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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
3
Ben Hagman the Weatherford attorney now in the army defends a Mexican descent private accused of stealing 8 dollars in a court martial. Tales of a thirsty hitchhiker and a girl’s quip about motorized troops blend with selectee humor and loyalties as troops merge with guardsmen at Camp Bowie.
Texas bankers assisted 40 521 farmers and ranchers with inventories accounts credit statements and budgets in 1940 per a report to Texas A and M Extension Service. The state joined 28 states reaching a 1000 point goal for agricultural attainments and has done so for three straight years.
The War Department reports tests show a new steel helmet may outperform the tin hat used since World War I. It resembles battlefield Nazi headgear, protects the sides and back better, is more stable and comfortable, weighs about two and a half pounds, and could become standard though not yet adopted.
Texas farmers via AAA committeemen submit recommendations for the 1942 program. State office tabulates results for the April 28 29 meeting at Texas A M College. Top county ideas chosen for the national conference later in summer. Visitors include heads of agricultural agencies and AAA officials. A pool parlor entrant wager about laziest man provides a quip.
The Public Welfare Department announced May payments will average $11.50, about $3 less than April. About 135,000 people will receive checks, down from 128,835 in April, as more applicants join the rolls and funds tighten. If state funds do not rise, benefits may shrink further and 7,000 to 10,000 new applicants could join monthly.
Sherman farmers gather for a land use planning committee meeting on Food for Defense. Thirty-two farmers attend as G. O. Peterson presides and Mrs. Fred Riddle records. A leaflet urges self sufficiency in food and daily needs, while speakers including Miss Verna Esther Hancock and Edwin Kidd discuss methods to boost local food and feed production.
Floyd Nevil, 24, of Farmersville, received a five year penitentiary term from a Fifty Ninth District Court jury on a robbery assault charge. He allegedly took the car of 15 year old Darrell Struck of Van Alstyne in October 1939.
A salesman boasts a four year follow up system while an advertising manager questions its value. The credit director recalls compiling the scheme from letters his son sent from college as a cautionary anecdote.
A Texas auditor report shows Grayson and Fannin counties carry higher bonded indebtedness than state average, while Cooke County remains below it. Statewide net debt totals about $624.4 million with 7.01 dollars per $100 of property value. Grayson, Fannin, and Cooke combined owe about $7.19 million with ratios of 7.36, 8.59, and 2.37 respectively. Cameron holds the highest statewide ratio, Kenedy the lowest with no debt.
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