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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun states a subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance and notes entry at the Whitewright Texas post office as 2nd class mail matter. It warns notices of entertainment events with admission fees will be charged at regular rates and pledges corrections for erroneous reflections.
The Sun adopts a rare four page format this week ending 1934 with a New Year greeting. The Honey Grove Signal Citizen criticizes highway beautification funding while Whitewright records 39 traffic deaths in Dallas in 1934, noting Dallas totals contrast with local fatalities.
A city of 350000 would see about 700 traffic deaths if Dallas shared Whitewright’s 2 per 1000 rate. The piece says Home Owners' Loan Corporation foreclosures will demand overdue interest, critics lampoon Townsend pension plans as unrealistic, and argue for modest aged pensions around 25 to 30 dollars monthly.
The Legislature will revisit sales tax in January with the Citizens' Anti-Sales Tax League urging residents to contact Representatives and Senators about tax reductions. The Sun editor notes his own upcoming legislative seat and warns against hidden tax increases, arguing taxation harms employment and that tax exempt bonds divert funds from productive enterprise.
In this 1934 reflection the author urges readers to revalue life beyond money. He calls Whitewright families to assess their social and moral contributions and to pursue meaningful goals in the coming year with self scrutiny and direct action.
A sequence of editorial snippets from multiple papers comments on modernism and social trends. Topics include turning swords to plowshares ideation, flowers used in auto tires, a builder survey noting fewer homes with two bathrooms, and a tongue in cheek remark about gun policy being professionalized. The Louisville mention notes holiday visits by Mr and Mrs Dan Hollingsworth of Oklahoma City and family return travel.
A scene unfolds with a man holding a woman in a tense moment of emotion as an oculist warns that one eye is seriously affected and may develop a squint if untreated. The dialogue conveys anxiety and intimate concern between the pair in a silent, charged exchange.
The annual Christmas Eve programs and Christmas trees were held Monday night in the Church of Christ Presbyterian and Baptist churches. The Methodist candle lighting service occurred Sunday afternoon at five under Mrs. R P Childress and a special Christmas program followed at eleven under Mrs. G F Bryant. Saturday night featured the annual Christmas tree program.
The Federal program resumes buying to aid drought stricken cattle in Grayson County with 25 head set aside for Whitewright district from an 800 head total. Purchases restart Wednesday and run through December 31 unless the allotment is used first.
Mrs. Mattie Jenkins 55 of Tierra Buena California has died. Whitewright friends received word of her passing. She lived in Whitewright during the concrete road construction and later resided south of town with Mrs. John Tree. She is survived by her husband D. F. Jenkins and two sons V. L. and J. D. Jenkins of Tierra Buena.
Mrs Grandis King Sherman supervisor of social service for the county relief administration outlined efforts to secure a school nurse for five relief districts. At a Friday night meeting at the American Legion hall attendees discussed aiding under privileged children and the Legion agreed to cooperate with relief services to obtain a nurse for Whitewright.
Mrs H T Arterberry hosted a Friday night bridge gathering with Mrs Lucian LaRoe winning the high score prize for members and Mrs Lee Wilburn for guests. The event became a Christmas party as Hugh Tim Arterberry acted as Santa Claus distributing gifts.
Sara Kathryn Atterberry sang a solo and helped her mother entertain guests at a club gathering. Attendees included Mrs. J. M. McMurry of Little Rock Ark and Mrs. Lee Wilburn of Austin. Call The Sun with news.
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