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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
3
Not Will Rogers but Mark Twain is praised as the master American coiner of epigrams. Attendees select Twain quotes to rival Rogers lines, highlighting wit on government, honesty, aging, piety, and human folly.
The report notes a DC blind man in danger after stumbling on a gas jet he had turned on, leaving him overcome by gas. A Michigan man fractured his heel and collarbone during a hospital X ray exam caused by a broken apparatus. A New York City fruit truck fire alarm led to a crash. a man died trying to rescue another. A Hungarian net entangled and drowned while hauling a Danube fish. A French train crew lunch under a tree saw a throttle release its train toward Paris, injuring several.
Costs for wage earners continued to rise in October with the index up 0.5 percent from September and 3.7 percent from October last year. Fuel costs led the increase at 2.8 percent for the month, rents up 0.8 percent, and sundries up 0.3 percent. Clothing rose 0.1 percent from September but remained 4 percent below October last year. The wage earner’s dollar was worth 119.2 cents versus 1923.
Indian 1935 36 cotton forecast set at 4 479 000 bales from 24 130 000 acres planted by Dec 1. Output rises 17.7 pct from last year with 6.7 pct more acreage. final figures depend on insects and weather. Japan buys most Indian cotton with 1 395 000 bales. Europe and UK also export outlets. An earlier 1934 35 crop totaled 4 023 000 bales from 23 830 000 acres.
A compilation of quirky headlines from multiple papers notes odd phrasing and unusual topics. Oakland reports wreaths of pine cones tied with red accents while Paris runs a piece about Hoover resuming a political silence in film dialogue. Rome remains silent on civic tests but Spokane hints at civil service list needs.
Newark paper reports a fourth grade pupil is recovering after being accidentally choked. The incident involved an airway blockage during a routine activity, with medical responders providing treatment and monitoring as the student recuperates.
The mother died July 18 1909 at 101 years eight months. After her death she lived with her brother at 107 Third Street, then alone after 1923, later with Mrs A J Bon Bridge Street. In September she was moved to Mills Hospital in Sayre Pennsylvania.
A compact gloss of recent U S political history cites quotes from Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt and others. The Boston Evening Transcript notes possible sales of adding machine paper at the Sun office in a brief, quirky context.
Harvard researchers report a 2 1/2 foot Permian dragon fly wing fragment found in a limestone bed near Elmo Kansas. Dr Frank M Carpenter reconstructs a slender powerful insect, the largest known, dating 150 million years to a landscape with fish amphibia and reptiles.
London Ontario reports Henry Ford plans to acquire the century old frame school in Vienna where Nancy Elliott Edison taught. The building once housed a copper mine owner and later a merchant, but the blackboards and ceiling remain intact as the last link to Edison’s boyhood in Canada is removed.
New York report says leap year does not boost marriage rates. Reverend Randolph Ray notes men rarely rush to wed and leap year has little impact. Deputy City Clerk Philip A. Hines adds women are shy and rarely seize the chance, despite the tradition.
Tahlequah Oklahoma Ed Hicks recalls a Tahlequah farm visit where a large leghorn hen proved an agricultural expert wrong by laying an egg after being told she would not. Hicks cites the hen's bold challenge to credence and notes the expert had advised culling the flock. The Sun office offers printing and engraving services at reasonable prices.
Millions have found Calotabs a valuable aid in treating colds. Take one or two tabs first night, repeat the third or fifth night if needed. Calotabs cleanse the intestinal tract, removing germ laden mucus and toxins, and act as diuretic to the kidneys, aiding elimination of cold poisons. Economical at twenty five cents for family package, ten cents for single.
The commerce department said November sales in 188 Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico independent stores were about 21 percent above October. About 65 percent reported higher volumes than a year ago, 31 percent fell and the rest were flat. Motor vehicle dealers led with a 53 percent gain, lumber and building material dealers 25 percent, and combination meat and grocery stores 13 percent. Grocery stores not selling meat declined 1.1 percent.
A Boston Herald note laments that the vaudeville comedian can no longer tell the old gags as they are heard nightly on the radio, reducing the novelty of stage jokes.
In the District Court of Grayson County a summons commanded by publication for four weeks to Josephine Emmitt whose residence is unknown. The case, 36030, filed December 9 1935, names Josephine Emmitt as Plaintiff and John Emmitt as Defendant. The March 2 1936 return date is set at the Sherman courthouse.
A 1935 petition in Grayson County Texas requests a new judgment reopening the 1926 custody ruling of Marian Josephine Emmitt. John Emmitt seeks custody, arguing the child was removed by relatives with no legal claim, claiming he can provide proper care under his own home headed by his mother. The filing asks that the original March 11, 1926 judgment be revised and reformed and that custody be awarded to the defendant with costs and applicable relief. The writ and execution details are noted as issued by District Clerk S. V. Earnest on January 9, 1935.
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