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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
7
Washington officials said keeping cotton and wheat prices near current levels would limit price support loans to boost exports. With 7 million-plus bales held, loans may be avoided for cotton unless prices drop to mandated levels while wheat loans likely stay near the minimum, risking world price competitiveness.
The Institute of American Meat Packers reports meat production up slightly and wholesale prices for most meats significantly lower than a year ago. Fresh pork loins bacon and ham prices drop by double digits while beef lamb and other cuts show notable declines. Livestock prices remain below last year though above January lows. A separate note says English magazines from 1834 about Wild West and New Mexico items were acquired by the New Mexican Historical Society.
In Chicago a debate on legalizing gambling to fund elderly pensions spreads across Nebraska New Jersey and Maryland. Movements seek constitutional amendments to legalize slot machines parimutuel betting and lotteries to raise funds for old age assistance while other reform items target bank stock liability plant taxation and state officer selection.
A Pullman porter explains that passenger tips average one dollar but the porter notes they do not get the true average. The anecdote highlights the gap between perceived and actual tipping patterns on trains.
A quirky exchange between a better business home worker and a mistress unfolds with a cook in the works. The cook is hired, and the domestic notes plans to call again tomorrow, leaving the scene with light, ironic humor.
The Texas soil varies in minerals. in some areas lime and phosphorous supply adequate minerals via grass and hay. Where soil lacks lime or phosphorus, farmers should add mineral supplements. Observe cattle behavior and milk production to detect shortages. Cottonseed meal or wheat bran provide phosphorous, reducing need for extra phosphate. Use oyster shell flour with feed, and bone meal with salt for dry cows and heifers. Avoid bone meal with cottonseed or bran to prevent excess phosphorous.
Washington U S Representative Emanuel Celler urged in a cable that the United States accept at least 75000 Nazi persecution victims this year subject to Congress revising migration quotas. He proposed reassigning unused quotas to boost countries under political or religious pressure in Nazi Germany. He noted many nations do not use their quotas and pressed for asylum for Catholics Lutherans Quakers Nonconformists and Jews. Five fullrigged ships used to train cadets are kept by Germany, more than by any other nation.
Chicago report notes Republican leaders plan a national university to educate brain trusters, building a permanent academic body for nationwide political research to sustain a program ahead of national administration goals. The piece contrasts GOP with Roosevelt era professor advisors and cites a hospital’s music hour cutting nightly drug use by one third.
In Hillsboro Texas Burris Jackson and local citizens host a statewide appreciation barbecue for outstanding Texans. The event grows yearly drawing out-of-town invitations and hundreds of attendees with Fort Worth meat sourcing. Plans include early office setup to handle workload and past political figures enjoy renewed titles in hotel lobbies.
After his term, the governor found more leisure and met a ranch owner who invited him to hunting. He said he would be glad to go, acknowledging the repeated seasonal invitations during his tenure.
Oscar Lyerla, Eastland County Democratic committee chairman, joked during a speech that he would oppose labor in all forms, tying the remark to his bid for public office as organized labor looms as a campaign issue. The exchange underscored tensions between politics and labor in the era.
Secretary Ickes said the Public Works Administration would not finance new public power projects to rival private utilities except when existing private facilities cannot be purchased on reasonable terms. He added allotments would only occur after a municipality proves it sought private facilities on fair terms.
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