Whitewright Sun notices and local campaign note
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price and mail posting details and publishes a commentary urging relief for small business operators facing bankruptcy. It notes C. C. McDonald of Wichita Falls, a candidate for Texas governor and a Fannin County native, entering the race and known to locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Texas
Fannin County
Whitewright
Ector
Farmers back Roosevelt program but dislike NRA effects
A Iowa survey shows 72.42 percent favor Roosevelt's general program while 60 percent dislike the NRA's impact on farmers. Salaried workers may share similar views on the president's program and processing tax levies. The piece argues the rehabilitation program earns broad support despite some dissatisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Roosevelt
NRA
New Deal Budget Estimates Aim for Lower Federal Spending
The first Roosevelt administration budget to Congress estimates ordinary federal spending at 2.6 billion dollars and revenues near 3.5 billion. After four and a half months into the current year, ordinary expenditures are 220 million dollars below the prior year, while critics seize on the so called double budget noting additional costs for public works and loans not included in the core figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
New Deal Costs and Revenue Shifts Stir Budget Talk
The article notes potential New Deal costs exceeding half the national debt and a total estimated at 11.7 billion, while revenue shows gains in customs and internal taxes. It also mentions a Pathfinder comment on whisky pricing and warns Texas relief directors to limit aid to indigent entrants to employment relief programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
National Industrial Conference Board
Douglas
Treasury
Employment Relief Organization
Texas
Break a Tradition on Building in Winter
A newspaper column argues winter is a prime time for construction and repairs. It notes current low material and contract prices and predicts a near‑term revival in the industry with prices unlikely to fall further, presenting opportunities to save on home projects.
Investment Push for Reconditioning Old Equipment
A note argues that investing hundreds to repair or recondition the old equipment is preferable to charity, focusing on long term employment and sustainable support rather than immediate aid.
The Welcome Man: The Man Who Delivers Goods
A lyrical piece portrays varied daily characters, centering on a universally welcomed figure: the man who delivers goods. It contrasts cheerful, helpful workers with those who fail or fret, celebrating the upbeat, roving helper in every town and task.
Rotary Club Luncheon Highlights Recovery Talks and Music
W E LaRoe led a varied Rotary Club program featuring Miss Clyde Johnson and Kermit Hollingsworth in song, Mayor Echols on the National Recovery Act, and F E Douglas discussing the commodity dollar. Visitors included Joe Durning, Tip Newell, Mr and Mrs Chas Sanders, and Paul Strader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
W. E. LaRoe
Clyde Johnson
Kermit Hollingsworth
Miss Johnson
Kermit
Echols
America
Whitewright
LaRoe
F. E. Douglas
Douglas
Brain Trust
Washington
Roosevelt
Joe Durning
Tip Newell
Sherman
Chas. Sanders
Lindsey, Okla
Paul Strader
Chickasha, Okla
Married prospective servant meets minister’s request
A minister seeks a man servant who will start fires and prepare breakfast by seven. The young applicant responds he came to marry, not work, and declines, saying the workload is too heavy. Separately, Texas’s 1835 population is estimated at 50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The Menopause Advice From The Family Doctor
The menopause is a normal physiological change and varies by individual. Avoid patten remedies, seek wise medical counsel for heavy bleeding or fibroid tumors, consider X ray surgery only with care, and rest to ease hot flashes while reducing household workload.
Indian Summer Across North America
The piece defines Indian Summer as a hazy pleasant interval between Summer and Winter, with observer notes from the North and East about leafless trees and clearer landscapes. It contrasts northern experience with the milder South where outdoor life continues after hurricane season, praising autumn’s beauty and the short spring.
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America
Debt as Opportunity and the Swift Debt Call
A veteran columnist notes debt warns of danger while William Feather cites Louis F. Swift who urged business people to borrow to grow. Swift told workers to get into debt to acquire a home and improve comfort, arguing experience backs this approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Feather
New York Evening Post
Feather
Louis F. Swift
Packer
Warning Given On Evading Liquor Tax
In Muskogee Oklahoma Willie Campbell and Valley Diver Choctaw County negroes pleaded guilty in Federal Court to operating a still to escape liquor tax. They received 30 days in jail. Judge Robert L Williams warned of longer sentences under repeal. Several others pleaded guilty later and got 30 to 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Willie Campbell
Valley Diver
Choctaw County
Leavenworth
Robert L. Williams
Oklahoma Governor Declares Martial Law Over Football Game
Governor Murray of Oklahoma faces criticism for using martial law rhetoric during a football game as troops are warned to police gate receipts. The piece mocks the spectacle and questions the necessity of such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Oklahoma
Guberna torial Humor Roils Southwest Dignity
The Dallas Journal mocks the region for a puppet Governor in Louisiana a proxy Governor in Texas and a comic governor in Oklahoma arguing the Southwest lacks dignity or sense of the ridiculous in the gubernatorial office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfalfa Bonaparte
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Dallas Journal
Mrs T B Moore Visiting Sherman Kin
Mrs T B Moore of Sherman is visiting her daughter Mrs Bryant King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. T. B. Moore
Sherman
Mrs
Bryant King
Handshakes Through Antiquity and Civilizations
The article traces the handshake from ancient times when the right hand, the weapon hand, was extended empty to show peace. It notes the biblical exceptions in Judges and Kings, and cites Greek and Roman practices of handshaking as a form of friendship and covenant.
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J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright, Texas
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New Deal
Avi
Laon Warats
Progressive Farmer
Dixie Poultry Journal
Home Friend
Country Home
Everybody's Poultry Magazine
Southern Agricultrist
Gentlewoman Magazine
Illustrated Mechanics
Mo Vitor
State. R.F.D
Walt Mason
John Joseph Gaines, M. D
Farm News
Cole & Davis Company
Humming Bird
Cole & Davis Co
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