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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
4
Notice of post office treatment and advertising rates for entertainments box suppers and memorials with admission fees or monetary considerations plus a statement that erroneous reflections will be corrected upon notification to publishers.
Whitewright officials push a WPA backed project to resurface Ida road and build a Bethel to Rogers Hill link on the Whitewright Van Alstyne road. The plan, endorsed by District WPA Director Gus Tomlinson, aims to shorten the route to Van Alstyne and Dallas and serve local farm homes with better market access.
Over twenty nine months the Federal payroll grew by 165000 civil employees. The rise reflects sustained expansion of government staffing across agencies.
The document cites large federal payroll figures including 730000 total and 60000 for the Army, with over 600000 in CCC camps and 3.5 million soon working on relief. It notes 165000 new federal workers outside Civil Service chosen via political clearance, raises questions about extending Civil Service protections to all.
The Washington legal department seeks to uphold the AAA program and processing taxes despite widespread court challenges. If scrapped by the Supreme Court Congress may lack time to replace it, risking market glut and farmer hardship. The Bankhead cotton bill is secondary, but preserving flexible AAA policies is crucial to any viable federal farm aid plan.
The Dallas Times Herald reports Governor Allred seeks free legislative discussion of taxation during a special session. A new revenue plan, likely including liquor sales, is deemed essential while warnings rise against broad levies. Taxpayers seek cash to cover losses, and deficits should not be wiped out in one biennium. A cartoon dialogue follows about liquor and stomach aches.
Austin readers learn that the Texas legislature prepares to debate liquor control measures amid a flood of bills. The piece notes three main routes from a cafe and hotel sale plan to a state monopoly and a drink-by-the-glass approach, plus a Senate measure defining a saloon. It highlights lobby activity, campaign plans of officials like Col. Ernest O. Thompson, and the influence of oil, gas, and utilities in tax policy debates.
An editorial questions whether repeal of liquor laws relates to higher traffic fatalities from drunken driving. It notes police reports show increases and invites readers to draw their own conclusions about the cause, hinting at disagreements among reformers and opponents.
Poem reflects on moral measure of a man not by wealth rank or creed but by justice and fairness in dealings. The verse, credited to Ediphone, notes character as the true standard. A note mentions typewriter carbon and Sun office supplies.
The Texas Senate considers a liquor license bill banning sales or handling by anyone under 21. The authors warn lack of punctuation could misstate intent and emphasize unlawful employment of minors in liquor sales.
Judge J. Henry Johnson urges a law to ban sale of trousers with hip pockets to deter killings. He says pockets provide a handy pistol carry area, noting efforts tied to reducing murder in York South Carolina.
A Turkestan banquet often includes sea slugs shark eggs seaweed and stewed rats as part of the local fare reflecting regional culinary habits and survival food practices observed in past reports.
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