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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
3
Primo Carnera, defeated by Max Baer for the heavyweight title, sustained a fractured right ankle with a hip bone injury and torn ligaments. Dr. Vincent Fanoni said weight-bearing will be limited for at least three weeks. Carnera to be cast and hospital stay expected.
Whitewright Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Mack Pierson and Field Executive Ben Burgett staged a post Legion and Auxiliary program at the Legion hall. The event featured first aid knot tying and games ending with the court of honor. achievements included Preston Hannah tenderfoot Jack Yeager first class Jack Meador merit badge and Walter Tom Holmes star rank. Legion Commander George Pace commended the Scouts and invited return visits while Women of the Auxiliary provided punch and cake.
A brief exchange shows Uncle Tom asking about schooling and his nephew modestly admitting efforts to improve. The uncle comments casually that he needs one, implying a simple, perhaps comic, bit of advice.
The article notes Max Baer’s knockout of Primo Carnera signals Jewish dominance in boxing with four world titles held by Jews and Italians sharing the field. It contrasts current holders: Baer and Rosenbloom among Jews, Dundee and Wolgast among Italians, with other champions including Arizmendi and Brown representing Mexico and Panama.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports in a decade 1922 to 1932 population rose 13.6 percent while government employment rose 19.3 percent. In 1932 49.6 million Americans were available for work, with 31.0 million in full time employment. Government employed 3.122 million, including 952,419 at all levels and 274,852 in the armed forces.
A collection of light cartoons and quick lines. The jokes cover marriage honesty cooking and social quirks with punchlines about business, art, gossip and everyday misunderstandings. Names and places are implied in the setup.
A Kansas woman seeks false teeth with quizzical measurements. a Topeka dentist receives odd requests. A shopper asks about complexion cream. a clerk corrects preserving as restoration. A Scotchman jokes about radio bulbs, a second grader advances grades, and a phone call yields an insult. A newlywed asks about slumps in the market.
A brief dialogue reveals social tension as one character questions health and affection while the other reveals a surprising absence of illness and kissing. The exchange hints at hidden norms and personal boundaries within a tense moment.
A flirtatious exchange leads to a cautious invitation for dancing. He expresses hope for a dance tonight while she replies she did not come only for pleasure, signaling guarded interest amid social tension.
A Midland negro woman Rosey Patterson, 30, eats about five pounds of dirt daily, with police and the doctor exam suggesting possible mineral deficiency or unusual appetite. Neighbors observed two men filling a sack with clods and reporting the incident to Police Chief Lee Haynes.
The first bale of 1934 35 cotton is sold on the Houston cotton exchange for $1 per pound. The 500 pound bale was grown by Teofilo Garcia of La Grulla Starr County and delivered after ginning under the Bankhead cotton control bill. Broker L R C Towles bid the bale to the dollar, labeling it strict middling inch staple.
A boss confronts an employee and demands a raise with two reasons. The employee replies with a single word: Twins.
A religious exhortation urges Christians to be perfect as their Father in heaven and to avoid serving wealth over God. It calls for faithful, disciplined living, constant prayer, and spreading righteousness to prevent war and win souls for Christ.
Rev S L Ball urges readers to pursue Christian perfection citing Matt 5 48 and 1 Thess 5 16 23 He compares perfect fits in life to spiritual growth born again growth in grace and knowledge and warns against serving God and mammon while urging watchfulness self denial and blameless living until Christ's return
The star of Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus, Clyde Beatty, armed with only a chair a whip and blank cartridge revolver, performs in a cage with about forty lions and tigers while facing daily near death yet forbidden to fly by contract though he is a licensed pilot.
A Texas corporation advertises a no medical exam life policy paying 1000.00 on death for healthy men women and children ages seven to sixty. No money needed now just your name age beneficiary. A life certificate will be sent for ten free inspection. Agents wanted after offer ends. 2-T
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