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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
1
Good headway is being made on the paving of the business section started a week ago. Combs and Glade use all hours with a strong crew and equipment. Dirt removal, curbing, and a concrete mixer arrival set targets to complete pouring by September 15, weather permitting, with street reopening anticipated before October 15.
Rev. W. H. Ackley pastor of First Baptist spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon on boys work sponsored by the club. He described the effort by local organizations to provide wholesome amusements and guide boys toward proper paths. Visitors Mr. Gee Greenville schools and Albert Truett Fort Worth gave brief talks.
The official census of the Presbyterian Church of the United States announced by stated clerk Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge shows total communicant members at 2,004,467, up 41,629 from the previous year. Sunday school enrollment reached 1,595,313, down 18,700, while church consolidations reduced church count by 71 to 9,361.
Carpenters started work last week on a new brick veneer bungalow for Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Simmons. The old house was torn down and the lot used for the new structure with all modern conveniences. Beetle trapping touted as a new Virginia sport to curb the Japanese beetle surge.
Theo Miller owner of the Palace Theatre reports about 1600 attended the Saturday matinee the largest crowd of the summer. Merchants in Whitewright funded the free matinees for 16 weeks and thank Miller for the shows. Tickets will be 10 cents each moving forward if attendance justifies it.
Whitewright reports abundant work with lumber dealers noting remodels and new barns as ginning and cotton picking season begins. Carpenters, painters, and paperhangers are in demand. several residents plan major home improvements but face labor shortages. The town experiences healthy growth, not a boom, with ongoing development.
A legislative committee investigating county fee systems finds officials in Fort Worth receiving salaries higher than publicly known, with some fees continuing after retirement. In Dallas County the district attorney is set to earn about $12,000 this year, the sheriff about $10,000, the tax collector around $25,000, and the county clerk about $10,000.
J R Westbrook precinct commissioner inspected and guided installation of a new floor in the swinging bridge northeast of town. He planned moving the road crew to Whitewright soon to repair several local roads before winter.
The Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman notes land prices have bottomed after eight years of decline with some areas rising above the low point. Economists foresee no major jumps but expect prices to stay steady. Renters who plan to stay on farms should consider buying productive land, yet scarce supply and aging renters complicate long term plans.
Dr Salvador Anaya Arrieta, who started a rooftop dog home, reports to police that poisoned meat was tossed to the dogs by a disturbed neighbor. He says 100 dogs died in the attack, highlighting the community uproar over the barking nuisance.
The Public Health Service cautions that moving water can fail to meet purity standards despite common belief. Officials note contaminants may persist even in flowing streams and advise treatment and testing for safe use.
The revival at First Baptist Church emphasizes souls over members with George Reynolds leading song services and Dr. M. F. Hudson preaching since Monday evening. Morning services run 9 to 10 with junior time, and 7:30 p.m. prayer meetings by gender followed by a 7:50 song service and sermon.
New York reports from 47 cities compiled by the Sales Management Magazine indicate a steady rise in newspaper advertising in early 1929 versus 1928. The combined total for April across these cities reached 168,455,717 lines, up 3,447,814 lines or 2.1 percent from April 1928.
A Safety Section report by the American Railway Association finds that over 25 percent of highway grade crossing crashes in 1928 were caused by motorists hitting train sides. The total such crashes reached 1,275 of 5,036, up 9.7 percent from 1927, while train strikes on motorists rose 2 percent despite more underpass and overhead crossings.
Emmet Penn owner of the Payne Cottage announces conversion into a modern apartment house with five units each having a private bath and modern conveniences. Work will start after vacating the property and two to three apartments are already spoken for.
New York report recounts Loris Vermian’s 9000 mile journey from Cicilia to New York to meet his mother in Fresno. In 1915 the mother slashed his shoulder with a hajemet to prevent deportation during Christian evacuations. The boy was found in an orphanage in Syria and later reunited with his uncle in the Bronx before continuing to Fresno.
Democrats from Kaufman Van Zandt Wood Upshur Gregg Rusk and Henderson counties plan to attend an Old-time Democratic Rally on the courthouse plaza in Tyler Friday night August 25. They will publicly back Ex Congressman James Young of Kaufman urging him to run for Governor of Texas in 1930 noting his service from 1911 to 1921 in Congress.
The article explains most gear noise comes from the driver rushing shifts. A calm deliberate shift reduces noise and wear. It notes first to second should be slow while second to high can be faster.
The global hemp harvest is valued around 10 million pounds sterling. Belgium, spanning 11 372 square miles, has surpassed the 10 million population mark in its latest census.
The Texas State Board of Education fixed the per capita school fund apportionment at 17 50 for the coming scholastic session and urged trustees to save 50 cents to raise next year’s amount. The board ruled the law mandatorily sets 17 50 and refused to allocate any surplus for next year, despite a request to set 17. The total with 1 430 000 students amounts to 25 125 000.
Lloyd Ford, 20, of Linden Texas, received the ninth blood transfusion in four weeks on Saturday. He was brought here a month ago with an undiagnosed peculiar blood ailment. The transfusions have been supplied by Ford’s three brothers.
By Wednesday night forty six bales had been ginned here, up from forty last year on the same date. Ginners forecast heavy picking Friday and Saturday as farmers started the week. Cotton traded at 18.5 cents per pound Wednesday and dipped to 18.14 cents Thursday morning.
In a ruling, Texas will pay $67 to widows 75 and older instead of $75, and provide nothing to those under 75 for the quarter ending August 31. The change stems from fund limits and a recent law broadening eligibility to pre 1873 widows, leaving many aged 70 to 74 without pensions. Building associations prosper as Greece sees many formed.
A five year old girl Freda visits alone and, following her father’s advice, politely declines an invitation by saying she has already dined, but the host presses on and she instead asserts she has already bitten. The anecdote closes with her dignified reply.
Raymond Garvin, 11 months, of the Canaan community, died in Sherman hospital after an auto crash three miles northwest of town. Miss Jewell Smith, driving, waved to friends as steering failed and the car rolled. Four other occupants escaped with minor injuries. the infant died en route to the hospital. Funeral held at Wittitoe Cemetery.
Clayton L. Pierce six year old son of Mr and Mrs J M Pierce of this city died after falling from the back seat of a car and being struck by a passing motorist late Monday.
James L Henry aged 79 died at his son J W Henrys home after several days illness. Born August 29 1850 he lived for years at Orangeville southeast of town. Funeral and burial were at Blanton Cemetery near Whitewright Thursday at 10 a.m. Rev J F Fender and Rev J W Willbanks conducted the services.
A California man faces bigamy after marrying his mother in law and then his stepdaughter Goldie. He first wed Mrs Stapleton in 1917 at age 23, discovering later her daughter was his wife and that his wife’s purported Texas husband was dead.
The first bale was ginned at Whitewright’s new Whitewright Gin and Ice Company plant on Wednesday. J. L. Green, formerly of Leonard, manages the modern facility equipped with latest cleaning machinery. Green plans to buy cotton and cotton seed and pay top market prices.
Satanta Kansas notes a ten year old girl Glennis Hill volunteered to aid in her father J A Hill's blacksmith shop when he could not find help. The father says she is now quite proficient at smithing tasks.
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