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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
3
A UT Austin feature describes Dr. C W Hall's marriage course Bible 317 at the University of Texas. It notes pre marriage discussions before tying the knot, long engagements, minister ceremonies, and how the class grew from four students to 125.
A warning urges campers scouts vacationers and fishermen to guard against typhoid. Disease spreads via contaminated water milk food and hands. Vaccination with three inoculations a week apart provides two years of protection, and water or milk purity cannot be judged by sight.
A recipe assembled from dates and milk explains heating the dates in milk twenty minutes, then straining and mixing with eggs and salt. The filling is set in a pie crust and baked in a quick oven, first to set the rim then with heat reduced.
A stiff brush dipped in furniture polish is good for cleaning reed and rattan furniture.
A small amount of oil applied when needed helps household machinery run longer and stay ready for use. Cooking or salad oil can lubricate small cooking equipment.
A cleaning tip recommends adding a small amount of turpentine to hot soapy water. This reduces scrubbing effort, especially for paint films that are greasy from stove or fire fumes, making removal easier.
The speaker says students discuss freely in separate groups and that the class atmosphere is favorable. Dr Hall notes the initial female majority in enrollments has balanced, with boys and girls now about even, and an opportunity given to critique the course on a final examination.
A vintage recipe fragment lists one cup of egg whites one and one quarter cups sugar one cup flour half a teaspoon cream of tartar and a pinch of salt. Whip whites then bake in a very slow oven using yolks for mayonnaise if desired.
Melt butter and flour then whisk in chicken stock. Stir in hot cream, season with salt pepper and nutmeg. For yellow sauce, temper with egg yolks off heat. Periodically check frames and reseal with fresh brown paper backing to keep dust out.
In a light moment, readers recall a playful quip about a game that sounds like golf and resembles tennis but excludes cards, hinting at casual slang and social gaming culture of the era.
Forty Texas A M teacher students will learn to teach automobile driving this summer. The course runs June 8 to July 17 on campus and uses dual control cars to train teachers to coach new drivers. It aims to certify that graduates can teach someone with no driving experience to drive safely.
An eight year old English boy described as an expert cracksman is chained and forced to wear loaded shoes by parents. He allegedly aided brothers aged seven and five in fifteen housebreakings totaling 150 dollars. Police initially doubted his stories until he demonstrated his method. The juvenile court ordered placement in a special school.
Haskell Lewis and other ranchmen in the area report success using rubber bands to mark lambs. The bands cause lambs to thrash for 30 to 40 minutes, then the tail drops off in 18 to 20 days. The method reduces blowfly problems and is preferred over knife or burning methods, which cause more blood loss and stress.
T. W. Knott of Denison was appointed by Assessor-Collector Collier Yeary as an assistant in the Sherman tax office, succeeding Jerry Davis. Knott, a Southeastern Teachers College Durant graduate, taught in Madill last year and is married to Martha Ellis of Denison, his current residence.
A tense roadside exchange unfolds as a driver orders a stalled vehicle to move, declaring a Delta identity and dismissing any complaints with a sharp demand to clear the wreck. The incident centers on drive friction and authority on a blocked stretch.
A classroom moment features a debate as Tommy explains the sense of feeling is the most delicate because you can’t see hear taste or smell a pin prick yet you know it’s there. The exchange highlights intuition over perception in a simple lesson.
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