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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
8
Former Texas governor Miriam A. Ferguson declares in a written statement that she will seek the office again, citing public demand for relief from inefficiency and extravagance. She emphasizes merit over party lines, tax reduction as a plank, and openness to public support from across the state.
Mr and Mrs George Miller of Sherman visited relatives in Pilot Grove Saturday. Miss Valda Smith Lois Williams and Ora Bell visited Sherman. A wind storm last week damaged several houses. Mrs Burl Brown and children visited Cannon. Mrs Bernice Davis and Mrs S T McSpedden spent Wednesday in Whitewright with Lloyd McSpedden.
W D Brooks visited Denison on business. Everett Thompson family moved to a Blue Ridge area home. Mrs J R Fogle and daughter Cora called on Mrs Tom Reagan in Pilot Grove. Joe Tate visited McKinney. George Price died at his Blue Edge home from heart failure. Tom Terry’s friends mourn. Beecher St John stayed with W Aates in Lone Star. Uncle Bill Clark and wife moved to Sherman to live with daughter Mrs George Evans. A ten pound son was born to Mr.
A Hollywood extra with a famous long beard charges 15 dollars daily but takes 750 when a producer offers only standard pay. He agrees to the job, but on set his beard is folded and hair pinned so it appears half as long, reducing his value.
North Texas Seed Company offers bulk seeds at half price and lists onions sets slips and seed Irish potatoes. Whitewright Hatchery opens bookings for baby chicks after February 9. Lester Haile advertises highest cash prices for corn oats cotton seed and other farm products.
The Planters National Bank of Whitewright Texas closes its affairs and asks note holders and creditors to present notes and claims for payment. Guy Hamilton president.
The W. H. S. Reflector lists Clyde Johnson as editor with reporters Madge Sears Guy Hamilton Jr James Lindsey Joe Thomas Meador Emma Claire Vestal Lula Lee Vestal and Van Vestal plus a faculty advisor William Cantrell Jr.
A 1934 reminiscence by M B. notes how routine prompts new assignments from teachers like Miss Cavaness and Miss Ray. The writer believes change prevents monotony and keeps life from becoming crusty and dull.
Whitewright High School seniors held a Valentine party Thursday at Madge Sears home. Gladene Gates produced the program with games and contests. Emma Gene Sears was runner up in the big feet contest, while Donald Hall won overall and dedicated a blood red ear screw prize to Emma Gene Sears. Clyde Johnson and a portable Victrola provided music as Mrs. Sears offered refreshments.
The Masqueraders social gathering convened Monday night at Fitz Bryant's home despite bad weather. Most members attended along with Shelby Yowell and Bill Parker of Sherman as guests. games, dancing, and refreshments with candy heart favors followed before adjourning to February 29.
Over the past week students heard Rev. C. C. Merritt of the Church of Christ. In the next four weeks other local pastors will address the student body.
Juniors held a class meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss several business items. Two committees were formed to organize an upcoming party. The key topic was the junior senior banquet and whether it will be held, requiring loyalty and time from every junior. Mary Jo Sears.
The Dramatic Club presents a musical comedy March 11 featuring Cicero Socrates Smith and Marian Stanton. The botany professor character falls for Marian as misadventures unfold with the butler Simpson facing an unhappy outcome.
The writer urges expanding clubs and sports, arguing schools benefit from diverse activities. They stress the need to prove to teachers sponsors and the school board that extracurriculars are justified and valued.
A voice argues that schools benefit from extracurriculars and should not be blamed for student neglect. In study hall a boy chews gum while reading Popular Mechanics, missing the point of the library visit. A haunted house tale recalls Wallace House near Whitewright. Art notes discuss cannibals as unlikely artists per Scholastic Magazine.
Mary Agnes Hutchinson from Denison visited Kathleen Pierson over the weekend. Myra Nell Vestal spent the weekend in Trenton. Edna Earl Stuteville visited in Leonard Sunday. Vonda Lee Stuteville spent the weekend in Leonard. Evelyn Cummings visited in Sherman Friday night. Fitz Bryant Thomas Gillett and Vernon Rector visited in Sherman Friday night. Maxine Roberts spent Saturday in Denison. Wonnie Katherine Simpson visited in Sherman Friday night. Clyde Johnson and Madge Sears spent Saturday in Sherman.
Washington reports that loans for the 1932 crop production from the $50,000,000 appropriation will be processed by the Agriculture Department through eight regional offices. Four offices already exist from the 1931 drouth loan program. Spend your money in your town.
Mary Mathis, an 86 year old Waller County Texas pioneer, asserts hardships are not hard times. She describes surviving after her husband’s death with nine children, farming, spinning cloth, and bartering for fire, saying she still managed a bale of cotton and sustenance for a year.
The baleen whale, largest creature, has a gigantic mouth that a man could stand in, yet its throat cannot admit a closed fist. The article notes the mouth’s vast capacity contrasts with a surprisingly small throat opening and describes the tube mechanism involved.
The creature described is extremely large yet toothless and feeds on tiny creatures. Columbus took 70 days to cross the ocean, while an airplane accomplished the same feat in 80 hours.
The Sun prints notices announcing candidacies for District Clerk W N Poley Butridge and Cole, Tax Assessor J C Allred, County Commissioner J W Washburn, Public Weigher Tom Brice, Harold Dos, Harley McLean, G D Bennett, C W Chess Pope, W A Will Lee, Tom Sloan, Constable J R Joe Riddle, all subject to the July 23 1932 Democratic primary.
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