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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
8
An American ex soldier recalls Crowe a midwestern boy who died at eighteen in a French kitchen doorway while serving to make the world safe for democracy. The account reflects on his family back home and the ruined village near Metz as the war memories linger.
Orangeville News summarizes weekend social visits including Mr. and Mrs. Caleb McCord with Mrs. Mattie McCord at Porters, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Norwood from Valley Creek with Lou Haywood, Mrs. Bramlett Burden with Lawrence Burden, and Floyd Savage, John Burleson, Ina Mae Good visiting the Savage and Burleson families. Van Vestal to preach at Orangeville Sunday. Brownfield guests J. P. Blanton and family visiting local relatives.
Edgar A Guest’s verses praise a calm, cheerful man who avoids grudges and snaps at others. The doggerel reflects a time worn ethic that a fellow is at his best when out fishing, embodying patience, good will, and simple pleasures.
Production of sea island cotton, a key staple, jumped in Georgia by 150 percent during 1938, reflecting strong demand and agricultural shifts.
San Francisco scientists announce a drugless treatment using an abdominal belt to relieve angina pectoris. The belt applies pressure to the abdomen to boost blood flow to the heart and has helped many patients, some fully recovering and others returning to work. Dr. William J. Kerr and Dr. John B. Lagen led the work, with ongoing research by Dr. E. F. Cameron.
The first week in May opened a broad battle against grasshoppers from San Jacinto to Dallam County. Entomologist Rey Reppert reports migratory swarms in the Panhandle, with egg beds up to 200 acres and 2000 eggs per square foot. The U.S. government will ship 325 carloads of bran and sawdust for poison mash to 23 affected counties, spread by hand trucks and mixers. In Hartley County mash is produced at two carloads daily. Local efforts aim to prevent hatching beds as the key control point, while livestock demand rises statewide.
The First State Bank at Randolph sold to G. E. Carpenter of Leonard. Carpenter, president of the Leonard National Bank, said business would continue as usual. Roy Owens moves to Bonham State Bank as assistant cashier effective June 1. Roy Richardson remains. Directors Reynolds Abernathy Cox Queener Richardson retain roles. future officers to be elected. Carpenter previously cashier at Randolph 1924 to 1929.
A Walpole remark notes prognostics do not always prove prophecies and wise prophets verify the event first. The line emphasizes caution in predicting outcomes and the need for evidence before asserting results.
Senator Ellen Ellender of Louisiana says beauty often wins when beauty and brains clash for government jobs. He notes a shapely ankle or graceful appearance can help a woman secure promotions over skilled rivals like proficient stenographers. Ellender started the study after complaints that efficient workers remained in low-grade roles while prettier colleagues rose.
The Nebraska Supreme Court warned that using the expression and/or can invalidate an election. City officials included and/or in a ballot question about constructing purchasing or acquiring an electric light and power system and/or lines and property. Voters could not tell what they were voting for or against, citing a 1932 ABA Journal symposium criticizing and/or.
Austin veteran senator Clint Small of Amarillo told colleagues that legislative gains include tax refunds to counties but no new revenue to fund essential needs. He noted the general fund deficit remains unresolved and pension qualification liberalization would add about 20 million dollars in costs.
In El Paso a reversal of church practice saw Lower Valley Community Church members take a dollar from the collection plate to “invest” until the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The plan includes raising chickens and serving public dinners to grow “capital,” with the dollar and earnings applied to church debt.
Every dog, regardless of size or breed, has 42 teeth in the same grouped locations. Even brachycephalic breeds show crowded or crooked teeth, but the count remains 18 premolars and eight molars. Canines serve as weapons and aid in tearing meat and carcasses.
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