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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun publishes weekly on Thursdays and charges regular advertising rates for notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees or monetary consideration. Memorials resolutions of respect will also be charged. Corrections will be made for erroneous reflections brought to the publisher’s attention.
The Fryed region columns discuss chickens roaming onto neighbor gardens and the need to fence or pen birds to protect friendships. Editorials cite Tom Holmes and local papers urging responsibility while noting risqué punishment ideas and rural attitudes toward poultry control.
Uvalde says monthly tax payments are good business and a small cash discount for advance payments would help. Counties blocked by a court decision. Legislature urged to legalize installments for current and delinquent taxes to reduce delinquencies and streamline collection.
Hale Center tale recounts ranchman Frank Norfleet chasing a band of swindlers across North America after a $5,000 trap by W B Spencer. His wife financed the pursuit while caring for family, riding range during hunts, and preserving the homestead. They have two children, Pete in Del Rio and Ruth in Jacksonville. The piece also notes a printer's shorthand GOP origin from a Blaine speech.
The Denton City Commission shifted 62,500 in water department profits to the general fund. The exchange prompts a critique that water should be provided at cost to residents to avoid inflated charges.
Odd signs spotted in Texas include a Gladewater garage boasting We take the dents out of accidents an Odessa hotel wrap Take me and leave the towels and in El Paso a sign says Pants pressed in the rear Franklin Favorite notes a joke on diplomatic phraseology about time and faces in a humorous exchange
J W Adamson for Representative Place 2 R C Bob Slagle Jr for District Attorney B F Gafford for County Clerk Shorty Barrett for Tax Assessor-Collector Collier Yeury for County offices announced their candidacies in a local slate of political notices.
A young printer, T. B. Dowden, who joined the Cincinnati Gazette in 1884, is credited with helping link the term G. O. P. to the Republican party. The anecdote recalls how Dowden’s work sparked early associations with the party during Blaine’s nomination year.
Typewriter paper car bon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons advertised for sale by The Sun with emphasis on office equipment and supplies.
Girl employees at the Owen-Illinois glass plant are said to embroider doilies and knit sweaters in attractive patterns from glass thread, showcasing skill and delicacy in a unique textile craft.
A witty exchange features Lola asking which a girl should marry for and Lena quips that love or money both risk deception. The remark underscores a pragmatic view of marriage prospects and social satire.
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