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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun publishes weekly on Thursdays under J. H. Waggoner as publisher. Subscription is 1.50 per year paid in advance. paper entered as second class matter at Whitewright post office. Notices of events with admissions and memorials will be charged as regular advertising. Corrections will be made upon notification.
Denison Herald marks its fiftieth anniversary with a forty four page edition in four sections praised for editorial depth and mechanical excellence. J Lee Greer leads as owner and publisher with Harmon Co Shelby as managing editor and other executives noted for staff experience and service to Denison and North Texas. The Sun extends congratulations and best wishes to the Herald and its staff.
A report at the Eastern Osteopathic Association convention links constant car driving to health issues. Deafness in the left ear is described as developing from signaling with the left arm out the window. Arm lameness could affect motorists who rest their arms over the car side, with implications for children in the back seat.
The Dallas Dispatch-Journal laments drivers seeing hands protruding through car doors and windows as signals. It warns such gestures can be mistaken for signaling, potentially causing accidents and distracting motorists on the road. The piece urges consistent proper signaling to avoid this “octopus” style confusion.
WOODS HOLE Mass The discovery that a tiny water animal can in 25 days produce more starch and fat than the United States could eat was described at a summer workshop. Chilmonas a flagellate swims by flagella and can synthesize starch and fat without light. Dr S O Mast of Johns Hopkins University noted a single creature cultured 26 days could yield enough to cover Massachusetts 90 feet deep with starch and fat for every American, about 7 tons of starch and 20 tons of fat per person.
The U S Chamber of Commerce warned that government competition with private enterprise threatens economic freedom and slows recovery. It blamed regulation, the Wagner Act, taxes, and legislative threats, urging a congressional inquiry and voluntary fair competition rules subject to federal veto. A note on a new electric razor blade mechanism follows.
In Chicago Judge Oscar F. Nelson ordered Mrs. Charlotte Roth to operate her estranged husband Jack Roths butcher shop to earn alimony for their three minor children Carl 6 Jack Jr 5 Marie 4 and Rudolph 3 weeks. He noted Roth owed $200 in debts with only $180 on hand and allowed the wife to run the shop and take profits while divorce proceedings continue.
GRAND SALINE John S Wood 74 a lifelong voter collapsed and died after casting a ballot at the Van box Saturday. He had never failed to vote since reaching adulthood, and his final civic act occurred just before the end of the voting process.
D W Bradford 28 of Clovis NM died at Denver General Hospital after asking a friend what would happen if a train bumped the cars. While seated on a railroad siding with John Gregg 82 of Amarillo TX, his right leg was severed and his left leg crushed when a switch engine bumped the cars he pointed to. Gregg jumped away safely.
A four ton elephant named Big Mabel sat on a flivver during a Columbus Nebraska parade, crushing the car. Occupants were unhurt. hood fenders and wheels were twisted beyond recognition in the strange incident.
In Athens on Friday a stack of 130 watermelons owned by 17 year old David Stalter was struck by lightning. The lightning melted the supporting tarpaulin wire, damaging the melons with dented surfaces and bruised interiors.
The barking dog woke J L Kennedy of Tioga around 6 am to a fire consuming his Tioga home. Kennedy, operator of the Star Mineral Well property, was alone as his family were away.
Colorado chief game warden John D. Hart cautions that mother elk or deer will kill their young if touched by people, except in park areas used to human presence. He notes the difficulty of reuniting cubs or fawns with mothers and the need to rear them on game farms. The piece ends with a garbled exclamation about friends.
David Woodrow Smith writes from the U S S Jarvis in San Diego dated July 17 about the fleet review in San Francisco. He recounts the parade of ships led by the Pennsylvania, aircraft carriers and destroyers as President reviews the fleet aboard the Houston. He expresses pride in the United States and a strong patriotic feeling from witnessing the event.
The Episcopal Address to the General Conference at Birmingham condemns Prohibition repeal. It argues liquor laws failed, cites a flood of alcohol, crime, and broken pledges, and blames the administration for not curbing the liquor traffic while noting rising sales and social harm.
Business Men's Research Foundation estimates the social cost in this period at 15 billion dollars more. How long can the country stand this strain with vast resources? If channeled legally, these sums would aid cure depression and provide food clothing and houses to the one third living below decent comfort. The nation is destroying itself and weeping over it. The pendulum must swing back and soon.
The Rev. Angelo Benvenuto, an Italian-born clergyman and father of 11, was denied U.S. citizenship after saying he would not bear arms in war due to religious beliefs. Judge Robert H. Davidson ruled that Americans born here must bear arms and naturalized citizens cannot be placed in a separate category.
Orangeville News reports multiple family visits across Trenton Callis Hillsboro and Orangeville. Clyde Rhudy Harris Savage Roberson and Kirk families are noted by name with visits to relatives, while the community welcomes electric lights in Orangeville.
A humorous exchange features a boastful line about quitting bridge to focus on chess. The responder quips that quitting bridge, not mastering chess, shows greater brains, highlighting playful rivalries between mind games.
In a witty exchange, He reveals plans to propose while She retorts that she had little time to dream. The light banter centers on anticipation and romantic timing, highlighting their playful dynamic about a future commitment.
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