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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
4
Whitewright Texas post office advertises 2nd class mail status and warns that entertainments box suppers and similar events with admission fees will incur regular advertising charges. Memorials and resolutions may also be charged. J H Weggoner Glenn Doss managing editor.
The item notes the publication price of $150 yearly and mentions corrections after reader feedback. It recalls a 1996 midnight pledge claiming Governor Landon would win the presidency, a forecast tied to the Republican base and later described as fairy tale like.
Austin organizer Jen Anderson releases a new straw poll for the governor race via The Sun. O Daniel leads with 29 percent, Hines 21, Ferguson 15, Sadler 15, McCrew 1, Derden 1. Sun questions straw polls yet notes O Daniel's decline since 1932.
The State Board of Control awarded a liquor tax stamp contract to a New York firm for 2400 more than a Texas bid, with Harry Knox and Frank Davis defending the higher price while Bert Ford and Comptroller George Sheppard backed the current stamp type. If repeated for cigarette stamps on April 26, the state faces about 60700 in excess costs, prompting criticism of favoritism toward out of state interests amid Texas industrialization goals.
The Leonard Graphic marked its 50th year with a 20 page special edition highlighting town history and newspaper staff. The masthead from the 1890 first issue was reproduced and Mrs RB May remains editor and owner after her husband’s death. A safety council speaker in Austin cited war and auto fatality figures, noting eleven lives lost in one week’s accident and calling for safer driving.
The piece discusses Texas political campaigns and proposes a four year governor term with no succession. It asks for railroad commissioner candidates and notes Senator Van Zandt of Grayson County as one of fourteen contenders. It mentions farmers wanting traditional cotton weather.
Letter from McKinney Examiner readers endorses government purchases of distressed farms from insurers, then dividing into small tracts for tenant farmers who wish to own homes. Advocates low interest loans to boost home building and reduce urban pressure while keeping farmers on the land. Emphasizes inspectors managing multiple farms to improve oversight and speed up progress.
The piece disputes Republican hype of a coming landslide citing Wisconsin Nebraska and Illinois primaries as weak indicators. It notes bi elections split evenly Democrats nine Republicans nine and argues California and Maine trends favor Democrats while a nationwide shift seems unlikely. It concludes that no seismic slide from Democrats is evident and questions Hamiltons bold claims.
A reader question answer sheet covers Texas Independence Day March 2 1836 and San Jacinto April 21 1836. It lists Texas presidents from 1836 to 1846, major towns in 1860, 1860 Texas population, Boy Scout conference in Austin May 19, Decoration Day origins, U S entry into WWI April 6 1917, regional health notes, Alamo command after Travis, and Industry Texas as oldest German settlement founded in 1831.
S. M. Williford Jr., 16, son of a local grocer, fractured left leg when his car hit Clyde Craig’s rear on North Travis in Sherman at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Deputy Joe Hall said Craig was turning a corner and Williford could not stop. Williford’s car overturned five times, skidded about 200 feet. Craig was unhurt. H. Rider Haggard, the English novelist, was a barrister by profession.
Texas activists push for a Roosevelt third term as precinct conventions loom on May 4. Under Secretary Alvin J. Wirtz travels from Washington to rally support for a Roosevelt New Deal delegation. Wirtz criticizes Garner supporters and defends Roosevelt while Navy officials distance themselves from Taussig remarks.
The Navy rejected Rear Admiral Joseph K Taussigs forecast of an eventual war with Japan saying no inevitability in conflict exists. Taussig told the Senate Naval Committee that current Far East trends point to a naval war that neither side can avoid, with Japan unable to invade the United States and the U S unable to invade Japan.
Police recover a Coca Cola truck suspected of carrying a 600 pound safe with nearly $900 in cash and checks from the Sherman Coca Cola bottling plant. The abandoned truck was found near S P Woodson's farm, site operator of the plant.
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