbena lemon mint and sage brewed in an earthenware teapot. It is consumed like tea with hot water and recommended for cold season. The author finds it delicious and essential for winter.
A group of Cicero and Berwyn business men announced they obtained a charter for the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Singing of America Inc. The new group aims to promote barbershop harmony in the region.
Poem fragment by William Burton McCafferty contemplates settling down and reunion with family after travel. It contrasts a hoped-for quiet life with aging and lost wanderings. A later line cites erosion and land quality statistics: sixty one percent about 253 million acres of U S cropland eroded or unproductive for farming.
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