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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1933
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists a subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance. Published every Thursday, notices of entertainments and box suppers with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will be charged. Corrections will be made upon notification of errors affecting character or reputation.
The Whitewright Sun notes a busy sales day and sparse cotton checks hinting at improving business levels. Editorials caution against gloom and advocate a balanced norm between sub and super earnings for sustainable prosperity.
The Texas Attorney General’s Department argues beer may be transported into dry counties for personal use or by a carrier delivering to a purchaser in wet areas. The AG says the new beer amendment stands as an original act not amendatory, excluding the 3.2 percent limit from the Dean Law. The department notes transportation is not required for conviction under the new law, challenging prior enforcement.
The article notes that only subjects submitted by the Governor can be debated in a special session. If Governor Ferguson does not submit prohibition legislation, no change to current law can occur before 1935 due to the absence of a regular Texas Legislature session until then.
A Marshall News letter argues radio and comics remain clean and decent, unlike films which it says pander to filth. It cites censorship via broadcasters and creators and notes Brinley’s removal from air as an example of attempted restraint.
Harlingen city officials place property damage at 1.595755 million dollars from the September hurricane. The Valley total is being compiled by G C Richardson of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
A columnist riffs on football coach pessimism and campus fads from pajama days to hobo colleges. He notes psychologists on adolescence, the humor of college life, and debates over women workers and campus pranks at Texas A&M and Kansas, ending with a defense of practical modern education.
The author argues a college education is essential and the greatest gift one can receive. It costs less to gain education than to miss it, and it should be pursued by both young men and women for lasting value and opportunity.
The Whitewright Sun was lauded by Rev. G C Ivins and Rev C C Merritt at a Rotary luncheon. Ivins praised the paper as the town’s best weekly and urged merchants to use its columns for advertising.
Hooper asked for permission to suggest a well organized playground for Whitewright children and offered to work to secure and equip it. Rev Ivins agreed the town needed this, though the club took no action now. the idea may spark a future movement.
A dispatch identifies Cochin as the most densely populated large region with 814 people per square mile, comparing global figures by region and noting Earth's population at 1.82 billion. It cites Asia 954 million, Europe 478 million, and analyzes historical estimates.
Russian chemists report a method to remove linters from cottonseed using gaseous hydrochloric acid and aim to convert the resulting lint into 85,000 tons annually. B. T. Ardsahev of the Institute for Technological Chemistry discusses the potential, noting linters are nearly pure cellulose. Large U S use includes artificial silk and cellulose products.
A quirky science line claims the electron is a millionth of a millionth of an inch thick, then jokes about ham in a drug store sandwich. It also notes that Plutarch’s death year is unknown.
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