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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
6
Secretary Wallace announced a December 9 referendum for farmers on a proposal to impose marketing quotas on the 1940 cotton crop. Quotas would penalize planting beyond allotments and aim to keep domestic prices above 8.3 cents a pound, with payments to support compliance and a projected 12,000,000 bale national quota.
A humorous dialogue features a housewife and a hobo debating truth and appetite. The woman notes a hollow ring in the man’s tale, and the hobo replies that hunger makes speech sound hollow, delivering a compact social quip.
The AAA announced its 1940 farm program promising to stay in tune with wartime needs. It adds more funds to aid farmers, offers 1.50 for family gardens, and keeps acreage goals flexible as international developments unfold. Wheat allotments are set in Texas, with some counties receiving vegetable acreage allocations.
A clergyman was coaxed into poker by racing crowds on a train. He claimed a miracle after discarding one card and revealed four kings. the poker party learned the joke after he said the extra card would have been a miracle. The piece then discusses hog feeding and self feeders. It reports New York City garbage value and details farm feeding tests. It covers milo, kafir grain, protein supplements, and mineral mixes for fattening hogs with self-feeders and pasture. It notes increases in sows farrowed across several states and urges protein, mineral provision, and green pasture for efficient hog production.
A Marshall News Messenger excerpt quotes a country weekly editor who, after ten years in town, fears not enough friends to bury him. The piece urges writers to praise all locals, even if flawed, calling for kindness and balance to build community spirit.
A Texas pension group of about 3800 members sent Rev E E Jones to meet Governor W Lee O Daniel in Austin but was told he was away. Jones said the Governor was in town working on a Sunday radio broadcast and that East Texas families lack meals. The group plans another mass meeting to relay their report.
A father trains his daughter to tell time noting hours minutes and seconds. The girl asks where the jiffies fit in, highlighting a playful misunderstanding of time units and the gap between precise measurements and common language.
In Iowa two boys discuss the drought and its impact on their crops. One notes his wheat was short, while the other boasts he had to lather his to mow it, highlighting the severe dryness of the season.
A brief advertisement promoting Syrup of Black-Draught as a quick gentle remedy for constipated children. It claims relief for listless, cross or bilious symptoms and mentions two sizes priced 25c and 50c. The tone urges use tonight or next weekend with simple directions.
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