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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
4
Public notice from Whitewright Texas announces that all notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar notices also incur charges. PRESS ASSOCIATION J H Waggoner Glenn Doss publishers editors.
Publication notes a weekly schedule every Thursday with a 1.50 annual rate. It offers to correct any erroneous reflections about persons firms or corporations upon notice to the publisher.
Texas Technological College researchers explore turning 250 million pounds of cotton burrs produced in 16 South Plains counties into value. Potential outputs include 14 000 tons of potassium sulphate and 15 million pounds of furfural with a $1 350 000 outlet, though economical conversion remains unresolved.
An Austin article discusses the common belief that malnutrition comes only from lack of food. It argues that even with sufficient food, eating the wrong types can cause malnutrition in both children and adults.
Gov. Lee O Daniel described his state tour to meet new and old lawmakers. He reported traveling 7000 miles over five weeks to acquaint himself with members across nearly every county.
Enid Oklahoma reports that 27 year old William Bentley, a Phillips University graduate, leads a cultural outreach among 50 000 Maya in Central America. He develops an alphabet for the Maya language while learning Spanish and translating the Bible. Bentley uses popcorn to break language barriers and win trust prior to his language work. He left his mission post for months to study languages in the United States.
Advice encourages substituting fresh and stewed fruits for rich pastries and puddings to improve digestion and save money during solo family meals.
An editorial contrasts 1918 Kaiser era with Hitler era noting Hitler's aims to destroy conquered peoples and undermine American institutions. It calls for vigilance as Britain remains the U S ally while warning that propaganda and apathy hinder response to the Nazi threat. Scottish Rite News reports scenes of families at Fort McClellan as guardsmen depart for training.
The Marshall News Messenger notes chemurgists now produce a wine-like product from whey to use dairy byproducts. They describe clothing, stockings, sweaters and even magnesium from various materials, arguing milk’s farm-product status could blur with new chemistry driven outputs.
In New York Grand Central Terminal a mass hysteria erupts as hundreds react to the army’s removal of guardsmen. The chaotic scene unfolds with alarm and crowd unrest as authorities move to secure the area.
New York dispatch quotes Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson forecasting an army fit to meet any challenge by March 1942. He calls national defense the paramount issue and says everything else must be subordinated to safety. He adds he is not rattling the saber and war may come to the nation.
R. R. Morgan 68 longtime Ector postmaster and druggist died Wednesday in Sherman after two years illness. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Ector Methodist Church with burial at Carson Cemetery. Survived by wife, son Robert Morgan Jr, three daughters, a sister and two Ark connections.
A terse dialogue shows Mrs Grimm questioning Mary about a reference from a friend Mrs Long. Mary confirms she told Mrs Long she had worked with Mrs Grimm for two months and that would count as a valid reference.
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