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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1934
Page
6
Texas A and M extension swine specialist E M Regenbrecht explains the 1934 corn hog contract under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The plan offers liberal payments for reduced corn acreage and hog production with conditions on remaining crops, livestock, and farm programs.
Lady Simon denounces Chinese slavery at a London Missionary Society luncheon. She says 2,000,000 girl slaves exist in China and cites Chaotong where girls are valued less than cats. She recalls a famine raid where 4,000 girls were carried for sale as slaves.
Mrs Grace Burroughs, 45, gave birth to an eight eenth child a ten pound girl in St Louis. Husband Elmer Burroughs, 46, works at a packing house. Sixteen of the eighteen children survive. thirteen live at home. The Burroughs described large family meals and heavy food needs.
17 Years Ago In Whitewright notes report Martin's harness shop hiring a carriage painter for thirty days to paint buggies. The City Council sets the tax rate at 1.05. Grayson County funds a county farm agent with 1000 dollars, federal matching 500. Mrs. J N Fain hosts Social Club. White Produce Co buys 1000 rabbits at five cents each. Mrs. J P Autrey dies near town. Egg buying rivalry among merchants ranges 35 to 37 cents a dozen. Clay Horton to Tyler for business studies. Thurston Montgomery leaves for Slaton. Ira H Ginnings named mail carrier succeeding J N Fain. Fire department lists members and plans an automobile fire truck. Orangeville reports smallpox quarantine with about ten cases and school closed five weeks.
In Whitewright the new high school building was dedicated Sunday afternoon by B B Cobb, superintendent of Waco schools. The note recalls a 1910 Edison paragraph about resilience against depressions. W C Fain has been seriously ill a week. Ira Fleming and Edna Stateville Reynolds wed last Saturday with Rev J F Fender officiating. D A Norman, buyer of Roberts Garage, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. he lives in Gunter where he had large land interests, and the local business closed after bankruptcy.
Rev J H Hawkins is elected scoutmaster and W L Stowers named assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop No 1. Martin Belew wins Sherman Chamber of Commerce $100 and Whitewright Rotary Club $50 prizes for best balanced farm program for 1926 crop year.
Austin report shows 37,395 new passenger car registrations in 1933 across sixteen large Texas counties, up from 22,887 in 1932, a 63 percent rise. December registrations totaled 1,829 versus 1,195 a year earlier, up 53 percent, as production delays affected year end.
Mrs Nick Barranco of Beaumont Texas says Cardus relieved weakness pains in her side and nervous insomnia after seven bottles. She notes her mother used Cardus with benefit and recommends it, saying it built up her general health. Cardus is sold at all drug stores.
The Harvard expedition to Santa Maria unearthed carved ivory from the ancient ivory house of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, now housed in Cambridge. The discovery ties the First Book of Kings to real artifacts once thought mythic and echoes Amos’s prophecy. The piece also comments on thrift, liquor, and a possible government lottery trend, reflecting on values and moral concerns of the era.
The discussion spans gambling as a revenue source and morality concerns. Some oppose, others, including prominent figures, see little objection. I recall boys playing marbles for keeps were once denounced as sinful, yet betting and raffles are viewed differently. A cautious move toward some form of state supervised lotteries seems likely to emerge. The piece also notes the effort to salvage Kruger investors' fortunes as Norman H. Davis heads an international committee.
Mrs Mae West of St Louis claims she dropped from 170 to 150 pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts, with no hunger. The ad urges a half teaspoon daily in hot water, notes an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks, and offers a money back guarantee.
The speaker notes a global web of Kruger related dealings uncovered after a Paris hotel death by his own hand. Governments and many investors are implicated as efforts to resolve the mess proceed. The commentator bets Norman Davis will untangle the situation.
A humorously clipped exchange shows a lawyer offering a client a funding workaround. Sawyer remarks that the client can use Jones's car to pursue the suit due to lack of funds. The dialog underscores uneasy legal bravado in a mocked legal scenario.
A medical warning notes the harm from harsh laxatives that drain the system and affect organs, urging safer liquid laxatives like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It promotes choosing liquid forms with clear labels, avoiding doubtful drugs, and using graded dosing to restore regular bowels without stimulation.
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