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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun carries a mix of local notices and editorials. It reports on a Department of Agriculture turkey price fix inquiry, comments on President Roosevelt and the Inter-American Peace Conference, ideas on four year terms for elected officials, and a light joke exchange about saving money while rushing to school.
In commentary on monarchy and finances, the piece argues a real king is costly and unnecessary for England while expressing gratitude for The Sun's response to a subscription drive. It notes the king as figurehead and mentions potential war debt savings. It recounts readers joining, renewing, and praising The Sun during the campaign.
The sports editor notes Whitewright's lack of adequate field space forces major games to be played away. He cites a hazardous sideline area at the American Legion field where spectators have been knocked down by plays run out of bounds. Football is back and a suitable field is essential.
A bulletin from the Agricultural Experiment Station at A and M College reports field weathering of cotton before harvest reduces value more than expected. Tests across Temple, Chillicothe, and Lubbock show exposure 1–33 weeks lowers grade, strength, and cream brightness, with up to 14% strength loss and $13 per 500 lb bale losses. Early harvesting within four to five weeks after opening is advised to avoid price drops.
Weather has been poor but residents look for sun again. Sam Brown and family move back to Ravenna. Mrs Bruce Robinson returns from Bonham. Janie Byars holiday visit near Blue Ridge. Mollie Smith and granddaughter Peggy Gene visit Leonard. Inez Pirtle spends Thanksgiving near Bonham. J T Evans visits Aubrey Mayse. Alton Robinson and Scott Brown visit Denison. Oscar Bowen visits Delmor Bowen family. Fredma Owens stays with Uncle Paul Owens near Ely. Day Donihoo visits Wilder relatives. Nell Brown visits Maudie Fae Holt. Roy Mayse family move to Mineola. Hymer family attend Dallas Centennial then Thanksgiving in Anson with Ruby Hymer. Lawrence Burden family visits Hefner near Whitewright. Sermon at Baptist Church. preacher Bro. Robinson of Randolph. Mrs. Jimmie Bowen visits son Alton Bowen. Aather Latimer family visit. Clawrence Cooper visits Whitewright area. Lloyd Barry visits relatives in Trent on Friday. Lucian Jones family visits Arvel Jones near Porters. Donihoo family visits Willie Griffin. Evelyn Latimer visits Alma Wilder. Dan Harris visits Bonham. Mrs Clint Jones visits mother near Bells. O W Wilder and daughter Marie visit Paul Bowen.
In Spokane Washington a legal opinion ended Police Judge Frank Yuse's plan to punish drunks with castor oil The assistant corporation counsel Louis Conyard said only punishments allowed are those in city ordinances or state statutes He noted ordinances do not authorize castor oil administration and Yuse conceded the point ending the plan
Funeral services for Billy Ray Bartley 11 were conducted at Bethel Baptist Church by Rev. Arthur Johnson of Fort Worth. Interment followed at Bethel Cemetery under R. R. Waldo. He died at St. Vincent's Sanitarium Sherman after a brief illness. He was born January 11 1925, son of Cecil and (Mrs.) Bartley, Route Two. He leaves his parents a brother Joe Weldon Bartley and other relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs Carrie Meeks 63 native of the Pilot Grove community were held Monday at 2 30 p m at the Pilot Grove Church of Christ conducted by Rev J A Henderson. Interment was in Pilot Grove Cemetery. She lived in Trenton Sherman and Dallas and was a member of Walnut Street Church of Christ at Sherman. Born February 24 1873 in Pilot Grove she died Saturday night after a week long illness in a Dallas hospital.
Russian livestock buyers touring the United States on the way home drew attention after hiring a taxi in San Angelo to Salt Lake City and traveling via Iowa Kansas City back to San Angelo then Houston. Across thousands of miles they bought only three pigs, while sheep goats and other livestock were shipped from Houston. The report notes ranchers in West Texas valued local stock and saw the tale as a highlight of the year.
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