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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
6
A psychologist explains flawed witness memory and jury judgment through university tests. He details experiments with staged incidents, shows juries often misinterpret observations, and urges reforms including written testimony, immediate depositions, and possible judge sole fact finder.
A Chicagoan and a Los Angeles citizen converse about California’s year round sunshine. The Chicagoan asks incredulously if there are 365 sunny days annually, to which the Los Angeles resident confirms with a prideful, witty remark about the climate.
The Honey Grove Signal Citizen warns readers of fall season tricks by itinerant peddlers and medicine shows. It urges caution against "pitch men" and traveling vendors, noting local merchants offer guarantees and ongoing service. The piece urges shoppers to favor established stores and verify products before buying.
The Bureau of Chemistry and Soils forecasts sweet potatoes rising from a dietary afterthought to a daily staple through starch use. A Laurels Mississippi plant, later handed to the Mississippi Experiment Station, marks government start in this new starch venture.
First Mechanic asks which is preferred leather or fabric upholstery. Second Mechanic responds fabric is preferred because leather is hard to wipe hands on.
A profile of Mae Capone, widow of Al Capone, who manages the gangster’s remaining wealth. She travels as a discreet financier, coordinating through brokers in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, while her husband serves a long prison sentence. Capone cash funds legal and business moves with cautious secrecy.
A workman's pedal operates the supply of molten solder in a novel soldering machine, enabling precise control of heat and material flow during assembly.
Government researchers at the spring American Chemical Society meeting in Chapel Hill describe a highly sensitive chemical analysis measuring potassium in plants and animals. The method detects a millionth of a millionth of a gram and could test ocean water uniformity to two percent depth, with Dr. A K Brewer reporting kelp content.
An observed rise in radioactive potassium and increased potato vine weight as plants mature suggests soil chemists now have a crucial clue to soil relationships that govern maximum early growth in plant culture.
Texas poultry and egg shipments to interstate points rose sharply in July from a year ago. Poultry totaled 45 cars this July versus 32 previously, a 40 percent gain, while eggs were 40 cars against 31. Only two cars of eggs came from other states, down from nine.
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