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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
3
Austin sees elaborate pageantry for Governor W Lee O Daniel's induction while legislators organize and await his first message. Emmett Morse leads as speaker amid the coming 1,200 to 1,500 bills in the next 60 days. Pensions and taxes loom as O Daniels likely focal issues.
Attorney General Gerald Mann filed suits to void a vacancy sale by Land Commissioner Bill McDonald selling Trinity River bed land to Worth Bay for 10 per acre with 40 years to pay. UT regents moved to void another sale of 2652 acres in Ector County to R L York for 3 per acre, amid university land control. Mann questioned oil confiscations and voiced concern over low oil bids after July elections, signaling possible legislative action to shield state interests.
Twenty Texas A and M College students earn spots in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The group includes Herbert Mills Sterling City B P Mandell Amarillo B T Wehner Del Rio and others across Georgetown Farmersville Jacksonville Dallas Houston and Waco with Beal Hargrove Troy and more.
A terse item notes oil confiscation at amounts well below true value, signaling possible underpayment or misvaluation. The brief mentions authorities handling the seizure and the economic impact of the undervalued cargo.
A plan urged by Norman Taber to issue nearly 200 million dollars in state bonds to retire county road bonds was abandoned this week. The proposed simpler program would have the State pay principal and 2 percent interest on outstanding county road bonds. The plan, developed by the State Association of County Judges and Commissioners led by Judge Jake Loy, would use surplus from the 1 cent of the 4 cent gasoline tax for 25 years to relieve county debt service. The Highway Department and county bodies reportedly support the change as immediate relief to county funds.
Legislation to enact the plan will be introduced early in the current session. The measure aims to formalize the proposed framework and set the path for implementation by lawmakers.
New senator Keller from the Valley introduces bills to strengthen driver license laws with a small exam fee and to raise the highway truck load limit from 7000 pounds under scientific regulation of truck size tires air pressure and related safety factors. The Valley and other groups back larger loads to cut freight rates for citrus and vegetables moved by truck.
Gov. Allred leaves Austin for Houston after the inaugural events and will not assume the Federal bench until Senate confirmation, likely within days. He has leased a colonial residence in Houston and will take Alma Albert, his long time secretary, with him. P. D. Smith sues former A G for 4166 claiming repayment for campaign aid. Tom Beauchamp becomes secretary of state, vowing staff cuts from 54. Jerry Sadler’s rail commission shakeups prompt firings and replacements with minimal savings so far. Harry Knox, a Brownsville flour distributor, is mentioned in the report.
Wood is named by O Daniel as adjutant general while Knox, a National Guardsman, is noted. A. J. Wylie of San Angelo will be O Daniel's secretary. The railroad commission will pause gas prorating in the West Panhandle field pending new legislation after a federal court blocked the latest order petitioned by Texas and Cities Service.
A Texas editorial lauds Judge Ralph Yarborough for his statesmanlike grasp of issues as his attorney general campaign recalls the iron industry near Rusk once thriving before monopolistic forces crushed it. A East Texas meeting hints at possible revival of that industry while noting changing social norms as chewing tobacco moves into modern packaging.
A Black man pursued by a armed Black assailant with a razor. The pursuer’s wife asks why he runs. He circles the block and passes by, leaving the outcome unresolved in the fragment.
A Dallas book shop prize hunt uncovers rare O Henry editions and autographed works. The writer recalls seeing Irvin S Cobb memoirs autographed for 25 cents and notes Cobb’s Spanish American War bravery and humor. He also mentions memorized poems by Tom Cooper and Bob Stuart, plus a moving line from Douglas Meador’s Trail Dust about friendship.
Fragmentary line describes a thin silver dust like frost driven by wind. A calf strays onto flats and is pursued by the herd across the landscape beneath the Milky Way.
New Hyde Park police tested 100 motorists on Jericho turnpike by blowing breath into a sulphuric acid and potassium permanganate solution. In 25 cases the liquid colored brownish pink, signaling alcohol presence, but no arrests were made as authorities said the tests are preliminary to assess accuracy.
A buyer remarks they saw an advertisement for a house and came to view it. The owner replies that after reading the ad writer's description, they have decided not to sell the property.
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