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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
6
University of Texas creates the University Rod and Gun Club with student leaders Gerald R. Mazur of San Antonio as president Paul D Marable of Clarksville as vice president Richard Anderson of Austin as secretary and John Armstrong of Kingsville as treasurer Berry Whitaker, director of intramural athletics, sponsors the club. Also report of a hiker spending the night in Gillespie County culvert and a panther sighting.
Gatesville resident C. E. Alvis Jr. trains a cat to fetch quail. The cat proudly brought a healthy Bobwhite to the door and released it. The story notes that wild cats harm wildlife and that many states run campaigns against dumping cats on roads.
The Game Department warns against killing robins as boys use air rifles and slingshots. Robins are protected by state law and migratory birds. offenders may face federal penalties and fines.
A lone traveler on the open road in Texas faced an unsettling encounter with a hitchhiking companion. The incident left the traveler shaken and changed travel plans as authorities reviewed details.
A Texas farmer cut down a large hollow tree and found three possums weighing seven pounds each, five fat squirrels, and twenty pounds of honey inside. The discovery illustrates how hollow trees provide habitat and resources for wildlife and pollinators.
New York. Beer taxes collected by federal state and local agencies in the United States in 1939 amounted to 411,596,780. Revenue funds old age pensions education public health aids to agriculture and more. Federal share 267,642,983. Average tax 7.80 per barrel on 52,768,818 barrels drawn for sale from 626 breweries.
Three slightly deaf men travel in a loud old car toward London. Approaching the city one asks if they are in Wembley. The second replies that they are in Thursday, and the third adds he is Thursday too so they should stop for a drink.
A brief caption captures a social cue where a hostess asks a child about his meal and the boy responds by pointing to his mother’s watchful gaze, illustrating care and quiet humor in a domestic scene.
Texas political scene heats up as Harry Hines, highway commissioner for five years, announces for governor. He pledges to fund social security with modest tax increases and to work with the Legislature, opposing a sales tax. If O’Daniel runs or not, Stevenson may enter. Thompson plans an April announcement, with Derden and others possible.
Lon Smith seeks re election while Olin Culberson a former Gas Utilities head argues he can finish the job to cut domestic gas rates. Culberson hopes to succeed Smith and finish the rate case won by the state but reversed by the U S Supreme Court. Pierce Brooks Dallas candidate camps ongoing safety league push. Bill McDonald and Larry Mills enter race. S B Lemay challenges L A Woods as Woods rides strong school machine in Texas politics.
Legislation to place the government in the income insurance business will be introduced in the Senate and House. It envisions selling annuity insurance up to 1200 a year through post offices, arguing it will not heavily compete with private firms and could spur demand among higher income groups.
United States Senator Morris Sheppard announced plans to seek re election to the Senate after Austin reports that Attorney General Gerald Mann might run in 1942. Sheppard entered Congress in 1902 and Senate in 1913 aiming to serve longer than any other member. Also noted is sympathy for Senator Tom Connally hospitalized after a fainting episode.
A father complains about a late visitor to Sophia as the household grows restless. The younger brother reveals the guest cannot leave because Sophia is sitting on him.
A humorous exchange where Smith asks about his son in college and Smithers replies that the son isn’t making it financially while the parent is funding him. The line sharpens focus on financial strain and contrasting fortunes with a wry tone.
Simpson teases the newly wealthy heir about losing the thrill of paying off the last installment. The exchange hints wealth carries points but dulls simple pleasures. A referenced line from the Koran closes the piece.
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