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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes a Texas RFC director saying the state never felt deep despair while residents face bills. The reply claims the director from Kansas is out of touch and heated, contrasting local hardships with distant remarks.
The article notes Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday in May, dating back to an 1914 Congress proclamation. It highlights England's Mothering Sunday origins and the Post Office issuing 200 million commemorative stamps featuring James Abbott McNeill Whistler's Arrangement in Black and Gray, The Artist's Mother.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South reorganizes its schools, dropping Kidd-Key College at Sherman from the list and making it independent with a revised board. President Edwin Kidd plans to continue with most of the faculty and a larger social program, appealing to alumni and Sherman citizens for support.
The Dallas News argues for keeping Kidd-Key College, a junior two year institution, noting its social and cultural influence on Sherman. Faced with nationwide small college hardships from a protracted low mood, communities should fund historically valuable colleges to preserve cultural life.
Helpful hints describe removing damp conditions to deter thousand legged worms and ants. It covers cleaning old polish with turpentine, re polishing, drying wood before water refinishing, restoring scratches, and using oxalic acid on stained kitchen boards with linseed oil varnish afterward.
The Civilian Conservation Corps reports 21,907 bridges completed and 2,678 started since taking to the forests a year ago under director Robert Fechner. The output highlights the corps role in building bridges and expanding road and park infrastructure.
A physician urges readers to rest and avoid worry as a rising wave of nervous breakdowns strikes adults. He describes general weakness numbness and tingling fatigue loss of appetite and discouragement. He warns mental breakdown dethronement of reason and urges rest before it is too late.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson and her husband James E Ferguson must post 613 to the registry within 10 days and another 613 by October 1 for the Dallas Joint Stock Land Bank. Judge Phillips set 1934 rental value at 1226, with the bank seeking 4 per acre but Ferguson offering 2. Rentals will offset interest due on the 36000 note as defaults since 1931 persist amid bank liquidation.
Cleveland motorists rushed to stock fuel as 500 independent stations shut down after a two week strike by union attendants against major oil firms. The closures followed a decisive move by independent operators to aid the strike and end the disruption for the public.
The text states that over 42 million women live in the country and more than 28 million are homemakers, with 1.2 million new recruits entering via marriage each year.
A quip contrasts George Washington with a marriage gag. It jokes that he never told a lie after marrying the widow, implying he would not admit deception in that context. The line uses humor about founding era figures and domestic life.
Grayson native Olan R. Van Zandt announces candidacy for the Texas Senate. Born near Tioga, he lost sight in two childhood accidents but built a law career at UT Austin and has long backed government efficiency. He emphasizes equal opportunity and public trust and cites a strong legislative record.
A Texas Experiment Station bulletin says East Texas is best for general farming with livestock, while West Texas excels in cotton. It notes East Texas can support more cattle per acre in pasture, and West Texas can plant and harvest cotton quickly with modern equipment, urging East Texas to emphasize livestock and farming.
A Progressive Farmer remark praises West Texas as an ideal location for an all-cotton farmer, emphasizing the region's suitability for cultivating a single crop. The quote reflects regional identity and farming philosophy.
A news dispatch quotes Captain Rainey Ridley aged 89 from North Carolina as embracing temperance rather than teetotalism. He says he drank in youth but has tapered down for 15 years and now restrictions prevent drinking more than a pint of whisky at once, fearing it goes to his hand.
Corsicana Daily Sun notes sympathy misdirection in a aphorism about two figures one missing an arm and one missing a hat, highlighting a pointed reflection on perceived pity and social appearances.
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