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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
4
The text notes a August 24 special election to authorize a $15 monthly pension for Texans 65 and older, excluding inmates and habitual criminals. It cites former Governor Ferguson opposing it with an estimated annual cost of $41,850,720, a figure critics say rivals state government costs. It mentions other opponents and supporters rallying.
A Texas Ranger visiting Grayson County at the invitation of Howe’s mayor collects a slot machine in Howe and departs for Sherman. Within hours the owners rush to remove machines from towns, leaving none in public view, prompting questions about the visit.
A young girl with no stage experience travels to New York to audition for a role in a play starring a famous woman. After a brief reading, the star advises her to quit. She defies the warning and continues pursuing acting.
A West Texas tale of a man on relief who saved enough to buy two railroad tickets from St Louis to his town. He sent them to a matrimonial bureau bride who with her daughter arrived and married him. Now all three rely on relief as steady family income.
The piece notes a proposed constitutional amendment to end exemptions on future government securities. It cites estimates of vast outstanding exempt issues and potential revenue loss, while stressing the measure is not retroactive and includes remarks from Former Secretary Mellon defending the need to curb benefits for holders of government securities over taxed property.
Andrew Carnegie, the famed steel magnate, visited a small southern town on a Sunday and attended a colored church. The devout service and the simple faith of the worshipers left a strong impression on him as the collection plate came forward.
A deacon spots a hundred-dollar bill in the plate and reports a three dollar fifty cent collection, totaling one hundred three dollars and fifty cents with the note that the hundred-dollar bill is good. The preacher prays over the contribution as divine favor.
The Dallas Journal reports President Roosevelt's tax plan would mainly affect the very rich with new rates. Incomes under 1 million stay unchanged. 1 to 1.5 million taxed 1% higher. 3 to 5 million at 70 percent. 10 million up at 80 percent. Corporate taxes on incomes above 40,000 would rise, with estate taxes steep as well.
In June 1876 Gen. George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry toward the Little Big Horn after wrestling with orders to conform or stray. The author ties the fatal decision to the word unless, noting how its meaning shaped Custer and the fate of 300 men in the battle in Montana.
The Genoese sailor Perez pleaded his case before Isabella who summoned him to court. A council led to Columbus finally sailing across the Atlantic on a hot summer day, achieving immortality as the discoverer of America.
National Woman's Party conference adopted a resolution urging alimony for wronged husbands and heart balm for neglected suitors. Mrs. Lara Fiske Evans of Alexandria Virginia, aged 100, has one complaint about the modern world. I despise crooners.
Willie notes family secrets at dinner after his father Wil lies warns him to observe. He reports Uncle George with whisky, Aunt Melissa with false teeth, and a book on beauty hidden in the kitchen, while Dad secretly eats the best foods at night.
The government of Nanking, China, orders fines for illiteracy at year end, a policy likely to affect many in a city where about half cannot read or write. The rule demands mastering a thousand characters to pass tests, a hurdle few can meet, while Western alphabets show similar illiteracy challenges.
The article describes a remedy to soften fine organ fabric by dissolving gum arabic in hot water, diluting with cold water, dipping the garment, wringing out moisture, rolling in a Turkish towel, and ironing briefly to finish. It notes the stiff laces may require this treatment.
In Andalushia on the road to Palos a Genoese sailor named Cris tobal Colon, parched and hopeful, appeals to Santa Maria de la Rabida monks for aid. Guardian Juan Perez hears of his dream to reach India and China but notes the queen’s confessor’s shadowy influence as the voyage begins.
Ernest Davis a Houston man was stunned in court to learn his forged checks drawn with a checkwriting machine were invalid Jurors laughed as they sentenced him to 15 years for the scheme involving gambling winnings and altered payments.
Dozens of Dallas police were alerted as a circus trailer broke from a truck and its three lions escaped. The cage door opened after a collision and the lions remained inside the damaged cage as officers arrived. A separate item notes Lemuel A. Ervin winning 4000 in a craps game.
The first-born son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant was initially named Ulysses after family members. His father added Hiram in front to avoid bearing the name of a distant relative. As he grew, the young man cared less for Ulysses.
The passage traces how Ulysses Simpson Grant received his name at West Point after disputes over a middle name and initials. It notes the Civil War gave U S meanings from Unconditional Surrender to United States and ponders how different his initials might have been.
United States forest products laboratory experts report several wood types can be seasoned faster without kiln drying by soaking or boiling in salt solutions, offering a potential efficiency gain for wood processing.
A notice announces engraved and printed wedding invitations and announcements available from The Sun. The ad emphasizes personalized printing options for nuptial announcements.
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