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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun publishes weekly on Thursdays. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect will also be charged. Any erroneous reflections will be corrected upon notification to the publisher.
The Resettlement Administration redevelops 17,000 acres in Fannin County for relocation of struggling families to 55 new farms of about 70 acres near Red River bottoms. Plans include recreation cabins, lakes, game sanctuary, soil restoration, and a grazing demonstration funded by projected income, with tax and fiscal impacts on local government analyzed.
Illinois Central announces changes aboard the train signaling the end of a on board butcher and dining car sales for sandwiches soda water and newspapers. The piece mocks the shift as the decline of a celebrated American institution with satirical tone.
MacThistle recalls a wedding scene where almost six dozen shoes were hurled, prompting a friend to question the count. The other guest jokes about opening the clothes closet to verify the number, while a stray aside suggests mixing salads with a fork instead of a spoon.
Bascom M. Thomas notes that if Senator Morris Sheppard is reelected this summer he will likely reach 41 years of continuous service, surpassing former record holder Joseph Gurney Cannon. Sheppard entered the House in 1902, moved to the Senate in 1912, and few current officials were serving when he began.
Quote recounts how dogs show loyalty, forgiveness, and honesty at death. It recalls a dog sacrificing life for a commander, returning to lick the hand and die, illustrating canine valor and how it steadies humans against fear of death.
A public column argues the government must aid Northwest drought stricken states, noting national resources are needed. It questions past agricultural policy and contrasts with biblical Joseph, warning of grain shortages and large imports as the nation relies on foreign supplies.
Political advertisement urging votes for B F Gafford for criminal district attorney. Mentioning appointment January 1 this year, succeeding Hubert Bookout, six months of service, house to house campaign, and that the office is the county legal department and adviser to all departments. Gafford claims experience and asks for support.
Marshall News notes timely aid efforts as volunteers and organizations rush relief to communities struck by devastating drought. Officials coordinate food, water, medical care, and shelter as families endure hardship and aid networks mobilize across counties.
Claude Callan reflects on how rich people fret over life's brevity while poor tenants are interrupted by immediate demands. A stream of bills arrives as a laundryman and landlord press for payment, briefly shifting attention from existential concerns to everyday pressures.
A study of 176000 car sales by dealers shows traveling and resident salesmen buying the most cars, 13 percent, followed by farmers and housewives at 7 percent. The 10 top occupations accounted for 51 percent of sales, with 91 other occupations making up the rest. Housewives outpaced doctors and teachers combined. Clergymen beat actors twenty to one. Stenographers bought twice as many as musicians, truck drivers led bankers, laborers equaled bankers, and soldiers bought seven times as many as stage folk.
New York. J Mack Young of the Automobile Club of New York envisions roads of cotton and iron powered by alcohol from farm waste. A Congress bill would study turning waste crops into fuel alcohol for cars, with artichokes among contemplated sources. The U S department of agriculture backs cotton highways to boost cotton use, and iron plate roads are proposed in Europe as virtually indestructible long term roads.
Scientists report red blood cells carry enough surface electricity to power a 25 watt lamp for five minutes. Researchers L S Moyer H A Abramson Cold Spring Harbor LI note the finding. In Palestine C J Kraemer NYU announces discovery of rolls of sixth century AD papyri written in Greek or related script.
A report by Dr. C. C. Little argues cancer susceptibility in mice is not inherited, challenging Dr. Maude Slye's University of Chicago view. Separately, an American Museum of Natural History expedition seeks vertebrate fossils in Alaska to bridge evidence of animal evolution and trace ancient migrations from the Old World.
The text gives practical kitchen notes on roasting beef with the fat side toward the flame to baste and flavor. It warns cloths soaked in polishing liquids can ignite if stored improperly and suggests keeping them in a covered tin. It covers pastry making with minimal water, quick mixing and light handling for flakiness, and mentions sowing annual seeds like poppies larkspur and sweet alyssum outdoors now.
Advice on mixing equal parts soil and coarse sand for winter durability when protected. Recommends using the purest cider vinegar for pickles and pickled preserves. Warns against mixing two different kinds of vinegar.
Innkeepers in Bucharest cut wine waste by charging per hour with a sixpence rate. Patrons pay twelve cents upfront to drink for one hour and then face another sixpence or be asked to leave at the end of the hour.
A political notice supports H A Ivy for Legislature Place 1 advocating a 50 percent cut in government cost and taxes. It calls for reducing county salaries from 4750 to 2500 dollars, notes Ivy as a Baylor graduate and long educator, and promotes the Business College enrollment with a September opening and a summer discount.
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