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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1933
Page
2
Washington editor David Lawrence surveys inflation terms and effects. He explains credit inflation already exists via Fed actions, then analyzes currency inflation’s impact on prices, wages, debtors, and the risk of a devalued currency and depreciating bonds if demand for more money persists.
In Hogwallow News, Cricket Hicks trades for a beat up used car named Rex. Atlas Peck recalls a man wishing to be out of debt, and Atlas bets the man also wishes the same. Washington Hocks quips his intellect lies in knowing his own ignorance. Jeff Potlocks brags his third eldest son can run fast when the wind favors him. Sim Flinders wins the weed growing contest despite a potential plow down of half the crop. Yam Sims notes two may live cheaply, but all eligible gals refuse marriage, preferring not to share one life.
A humorous exchange highlights frustration and indigestion as one person laments offering meals with no reward while the other jokes about stomach issues. Further context unclear from fragmented text.
P P Mathews known as Pick, Bells first rural letter carrier, retires Sept 30 after 31 years in government mail service. He began Route No 1 on July 1 1902 with rural delivery expanding to the Bells area amid mixed reactions and hardships from early horse and buggy days to automobile travel.
Austin reports that Texas lost over eight hundred children last year to diphtheria. Dr. H N Barnett, Director of the Bureau of Child Hygiene, urges immunization as soon after six months as possible and notes winter months see most deaths. He compares not immunizing to letting children risk crossing a moving street. A separate joke about firing a new secretary appears at the end.
A Nederland Texas housewife sends a playful code for housewives to County Judge B R Johnson outlining perks such as weekly dinners, two movies a week, half homework help, 10 percent of the family paycheck for personal use, late sleep twice weekly, and bi monthly extra cleaning help, urging the code be sent to President Roosevelt.
In a church note C C Merritt urges full attendance, lists Sunday Young People at 6:30, prayer at 7:30 Wednesday, and Thursday Bible class for Whitewright ladies. He denies the Blue Eagle as the mark of the beast and encourages hearing Bro Webb at the Presbyterian Church Sunday night.
A brief note explains that Cretan windmills operate solely when wind blows from a specific compass point, limiting their activity to particular weather conditions.
Claude Callan urges those who have hit financial lows to treat newcomers with kindness. He counsels teaching them thrift and simple meals, replacing costly habits with cheap soups and smaller steaks. Offer guidance and support as they adapt to hardship.
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