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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun specifies subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes publication is Thursday. It states notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at advertising rates, and memorials and resolutions also. It promises corrections for erroneous reflections upon any person firm or corporation.
About 40 000 acres valued near 800 000 dollars are escaping taxation in Grayson County. WPA survey director Barlow Roberts told the Commissioners Court that more unassessed land will be found, boosting potential tax revenue enough to help pay for a new 300 000 dollar courthouse. The effort will extend from rural areas to towns, checking old Spanish land grant records and redefining land by fertility, timber, or barren status.
The National Grange unveils a thirteen plank 1937 agriculture platform in Columbus led by L. A. Taber. Proposals include soil conservation under farmer control, federal supervised crop insurance, tariff safeguards, sound currency, continued extension and research, cooperative rural credit, tenant farmer ownership aid, rural electrification, school funding via state return, farmer-owned co operatives, opposition to overseas war, and government efficiency. Delegates approved the platform at the annual meeting with Taber and the executive committee outlining plan implementation.
A reader shares odd home tips about reviving ferns with cold tea poured on soil and covering kettles with a glass plate to watch stew. A hamburger steak mix benefits from bread crumbs and water per pound, seasoned with salt pepper and onion juice. A waiter jokes about imported rice from China prompting a wry line.
The Supreme Court upholding the New York Unemployment Insurance Act on a 4 to 4 vote with Justice Stone absent, signaling potential shifts in New Deal policy prospects. Senator O Mahoney cites Dooley as mock caution, while labor leaders hail the decision as a major victory and hopeful sign for broader Social Security measures.
Monroe Michigan reports a solution to highway speed problems by placing bumps on the road. Corporal Berdine La Pointe of the Rockwood state police post suggests bumps at intervals near Indian Trails to deter speeding. He notes Indian Trails itself has no speeding issue.
Lowell Massachusetts George Mc Donough took his 2 year old German Shepherd on a 4500 mile trip to Berlin seeking a mange cure. Veterinarians Surgeons Hospital offered a forty cent one hour treatment that allegedly cured the dog. They returned home three weeks after departure.
At an Austioneer auction a bidder quips about bidding against himself as he admits his wife and brother urged him to bid for the gramophone. The exchange reveals a humorous family motivation behind the bid and the suspense over who will win.
San Antonio reports 14733 jobs created by 198 new WPA projects in the last month. H P Drought, Texas Works Progress Administrator, says projects will absorb workers displaced from completed WPA efforts and seasonal farm work ends. Federal funds total 2 543 210 dollars with sponsors adding 1 103 510 dollars to run the new projects. Farm to market roads lead the list with 1 167 830 dollars for 71 jobs across 61 counties, extending 943 miles of road work and employing 6 487 workers.
A Progressive Farmer note by Wm H Harrison Virginia offers safety rules amid hunting season. The piece lists cautions such as never entering with a loaded gun, never aiming at people, avoiding careless companions, loading only when ready, not mistaking rustles for game, not firing hastily, unloading before crossing fences, not resting on the muzzle, and keeping the gun from touching ground or mud.
A barrel can render a firearm unsafe if damaged or worn and may require replacement. Do not carry a gun cocked or ready to shoot, particularly around others, to prevent accidental discharge and injury.
Williamette University students vote on mutual complaints between coeds and men. Coeds blame past-boyfriend talk and constant chatting while men grip on greetings and dance floor behavior. Both sides note flirtations and secret-keeping as points of contention.
A readable fragment suggests a quirky scene with individuals reacting to paint, noting discomfort around girls and a decision to remove paint themselves. The snippet implies informal, possibly humorous or staged conduct, with no clear names, dates, or locations provided in the accessible text.
A teacher reads to her class and asks for the meaning of unaware. A timid student offers a playful definition: unaware is what you put on first and take off last. Observation credited to The Sun.
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