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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun informs readers of subscription price and publication schedule while outlining advertising rates for entertainments and benfits with admission fees. It reserves the right to correct erroneous reflections upon request and notes post office registration as second class matter.
The article recounts the birth of public film viewing in 1895 with penny arcade and nickelodeon experiences showing short scenes such as a Spanish dancer and a dog. It notes early technical limits, the 1903 Great Train Robbery as the first film with a plot, and D W Griffiths use of close ups and two reel blocks like The Trust and The Trust Fulfilled.
The Sun reprints Bishop George Craig Stewart's Driver's Decalogue urging safety first and courtesy on the road. It lists ten commandments including keeping brakes and tires in mind, honoring traffic lights, not cutting in, avoiding speed and theft of right of way, and not flashing lights or shoving other cars.
A rock struck a moving car’s windshield and back window, killed Richard Elliott and knocked out C. E. Weaver. A Pennsylvania oil field fire restored Harry Staggers’s sight after a bucket brigade. In Indiana street, Thomas Reidy’s half dollar trick was interrupted by a back slap, causing him to swallow the coin.
A California road crash killed Mr and Mrs Gelate when a speeding car somersaulted and pinned them underwater. Indiana jeweler A P Veach found a 10 inch auto spring piece among his goods, witness says it flew from a passing car. New Jersey janitor Herbert Bowden, blinded for 22 years, regained sight after a cinder entered his eye.
Two thirds of US livestock are raised west of the Mississippi while two thirds of the meat eaten is east. A house fly can lay 600 eggs and become mature in two weeks. Some cactus have green flowers. Jackson opposed Thanksgiving as a Yankee holiday. There are 10,000 Soviet newspapers with 37 million total circulation. No two people have seen the same rainbow. California University is the largest in the US with 20,388 students. Nebraska is the 40th state to eradicate bovine TB. Despite 10 million population, Pennsylvania is 46 percent forest.
A professor describes a device that converts vertical to rotary motion via a pedal lever. A large circular disk, spinning on its axis, wears away hard steel by impact on its periphery, potentially shaping metal and even cutting wood. The student asks for its name and learns it is a grindstone.
In a light moment a suitor pleads for humor as his proposal falls flat. She playfully agrees to meet at the license bureau the next morning, signaling a humorous twist toward obtaining marriage authorization.
Governor James V. Allred opened his bid for renomination with a Waxahachie reception at the Ellis County Woman’s Building and a City Park barbecue. He defended old age assistance, denied need for new taxes, and predicted the state deficit would be wiped out within two years without higher levies.
A tough looking man is marched into night court. The magistrate asks guilty or not guilty. The prisoner snarls that the judge should figure it out, remarking that is what the court is paid for.
This article traces leap year to Julius Caesar and the 46 B C solar year. It notes the extra day every four years, calendar shifts under Pope Gregory XIII, and omits century years not divisible by 400. It also links leap day to social customs with Margaret of Norway in 1288 A D.
A scientific note describes a commercial laboratory scale that weighs molecules so precisely one dime would weigh half a ton. Dr George Cameron of Montclair New Jersey warns that reducing drugs or napthalene fumes during pregnancy can deform babies. Oregon fossils show the state's flower existed about 30 million years. Petrified forests like the Arizona example are forming still. A nine year old girl received a nerve transplant from leg to face at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital. A new automatic aiming device for large guns is being tested by Pacific Coast Artillery.
A quoted club remark recalls facing a man eating tiger in India last year. A quiet patron in a corner adds a counterpoint about encountering a man eating fish in a restaurant last week.
President Roosevelt praised Sam Rayburn during a Denison rally before about 25 000 admirers. He cited Rayburn’s influence on local issues, announced plans for a Red River survey and a Denison Dam project, and highlighted electrification goals for the district’s roughly 31 000 farms. The First Lady and Texas Governor James Allred joined the trip, with Roosevelt expressing regret at leaving Texas and hope to return.
Honey Grove Signal Citizen urges voters to back Sam Rayburn for Congress from the Fourth District after his return from Philadelphia. The piece praises his service, urges constituents to support his campaign, and argues he could become Speaker of the House, noting his potential impact in Honey Grove and Fannin County.
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