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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes farmers faced hard times after a brief prewar boom. It cites a 1926 report of 123000 farm foreclosures in the year ending March 15, 1926, and warns the farmer benefited little from 1927 1929 portends while prices collapsed after the crash.
The 1934 35 cotton reduction plan promised March and April rental payments to farmers to buy seed and pay labor. No payments have been made by May, and many landowners face missed July 1 installments. Few counties have approved contracts, delaying checks from Washington. National Music Week is noted for May 6 to 12.
The Whitewright Sun dedicates much of this week to a music week program and a feature on music. Local merchants also publish Music Week reminders in their advertisements.
The Clarksville Times remarks on two years of tax reductions under the current governor and legislature. It notes removal of a two bit charge for automobile headlight testing, while asserting the state was not harmed and that garages bore the cost.
A Marshall News Record editorial argues merchants must advertise to invite customers. It warns that lack of advertising leads to missed sales and that towns gain trade when some merchants advertise while others do not. It urges using proven methods to keep business from leaving town.
A Denison Herald editorial argues young men should grasp the saying crime doesn’t pay. It contends criminals gain nothing, risk lawful money, and lose all worthwhile aspects of life by joining a life of crime.
A little girl who found joy in faith says if Satan knocks at her heart door she will ask Jesus to answer. Seeing Jesus at the door would cause Satan to realize he came to the wrong door and depart, the child explains.
Neighbors in Possum Holler 20 miles east of Kansas City report a nude cyclist or motorist at large over a weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Will Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Paxton tell the sheriff a naked group disported themselves in a valley while Paxton fetched water and admitted peeking briefly.
Historical notes describe the widespread use of glue, plaster and salt in ancient embalming practices, highlighting materials and methods employed in treating and preserving bodies.
Raymond Hamilton describes his fugitive years and jail relief from meals. He recalls chasing hunger after robbing banks and carrying large sums, living in fear and isolation. The piece portrays criminals as enduring mental and physical agony, with many ending poor and forgotten.
A reflective verse defining success as balance of effort and virtue. It emphasizes fairness, perseverance, learning, and serving others while pursuing personal growth and joy.
A Rochester woman who drove a steel knitting needle through her head from temple to temple in a suicide attempt last month recovered Tuesday. The needle missed the brain, but she now sees double. Surgeons cut off the bent end and removed the needle. Mining is noted as a leading industry of West Virginia.
Ches ter Delisle 28 of Rofts Oklahoma is remanded to jail without bond after eye witness W L Estes identified him as one of four bandits who looted Whitesboro National Bank March 9 of 13225. Estes said Delisle aided rifling the till and sat with a six shooter during the getaway. Delisle pleads not guilty and seeks habeas corpus release. sheriff says he was sought before arrest in New Mexico.
In Canton suburbs a peasant woman gave birth to a baby with 12 fingers on each hand and 12 toes on each foot. The child is otherwise normal and neighbors hail the rare condition as an omen of good luck lasting as many years as fingers.
A satirical note reflects on Chicago ministers abolishing hell, the Administration targeting the poor house, and scientists predicting cosmic rays could end work. The piece jokes that people will soon lack worries as a topic. It also mentions honey bees maintaining hive warmth at 57 degrees.
The P T A will hold its final meeting before vacation on Tuesday May 8 at 4 o clock in the grammar school auditorium. New officers will be installed with the retiring president presiding. The program features quiet music by Aileen Pennington, selected song by Assembly, invocation by Rev G C Minor, Rhythm Band, selected reading by Margaret Lilley, and Culture Through Music parts one and two by Miss Tommie Chenoweth and Mrs. Guy Hamilton.
The Oak Hill Annex Cemetery proposes funding by annual $3 dues to maintain paid lots and lawn areas. Gratitude is given to Ode Hefner for three years of unpaid mowing of unowned lawn sections. Signed by Mrs. J. L. Kirkpatrick Mrs. H. C. Willis and Mrs. C. P. Johnson. Printing and engraving services offered by The Sun office.
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