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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces publication details and advertising rates in Whitewright Texas. It notes a public notice policy and offers corrections for erroneous reflections. An item reports men traveling to North Bells to buy beer but finding both taverns closed Sunday due to the beer sale law between midnight and 7 a.m. on weekdays.
The article praises Whitewright for its tree lined streets clean parks and well kept cemeteries. It highlights the Y enclosure water station grounds and the high school landscaping and buildings as visible civic pride reflecting strong citizenship.
Gatherings in Pottsboro on July 12 13 and Whitewright this week attracted Denison residents and illustrate the value of yearly community events. Officials urge every county to sponsor such gatherings at least once annually to foster neighborly spirit and civic engagement.
Community gatherings are urged as essential social and economic builders. Denison plans an annual event highlighting dairy interests and local life to educate citizens and attract outsiders. A recent visit by over three hundred Denisonians to Wright will foster new friendships and business ties.
Texas, famed for cotton cattle and oil, tops the nation in births with 8,432 in May, signaling optimism and reliance on rural resources. Infant mortality rises to 71.6 per 1000 in the first five months, above 1936, highlighting care gaps amid returning prosperity. The Dallas News notes 3,359 infant deaths among 29,055 total deaths for the period.
A nostalgic reminiscence of an early 20th century family picnic describing best clothes, lemonade stands, candy draws, courting rituals, and mule drawn swings. The piece recalls how boys saved for lemonade and candy, the social there, and romance hints as a carefree era ends with a shy exchange of notes and glances.
Dr William I L McGonigle of Freehold NY told Atlantic City sessions of the American Dental Association that emotional distress from nagging and nervous parents can disrupt the thyroid and calcium needed for teeth. He cited cases where good diet failed due to unstable mothers causing harm to a child's teeth and urged parental stability for dental health.
Dr. Leo Kanner of Baltimore presented a report to the American Psychiatric Association based on 26 years of records of 102 young women released from a detention. The study highlights misery and cruelty linked to allowing mentally troubled individuals to roam at large.
A Dallas News report details 102 young women designated as moral offenders released after detention. Of these 51 married producing 165 children, 108 feeble minded, 33 born out of wedlock. Only 13 adjusted to normal life. 89 faced serious difficulties, 29 prostitutes, 6 prison terms, 17 venereal diseases. Many husbands were shiftless or subnormal. Most released as housewives lost resources. further detention could prevent more births. Calls for institutional care and sterilization of those unlikely to regain normal mental health.
A lighthearted classroom exchange features a mother tongue lesson where a teacher asks why English is called the mother tongue and a pupil quips that it is because the father never has much time to use it. The brief joke captures schoolyard humor and language play.
Director Mitchell Leisen names Greta Garbo Marlene Dietrich Carole Lombard Claudette Colbert Clark Gable Gary Cooper Ray Milland Jean Arthur Mae West and Olympe Bradna as Hollywoods ten best kissers. He notes Robert Taylor Fred McMurray Tyrone Power Jr. are runners up and still newer to the business with screen presence to prove.
In a candid exchange Sylvia reveals to her partner that a spiteful rival, Ethel, suggested no man had proposed. Sylvia confesses she shared the secret engagement to counter the rumor and silence the gossip. The pair discuss how the news affects their plans and future.
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