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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists standard post office status and advertising charges for entertainments box suppers and similar events with admission fees. Memorials and resolutions will be charged. editor and publisher J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss oversee corrections for erroneous reflections. Subscription price is $1.50 per year, payable in advance.
The piece notes the Texas region’s rain parallels the Russian rainy season and jokes about sending it to aid Germany, while reporting on a defeated $300,000 road bond issue and the need for voters to know what they vote for. It stresses openness in elections and clear presentation of ballot measures.
The Hagerman community of about 150 residents faces an irreversible loss as the Red River water behind the Denison dam will submerge the town. An all day reunion marks the final visit to a place of youth as homes will be razed or moved and graves relocated. Schools and churches will close as families scatter and engineers advance progress. The piece likens Hagerman’s fate to Nazi blitzkrieg evacuations, noting displacement and compensation implications.
The piece notes Texas Senator Tom Connally rising in prominence after Senator Sheppard's death. It argues Connally is the real Senate leader, earning wide recognition and the confidence of fellow lawmakers, despite Barkley listed as nominal majority leader.
A Wichita Falls Times profile portrays Senator Tom Connally as a practical realist, skilled in compromise and national service. The piece notes his three major committee assignments, his role in opposing the Roosevelt court bill, and his reputation as a popular after-dinner speaker who fights legislation more than he originates it.
General J Watt Page says registrants may appeal any local board classification or physical and mental qualification after exam while appeal is pending. Appeals may be filed by registrants dependents or those presenting occupational necessity, via government appeal agents or state and national directors. Dove season in Texas runs in two zones with dates and hunting hours unchanged. duck season remains 60 days with limits and new blinds prohibition involving livestock.
Texas officials welcomed the federal 10 day white wing dove season but lamented its shortening of mourning dove season. Secretary Will J. Tucker said state law conflicts with federal rules and that Texans gain little unless state law aligns with the open federal season.
Texas A and M College announces a collaboration with the U.S. Office of Education to run 15 courses in engineering science and management defense. The Federal Government funds tuition and labs. students cover text, board, room, and laundry up to about 125 dollars for a twelve week term. Courses begin in September with enrollments required beforehand.
Williamstown Pa reports that the claim of a pure race is dismissed as baseless. The notice frames the concept as baloney and highlights its propagandist aim.
Miss Ruth Benedict of Columbia University called Hitler’s pure master race claim "pure whitewash" and said Germans are a mixed race. She told delegates at the Williamstown Institute of Human Relations that civilizations worldwide arise from diverse breeds and peoples.
Local draft boards are charged by the national director to ensure soldiers leaving the army regain their jobs. Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey directs boards to appoint reemployment committeemen to protect soldiers' rights. The law requires rehiring unless the employer's circumstances have changed so as to make it impossible or unreasonable. By Christmas 200,000 men over 28, married, or in economic hardship will return to civilian life.
Bonham native Sam Rayburn will deliver the main address at the opening of the Princeton migratory farm labor camp located six miles east of town. The 212-unit FSA built camp, sponsored by Princeton and McKinney, houses 90 now and serves migrant laborers during onion and cotton harvests. C. M. Evans of Dallas, FSA regional director, will also speak.
Otto Hopper 39 died in a Lubbock hospital after four weeks of illness from a neck carbuncle. funeral was Tuesday at Bells Baptist Church with Rev. C Chumbley and Rev. Dan Vestal officiating. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Ada Owens five children and extensive family.
Funeral services were conducted at Broadway Baptist Church Fort Worth for Mrs. Florence Fleming died in Fort Worth Thursday Rev W Douglas Hudgins and Rev W L Howse presiding Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Mausoleum Dallas with Dr J E Ellis of Sherman officiating Mrs Fleming and her husband had lived in Whitewright then Sherman before moving to Fort Worth about a decade ago He is in the oil business Survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Howard F Walsh of Fort Worth and two grandsons Richard Fleming and another grandchild
John H. Savage 68 died at 4 35 p m Tuesday at his home 725 West Chestnut after a year long illness Funeral services were held Wednesday at Short Murray Chapel with Rev Ben F Hearn officiating Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright He was born near Whitewright Feb 23 1873 and worked as a farmer rural mail carrier and city park keeper He retired in 1940 Surviving are his widow two sons L L Savage Sherman E L Savage Denison one daughter Mrs J G Bowman Durant Okla brother R C Savage Blythe Calif and seven grandchildren
A pioneer settler described as living many years in Orangeville before Whitewright existed. The family later moved to Tom Bean shortly after that town began.
The community reports ongoing showers and rain with a heavy Friday downpour. Armyworms, weevils and bollworms are present in cotton. Several residents visit family in nearby towns and some miss Sunday school due to rain. Local families share visits and illnesses among kin across several towns.
Grayson County has invested $265735.55 in defense bonds in three and a half months since May 1. Denison and Sherman lead the county, with Denison at $124212.40 and Sherman at $126135.50. County chairman W L Ashburn Jr. will publish district totals biweekly and visit every post office by Sept 1 to tabulate sales.
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