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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
5
The Sun reports a 1915 Whitewright picnic committee itemizing receipts and expenses totaling 325.95 and concessions receipts of 321.95. Local society notes include visits by J. M. McMurry Ras Benedict and D. W. Davis.
The 19th amendment reached Tennessee this week, giving 17 million women nationwide the vote in November. Tennessee ranked 36th to ratify the amendment, reaching the required three fourths. In local notes, Fan nin County sets 1920 tax rate at 58 cents, up 8 cents. Eggs sell for 35 cents a dozen as of this week. Joe Robbins travels to Slaton to build concrete floors. Joe Everheart suffers two weeks of typhoid fever at home. R. S. Morehead leases the west side of the Truett building for a drive in filling station. Roy Benson sells a farm south of town to Joe Coggins for 240 per acre. buys Morrow farm near Tom Bean at 265 per acre. Collin County Council of Agriculture fixes cotton picking at 1.50 per hundred pounds and fiber seeds at 50 per ton. Minor crash at Katy crossing injures no one. Mr. Montgomery's car collides with another, with no serious damage.
A motor car loaded with workmen was in motion when an incident occurred, prompting investigation by local authorities and early reports noting no serious injuries among the passengers.
One year ago the first bale of cotton ginned in Grayson County arrived at Whitewright on August 13 by O. J. Mears. H. P. Donigan bought the cotton for 7 cents a pound, and the town awarded a $25 premium to Mr. Mears.
An rural reader warns of poison ivy dangers in warm weather. Describes three leaflets, acidic sap, and painful skin reactions. Recommends amateur treatment with equal parts alcohol and lime water to reduce swelling and pain, warning against ointments and sugar of lead.
Detroit. Henry Ford credits salt saturated water as his hair preservation method. He says wash once a week and let the salt dry on, noting his hair remains thick and lustrous at 69, though he adds diet may influence growth.
The aging editor expresses doubt about scandal for the front page while the city editor urges faith in human nature, promising something will happen soon as they await news.
In the Ferguson Forum editors signed Pa and Ma Ferguson state they never expect to seek office again. They add they will remain private citizens to support the people with their resources. A separate note cites a Sterling reference alleged to have angered Mrs Ferguson after her gubernatorial defeat.
The public health column cites eggs as a multipurpose cure from mustard plasters using egg white to ease blisters to using beaten egg white with sugar and lemon for hoarseness. It notes egg in coffee as a tonic and raw egg in wine for convalescence. It also mentions egg white on burns and a beaten egg for bowel distress.
A light quip about a soprano’s wardrobe produces laughter at a Midwest revue. The joke highlights a performer with a wide repertoire and a striking dress, drawing smiles from the audience.
A witty exchange reveals a husband claiming to have adapted his wife’s past as three plays. The remark hints at manipulation of personal history for theatrical projects.
A humorous exchange about an economics professor talking to himself and a man named MacCanny who swats flies to drop into his soup or ice cream so he can claim a second helping for free. The banter features Sopher and Lazier commenting on MacCanny’s odd habit.
A tall mustached man called Egbert the Egg King sought work at a Forty-second Street dime museum last week. He offered to eat eggs in his act and promised to perform four times daily with six shows on Saturdays and holidays. He insisted on time for meals between acts.
The Paris News notes the 8 percent cut in scholastic per pupil funding from 17.50 to 16, arguing it’s not disastrous. It urges public schools to adapt with grace, stressing schools as public institutions sharing in budget reductions and teaching economy to students.
A fragment describes women conversing loudly with each other, each entertaining herself as the chatter fills the room. The line hints at a social gathering and individual voices blending into a bustling atmosphere.
A farmer’s daughter in grimy overalls carries tools as she heads to the cowshed to battle a new milking machine. The squire’s son jokes with her about the machinery while a thug robs an eminent alienist and the captive recalls a past life saved from a death sentence.
A humorous exchange from the Sarnia Observer notes a captured newspaper man, a sub-editor, being told by the Cannibal Islands chief that after dinner he will become editor-in-chief, a lighthearted quip on promotion.
After the service a vicar and verger exchange jokes about sympathy lozenges and church donations while a teller and others discuss a man missing arms in a war and a wife suing for alienation of affections amid a hefty $100,000 sum.
A set of short humorous dialogues: a country servant Sarah sleeping with an iron in bed and the mistress’s quip about warmth. an old lady and porter exchanging wordplay about platforms and directions. a child’s sailor insight about a woman commanding a ship contrasted with the father’s pun about a court ship.
A shop walker asks a man if he wants men’s clothing and discovers the customer is actually seeking women’s clothing. The man explains he has lost his wife and is searching for her. The exchange highlights a mistaken request and a perplexed shopper.
A country editor boasts a new Farm er Brown contribution a fat pig on subscription. The dialogue plays on rural wit with a pun about a hair part and alley in every block.
Texarkana press writer Chas Newell highlights rising White House expenses under Hoover. Taxpayers pay 97 914 more annually than under Coolidge and 184 004 more than under Harding. Hoover hires four ten thousand dollar secretaries versus Coolidge’s one eight thousand nine hundred. He operates eleven autos while Wilson had three.
In a discreet exchange Blinks accuses a woman of hosting her club. Jinke replies that the scene was only a guess until he slipped in through the back door, hinting at hidden conversations and unseen guests.
The announced names for the August 27 runoff include Roy M Finley for Criminal District Attorney R H Bob May for District Clerk C M Charley Cole for County Clerk Mrs Callie McAfee Frost for Tax Assessor J C Carl Allred for Flatorial Representative Elbert M Barron for Representative place 1 Tom Wells for Public Weigher Tom Brice and Harold Doss named for Public Weigher.
A historical note asserts the normal blood flow in the body runs about seven miles an hour illustrating circulatory pace. The figure emphasizes rapid circulation and the body's efficiency.
A dialogue notes a well educated man with travel experience unable to secure work. He argues no employer pays what he believes he is worth while expenses rise. A jab about telephone company receivers underscores subscriber control.
A dialogue reflects skepticism about a lasting recovery as one speaker notes prosperity seems to have turned a corner while another asks what proves it, remarking no one appears to be actively seeking it.
Comedic dialogue sketches a scientist distracted by danger and a humorous reminder of home life. A servant warns of a house fire while the professor delays, ordering coal as panic and wit collide. The couple Reflax and Relax deliver a quip about dinner.
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