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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces that notices of entertainments and bene fits with admission fees will follow regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged. Publisher J H Waggoner and managing editor Glenn Doss present subscription at 1.50 yearly. This paper pledges correction for erroneous reflections upon any person or firm.
The piece argues Governor O Daniel failed to act on pension funding, urging a special legislative session to pass tax measures for pensions. It criticizes his stance, linking pensions to oil, gas, and mineral taxes, and urges 35 000 applicants and pensioners to demand action. It frames the 1938 primary as pivotal to pension policy and cites Public Welfare Board cuts.
A Texas AG opinion declares a bill to remit half of the state ad valorem general tax to counties for five years unconstitutional. Six constitutional objections are listed, focusing on improper use of state funds and lack of specific appropriation. Court challenge likely, with funds proposed to shift to counties but not for schools or Confederate pensions.
About 5,000 county and state tax statements were mailed Saturday and another 5,000 Monday and Tuesday, per County Tax Assessor-Collector Collier Yeary. W. W. Blassingame, Van Alstyne mayor, paid first as tax office opened. Early payments aim for October three percent discount. two percent in November and one percent in December. Steakley Chevrolet Co of Sherman issued the first automobile title certificates under the new law, taking the next 38. County tax rate dropped to 60 cents, state rate rose to 77 cents per $100 valuation. County valuation totals $38,049,307. state valuation $28,015,457.
Local joke or odd tale circulates about a farmer claiming a two legged calf on his property. The incident involves Corntassel and his daughter, sparking bemused commentary among villagers.
Washington reports that the eastern cotton rat can contract infantile paralysis. Public Health Service officials say this common rat may be a reservoir for epidemics, a major advance in poliomyelitis research. Dr. Parran calls the finding crucial, expanding beyond the Indian monkey previously the only nonhuman susceptible species.
Claude Callan laments in Fort Worth Star Telegram that a merchant refused credit for a suit costing 17.50 while government debt and bond purchases imply a 500 debt burden. He argues the government should raise his share of debt by 17.50 so he can buy the suit for his daughter's wedding.
Washington report on tank warfare explains the tank as a mobile fortress and deadly weapon. It details crew size for light and medium tanks, vulnerabilities to anti tank weapons and mine fields, and notes a light tank regiment holding 293 tanks and 1,887 men with 54 tanks per battalion and a 120 mile cruising range.
The East Texas Taxpayers Association reorganizes as the Texas Federation of Taxpayers with headquarters in Mt Pleasant. It advocates reducing expenditures, consolidating departments, stopping political payoffs, and collecting delinquent taxes to avoid new taxes. It cites success against high priced state car purchases and the $1 8 million 1938 travel bill.
At a lumber camp of 100 men and two women cooks the owner instructs the foreman to report in figures only. The monthly summary reveals that last month one percent of the men married fifty percent of the women.
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