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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1939
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces post office entry as second class matter. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at advertising rates. Memorials resolutions and similar items also incur charges. Publisher J H Waggoner and Glenn Doss. Subscription 1.50 per year payable in advance. Open offer to correct errors.
Miss E L Earp district supervisor for the State Welfare Board said Dallas County November old age checks were mailed. The average is about 14 dollars, only 1 45 less than the district’s pre cut average. If Whitewright November checks reflect the 6 reduction pensioners may question the board’s fairness. The Welfare Board took over old age pensions administration Sept 1.
The Texas Highway Department reports half of the 4c per gallon gasoline tax goes to the highway fund, amounting to 21,708,416.15 for the year ending Aug 31, 1939. The department spent 48,211,350.52, funded partly by carryover from 1938, and by license fees federal funds and other sources.
Movement grows to form an association to keep Great Lakes industries in state. South bids push for continued relocation from New England due to tax and cost advantages. Mississippi cheaper per capita taxes than New York, sparking federal tax debate. West leans toward regional self sufficiency. transportation and finance aid industrial shifts.
The Department of Agriculture compares 1885 1904 to 1935 37 spending and consumption. Grain per person fell from 294 to 155 pounds while meat and poultry declined from 123 to 85 pounds. Milk, eggs, leafy vegetables, and tomatoes rose significantly, with milk from 41 to 118 quarts and eggs from 12 to 16 dozen.
Governor W Lee O Danial pushed for a sales tax amid debates on a special session and social security funding. The piece portrays his shift from denouncing to promoting a sales tax, labeling him the sales tax salesman and predicting it shaping his 1942 gubernatorial bid.
New York report on frozen sleep or human hibernation as a last resort for cancer patients. Doctors Fay and Smith pioneered the technique now taught to physicians nationwide. While some cases show pain relief and tumor reduction, the treatment remains experimental with unknown long term effects. deaths have occurred and safety limits are being pushed as cold therapy aims to selectively spare normal tissue.
Research on animals at the University of Rochester aims to define safe human hibernation limits. Findings show slowed blood flow and metabolism, with some anemia after multiple inductions. Eight hours is the tested maximum, while experts warn of hidden control and risk of deaths if hibernation seems easy to perform.
Ed Whiteside known as the Gonzales hamburger king created the turkeyburger on Henry Reese III’s suggestion. A nine pound turkey hen was pressure cooked, meat ground with white and dark portions, reduced to three and a half pounds, then formed into burgers with cranberry sauce and lettuce. Pickles may replace cranberry.
The Maori women of New Zealand employ traditional methods using heated stones to prepare meals and assist with laundry chores, reflecting residence in ancestral customs and daily life.
Thrice weekly friends of George Jean Nathan ask why he does not exercise. He cites animal lifespans and English habits to mock the fitness craze, noting tortoises and elephants live long while dogs and hares do not. Nathan concludes he won’t take up exercise.
Local shop promotes Christmas card orders with individual designs and names included. Orders range from 12 to 1000 cards, with 50 and 100 card lots priced as low as stock cards. Readyer can see the big sample book at The Sun.
A speaker declares no man bears another’s misfortune as well as a Christian, praising humility and empathy in adversity. The remark emphasizes moral strength and shared humanity.
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