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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
4
Notice details that entertainments and box suppers with admission fees will be charged at regular rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect are subject to advertising charges. Association officials J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss named.
Publication runs on Thursdays with a yearly fee of $1.50 paid in advance. The publisher pledges prompt correction of any erroneous reflection upon the character or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation brought to attention.
The Lewisville Enterprise corrected a prior political ad that read with special favors to ONE instead of NONE. The piece explains how linotype errors cause such slips and why proof-readers cannot catch all mistakes, while noting fact errors stem from sources trusted by editors and reporters.
A white flag is raised on Whitewright city hall to remind residents water bills are due. The item critiques patriotic display and questions the spread of flags for every tax.
A Dallas News excerpt mocks President Hoover and then-current war policy arguing Germany blocks English starvation and Britain blocks aid to enemies. It asserts humanitarian aims misjudge belligerents and calls for decisive action, including fifty destroyers to England to end stalemate and aid wounded nations after victory.
The piece argues Willkie backed Edward Flynn as Democratic chairman and portrays him as a proxy for Wall Street influence. It dismisses Republican defections as opportunistic, notes Willkie’s liberal image, and questions whether the country will accept a corporation‑driven administration amid Democratic majorities and limited party defections.
In a closely divided political landscape the Democratic party maintains control of the Senate by about three to one and commands a substantial edge in the House, with roughly a hundred-seat majority.
A 2400 by 1800 foot tract near Murfreesboro Arkansas known as the Arkansas Diamond Field is eyed for re opening after 20 years idle. Arkansas Diamond Corporation stockholders optioned the land to Ray E Blick of Chicago with plans for tests over two years and a potential $175000 purchase. Diamond lore traces to John Huddleston who found a 2 3 8 carat stone in 1907 and saw fortunes rise and fall as the field produced over 10 000 diamonds valued at about 150000 by 1923 per Smithsonian. The note ends with a Russia statistic.
Shorty Barrett thanks voters for a strong primary lead of 1179 votes and asks continued support in the August 24 1940 election. He promises honest efficient and courteous administration and to improve the office records as County Clerk for Grayson County.
Tax burdens from private utility earnings in 1939 reach 7.3 million dollars, surpassing dividends and fueling government spending on dams and hydro projects. The piece argues that municipal ownership shifts tax loads to other taxpayers while reducing rate relief for consumers.
Industrial News Review notes the paradox where taxes fund government electric and steam plants that compete with private utilities, are tax free, and may run deficits requiring more subsidies financed by additional taxes on remaining taxpayers. This creates an anomalous cycle reducing taxpayers' numbers and ability to pay.
A Dallas News letter urges mothers to stop boys from shooting birds and harming mockingbirds with nestlings. It argues birds keep insects in check and pleas for mercy stress life and duty. Also quoted thoughts by Ann Jamesson on character and reputation.
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