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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price at $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes entry as second class mail matter. It warns notices of entertainments box suppers and bene fits with admission fees will be charged at advertising rates and pledges correction of erroneous reflections upon notification.
Thomas A. Edison argues happiness comes from self sufficient farming life away from cities. He says most claim happiness insincerely and money buys little, while true contentment lies in farming, garden, healthy family, and direct from soil sustenance away from business strain.
Ray City report says 31 year old Mrs. Jef fie Smith died after permitting poisonous snakes to bite her during religious gatherings. Representative J H Swindle noted she was bitten four times in Cook County and three times by a rattlesnake in Ray City. Norman McGowan, the undertaker, prepared the body for burial. The article also cites a national average salary for teachers at 1200 dollars annually, with many states below 800.
Texas health officer Dr. Geo W. Cox reports typhoid caused 378 deaths and about 4,000 illnesses last year, costing roughly 500000 dollars in economic losses. The text urges vaccination and sanitation, especially for itinerant labor camps, and outlines prevention steps including clean water, pasteurized milk, proper waste disposal, fly control, and immunization.
Grayson County starts two Works Progress Administration projects as 65 and 115 workers will be employed. Whitesboro street surfacing drainage and curbing receive 8981.17 dollars in federal funds with 11368.26 sponsor funds. A 12.2 mile Red Branch to Orlena road project funds total 38285.03 federal and 27873.95 county. Palm trees grow 180 feet tall in Columbia.
State Department of Education notifies superintendents that only parent initiated transfers counted for state aid calculations. Transfers by county boards do not affect teacher counts. August 1 is deadline for parent requests. Also notes that iced tea and coffee chilling can use frozen tea cubes to prevent dilution.
Berlin announces a national school law for Greater Germany to coordinate educational systems. It enshrines the National Socialist principle that education serves the community. Eleven years of compulsory schooling will apply: eight years of general education from ages 6 to 15, then three years in professional training or two for agricultural students.
The navy will take delivery of 58 SB2U-2 Vought aircraft at some point this year, expanding the fleet.
The Methodist Church will not hold Sunday evening services and will join the Presbyterians in a union service at 11 a.m. each Sunday through July. In August the union evening services move to the Methodist Church. Pastor Joe M. Connally issues the notice.
Dr B Wrenn Webb a pastor delivers morning Sunday school and evening union service with sermons on Prepared Work for Prepared Workers The July services will be at Presbyterian Church with Rev Joe M Connally preaching In August services move to Methodist Church Dr F M McConnell will preach at both services in Webb absence at revival in Dial He is a long time Baptist leader and ex president of Burleson College Also noted is a trans Atlantic plane with an egg shaped cockpit and a six engine wing A bicycle infant cage invention from Australia
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