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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun states notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also incur charges. Publisher J. H. Waggoner and editor Glenn Doss note correction policy and subscription price of $1.50 per year.
A collage of Texas notes from Bascom Gist to Ralph Yarborough, with witty exchanges, travel anecdotes, and campus humor. It recalls Marvin Brown posing as a Fort Worth district attorney, Amon Carter’s gift, and Oklahoma reader letters. The column ends with Wilfred Peterson’s business ethics meditation.
A reflective piece on handling life’s mix of ups and downs. It counsels temper control and resilience, noting that staying even tempered and letting some issues pass is wiser than reacting. The prose uses everyday examples like burnt toast to illustrate common challenges.
Chicago report says President Roosevelt earned the humor crown of 1941 for his diaper order anecdote told during a White House call. He outpaced Gracie Allen and other rivals including an Arkansas Collegian and a London Housepainter in the Federated Advertising Club vote.
Washington reports a proposed excise tax on intangible property to raise revenue and increase soldier pay. The measure targets funding for military personnel and related benefits amid ongoing fiscal discussions.
Representative Patman proposes a program titled Down Through the Ages to raise funds for increases in pay for military personnel. The plan would issue $20 monthly service certificates bearing 3 percent interest, redeemable within two years, financed by a two mill annual tax on intangible property above $50,000.
Dr. Samuel A. Stouffer of the University of Chicago reports census findings showing 403000 Negroes moved northward in the last decade seeking jobs or relief. Many settled in border states while New York gained 138000 migrants and California 56000, doubling California’s prior Negro population.
Dr Soufer suggests economic factors drive migration. He notes Southern peasants lagging whites in agriculture and small relief benefits push Negro workers toward Northern cities for better pay. In 1935 Mississippi relief was under 5% versus about 30% in New York.
Sun office advertises adding machine paper for sale. The brief notice highlights stock availability and prompt service for customers needing accounting supplies.
Chicago report summarizes University of Illinois physiologist Dr. Ford K Hick advising that persistent complaints about being too warm or too cold may signal heart regulating issues. He explains heat balance via evaporation and sweating with circulation changes and notes malnutrition anemia and senility as other medical causes.
A Wisconsin paper quotes a list of paradoxes about prosperity thrift strength and social equity. It also notes Godthaab as the capital of Greenland, the world's largest island.
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