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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
1
A three point nine five inch rainfall Wednesday night broke a six week dry spell. Early Thursday, ground appeared dry with no standing water and cracks closed by moisture. Farmers debated benefits for cotton as yields lag behind last year, with estimates at a quarter to a third of a bale per acre.
Last Friday friends and relatives surprised Rev. W. A. Kirkpatrick for his seventy ninth birthday. He served many churches in the state, including Rock Point for twenty eight years, and remains active in his U. S. A. Presbyterian ministry when health allows.
The Lilley Dry Goods Company stock was sold last week to M. C. Kleiman of Waco and will be placed on sale Saturday. Fall goods have been added, and Kleiman plans to continue operations and add new items as needed after the bankruptcy sale.
A New York Stock Exchange seat sold for 150000, up 30000 from the prior sale. The market had not seen seats at this level since March, after dipping to 68000, a multi year low.
Washington D C police report that George W Shinault who killed William Hushka during the July riot was killed Saturday night by an unknown assailant. Initial accounts said a negro fired a pistol at Shinault and fled.
In an extraordinary session the Pennsylvania legislature passed a $363,800 item to secure lawmakers salaries as the first order of business.
B F Gafford county Democratic chair announces boxes ready for delivery and urges use of same assistants in the August 27 runoff. He notes no complaints of unfairness in the first primary and says poll tax receipts exemptions are needed in Denison and Sherman. The shorter ballot may speed tabulation and allow results by 10 or 11 PM the night after voting.
In 132 counties the Governor race vote surpassed poll tax payments by an average 10.4 percent. Gregg County had the largest excess with 7,276 votes for governor though only 4,205 poll tax payers. Investigations and steps to protect ballot purity followed.
The Grayson County court is closed until the September term and minutes have been approved by Judge A. S. Noble. An emergency lunacy case appeared, but no regular motions or cases are being tried this week.
Fifty-six nations and self governing dominions become members of the League of Nations. Afghanistan Brazil Costa Rica Ecuador Egypt Hedjaz Iceland Iraq Nepal Tibet Russia and the United States are eligible but not members. Brazil resigned over a Council seat dispute and Costa Rica withdrew for non payment of dues.
The document lists candidates by office including Governor Miriam Ferguson and R. S. Sterling Harris County. Railroad Commissioner Lee Satterwhite and C. V. Terrell. Supreme Court Justice J. E. Hickman and William Pierson. several at large congressmen Pink Parrish George Terrell J. H Cyclone Davis Sterling P Strong Joe Burkett. and state and local officials. It warns that scratching the pledge at the top invalidates the ballot and urges voters to keep reservations in mind only in thought.
Rev. J. T. Purvis led Friday's Rotary meeting and Ro taries heard about the recent district conference of Rotary presidents and secretaries held at Tyler. W. R. Hooper as president outlined club aims with officers and directors listed along with multiple committee assignments.
The Texas State Supreme Court refused to issue an abstract ruling on Negro voters rights in the state Democratic primary. The court said the proceeding lacked the necessary parties to render a binding decision.
Crescent Oklahoma Governor Murray told a local audience that about one thousand farmers armed with single trees would back him against any State House opponent. He predicted there would be little opposition to his views and plan.
Elmer Miller delivered the season’s first bale near Whitewright, weighing 460 pounds, bought by Whitewright Gin and Ice Co. at 7 cents per pound. Mark Montgomery manages the firm. Miller received an eight dollar cash premium from local merchants.
Rev. W. H. Ackley tendered his resignation at the morning service and it was accepted. He will serve until the second Sunday in September. He has led the church for several years, increased membership and Sunday school, and aided charity and civic work. His future plans are not announced.
Ted Westbrook age 19, son of J R Westbrook of Denison, is reported improving at St Vincent's sanitarium Sherman after a .22 rifle shooting Friday night. Harold Love, 22, visitor to the Westbrook home, has a shoulder wound. A L Turner, farmer near Sherman, admitted firing on a group he mistook for melon patch raiders, saying he did not intend to hit any member.
Desert News reports a flurry of visits across towns. Alton Matthews and family of Tulsa visited J. H. Matthews and relatives. Mrs. Lester Pace of Longview visited her mother Mrs. Joe Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Isom of near Sherman stayed with their daughter Mrs. J. H. Adams. Mrs. Z Binion of Pilot Grove visited Mrs. D. B. Tate.
Palm Beach Post notes that campaign remarks signal a pledge to save the nation from a feared crisis in November, framing the election as a turning point. The statement suggests heightened urgency and a promise of decisive action from political leaders.
In the Carolinas mills raise wages and expand. Durham Hosiery Mills orders a 10 percent wage boost. Greensboro and Kernersville silk mills lift pay 10 to 12 percent with orders through Oct 1. Rock Hill mills run full shifts for 2300 workers. High Shoals Cotton Mills in Lincoln reopen full time for eight months. Anderson area mills add orders to run full time for months.
Census bureau reports U S cotton supply for the year ending July 31 at 21 170 748 bales excluding linters. Consumption 4 869 103 bales. Net exports 8 706 890 bales. Carry over 9 682 316 bales. The prior year supply 18 314 054 bales with carry over 6 369 993 bales. USDA est last week for this year 11 306 000 bales.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh announced the birth of a second son at 6 30 am on Tuesday. The couple asked for privacy to shield their children from publicity following the kidnapping and death of their first child. Mrs. Lindbergh was reported doing nicely and Mrs Dwight Morrow attended the family as a grandmother.
Henry Ansley, 36, Amarillo newspaperman and author of "I Like the low mood," died Saturday from injuries after a car crash near Tulsa shortly after midnight. He had just left South Plains campaign stops for Governor Sterling. Roy Cullum, the driver from Amarillo, was only slightly injured when the car veered into a ditch at a narrow bridge and rolled over two or three times.
The jury wheel is filled with Grayson County taxpayers and eligible voters for the year. The first county court sits on the third Monday in September. County Clerk Doggett said thousands of names were typed on cardboard strips and placed in the wheel.
The Whitewright independent school district trustees meet to adopt the 1932 33 budget at 8:00 p m in the grammar school building. A tentative budget has been prepared with economies to balance funds and per child education costs estimated around 40 dollars. The board also approves continuing the fine arts studio arrangement with piano and expression teachers and sets September 12 as fall term opening.
Mrs Nannie Wilson aged 56 died Wednesday at 9 15 am in her Sherman home after a three week illness. She formerly lived near Whitewright and resided in Sherman for fourteen years. Funeral services were held at the Fundamentalist Baptist Church in Sherman with Rev W B Starnes in charge and Rev J A Henderson of Whitewright assisting. Burial was at Bethel Cemetery three miles south of Whitewright. Surviving are her husband Z D Wilson and two sisters Mrs C A McLean of Whitewright and Mrs George Crain of Horse Cave Kentucky. She was born October 30 1875 in Kentucky.
Fifty meat industry representatives in Chicago and the Middle West met to study scientific issues and were told Americans ate 152 million pounds more pork and 13 million more lamb in the first six months of 1932 than in the same period of 1931, based on federally inspected meat.
Sterling headquarters in Dallas announces Dan Moody will speak at Forest Park Denison Tuesday night at eight o clock in support of Governor Ross Sterling candidacy.
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