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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
4
Notice lists that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission will be charged at regular advertising rates. memorials resolutions and similar notices also incur charge. Press association J. H. Waggoner publisher Glenn Doss managing editor.
Published each Thursday the paper lists subscription price at 1.50 dollars per year payable in advance. It also promises to fully correct any erroneous reflections upon the character standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation if brought to the publisher's attention.
Grayson County pension investigators are accused of hindering eligible seniors from obtaining lawful pensions. Reports describe long waits, denied filings, transfers, and insensitivity as several residents face repeated trips and refusals to accept or interview applications.
The Plainview Herald reports the Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News suspends publication due to insufficient advertising and high costs. Taxation payroll and wage hour laws drive up expenses and threaten small papers nationwide, despite reader appreciation and steady readership.
The article recalls Llano’s iron boom near Old Llano, where 10 000 people surged in, Schwab and investors visited, then left as transport and fuel issues halted operations. The Don Carlos hotel and stone warehouses mark the ruins now used as homes and stores.
A playful catalog lists a diverse mix of figures from ancient kings to modern trades. It riffes on cinders peepers and muddy army camps while noting cops, former champions, wrestlers of alligators, motion picture operators, and news gatherers in a whimsical late December reflection.
At A and M College Texas Agricultural Experimental Station researchers study using sulphur to control root rot in crops. Tests show sulphur lowers disease in low lime soils but harms plants at high doses. Until a formula is found, growers may rotate cotton with sorghum or other monocots with root compounds linked to disease immunity.
Montreal reports the Quebec government approved a 10 cent levy on every cord of wood cut in the province and on pulp and paper manufactured in Canada. The tax funds technical education and applies to woodcutting operations in 1940 41.
A collage of humorous lines and exchanges from a vintage paper, including puns about blindness thrift beds and twins, quips about mittens and nerves, and brief scenes with a nurse, a court, a tourist, a boss and job applicant. It preserves era flavor with casual wit and social stereotypes.
A widow mother is asked by her daughter if she truly loves her. The child presses for proof and suggests marrying the man at the corner sweetie shop. The tale hinges on a child’s plea and a mother’s possible action.
Joe Dale 70 Monticello Miss editor of a weekly paper was convalescing from a $500 operation made possible by his editorial plea to subscribers to settle overdue accounts. Doctors had said the surgery was needed but funds were lacking until readers contributed the money.
The Census Bureau report shows Texas prisoners released in 1938 served shorter median times for murder and other felonies than many states. Texas murder median was 31.7 months, burglary 19.2 months, larceny 14.6 months, with wide cross state comparisons noted.
A shipwrecked sailor tells companions to stay hopeful as they ride the current. He notes bombers passing overhead, suggesting civilization is nearby despite their perilous voyage.
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