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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
4
Notice explains postal handling, advertising rates for entertainments and memorials, and promises correction of erroneous reflections. The piece highlights local gratitude for a year without storms, anticipation of the school year, and fall business pickups with merchants promoting stock.
Whitewright announces a special September 18 trades day with every merchant urged to boost the fall event through bargains and targeted advertising to make it the town’s biggest day.
Farmers and trades people await the government's forecast of cotton production, hoping for a lower figure but fearing a rise above the Aug. 8 total of 12,314,000 bales. Last year the Sept. 8 forecast lifted Aug. 8 by 4,000 bales and sent the market down $5 per bale.
The Texas Legislature plans a special session next week. Grayson County farmers are owed nearly 400 000 in cotton checks, with some payments already arriving and others awaiting delivery from a month ago.
A collage of editorials notes reactions to NRA related art with varied opinions. Comments cite Conner named artist as a notable omen while others urge stronger wartime symbolism and policy shifts. Separate items highlight counterfeiting probes and agricultural policy plans affecting hog numbers.
Fred A. Victor argues repeal will decimate the Democratic Party for decades as the slavery issue did. He warns that the public will punish the party for allowing voting rights. The New Yorker. In Japan a gun capable of 10 000 shots per minute boosts public confidence that China can be repelled in the ongoing defensive war, reports the Portland Oregonian.
Dr. E. E. Free informs readers about false statements circulating regarding alarming health effects of refrigerated foods. The piece argues the concern is exaggerated and urges readers to consider scientific scrutiny rather than rumors.
An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association refutes rumors that gas and electric refrigerators devitalize food or cause systemic diseases. It states dry air inside may dry food but does not harm health, and escaped gases would only spoil flavor if the unit were wrecked, not poison.
A Pittsburgh sociology student reports that 50 percent of youths in court for theft property damage and immorality come from broken homes, though only 18 percent of Pittsburgh homes are disrupted. The Lynchburg News urges recognizing the child’s suffering in divorce debates.
The Farm Credit Administration details loan delays for distressed landowners. Wichita land bank processed 109 April applications totaling 337400 before the emergency act, then 2897 in July for 14620300 after. From April to August 15982 applications for 30000000. appraisers grew from 5 to 143 but funds remain limited to land bank note receipts plus 200 million authorized by Congress.
A montage notes 1929 figures on Negro proprietors running 25 700 retail stores in the United States and compares murder rates to England. It cites hospital mental patients as the largest single category, mentions California enacting a new outdoor advertising law, and references a 400 000 000 NRA emergency.
Notes from the period cite stamp production in initial batches, U S whiskey consumption estimated at 140 to 150 million gallons annually, Cuba maintaining about 12 000 troops, each U S agricultural worker averaging 6.7 horsepower, and the Panama hat described as the coolest headgear with stiff straw a close second in summer wear.
C I Witt operator at the interlocking plant learned that telegraph service recently discontinued about four weeks ago would be reinstated immediately. D E Low, Katy agent, will handle day shifts 8 am to 5 pm and Witt will cover 8 pm to 5 am, giving Whitewright day and night service seven days a week.
Herr Walter Funk, head of the German Official Press Bureau, cites Germany's New Deal as the nation’s main preoccupation. He says unemployment peaked at 6,250,000 when Hitler formed the government, with about 3,250,000 ineligible for any dole.
The source quotes a German official claiming 2,000,000 men gained work since February through large scale public works. He argues relief rolls were trimmed and cites road building, new settlements in East Prussia, land reclamation, and new production branches as the engine of renewed hope for the masses.
Canada has invested heavily in road construction over the past five years, funding major highway projects and maintenance to improve transport networks across provinces. Government aims include faster travel, better safety, and economic growth through expanded road capacity.
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