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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
12
The Whitewright Sun announces post office 2nd class status in Whitewright Texas. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admissions will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect also will be charged. Published every Thursday by J. H. Waggoner Glenn Doss. Subscription $1.50 yearly. Corrections policy stated.
Fort Worth residents are urged to beware scams as the Better Business Bureau lists a forgery ring cashing worthless checks from Camp Wolters. Other schemes include fake linen and rug peddlers, advance deposits for a non locateable chinaware firm, a dubious protective association, and misrepresented patriotic promotions. The Sun notes Whitewright donors wrongly gave to Salvation Army impersonators and urges asking for credentials before contributing.
Governor O D aniel proposes a state law to prevent strikes in defense industries, but public opinion favors federal action. Most Texans support enforcing such a law in a national emergency, and some see forced labor for defense work as necessary for maximum production.
The Whitewright Sun reports a debate on replacing elective county officials with a county manager. It notes yearly salaries of 4750 for clerk, district clerk, tax official and sheriff versus half under the manager system and accuses officials of outsourcing work to subordinates for political ends. The paper calls the claim vivid though not fully precise.
The Sherman Democrat argues elective county officials spend much time on politics, leaving county business to subordinates. It questions salaries of 4750 yearly for clerk, tax officer, and sheriff, suggesting a county manager plan could cut costs to 200 per month per official.
Frank Groves recalls World War I era draft fears and mission risks, noting most Camp Point soldiers survived and one died in an accident. He warns about auto fatalities, cites local disasters, and laments rushing life before urging slower driving and reflection. He closes with a Texas House move allowing women on juries and a satirical jab at jury service.
WACO Texas expert warns the warm wet winter threatens trees with a swarm of pests including bollworms weevils fleas and mosquitoes. He notes 20 000 U S insect species with 6 000 pests and outlines root rot fungi and resistant tree varieties such as hackberry oak and pecan. The article urges spraying now to combat hibernating insects and mentions sulfate of iron as a temporary root rot remedy.
The text advises lime sulfur spray for tree protection, wetting technique, and pruning cautions. It recommends Hackberry caution, favors nursery stock like red oak, sycamore, magnolia, elm, pecan, and Arizona cypress. It emphasizes watering near the tree, leaf watering, stomata function, and trees as air filters for health and cooling.
Scott Dorsett of the Valley Creek community returns home after an absence of more than six years. The missing person case ends with his cautious reappearance, details and circumstances yet to be disclosed.
A man sought since fleeing to avoid the draft was found last week near Los Angeles tending goats. Dorsett had listed a Texas home address, and local residents Jim Dorsett Ulysses Owens and R. D. Ford with Clyde Tucker pursued him after his questionnaire arrived. The beard and hair growth hid his identity among Texans.
The Williamsport Sun notes Texas leads U S homicide counts, citing the Texas Digest that over six years the state logged 5309 homicides while New York, with double the population, had 3428. The piece urges awareness of this troubling fact.
A 500 year old tale credits a German jeweler and engraver who broke a wooden block and realized letters could be carved on individual blocks to form words. This single accidental letter led to the invention of movable type and a revolution in printing.
The text notes Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of movable type enabling rapid, inexpensive book duplication. It highlights the Lord’s Prayer as the first printed sheet and the Gutenberg Bible, with a modern sale reaching over a million dollars, illustrating progress from superstition to knowledge.
A short, lyrical contrast compares romantic longing to biology with six million bacteria mentioned as a humorous truth. The piece pivots from affection to scientific detail and ends with a dry aside about air conditioning as a familiar invention.
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