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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces post office third class status and outlines advertising rates for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees. memorials and resolutions may be charged. J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss listed as editor and publisher with a $1.50 yearly prepaid subscription.
The author argues Texas should end poll taxes and implement registration with literacy proof. Readers under 60 with little income would gain voting access, while those over 60 remain exempt. A constitutional amendment and statewide support are urged to remove this funding source and protect democratic participation.
Secretary Herbert Hopkins responds to critics by explaining census questions reflect earlier recommendations and not a political inquisition. He notes housing related items originated under Hoover and Harrison eras, with rentals added in 1930, and asserts the census serves administrative aims rather than political control.
The passage discusses how census data serves private individuals and corporations far more than government, noting that questions have expanded due to industry requests for market research. It explains that individual answers remain confidential, with only totals released, and urges full cooperation with enumerators.
A Uvalde Leader-News column extols suburban gardening as a wholesome civic metaphor. It praises planning seeds, the harvest of a quiet eye, and the need for capable public servants and business leaders who serve communities wisely.
The piece recalls Mark Sullivan's Colliers Weekly 1912 forecast that Roosevelt could run and others warned against a third term. It notes party splits over a Coolidge third-term idea and cites Washington era precedents to argue about presidential power and economic policy.
J C Aspley argues in Rotarian that competitors provide a useful kick in the pants and drive better business. He calls competition the essence of American private enterprise and the glue that holds the system together, warning that without it prices would stagnate and guilds or monopolies could form.
He argues that rivals are a necessary part of industry and society. Competition motivates effort and prevents complacency, keeping workers sharp and driving innovation. He urges collaboration over hostility with rival firms to benefit the economy.
Quick tips cover curtain starching cleaning, knife care, fern care with ammonia, rice boiling with acid, kitchen seasoning mix, rug stain removal, muslin laundering, brick cleaning, glove ease, milk bottle rinse for plants. Practical home guidance from era housekeeping notes.
A brief humorous clipping mentions a line about a dress worn to teas and a quip asking Whom. It also notes a fact about U.S. owning 95 percent of bathtubs versus the world average.
An Oklahoma mother uses Coueism to coax her children with a joke. Her son Wilbur suggests a twist by claiming he already took the castor oil, avoiding the dose entirely.
A witty exchange contrasts worldly knowledge and local ignorance as locals debate global view. Residents echo phrases about how other halves live, while a native retorts that distinction ends at their doorstep in this quaint village scene.
A father recalls near fatal shell wound at Verdun while his son responds with dark humor about the battlefield. The exchange reveals lasting trauma and disillusionment from conflict.
A visitor asks a host’s son how old he is. The boy lists ages for psychological 12 moral 4 anatomical 7 physiological 6 and finally his chronological 8 then quips that age is traditional and rarely thought of now.
A humor sketch follows Sambo who fritters a large slice of his weekly pay on a 30 minute flight. He insists the pilot got his money s worth saying he had two rides one fast and one fast. A classroom moment then shows a sobbing Willie who fears staying at school until 14 while the teacher reveals she must stay until 65.
A brief dialogue shows Jack begging for jam and Mother insisting the jam is for his sister only. Jack balks at the idea that so much jam is meant for her, highlighting sibling dynamics in a domestic scene.
The world traveler notes that Chinese settle debts on New Year’s Day as a rule. The listener asks how this aligns with the absence of a Christmas week in China, highlighting a cultural timing contrast in holiday customs.
Dialogue captures a playful home exchange as a wife questions salt levels and a husband replies with a witty twist about the soup balance. The light exchange centers on small kitchen tensions and humor in a domestic moment.
A judge tells a defendant he cannot drive for two years as he warns he is a danger to pedestrians. The defendant replies that his living depends on driving, and the judge counters that others depend on it too.
A fragment quotes a debate about Jenks spending habits with a remark that he once bought bread without having gasoline in the tank, implying questionable frugality.
A widow consults a medium to contact her dead husband John. In the conversation he says he is very happy but not in heaven, revealing he is not there. The spirit claims he is far happier than life with her, ending with the twist that he is not in Heaven.
A student asks to fix the sentence Girls is naturally better looking than boys and the pupil adds Girls is artistically better looking than boys. The prompt seeks proper subject verb agreement and a neutral phrasing.
A guest recalls a private detective hired to guard wedding gifts keeping watch during Sylvia's wedding while one man stared intently. The observer notes the detective's vigilant presence and the overall festive mood of the event.
In a tense exchange, John declares he is not half good enough for Janice while she counters that his remarks echo those from her own family. The dialogue hints at strained relationships and personal doubt within a close circle.
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