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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
4
Notice states that any erroneous reflections on the character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation in The Whitewright Sun columns will be gladly and fully corrected upon notification to the publishers.
An editorial urges wide farmer cooperation to ensure the 1934 cotton program reduces planting to 25 million acres and aims for 9 to 10 million bales. It outlines price scenarios from 15 cents per pound to 6 cents, compares landowner and tenant profits, and argues for shared retirements and parity payments to drive adoption and revive the economy.
A reader recalls the government pledge to insure bank deposits and notes the need for funds to take advantage of safer savings. The comment highlights optimism about financial security but points to a lack of available money to deposit.
Merchants report quiet business after the holidays with inventories complete and stock rearranged. Officials expect buying to pick up soon and business to improve in the early months of the year.
Denison Herald remarks on a proposed Tugwell bill restricting advertising by merchants and druggists under wartime food administration. It warns of fines and jail for ambiguous ads and argues the bill threatens personal liberty and hints at socialism in agriculture and administration.
The National Association of Insurance Agents has filed a code under NRA to bar rebating premiums by agents. It would forbid trading policies for goods or services and steering policies to special friends for commissions. Such practices have harmed life insurance sales.
Clarksville Times notes a 2 million dollar rise in state expenses since 1932, despite candidates’ pledges of economical administration. The piece warns that new officeholders will likely add payrolls and costs, repeating the cycle with another 2 million yearly increase.
Opponents argued automobiles and liquor would clash. As beer and whisky became legal, traffic accidents rose in every state, with greater increases where whisky sales are allowed. In New Jersey licenses suspended early in whisky legalization suggest a connection, though not all crashes are booze related.
Conway P. Coe, commissioner of patents, foresees another major mechanical invention as the path to renewed prosperity, arguing innovation will drive economic growth and recovery.
Mr. Coe argues that American commerce has thrived on inventive spurts and forecasts aviation and radio as the most promising research areas. He notes television perfection could spark a new industry and believes a low priced safe air plane would launch a major aeronautics sector in national life.
An eleven year old Georgia convict who fled to Texas and married has volunteered to return to Georgia to serve his sentence. The remark notes that there are women like that.
Critics allege Professor Rexford Tugwell seeks a one man dictatorship over three major industries. Section 23 grants the secretary of agriculture hearing control and findings that would be conclusive, effectively placing power over food drugs and cosmetics in a single official.
A mountaineer guest eats a full meal with only a knife at an exclusive restaurant in Boston. He realizes mid meal there is no fork. The Bostonian quips that he can proceed without one, but the guest insists he still needs a way to stir coffee. The exchange highlights humor over dining etiquette.
The Family Doctor advises more outdoor activity and greens in winter to ease constipation from overseasoned foods. Avoid harsh purgatives. discuss gentle laxatives and adequate water. A note on incubator eggs and infant death rates in New York contrasts hospital and home births amid radio station counts worldwide.
State Department figures show American debt and damage claims against Soviet Russia total 800 million, with about half tied to confiscated American property from the revolution. The era also notes that many rural teachers earn less than 60 dollars a month, reflecting low wages. Marital rates are mentioned but incomplete.
A new flood light design enhances blue spectrum to improve color photography. Teletype machines compete with radiotype and radio-typewriter pilots. River gauges of 50 years will be retired for newer recording devices. An Italian survey links higher altitude with increased marriage and birth rates. Acetamide shows broader solvent powers per University of Oregon. A weathered stone near Lake Winnebago hints at 1362 explorations. Brazilian reports suggest motor alcohol from manioc, with about 50 gallons per ton.
Visitors at a Chicago fair recount fanciful hen feats including a hen that hatched two quarts of hot water from ice and a club footed hen fed on sawdust yielding 11 wooden legged chicks and one woodpecker, in a lighthearted exchange about industrious hens.
A sale listing offers typewriter paper adding machine paper typewriter ribbons and related supplies from The Sun. Items intended for offices and personal use available at period price points. Includes various sizes and brands suitable for manual and electric typewriters.
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