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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1935
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance and publication schedule every Thursday. Notices of entertainments with admission fees and benefits will be charged at regular advertising rates with corrections available upon notification.
The article outlines a production control program for commercial sugar cane syrup producers. It emphasizes the need for a plan to manage production controls of AAA labeled processes and calls for systematic coordination across production stages.
Readers learn fee officers press for full pay while voters rejected the fee system’s pay, expecting reductions to save taxpayer costs. Grayson County discussions center on the $10 daily rate for lawmakers in session versus about $15 daily for certain county fee officers.
Farmers voted about five to one to continue the AAA crop adjustment program. Under the plan the government pays farmers to reduce corn acreage and sow fewer broad sows, with limits on excess production and sale rights tied to yields.
The Grayson County delegation led by J. W. Adamson J. H. Waggoner and Grover Burton stayed in Austin for the second special session remaining active and present during the first session and earning praise from The Herald for punctual attendance and faithful participation in votes and debates. The piece notes criticism of the legislature for inaction but credits these lawmakers for fidelity to duty.
Grayson County representatives faced a challenging task and chose to stay at their posts, embodying the idea that the best way around a difficulty is through it, as noted by the Denison Herald.
Farmersville reports Collin County communities meeting to agree on a single cotton strain per area. Standardizing aims to maximize staple and quality and maintain pure seed, with seed swapping to improve future crops. County agents promote scientific farming as a true basis for progressive agriculture.
The Wichita Falls Times reports that Texas likely faces a maximum $15 monthly pension under the federal rule, not $30. If the federal government reimburses states for half of expenditures, the Texas $15 limit stands unless a new amendment is passed, which cannot occur before 1937 due to session rules.
Indications that Gov James V Allred may submit to the Texas Legislature a drivers license bill to regulate motorists. The headline notes the political move and expected legislative action.
The Dallas News argues a strong drivers license law could curb the rising traffic deaths in Texas. It says licensing drivers would remove reckless or drunk motorists and create a general discipline, with other states showing such laws reduce fatalities. The governor is urged to lead a license act in the upcoming session without delaying other tasks.
The Dallas Times Herald notes a sharp rise in student interest in debating and public speaking at Duke University. It suggests campus debate boosts critical thinking, despite stricter rules. The piece argues debate can challenge personal prejudices and broaden subject discussion beyond athletics.
Seven volunteers drank one cocktail each and then faced tests measuring concentration speed and reflexes. In every case the drink slowed responses to a level dangerous in near traffic emergencies. Results align with British and American research and show alcohol as a major cause of rising U S automobile fatalities.
Clarendon News argues against the idea that others owe a living, asserting nature rewards only effort and ingenuity. It warns that governments that tax or transfer wealth to maintain idleness risk collapsing when savings are depleted and natural laws take effect.
Dr. T. Adams of the University of Utah recommends a heavy flatiron or part of an anchor as a life preserver for long swims in Great Salt Lake and advises tying a weight to the feet to stay upright. Meanwhile in Nepal a Gurka boy's birth triggers days of rejoicing ceremonies.
A historical recipe instructs mixing tomato sauce bouillon onion bay leaf cloves and celery seed simmering then straining. Add parboiled oysters and serve in bouillon cups for a delicate starter.
Four cups mashed sweet potatoes with 14 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoon pepper 1% teaspoon celery salt 4 tablespoons butter 1 egg beaten mix all except marshmallows. Pile in buttered dish dot with marshmallows and bake 20 minutes in a moderate oven. Serve in the dish in which baked.
Crumble yeast and add lukewarm water let stand 5 minutes then mix salt sugar fat eggs potatoes and potato water with 8 cups flour. Beat 3 minutes, add remaining flour knead until soft and elastic. Rise until doubled, portion, shape bake 12 minutes in a moderate oven and serve warm.
Cream shortening and sugar then beat in egg. Alternate adding sifted dry ingredients with milk and cane syrup mixture. Mix thoroughly, pour into a buttered shallow pan and bake in a moderate oven for thirty to forty five minutes.
The Tax Digest summarizes state sales tax rates up to August 1935 as compiled by Beulah Bailey. It lists states with sales taxes and their rates, including New York City, with details for Arizona California Illinois Indiana Kentucky and others, noting retail and wholesale distinctions and various rate bands.
Compiled figures list varying sales tax structures by state and city. Items include rates like Michigan 8 percent general tax, New York 1 percent on almost all goods, Oregon no state tax, and multiple local or special taxes affecting retailers and purchasers.
A Smithsonian scientist disputes that large foreheads indicate intelligence while reports describe a camel larger than today’s unearthed in Denver and roaming Colorado 20000 years ago. Other notes cite a lost Colombian tribe seen from the air, a giant hand axe in England, and a sun-creating earth theory by Dr Bailey Willis. Hot-water baths aid black widow bite pain.
A brief quip exchange frames two deadly fluids. A chemical student cites potassium cyanide as instantly lethal, while a wise guy counters that embalming fluid is deadlier because you die before contact.
Pastor C. W. Dennis urges all members and friends to attend both services and Sunday school at the Methodist Church next Sunday marking the start of the new conference year.
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with the sermon What Is Right with the First Presbyterian Church of Whitewright. A Christian Endeavor meeting at 6 p m led by Miss Norma Joe Mangrum follows, with the topic Grave Stones by the Way at 7 p m.
J. R. Waldrum, minister. Preaching at 10 a.m. Communion at 11 a.m. Bible study at 11 15 a.m. J. M. Simmons, superintendent. 7 p.m. Wednesday lecture on Hebrews. Sermon subject: Will God Answer Prayer.
Describes early American game regulations traced by W. W. Britton. Notes include Deuteronomy influence, first warden systems in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Iowa bag limit of 25 prairie chickens, Massachusetts deer season in 1718, New York and New Jersey resident licensing in 1864, Arkansas market hunting ban in 1875, and Illinois first game farm in 1905, plus colonial bans on hunting methods at the Revolution.
A light dialogue compares two friends planning to attend Peggy's wedding. One says they will be there, reaffirming their habit of attending Peggy's nuptials. The other confirms the promise with a familiar, cheerful reply.
The Farm Equipment Institute study shows 1,123,251 tractors on farms January 1, 1935, up from 920,032 in 1930, a 22 percent rise, with the July 1 figure reaching 1,174,889.
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