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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1932
Page
4
Subscription price set at 1.50 per year payable in advance. Entered at Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter. Publication appears every Thursday. Notices of entertainments and box suppers with admissions will be charged at regular rates. Corrections will be made upon notification of any erroneous reflections.
An economist warns to keep government and big business separate while Whitewright plans a celebration when the road to Desert opens. The piece notes price hikes in crude oil and gasoline, praises wage increases at a San Francisco firm, commends a quiet election, and cites Hoover leading a Pathfinder poll with Roosevelt and Garner behind.
An advertisement in a daily newspaper claims over five million Americans were directly employed in 1930 by the auto industry. Titled A new car is a badge of honor the ad urges purchases to revive activity and employment, while the writer mutters about keeping an old car through the current low mood and potential future booms.
A Whitewright boy praises his sweetheart as the finest girl, noting she must consult her mother on all matters. The piece frames this family bond as a mark of her stature, linking affection to respect for parental guidance.
In Sherman Democrat quotes say many Whitewright girls attract regional suitors, causing local competition for husbands as outsiders come seeking wives. The piece notes numerous out-of-town boys visit Whitewright for romance, stressing the impact on local youths.
The Waco Times-Herald argues voters must act now to fix tax relief and reform by nominating capable candidates with clear principles. It warns against choosing a narrow field of ambitious figures and urges examining lawmakers' records to avoid elected officials under special interests.
A discussion on the world’s most important invention argues the wheel as foundational to civilization. It notes its role in transportation and power, from mills to cars, and ponders how early humans discovered its principle and used rolling trunks and stones.
A Paris Morning News remark credits a simple idea with sparking broad progress and comfort in civilization, describing it as foundational like the Rosetta Stone of the wheel and its influence on elegant living.
A collage of quips from various papers comments on optimism and pessimism in politics and society. Jabs at Democrats and Republicans, sparse praise for wealth in Hollywood, and playful takes on naval maneuvers and football team ideas.
In Chicago a farmer sold seven lambs to a packing house for 3 dollars. After 2 dollars and 25 cents in insurance commission and inspection charges the farmer kept 75 cents. USDA traced the lambs to consumers who paid 83 dollars and 70 cents. A witness testified paying 85 cents for two lamb chops on a Pullman diner en route to Washington. The piece argues middlemen profit while producers are underpaid and consumers overpay.
A report notes concrete freight cars are claimed to be nearly wear proof, suggesting high durability for future railcar design and reduced maintenance costs for operators.
The Pathfinder essay laments declining traditional occupations as new technologies and social change erased roles such as wagonmasters blacksmiths telegraph operators and coopers. It notes shifts from horse drawn to motor transport and the fading of crafts like printing and glass blowing while radio and direct speech replace old forms of oratory.
The women of the Methodist Church announce a rummage sale Saturday afternoon in the building next door to Dyer & Jones at the Pool Val U Plus store. Doors open at 1 o clock with real bargains and a special April offer of two boxes of Skiddoo cleaner for 25 cents. Secretary.
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are titled the Bill of Rights. It establishes fundamental protections for individual liberties and limits federal power.
The Buccaneers were formed by a group of independent, honorable seamen. Their origins point to a crew bound by maritime code and shared skilled seamanship.
Homer M. Price of the Marshall Morning News recalls an engineer on the Santa Fe road who, after finishing a fast passenger run 30 miles away, drove through underbrush to rescue a dog trapped by barbed wire. The dog did not understand, but the act could define the engineer’s legacy.
A Wisconsin Press quote contrasts professions noting that plumbers and electricians shift blame for errors while doctors hide them and judges make mistakes into law. It warns printers must avoid errors since they cannot profit from them. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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