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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
3
Seventeen years ago in Whitewright reports list illnesses and recoveries including Mrs. Howard Brodhead with typhoid fever and Mrs. Orville McMillin undergoing treatment in Sherman. Others move, marry, birth notices, rail work, school faculty, and a local crime survivor’s account.
On a bid of 5200 the Konneth Plumbing Co. was awarded the contract to install the heating plant and plumbing work in the Whitewright high school building by the Whitewright school board this week. The three Whitewright drug stores Dyer and Jones J L Kirkpatrick and Gallaher and Son announce they will operate on a cash basis.
A roundup of local items includes T. D. Reynolds struck with paralysis at home, S. R. Park dry goods project on the old R & R. Theatre site, Hayden Hamilton joining the San Antonio Military Academy faculty, and S. D. Fulton bringing in White Wright’s first bale of cotton. Other notes mention rabies serum for R. L. Holcomb, Robert Crowell recovering from appendicitis, Mrs. W. H. Stedham traveling to Dallas for her son Houston’s medical needs, George Burnham’s appendicitis operation, Ray Cates heading to California with his uncle William Cates, Doct A. Wilson purchasing the W. H. King home, and births and local relocations including Oscar Jones’s new baby and the Hol land and Gillett moves.
Two Westerners who met after years drank hard cider and grew woozy. One asked Shay to recall Jed Hanson, but the other could not remember the name and asked who.
A Texas and national health notice discusses undulant fever or Malta fever contracted from infected cattle hogs and sheep. It describes symptoms courses and low mortality but long recovery, highlights transmission through animals and dairy products, and urges testing dairy herds and pasteurization to prevent spread.
An Irish preacher lampoons drink as the country’s greatest curse. He says it provokes neighborly quarrels, leads to gunfire at bankers, and causes people to miss their targets.
A mother questions why Elizabeth remains awake on the porch swing. The girl replies she is admiring the moon, and the mother gently notes that it is time to send the moon home.
A husband testifies to magistrates that his wife has begun throwing objects at him since their marriage, marking the first reported instance of abuse. The magistrate questions why no prior complaint was filed.
An old Pacific Coast contest offered prizes for best Charlie Chaplin imitator. Chaplin himself attended in disguise and took second prize, a tale that has circulated for years.
A quip from the Florida Times Union and Buffalo Evening News notes playful curiosity about flappers. The exchange hints at social manners and surprise over unspoken habits in early 20th century culture.
A Jamestown couple seeks annulment after a mistaken union in Smith County. The ceremony used fictitious names with Miss Johnie Smith linked to Donald Peach, while Miss Smith is John Smith and Peach is a woman. The justice of the peace refused annulment or name changes. The pair met on a Jamestown farm, then moved to the county seeking work.
A New York banquet by medical men celebrated Dr Sing Lee with a bound volume of appreciation letters from beneficiaries. A Chinese businessman Wang Choo recalled seeking multiple doctors before Sing Lee finally helped him recover.
A diner quips that the restaurant still has the same manager, who recently wed. The exchange highlights a light moment about apparent changes after the marriage.
A witty exchange shows a waitress offering two minute eggs while a breakfas ter explains he has decided to sleep longer mornings. The banter hints at shifting routines and humor in a diner setting.
Rev. T. A. Amos, pastor of the Negro Methodist Church, spoke at the Fort Worth District Sunday School convention in Gainesville when he suddenly could not close his mouth. A physician said he suffered a jaw dislocation, not a stroke.
Edwin Starkey, vice president of Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company, seeks licensed life insurance salespersons in Whitewright and nearby areas. The firm offers new policy plans, attractive first year commissions, and renewal bonuses. Applicants should be 25, fully legal, and ready for in person meetings at P O Box 1516 Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
A vicar remarks on a young handler at a local dog show, criticizing outfits. He learns the child is a girl. a companion claims he thought the child was a boy. The mystery deepens as the father denies, revealing the speaker is the mother.
A young person declares a strong wish to help people beyond the immediate family. A friend asks who qualifies as others, prompting reflection on the scope of altruism and social responsibility.
The text warns that temporary pain relief masks a warning signal and urges starting treatment for the underlying cause when periodic pains indicate a weak condition. It references Cardus as a suggested remedy to build against the symptoms.
In a witty exchange a dressmaker asks for payment and the reply hints debts of honor cover the bill. The humorous vignette plays on a spouse’s quip about using money to cover bringe losses while asserting prioritization of debts of honor.
Mrs. Bridemore says she started split pea soup but cannot serve it until tomorrow. Mr. Bridemore quips about the long prep time as a playful household exchange.
A bandit demanded money at the post office while an official asked for a withdrawal form. The scene combined a hold up with a bureaucratic delay as officers responded. No injuries reported.
A brief dialect dialogue shows a young boy claiming his name Ferdiliza formed from his parents Ferdinand and Liza. The exchange highlights family lineage and linguistic play in a vignette style.
A sequence of brief, wry exchanges shows job seekers and suitors arguing over roles and matchups. A mother seeks a reliable man for errands while a suitor objects, a father dodges responsibility, and a young man jokes about war and peace.
A witty exchange shows a girl insisting no contact, while Green admits returning to trading for experience. Gray probes outcomes and Green reveals a comical attempt to reverse the financial learning curve.
A witty string of jokes about Goofus unhappily married to a wife with refined tastes. He is called husband and jewel but cannot afford her demands. Diplomatic relations with neighbors fail after a gift of axle grease provokes a noisy response and a clever rebuke about a daughter’s late singing.
In a playful exchange Mrs. Heck asks Mrs. Peck to lend a rug-beater. Mrs. Peck replies the borrower does not get home until five, signaling a domestic humor moment.
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