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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
6
Texans may see wide beer availability if a constitutional amendment allows 3.2 alcohol manufacture and sale after the Aug 26 vote. Comptroller George H. Sheppard reports many permit applications, with sales possible only after Sept 15 if approved.
The article reflects on the size of living beings from giant California trees about 5,000 years old to the whale and elephant. It notes tiny creatures like fleas and ants with remarkable strength, birds weighing 10 grams migrating long distances, and humans containing about a hundred million cells, illustrating scale across life forms. It ends with Dante as a noted Italian poet.
Francis H. Sisson argues that credit relies on broad public trust and bank intermediation. He explains that deposits, loans, and investments formed a vast structure totaling about 58 billion dollars, built during prosperity and employment. The 1929 shocks revealed how borrower defaults, market declines, and asset depreciation strained banks while preserving depositor funds and indicating the depth of financial interdependence.
Bankers in Cache County Utah launch a farm accounting contest to enroll at least five farmers per bank. Winners receive cash prizes totaling 70 dollars plus certificates. Scoring weighs farm records 50 percent and annual operations 25 percent, with judging by local officials and Extension Division staff. Contest ends December 31, 1933.
J. E. Adams of Post calls rattlesnake hunting the best sport, yearly harvesting 100 to 300 snakes from Caprock hills near Post. He uses a seven foot pole, cage, and simple traps, sells skins or exhibits, and has never been bitten in ten years of hunting.
In WEWOKA Oklahoma Indian agent Glenn Kivett struggles to persuade Seminole patients to seek white physician care as witch doctors gain popularity. Lena Fish, a wealthy Seminole, suffered a severe skull fracture after a fight last April 7. Sam Tiger was arrested for assault with intent to kill as doctors predicted Fish would die within 48 hours despite X rays and a specialist’s examination.
The injured Native American youth is carried by ambulance to his home on the Wewoka Holdenville road after his father appeals for permission to take him home. Indian witch doctors treat the skull fracture with clay and herbal tea as Lena Fish testifies against Sam Tiger.
The text lists diverse facts from cures for seasickness with neck heaters to early U.S. industrial and urban milestones. It notes Germantown as site of the first paper mill, New York area’s large population, outdoor playground attendance, cross-border playgrounds, Ogontz School girls’ military training, April beer imports, and London’s salt trade origin.
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