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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1935
Page
4
Colds are easier to prevent than cure. For prevention use bicarbonate of soda with fresh lemon juice in water and take doses throughout the day. If a cold develops, rest in bed and seek a physician or use simple remedies.
An ex serviceman who lost an eye in France volunteers his remaining eye for a medical trial in Flagstaff Arizona to test if trachoma is contagious. Doctors confirm contagion, not heredity, enabling future prevention. the man accepts darkness to hope thousands may regain sight.
A folk belief links bad luck to hearing a screech owl near the home, but the article argues the owl is a helpful night hunter that fights vermin. It notes people perform odd superstitions, yet the screech owl’s presence is good luck and its daytime rest is due to bright light. It ends with a note on a new repeating slingshot firing 150 lead pellets per load.
London commentaries compare Scotland Yard’s traditional sobriety check with Wichita Kansas tests that ask a suspect to close eyes and touch the nose with the right index finger. The London view notes the Scotland Yard routine also reveals intoxication through subtle actions.
A brief note on persimmons describing their edible uses from pudding to custards. It notes a long ripening season from August to February and that frost is not required for ripening with freezing possibly benefiting quality.
The Federal Communications Commission orders a comprehensive study of duplications on chain stations to improve nationwide service. Two plans are proposed: cut clear channels from 40 to 25 with power increases, or add stations on existing clear channels. Dr Irwin Stewart backs the inquiry to aid sparsely populated areas.
Senator G H Nelson of Tohoka urges a constitutional amendment to create a unicameral 42-member legislature with two members from each district elected for four years. The plan includes $5,000 annual pay, full-time state service, and recallability, aiming to cut costs from about 6129 per member and remove free conference committees.
A verse about holding a hand described as the sweetest and dainty. The speaker compares the intimacy of last night to the strength of a poker hand, proclaiming Four Aces and a King as the source of great joy and wonder.
The Labor Department begins bi weekly reports comparing current retail food prices with the 1923 25 average and the 1913 level. Secretary Perkins notes 1913 comparisons will be dropped and says the change aligns with other government statistics and has no political motive.
A playful dialogue between Sonny Boy and his father imagines heaven lacking plumbers because the sky leaks. The exchange ends with Sonny Boy’s humorous line about leaks as a reason heaven has no plumbers.
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