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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
8
A state health officer warns infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis is mainly a summer disease with over half the annual cases in July to October. In 1937, 69 cases are reported. Emphasizes early medical care, isolation for 21 days, boiling milk, reducing human contact, and controlling flies to prevent spread.
An 80 year old New York state retiree informed the pension commission that after inheriting a $3000 legacy she could have payments stopped. Yet under the law she must refund the $2382 already paid. The Dallas News notes the absurdity and calls for reform as pension rules strain to balance eligibility and recovery.
President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend low interest rates on Federal Land Bank loans for two years citing a need to balance the 1938 budget and noting the plan would cost the treasury about 52.9 million dollars across 1938 and 1939. He warned reductions could threaten the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation’s ability to meet obligations and questioned subsidies below market rates.
The exchange shows Janey resisting sharing her apple, recalling the Sunday school tale of Eve tempting Adam. The mother urges generosity, while the child cites the historic blame placed on Eve, reflecting humor and moral instruction in a domestic moment.
Orangeville News reports Miss Nell Brown visiting Ravenna and several local families hosting guests from Leonard West Texas Marshall and Celeste. A wedding near Bonham unites Robert Segers and Miss Lois Wilder with relatives escorting them to the ceremony. Families plan vacations in Oklahoma and Arkansas while kinship visits occur across Savoy Ector Dog Creek and Celeste during the weekend.
All the pupils prepare for a written test when the teacher asks Wally about his pencil. Wally replies with the phrase I haven't one and questions where all the pencils are, highlighting a classroom mix up and missing supplies.
Classifieds show three land tracts near Whitewright with possession offered. Also auto loan offers from Montgomery Agency and Auto Finance Company in Sherman, inviting refinancing, low payments, and home finance. 240 acre farm and 100 acre farm available with favorable terms. 40 acre home site listed as well located.
Brooks Mays & Co at Dallas Texas advertises a baby grand and a new small upright piano available soon. Buyers can pay weekly or monthly and may offer livestock poultry or feed as part payment. Contact Mr Wellbaum by wire phone or letter before stock moves.
COLLEGE STATION Texas reports that of 190 625 applications for 1936 Agricultural Conservation Program payments less than 1 500 remain unpaid and total payments reach 34 070 859. The program covered 22 840 324 acres with average farm payment 178 73 and average farm size 119 8 acres. Farmers diverted 28 9 percent of cotton to soil improving crops. Tenants caused 312 861 checks to be issued across 190 625 applications.
Washington reports the agriculture department aims to return over 60 million dollars to the treasury as unspent 1936 soil conservation funds. Officials note 1936 benefit payments to farmers will total around 400 million, with Congress having made 470 million available and 500 million planned for 1937.
The statement notes the $500 million total does not use the 1936 balances. Of this amount $340 million is newly appropriated money, $50,000 remains from the original AAA fund set up in 1933, and $110,000,000 comes from 30 percent of customs receipts allocated to the secretary of agriculture for agricultural purposes.
New York reports Dr Reno Paul, a pioneer European allergist, says hay fever is common among cultured people. He notes university training does not guarantee non susceptibility and that city residents show higher rates than rural folk. He seeks to study histamin a potential treatment under development.
A woman in Sherman was accidentally shot through the head, with the incident described as a life of blindness following the injury. The report notes the unforeseen accident and its lasting impact on the woman's vision and daily life.
Mrs Leonard Roberts aged 24 was shot in the head by a 22 calibre rifle in an apparent accident Monday night near their home seven miles northwest of Sherman. Doctors at St Vincent's Sanitarium said she may recover. Constable Fred Mooty and Ross Stark investigated. The couple were walking across a field to drive in cattle when the incident occurred about 100 yards from their home. Mr Roberts carried the rifle and the couple’s one year old baby. Mrs Mary Fowler aided in taking Mrs Roberts to Sherman for care.
A quotation debate questions government reach and its potential overreach shrinking to a sharp personal jab about using power over a neighbor child. The exchange frames concerns about state authority with a provocative domestic contrast.
Two college juniors debate what to do tonight. They propose tossing a coin to choose between going to the movies, visiting Rosie and Susie, or studying if the coin lands on edge. The lighthearted musing frames a simple evening plan.
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