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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
4
Entered as second class mail at Whitewright Texas. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also be charged. J. H. Waggoner Glenn Doss publishers editors.
The Whitewright Sun lists a weekly publication cadence with a $1.50 yearly prepaid subscription. The paper commits to promptly correct any erroneous reflections about individuals firms or corporations upon notification to the publisher.
The Texas candidate Thomas L. Blanton vows to boost Social Security payments while pledging to limit government spending, a paradox critics say is impossible. The Sun notes other lawmakers making similar self contradictory promises as voters seek honest guidance before the election.
The Austin Daily Tribune denounces current radio licensing and regulation as censorship while noting postal rules govern mailing permits. It cites Congress action and a private code by the National Association of Radio Broadcasters requiring advance program review and station approval of political addresses.
The piece cites Orson Welles Men From Mars and Mae West Garden of Eden broadcasts as examples of reckless content. It argues regulation is needed beyond current members, proposing the National Association of Radio Broadcasters code of ethics be extended to all broadcasters.
Health groups push increases in milk consumption in a country with high living standards, praising milk co operatives for sanitary quality and disease free products. Progressive farmers aided advances in production and handling during the past year. More cow juice could improve health for ninety nine of a hundred people.
The State Press in Dallas News argues a four year governor term with no reelection would curb political campaigns. It notes risks to press revenues and cites censorship in Italy Germany and Russia as warnings while urging the press to safeguard its own freedom.
The USDA Bureau of Home Economics has released 56 full fashioned cotton hose designs to stimulate use of cotton in women's hosiery. Industry support is strong with plans to manufacture and market these designs soon.
The annual sugar bill for Grayson County households and other consumers runs around 356000 dollars according to a government estimate. The figure highlights household expenditure on sugar within the county economy.
Figures show average yearly per capita consumption at one hundred pounds, purchased at 5.4 cents per pound on average in 1938. Sugar retail prices peaked after World War I and averaged 19.4 cents per pound in 1920, with high prices persisting as the United States faced economic conditions.
The article notes that in 1923 foreign sugar control made retail sugar 9.9 cents per pound. When domestic producers supplied two thirds of demand prices hovered near 5 cents. Had 1938 followed 1923 prices, the US sugar bill would be 1.253 billion dollars, but consumers saved about 600 million that year.
H. H. Williamson of Texas A and M explains how the agricultural sector loses space and income as tenants are displaced by landlords and tractors. The parable of 25 agricultural hens versus 75 non agricultural hens shows the need to increase agricultural roosting space by boosting farm income.
A historic note links Youth Movements to political power and warns against youth domination without experience. The piece recalls Solomon and Rehoboam to caution against youthful councils overriding elders, citing last week’s protest of Rep. Dies by six thousand youths under religious leadership.
J. W. Harper in Deport Times warns that rebellious youths, with broken homes and churches, may soon challenge the government. He suggests the U.S. could face open rebellion when the opportunity arises, as global conventions influence trends.
Dr. Ben Weinstein reported at the Midwestern Psychological Association that two 37 and 34 month old infants outpaced two four year old monkeys in a sameness task. Infants required fewer trials, formed a stable concept without words, while monkeys showed rudimentary generalization easily disrupted by changes.
Albany residents trembled as Sheriff John A. Holland arrested two men from Dallas and Lubbock for driving while intoxicated. The pair carried 2000 pounds of dynamite in their truck en route between South Albany and East Albany cafes, and they claimed at a preliminary hearing they had drunk a few bottles of whiskey.
The report notes a county wide election scheduled for May 11 with two questions: support or oppose all alcoholic beverages and a separate vote on 4 per cent beer. The context mentions men jailed and bound over to the grand jury with bonds of 500 dollars each.
Factual tidbits from the Federal Historical Records Survey show 277 years ago galloping a horse on Boston streets was unlawful and fined three shillings fourpence because it endangered children. The record also notes a 1517 license dispute in Spain and colonial usage of the term smart money for seamen’s damages.
The piece reviews core constitutional protections against self incrimination the abolition of debtor imprisonment and rules on revenue measures. It notes that debtors are no longer jailed and that tax bills must originate in the House. It mentions Alaska’s 1940 population estimate of over 70 000.
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