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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists publisher editor and subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance. Notices of entertainments and bene fits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Corrections will be provided upon notification to the publisher.
The San Angelo Times report discusses a McCraw remark on eligibility for a potential $30 monthly old age pension, noting officials never guaranteed the amount. The Whitewright Sun criticizes such statements as misleading and argues the legislature must fund any liberal aid, comparing to historic pensions for revolutionaries and Civil War defenders.
The House revived a bill to limit graduate instruction in Texas public colleges to UT Austin and A&M College Station after a party vote. The measure would hurt students and many colleges, raise costs, and weaken undergraduate education by removing broader access to advanced study. The Star-Telegram argues it is unfair to thousands seeking graduate work and to first-class state colleges currently offering it.
Julius Capers Jr reports growing support for a constitutional amendment to let voters decide on a universal $15 monthly pension for all residents over 65 regardless of need. He notes the issue has dominated politics and could influence the 1938 primary elections as advocates push for a simultaneous sales tax measure.
Pittsburg Gazette quotes Mr Capers urging Texans to expect a heated campaign over tying sales tax to the pension question even in an off year. The editorial stresses the political stakes and mobilization for and against the amendment.
The Brookings Institution surveys the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and finds it generally sound in its modified form. Economists reject claims of political manipulation of benefit payments and question export debenture and equalization fee schemes. They support crop insurance on a factual basis but doubt the ever normal granary, warning Congress to be cautious about Wallace plans.
A Literary Digest outline explains starting as a mid scale California orange and lemon grower with 25,000 capital to buy a bearing grove of 10 to 15 acres. It details costs per acre for pests and irrigation, expected yields of 200 boxes per acre, and potential net earnings about 1,000 dollars yearly, noting access to expert services and the California Fruit Growers Exchange which markets the bulk of the state's fruit.
Stone Age men preserved teeth to about age thirty due to varied vitamins and minerals from their diet, according to German archaeologists who studied 100 skeletons in Breslau. After thirty, tooth resistance to bacteria declined from hard grinding with stone-milled meal. The average Stone Age life was about 25 to 29 years.
New York bar patrons debated the origin and name of the cocktail. Tales traced to Lewiston tombs, Betsy Flanagan of Lewiston, and Catherine Hustler. Claims spanned Egypt, Aztec legends, and English literature with many nations insisting on native roots.
A Paterson NJ report notes Amir Hossman an Arab repaid 29.10 of relief funds received since April 1, treating it as a loan. The piece recalls Irish and Syrian examples of borrowers and donors, urging Americans to view relief obligations seriously rather than as mere anecdotes. It reflects on public perception and responsibility in relief aid.
The government reported that a widely publicized film shown at an Indian reservation moved whites to tears while Indians laughed. A penniless intruder enters a millionaire's mansion, recounts bread-line hardship, yet collapses in tears as his motive is questioned.
Farmers in Southwestern Kansas optimistic after last weeks snow cover and two more weeks like it. They foresee a fair wheat crop and spring prospects. A visitor at the observatory watched an astronomer sneeze then a meteorite blaze across the sky and praised the shot.
Washington reports thousands seek mail order Mexican divorces despite illegality. Officials warn lawyers advertising fast, cheap routes to divorce face mail bans. typical schemes promise 100 to 200 dollar fees and 25 day processing, with legality only if both parties consent no children and settled property. Still, bigamy risks loom if remarriage occurs. Some Icelandic bread baking notes conclude the piece.
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