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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
1
Workmen have spent ten days improving two blocks of West Maple Street from the Methodist Church west. White rock several inches thick and about fifteen feet wide is laid to improve navigation in all weather. Local labor restores rock after dumping by trucks.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Dallas J L Devenport & Company Inc elected officers for the ensuing year and declared a twenty percent dividend on paid in capital. The firm operates thirteen stores in Northeast Texas from its Whitewright headquarters and plans new openings.
Chicago federal Judge James H. Wilkerson, famed for sentencing Al Capone and other gangsters, is promoted by President Hoover to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The former Hastings high school principal and Depauw instructor is noted for swift yet fair rulings and a firm stance against the Capone gang.
Mrs Hattie W Caraway captured the Arkansas special election becoming the first woman elected to the United States Senate. In early returns from 16 counties she led with 5664 votes to 445 for two independent opponents. She will fill the remaining term of her late husband Thaddeus H Caraway who died two months ago.
At Preston Everheart Post American Legion monthly meeting a committee of B Y Spindle W E LaRoe and B W Newman was formed to address unemployment in Sea The Sun. The committee invites job offers and will dispatch a qualified man to complete work. It was unanimously voted to present Wright Patman with a petition signed by all local ex service men requesting full payment of the bonus at Congress.
The first monthly PTA gathering of the year met in the grammar school auditorium Tuesday night with larger attendance. Mrs. A. L. Jackson played a piano solo and the audience sang America. Rev. Joe M. Russell gave the invocation. Norma Frances Donigan read, Mrs. F. D. Layman played violin, and Fred W. Smith and Lloyd Moore spoke on child development topics.
The Grayson County Highway Club with Denison’s George Shields as president organized in Denison with about eighty members. The group aims to improve highway safety, test brakes quickly, and lead the state in safety records. Public meetings are planned in Sherman and Denison with more in other county towns.
The Supreme Court refused to decide if a flood that washed out a railroad section was an act of God. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway argued non liability for damages after brake man Carl E. P. Henkel was killed near Tekamah Nebraska on July 14 1929. The lower court ruling stood.
Earl Higginbotham seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Chester Higginbotham of the Lowrys Chapel community near Troup died after biting his lip chewing gum. A wound became blood poisoned leading to his death Sunday.
The Sun reports farmers are further behind than in recent years as only a small portion of land has been prepared for the next crop. Late cotton harvesting and extra winter rain have limited field work, delaying soil preparation and planting for the new season.
Caldwell County home demonstration club woman Cora Ohlendorf demonstrated thrift in dressing well. She planned wardrobe needs, used foundation patterns, and built a clothes closet, spending $9.02 on dresses and $10.32 on shoes. The county program saved 864 dresses worth much less, plus 700 undergarments, with club members producing aprons and garments totaling significant value.
Charles H Reagan a former Cotulla dealer was given a three year suspended sentence for attempted robbery by assault with firearms. Reagan armed, was captured December 2 at the Groos National Bank after delivering a threatening letter to cashier Adolph Groos demanding 15000 dollars. He pleaded guilty. The State opposed the suspended sentence.
A Texas questionnaire for tax assessors and farmers seeks detailed crop and farm data. It lists 23 items including acreage, crops harvested in 1931 and 1932, fruit and nut trees, livestock, farm equipment, and farming methods, with penalties for noncompliance.
The stock market rose to new 1932 highs as Wall Street advanced on reports that the Federal Reserve planned a credit expansion. Confidence grew amid talk of a railroad wage conference and Washington’s balanced budget efforts. Shares rose steadily and closed $1 to $6 or more higher while government issues and bonds strengthened on easier-money prospects.
A playful exchange ends with a jab about hair dye and its scent as a friend contemplates how male companions view her appearance. The dialogue hints at vanity and social perception in a lighthearted tone.
A roundup notes unreliable forecasts from clairvoyants and seers in 1931 and 1932. It cites Mme Fraya, Madame Marcia, Professor Meyer, and other prophets predicting depressions, stock crashes, wars, and scandals, with mixed accuracy and bold claims as police raid fortune tellers in Fort Worth.
Tulsa Oklahoma. Mike the bulldog earned credit for warning nearly twenty youths from a fire at the Tulsa Boys Home dormitory. The blaze caused about $5000 in damage to the frame building.
The First National Bank held its annual meeting Tuesday in the directors room. W H King was elected president with F E Douglas and Guy Hamilton as vice presidents, R A Gillett cashier, and several assistants. Board members include C B Bryant Sr and J H Waggoner among others. Deposits stood at 536082.09 and resources at 939709.01 after December 31.
Four Grayson County officers the county judge district clerk county clerk and sheriff agreed to ex officio salary reductions of 300 per year for the judge clerk and sheriff and 250 per year for the district clerk. The cuts do not affect state determined fees and were adopted amid prevailing economic conditions as noted by Judge A S Noble.
J. J. Silman of Sherman, formerly in local groceries, has rented the former Martin Keefe Bray building and will stock groceries soon. He will also relocate his family to the Gomer May dwelling in Whitewright, after previously managing Pratt Cash Grocery and Piggly Wiggly in Sherman. Mr. Silman expresses fondness for Whitewright and anticipates a warm welcome back from friends in the best little town in Texas.
An inmate tells a welfare worker, “It was a difference of opinion, lady. I said the world was crazy and the world said I was crazy, and the majority won.” The exchange reflects tensions between perceived sanity and conformity within the asylum setting.
The Senate unanimously passed the land bank bill to spur farm credit as House debate on reconstruction wraps up. Secretary Mellon and Mills discuss tax proposals to restore 1924 levels while the Patman impeachment push gains attention in a tense Capitol. The land bank measure adds 25 million to a hundred million appropriation for farm mortgage installments. no record vote taken.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr announced his resignation from the U S Supreme Court aged 90 with health concerns cited. President Hoover accepted the retirement and lauded his long service as Holmes read his final opinion on a California liquor case amid a delayed, tense session.
Rev. Joe M. Russell spoke at the Rotary Club last Friday on the duties of good citizenship. He stressed that man cannot control his own destiny and that a Divine plan guides life, with faith in eternal order. Lloyd Moore was named secretary to succeed Fred W. Smith, who becomes music director.
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