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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
6
Numerous visits and family gatherings are noted in Sherman and nearby towns. Names include Dorothy Lynn Hay J. S. Merritt and J. F. Spindle family members plus Rev. Joe M. Russell and S. L. Ball. Travel spans Dallas Fort Worth Denison Muskogee Melissa and Lubbock with several birth and funeral attendances.
Mrs J L Truett visited Dallas Tuesday with her son C R Truett of Lubbock. Eldridge Pendleton and wife cared for her father H Montgomery in Farmersville. Emory Christian and family spent the weekend in Fort Worth with Earl Johnson. Ray Manning’s family visited Bonham relatives. Giles family from Houston vacationed with S H Montgomery in town. W E LaRoe and children visited Greenville. J F LaRoe’s ill mother, J M Wright, has returned from Sherman sanitarium and shows improvement. E R Lay, Grayson County tax assessor, works on local tax assessments.
Kermit Hollingsworth travels to Logan West Virginia to assist Evangelist Harry S Allen in a revival and will survey a Washington DC revival before returning home. Lloyd Moore takes an active role in Scott Murray funeral home in Denison but delays moving his family until after mid term exams. Mrs R L Sears Sunday class hosted by Rev and Mrs Kirkpatrick with 42 games and Clay Horton elected reporter. Mrs L J Reynolds of Saint Jo nearly dies from medicine overdose due to prescription error. a doctor and family intervention prevented fatal outcome.
Mrs Myra Love came home to Bonham on Wednesday after visiting her sister Mrs R May and other relatives. Mr and Mrs T Atkinson and their children left Monday for Hamilton to settle there after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs S T Montgomery. The Atkinsons formerly lived in Jamestown New York. Dr R May who has been sick at home for three weeks is steadily improving and his children have returned to be with him.
Mayor F. M. Echols received a letter from a White Wright family helped during Christmas, one of 75 aided. The family thanks the mayor for groceries and support during unemployment, apologizing for the delayed note due to illness.
The Dallas News estimates Texas gross farm income for 1932 at about 206.7 million dollars, with December adding 30.15 million, contrasting with 291.0 million in 1931. The report notes diversification helped weather low prices and cites withheld cotton as a key drag on revenue.
The Junior Music Club met at the grammar school studio to study Mozart biography and the origins of the march and minuet. Ethel Harper presented Mozart, Evelyn Vineyard discussed the minuet, Willie B. Smith spoke on the march, and student solos by Martha Ves tal Dorotha Darwin and others highlighted the program.
A teacher calls Tommy to share his “treasure” in class. Tommy jokes that his mouth holds a toothache instead, turning the moment into a small humor vignette from everyday school life.
G D F Whiting 87 and Claude V Whiting 40 father and son were buried beside each other after double services at Bells Methodist Church. Claude died Friday morning from heart trouble while convalescing from influenza, G D F died that night of pneumonia. Survived by wife, son John of Denison, daughters Mrs Lora McDaniels and Mrs Bird Taliaferro of Bonham. Claude survived by wife and four children. Whiting family longtime in the county. G D F Whiting born in Virginia Point north of Bells 87 years ago and married Mollie Fitzgerald over 60 years ago.
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. Guy Hamilton's home on January 6 with 26 members. A parliamentary drill was led by Mrs. H. T. Atterberry and a piano solo by Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr. Officers elected: Lucian LaRoe president, W. R. Hooper 1st VP, Robert Sears 2nd VP, Grady Gillett recording secretary, Bryant King corresponding secretary, J. H. Waggoner treasurer, Guy Hamilton parliamentarian, Lucile LaRoe critic, C. P. Johnson record keeper, Rhom Pennnington reporter. Refreshments followed.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports 911 commercial failures in Texas in 1932, an 8 percent drop from 1931, with total liabilities at 19.741 million dollars. Texas held 3 percent of national failures while composing 5 percent of the population, and December saw 39 failures, the lowest in 13 years.
Guidelines from USDA experts on assessing egg quality by breaking eggs into a plate to observe the white. Good white remains firm around the yolk, while watery whites indicate lower quality or staleness.
The Palace Theatre distributes 1500 circulars for upcoming shows. Friday and Saturday feature Under-Cover Man with George Raft and Nancy Carroll. Sunday to Tuesday presents Tonight Is Ours, first state showing. Wednesday and Thursday offer Madame Butterfly, a noted prestige film. Prices are low, attracting patrons and boosting attendance in Whitewright.
The Parent-Teacher Association met in regular session Tuesday evening at the grammar school auditorium. Highlights included Rhythm Band music with Tommie Chenoweth, Wallace Reeves song, Joe Willa Stuteville reading, Newton L. Manning clarinet solo with Mrs. Manning, and a Dutch dance performed by Sara Kathryn Atterberry Glenda Rutledge Doris Nicholson Lorene Rutledge Sarah Belle Gillett Norma Frances Donigan Marjorie Nell Blanton and Aileen Pennington.
G P Webb and Frank Thompson urged limiting powers of a proposed county road superintendent to protect the Commissioners' Court authority. J J Loy noted plans must be submitted to the court for major projects, altering the engineer's role in construction and material purchases. The court approved hiring road foremen per precinct to report to the county engineer rather than to individual commissioners.
The new appointment would receive up to $3,000 yearly and oversee tools and roads with court approval. The county treasurer's salary is set at one-ninth of 1 percent of receipts and disbursements, not to exceed $1,200 annually, matching the 1982 amount.
A three months survey reported 14 000 women and girls frequented back rooms of saloons on Madison Street North Clark Street and Cottage Grove daily.
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