Whitewright Sun notices and pricing info
The Whitewright Sun lists publisher subscription at $1.50 per year payable in advance and its post office entry as 2nd class mail matter. It appears weekly on Thursdays and warns notices of entertainments, box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary charge will incur regular advertising rates. It also notes memorials and resolutions will be charged, and pledges correction of errors upon notice to the publisher.
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Whitewright, Texas
Newright Sun
Who Are the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia
A Denison Herald summary explains the Sudeten Deutsch as ethnic Germans in Bohemia within Czechoslovakia. It notes tension over autonomy, Czech state boundaries since 1918, and Nazi influence behind Sudeten demands, with the belief that Germans everywhere belong to the German Reich and owe allegiance to the Fatherland.
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Sudeten Deutsch
Sudetes Mountains
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
Republic of Czechoslovakia
Austria
Republic
Sudeten
Europe
Asia
North
South America
Denison Herald
No Longer Equal Rights: Texas Barbers Seek 40 Cent Haircut Law
Dallas report says Texas Master Barbers plan a bill for a 40 cent minimum haircut price enforceable by the State Board of Barber Examiners. The piece argues such price fixing mirrors national moves toward state and bureau enforcement, criticizing equality rhetoric and warning of socialism toward totalitarianism.
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Texas
Dallas
State Board of Barber Examiners
NRA
Bonham News
High Cost Of Loving In Modern Courtship
An author critiques contemporary romance noting how modern civilization and merchandising inflate the price of romance. The piece reflects on past simpler courtship practices and contrasts them with current costly expectations and social pressures in pursuit of a beloved.
Costly Cupid Drives Up Valentine Traditions
The Odessa News-Times laments rising costs of gifts for holidays and social occasions. It notes Valentine Day chocolates, Easter perfumes, corsages, and reminders of observances from St Patrick's Day to Eat More Apples Week as driving up expenses and altering the simple acts of affection.
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Odessa News-Times
One Way To Cut Taxes
A Valley Morning Star letter argues delinquent real property taxes burden faithful taxpayers. It suggests lawfully pressed delinquent suits could reduce overall taxes and fairly distribute the burden, comparing joint notes to illustrate fairness and the need to collect from delinquent payers.
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Mr. X
Valley Morning Star
Lincoln Dream Foreshadows Assassination in White House Vision
In the days before his assassination Abraham Lincoln described to Ward Hill Lamon and Mrs. Lincoln a dream of walking deserted White House halls to the East Room where a funeral corpse lay guarded by soldiers as a mournful crowd watched. The recounted vision ends with the line The President was killed by an assassin. Also noted is a statistic that only 7,770 of 35,700 radio stations broadcast entertainment, the rest serving ships and aircraft communications.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ward Hill Lamon
White House
Clara E. Laughlin
Lincoln
Worst enemies of tree nesting birds in May
In May the most challenging threats to tree nesting birds come from wind first followed by grackles and snakes. These elements disrupt nests and hunting grounds, reducing fledgling success.
Dear Old Texas Back Home Beloved Sun Subscriber
A reader from Chandler Arizona writes to The Sun praising Texas as the prettiest place to live with strong schools and churches. She recalls Whitewright as her birthplace, notes her husband’s death, and says she would have voted for Governor W Lee O Daniel. She signs as Mrs Bernice Cox Rt 1 box 158 Chandler Ariz.
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the Sun
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright
Texas
Arizona
W. Lee O'Daniel
Bernice Cox
Science Tells How to Save Lives of Shirts at State College
Science notes from Pennsylvania State College reveal practical shirt care tips. Daily neck shaving extends collar life. A shirt lasts 25 to 30 launderings before fraying. City shirts wear faster than country shirts. Starched collars wear out sooner than soft collars. Summer wear strains shirts more than winter. Soak shirts 15 to 20 minutes in soapy water with pine oil before tubing. Turn collars flat before washing.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Old Laws Ban Flying Kite in Washington
A Washington DC style column notes odd statutes in the District of Columbia code. It cites kite flying bans, penalties for using French or Latin in trials, $331.33, and $26.67 loss penalties with tripled recovery, plus a mix of age and possession rules. The piece also mentions concerts on Capitol grounds with a 1939 World’s Fair fountain plan on Treasure Island.
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Washington
District of Columbia
National Legislative Center
Capitol
United States
Congress
Treasure Island
Pension Plan Has Scant Hope To Achieve Aims
BEAUMONT Texas reports scant hope for 30 dollars a month pensions for all as promised by W Lee O Daniel after a stormy session at the state convention. The platform pledges 15 dollars state aid to each pensioner within constitutional limits and leaves tax funding to the Legislature likely via sales or transaction taxes. The event included vociferous clashes over poll tax abolition and reactions to O Daniel and other nominees, with supportive cheers for Connally and Mann and a strong anti liquor stance at the convention.
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Beaumont
W. Lee O’daniel
O'Daniel
Texas
United States
Dallas
O’daniel
Austin
1940 Census Will Enumerate Jobless
Washington reports Secretary Daniel C. Roper said the regular 1940 census will include enumeration of the unemployed. The declaration outlines efforts to measure unemployment as part of the nationwide census process.
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Washington
Sec
Daniel C. Roper
Census study on migration 1930 to 1940 start date announced
Alaska official Roper outlined a census plan to study population movement between 1930 and 1940. The project will employ about 150,000 people and cost roughly 50 million dollars, with fieldwork commencing October 1.
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Alaska
Roper
County Line Singing Convention Postponed
W C Brown asks The Sun to announce the County Line singing convention set for next Sunday at Rose Hill is postponed to the third Sunday in October due to a conflict with the Grayson County singing convention at the American Legion hall in Denison. Also notes that cows may drink 80 percent more water in hot weather to cool the body and tolerate heat.
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The
Sun
County Line
Rose Hill
Grayson County
American Legion Hall
Denison
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