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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun presents editorial staff and pricing, notes publication cadence, and outlines advertising rates for paid events and memorials. It states corrections policy for erroneous reflections and taxonomies of notices.
The Sun announces that during J. H. Waggoner’s absence in Austin, the editor and manager above will guide the paper for four months. Readers are advised not to blame Mr. Waggoner for any content, and the editor promises to avoid offense while seeking reader cooperation in reporting news promptly.
A Whitewright effort seeks restoration of a regular southbound Katy Flyer stop. Rotarians name a committee to press the schedule change after Whitewright was made a flag stop, hampering mail service as parcels and newspapers mailed after 10 a.m. delay to the next day. Local readers depend on Bells and nearby offices for Friday papers. Whitewright shippers have sent hundreds of carloads of freight recently.
Joe P. Harris, newly elected Dallas County school superintendent, orders abolition of the present report card system in rural schools. Grades will be only satisfactory or unsatisfactory, with reports issued four times a year. He argues grading within few points provokes jealousy and fights.
The remark favors valuing a student who earns every achievement through hard work over a naturally gifted student who can coast through school yet remain brilliant. It argues true merit lies in perseverance and earned success rather than innate advantage.
The Dallas News editorial condemns cotton producers for curtailing output, arguing producers began limiting in 1933 as demand fell, while factories reduced operations from 1930 to 1931. It contrasts with factory closures and hints at layoffs at the newspaper, noting it would burden producers to preserve cotton picker employment.
The article argues that state and federal action to curb hot oil flow and enforce quotas will raise gasoline and oil prices. Independent refineries profited by hot oil, and cutting their supply could push prices higher for motorists as major oil companies back quotas.
The Texas Relief Commission issues guidance for local administrators. Effective February 1, eligible for federal aid will exclude women eligible for state mothers' aid, people over 65 unless proven able bodied, others physically unable to perform a full day's work, and recipients of pauper fund allowances.
A Friday night basketball exhibition between Rotary Club and Public School Faculty will raise funds for the High School football sweater fund. The piece also notes interest in the Texas House Speaker race, Coke Stevenson defeating Bob Calvert, and ongoing pardon activity in Austin before a new safety model is adopted.
Gross gasoline taxes in Texas totaled nearly 34 million dollars for the fiscal year 1938, about six dollars per capita. Some advocate a moderate tax hike of a cent or two per gallon, but drivers already bear substantial tax burden.
A newspaper headline proclaims revolt against long spreads in Louisiana. The piece notes diminishing belief that red-blooded Americans remain in the state amid culinary or cultural controversy.
The oldest German newspaper, the Munich Augsburg, suspends publication after 825 years. Censorship by tyrants leaves no room for truthful reporting, forcing a decisive halt as the paper faces lies versus truth.
A Dallas Journal line laments a death as a national tragedy of greater import than Germany’s current sanity, noting the harsh ultimatum of ceasing to exist and honoring that choice.
The Whitewright Sun reduced to four pages for the first time in 20 years due to Christmas timing and nationwide hardships. Editors note the decline mirrors broader trends as the Examiner also trimmed pages. editors hope the situation will pass as normal pages return.
The New York Daily News lauds President Roosevelt for turning away dole dependency and proposing government backed works programs to employ 3.5 million currently on relief. It notes plans to curb holding companies, extend farm crop control, and pursue security in livelihood housing and life, praising his enduring leadership.
Wires report that four brothers face Dominion government action over a scheme moving millions in liquor into Canada. The case centers on cross border shipments and legal action by authorities.
The Dallas Journal questions the Canada liquor situation arguing there is no trafficking in lawless liquor and urges reformers to reconsider assumptions about the liquor business obeying laws in every country.
A Sherman jury in Judge F E Wilcox's court found John White not guilty of slaying Noah Simmons in September 1933 at the Denison Texas Electric Railway Company office. White, a former night watchman, previously faced a mistrial after a deadlocked jury. White now lives in Fort Worth.
William McCraw of Dallas took the oath as Attorney General of Texas at 11 a.m. Tuesday succeeding James V. Allred who as governor will be inaugurated Jan 15. Allred asked McCraw to assume duties immediately due to business pressures.
Washington report notes Vice President Garner claims frying eggs over a camp fire provides exercise to trim the waistline. He demonstrated bending down to fry eggs on the Texas plains and joked about keeping a margin of belt space.
Lawrence Mass. The former Prospect mill of the American Woolen Company was sold at auction. The complex includes 69 000 square feet of floor space and the auctioneer outlined the high bidding interest.
Ernest E. Currier of Ipswich bid for the idle Prospect mill, sold for 100. The crowd gasped as the lone bidder won, planning to sell it piecemeal while taxes on the property run about 6,000 a year.
A white shirt cuff bearing a facsimile bank check for 30.80 dollars and the signature of Fred Dienstbier, 75, a retired jeweler, was sent to the city water department and accepted as payment after Dienstbier confirmed mailing it in. The department notified him and he affirmed the payment and its validity.
The speaker boasts about trying new stunts, declaring willingness to attempt various tricks or others. The remark reflects a playful, boastful attitude toward risk and experimentation.
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