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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
4
Whitewright Texas notice lists that entertainments box suppers and similar events with admission or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. Signed by J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss, publisher and managing editor.
Published every Thursday subscription price is $1.50 per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection on character standing or reputation will be fully corrected on notification to the publisher.
The War Department maps show highway 75 as a strategic military route and justify funding for right of way. The author argues federal funding should cover improvements, that bond money would cut into county road projects, and urges voters to reject the road bond issue to let federal plans widen the Sherman Denison route and build the Pottsboro road without county costs.
Ernest C. Butler, new Whitewright Public Schools superintendent, boosted transfers to 270, up 89 from last year. He toured area with trustees to reach families, some of whom had not previously patronized Whitewright schools. Each transfer adds 22.50 per capita apportionment plus high school tuition, with about 2000 extra revenue from state funds and potential four year gains.
The piece argues against blaming farmers for inflation. It notes parity prices fall short of true parity for cotton, cites cotton at 24 cents per pound versus higher rates, and suggests inflation stems from supply and demand, with skilled labor rising wages increasing demand for goods beyond supply.
Drivers ignore red signals and no-U turns at intersections with new lights. Pedestrians sometimes disregard stops. Authorities urge stricter observance and higher fines to improve safety and reduce minor collisions.
In a tense 203 to 202 House result the service extension proposal passed, revealing deep disunity amid a global crisis. The piece warns that dissenters undermine national security while ignoring peril from Axis advances in Europe and Asia, urging focus on urgent security needs.
Pleasant Hill Times salutes readers and reporters for timely news and accurate copy. The essay celebrates daily front page balance and reader feedback, noting editors value all items and the public’s courtesy in pointing errors.
An item from the Uvalde Leader-News notes a San Antonio jury handed a man a fifty year term for stabbing a man to death. The paper calls for harsher penalties to curb rising knife violence and criticizes light sentences in similar cases.
The Suez canal is a sea level waterway running 104.5 miles from Port Said to Port Taufiq. It has a 45 foot depth and a narrowest width of 70 yards, with banks mainly sand or gravel. The northern half crosses desert while the southern half uses lakes as expansion chambers for the Red Sea tide.
A memoir excerpt recalls a boy’s childhood with a drummer father in Texas. He describes marketable wares on trains, the colorful railway crew, and family travels by horse and buggy, noting distant California fruit and the bells of nightly lamp lighting.
A reflective reminiscence describes train speeds up to 30 miles an hour on a brief stretch and a Christmas Eve stocking of presents. The narrator recalls Gra ham Texas gunfire on New Year and a hat check kept after riding home. The piece ends with aphorisms about sin fear deception and learning.
A salesman shows a buyer a new home boasting a three car garage with a built in living room, calling it the latest style in houses. The prospect questions but the salesman confirms the feature.
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