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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
7
In Austin the Attorney General issued a supplemental opinion clarifying the old-age pension law and tightening limits on aid from relatives. Four board questions covered counting relative aid, disregarding it, equal treatment to other sources, and commission discretion in needy standards.
In Boys Town Nebraska Father Flanagan announces a $700000 expansion project to house and educate 520 boys. The pay as you go plan is funded by outside contributions and bank mortgages. Dormitories kitchen and dining hall planned with completion by Aug 15 1939 and Jan 1 1940. Non Catholic boys not required to attend mass. chapel to be expanded for interfaith use. Since 1917 over 4500 boys have lived there with many finding homes or jobs.
The Marshall Ford dam on the Colorado River just above Austin Texas will become the fourth largest dam in the world when finished Commissioner J C Page of the bureau of reclamation announced The dam will rise to 270 feet and require 1 868 700 cubic yards of concrete Its height surpasses earlier plans 200 feet and was raised by a senate amendment to add 5 000 000 dollars The project aims to increase water storage and curb floods seen in recent months
A syndicated column argues that Hon Hamilton Fish accuses the Republican Party of being sidelined at royal hospitality events during the King and Queen of England's U.S. visit. It critiques GOP opposition to Roosevelt policies, notes Townsend pension politics, WPA works, and a supposed old age pension hoax, stressing partisan manipulation and fiscal contrasts.
A Sunday rain touched Porter and farmers reported crop cleaning last week. Bonham visitors came Saturday night. Mrs G D Bennett is ill this week. Families and relatives shared visits across local households including the McCord Hicks Gunter and Williams families. The community mourns the death of Earl Musser.
Mellon Institute bulletin cites tests on English stonecutters showing clean shaven workers suffer more silicosis than those with mustaches or beards. Moist breath plus facial hair acts as a natural respirator, while the report also lists 45 dangerous industrial air substances and offers protection guidance for employers.
Rainy weather rattles the lower Mississippi Valley as a Louisiana plantation posts a sign to a motorist reading Please keep off the grass my cotton crop is underneath. The message highlights ongoing concerns for crops amid persistent showers.
A compact proverb suggests that those who mock others should first observe their own faults at home. The citation indicates a classical author reminder about self-critical behavior.
The speaker argues that if Republicans regain power they would not risk taxing the people. He questions how much money the Liberty League and its aliases would donate to back a Republican candidate if victory meant implementing the Townsend plan.
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