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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
6
The Whitewright Sun edition presents holiday reflections and community notices. It cites rising Texas fire losses from 1928 to 1929, comments on local merchants and Christmas shopping, plus light anecdotes about Jim Waggoner and a humorous exchange with the Sherman Democrat.
A speaker laments small town life in Whitewright and declares plans to move to a larger city where personal matters are private and life feels less constrained. The fragment hints at a desire for autonomy and new surroundings.
The speaker argues small towns offer social recognition and sympathy missing in cities. In a close community, success is noticed and misfortune draws sympathetic neighbors, offsetting urban anonymity and gossip with personal support.
Texas agriculture commissioner George B. Terrell says federal and state estimates show a large cotton crop but prices stay down due to gambling in the futures market. He urges the Farm Board to stabilize prices and aid farmers, criticizing its lack of price support while Rotary Club members discuss football development.
President Hoover released a federal budget at a glance detailing that about 72 cents of every dollar for the next fiscal year goes to past wars and future preparedness. Only 8 cents funds government machinery, 13 cents supports social Aids and subsidies, and 7 cents maintains fiscal affairs. The total is slightly below this year’s, excluding farm board carryovers.
The C. H. E. and Kimbell well on the Finke farm twelve miles northwest of Denison yields about thirty barrels of oil daily from a 859 foot sand. Eight inch casing was set two weeks ago and the well has pumped since Saturday with increasing gas pressure and flow. Preparations are made to drill an offset and to test the Henderson farm nearby. The Madill shallow fields and Goddard No. 3 near Madill are also developing rapidly with many wells in production from 600 foot sand.
Mr and Mrs Bill Dixon visited Greenville while G E Thrift spent Friday in Sherman. Several residents, including Miss Ruth Avery, Miss Anna Ayres and Mrs Grace Sloan, traveled to Sherman for visits. George Miller of Sherman stayed with the Hulets, and Earl Benson hosted kin from Kentuckytown. The Ladies Home Demonstration Club attended the Chamber of Commerce banquet in Sherman where Pilot Grove won second prize among new clubs. The group enjoyed a Christmas gathering at Earl Benson’s home with games and a Santa visit, followed by fruit cake and coffee.
Two Christmas furniture auctions set for ten oclock on Thursday in Bells and Saturday in Bonham. The sales promise low prices and gifts for the first fifty women entering each store. A Philco radio, formerly used in demonstrations, offered at a special low price.
A remark notes that women rarely appear with their original paint, juxtaposing age old stereotypes with modern shifts. The line underscores ongoing discussions about appearances and societal expectations.
Mr and Mrs John Ford of Condlie visited T D Booher. Ralph England of Wichita Falls spent the weekend with his parents R England. Daley Wann and G W Smith visited Ely relatives. A singing is planned at Marvin on Sunday Dec 15 at 2 pm. Several locals visited or hosted guests including Brice and England families and Eva Woodruff. J D Woodruff remains seriously ill with kin at bedside in Marshall. Raymond England visits Wichita Falls and Bettie Lou McLean spends weekend with her parents in Whitewright.
Physicians increasingly link bodily health to mental attitude and cheerful thinking. Harold A. Wolff, in the Boston Post, cites evidence that several good hearty laughs daily may improve health.
A long article extols laughter as a health remedy. It urges several hearty laughs daily to improve mood and health, citing Dr. James J. Walsh and noting laughter's bodily and mental benefits. It offers simple exercises to trigger the effect and cites biblical and medical support.
A remark notes that a man need not be a motor car dealer to interest a girl in an automobile. The idea implies independence from profession in charm and attraction.
Michigan leads the world in air rifle manufacturing, producing more than nine tenths of all air rifles globally. The state’s industry concentration centers on major firms and suppliers driving export strength and regional employment amid steady demand.
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