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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
2
The Texas Legislature closed a rambunctious session amid laughter and chaos yet the piece argues lawmakers face overwhelming complexity. It cites 1000 plus bills, hard-to-find facts, lack of a persistent research agency, and rigid rules that hinder effective policy making.
The maximum warehousing rates for 1941 loan cotton are 17 cents per bale per month for non compress warehouses and 15 cents for compress facilities. Additional charges include 25 cents for receiving and delivering, 10 cents for reweighing, 15 cents classing by the Agricultural Marketing Service. Delivery charges apply only if not compressed and not delivered to mills within 50 miles. Fire insurance at market value, and possible agreed loan-paper fees.
A Travelers Insurance booklet reports 92.6 percent of last year’s fatal accidents were caused by male drivers and 7.4 percent by women, with non fatal accidents 90.3 percent involving men and 9.7 percent women. The piece argues men’s bellicosity and recklessness score higher, while women’s timidity keeps them safer.
Practices for tracking boll weevil and flea hopper infestations in cotton fields. Early season plant and square examinations estimate weevil per acre and square damage. Weekly checks of terminal buds and 100-unit samples guide timing for dusting and control measures. Bollworm egg counts prompt dust applications as eggs hatch.
Randolph Leon Robertson 23 of Monday was ordered by U S Commissioner John Davis to Dallas County jail on charges of attempting evasion of the selective service act. He could not post a $500 bond to guarantee appearance at the September term of the Federal Court.
SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT is a tasty liquid that most children will welcome whenever they need a laxative. It has the same main ingredient as BLACK-DRAUGHT, its older companion. It usually gives a child refreshing relief from the familiar symptoms that signal a laxative is needed. Comes in two sizes: 25¢-50c.
The War Department awarded an architecture and engineering contract to Dallas firms Andy P. Rollins and Carl Forrest to plan a new army cantonment near Paris to house 30 000 troops. Construction could start within weeks with a projected cost possibly over 20 million dollars depending on siding material.
Augusta Maine yesterday marked the state’s entry as the thirty third in the nation to require automobile responsibility insurance. Drivers may opt to go uninsured once, but a crash thereafter could lead to bond posting or insurance, with the risk of license suspension if the incident warrants.
A comic exchange near the hospital bed has a nurse delivering figs while the patient asks for dates. The odd dialogue signals a lighthearted moment amid medical care.
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