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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
4
A Whitewright Sun notice states notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary charge will be billed at regular ad rates. It promises correction of erroneous reflections upon any person firm or corporation upon notification.
During early September government data show a 3.2 percent month rise and a 30 percent year increase in standard commodity prices. Over twelve months costs have climbed 35 to possibly 40 percent while wages lag, leaving many workers with insufficient living wages despite NRA boosts.
The author compares demagogues who promise big gains to outlaw admiration and notes voters chase loud promises. He laments representative systems that force leaders to seek re election and argues for parliamentary limits and gradual reform while acknowledging deep constitutional flaws. Public service as a career remains a concern.
A concise look at how English spelling evolved from Norman and Anglo French influences. The piece notes phonetic challenges, historical spellings, the impact of the Norman conquest and Dutch printing, and Johnson’s dictionary shaping modern usage. It also mentions the vast spread of English worldwide.
Denison Herald notes drouth and textile strikes push up prices while wages lag, hurting middle class while relief rolls reach 23 million. Authors warn of nationwide adjustment and economic stress, with higher grocery costs and a strained labor market.
The speaker argues Americans chase dollars over social value and notes a drift of capable youths toward government posts. Civil service protection should shield top posts, not party hangers-on, echoing Benjamin Franklin’s 1785 warnings about expecting lucrative public office in America.
A Path Finder column weighs benefits of spelling reform versus shrinking vocabulary. It argues educators favor simpler spelling while noting that professionals like salesmen and politicians would need a full, nuanced vocabulary to perform their roles.
Constitutionalists across the United States denounced the New Deal on Constitution Day. They warned the brain trust plan would lead to dictatorship, threaten free speech and press, confiscate property, grow a self perpetuating bureaucracy, and abdicate Congressional powers to bureaucrats. Speakers included Ogden Mills Colby Theodore Roosevelt Bainbridge Colby and others.
Washington. A girl wearing sailor pants with a toy gun upset visitors at Arlington National Cemetery. She, with two women and two men, arrived in a Texas-licensed car and mocked the soldier sentry as other visitors protested the disturbance from sunrise to sunset.
A compilation of figures shows New York City unemployment relief costing 6.37 dollars per second and 17 million dollars monthly with 23 percent of residents on relief. Federal loans to multiple sectors total over 6.55 billion. Subway ridership exceeds three billion annually and vast housing shortages persist in many cities. Global military spending since World War I surpasses sixty billion.
A brief science note cites increased electric shock fatalities in summer due to skin moisture. Dr A Montel of French Indo China claims methylene blue can transform contagious leprosy into non contagious forms. Dr O Koblic's pitchblend extract thought to be element 93 is tungstite.
A 1930s survey notes proposals from scientists and institutes: raising air CO2 to 10 percent to prevent mold, a dolphin oil claimed to be rich in vitamin D, a radio controlled torpedo deemed inescapable, a device converting sun rays to electricity, and the Near East Foundation formed on February 20, 1930 to promote constructive enterprises.
The world now exceeds two billion people, reflecting rapid growth across regions. Demographic shifts push urbanization and resource planning, affecting policy and development priorities globally.
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