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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
4
Published every Thursday notice states that all entertainments box suppers and other benefits with an admission fee will be charged at regular advertising rates. It also promises full correction of any erroneous reflections upon character or reputation upon notification to The Whitewright Sun publishers.
Huey Long urges formation of local clubs to promote his Share Our Wealth program. He pledges wealth redistribution, guaranteed homes and autos, pensions after 60, free schooling, and unemployment support if elected before 1936. He cites Nehemiah and Catholic and Protestant ties to bolster his case.
West Texas Chamber votes 107 to 88 for a two percent sales tax amid broader tax concerns. Critics argue sales taxes do not cut ad valorem taxes or state deficits, urging tax abolition moves and limited constitutional amendments. Eastman opposes six hour day rail labor plan, while farmers endure long hours as Congress eye s new measures.
North Texas onions may offer summer income as Tren ton and nearby towns push commercial planting. Last year's shipments from Trenton rivaled cotton in value, but local farmers show little interest this year despite past yields.
The Democratic National Committee issued a bulletin correcting a typographical error that labeled the current White House occupant as Wilson. Texas reported 225 commercial failures in 1934, the lowest in years, signaling improving business conditions amid widespread prior bankruptcies.
A letter from Representative J. H. Waggoner says he enjoys his work but finds more duties than expected. He sends greetings to friends and notes the extra workload attached to his office.
Dallas Journal discusses Governor Allred proposing a referendum or constitutional amendment on old age pensions. The piece doubts voters will accept the tax burden, noting Confederate pensions are behind and old folks will grow in number while the political will to tax remains uncertain.
The piece critiques Senator Black of Alabama for a compulsory thirty hour work week. It questions feasibility, noting most firms cannot raise payrolls quickly and that many would close. It mentions AFL support and congressional backing, while arguing the measure would add confusion and controversy.
The consuming power of the public depends on the share of industrial receipts paid as wages. Sudden large cuts in the work period without wage reductions are futile, and enforcing such a law would require a vast army of inspectors to monitor employers.
An 18-year-old in St. Paul goes on a robbery attempt, clashes with police, and shoots a patrolman. He flees wounded home where his father, prompted by duty, calls a doctor priest and police, leading to the boy’s arrest for murder. The father says it was the decent thing to do.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram note describes an MIT hygiene department chart rating a woman's charms for marriage choice. It assigns points from weight to clothing, including hair 5, eyes 5, mouth 2, teeth 5, skin 10, hands 5, feet 10, posture 5, lines and grace 2, movement 3, hearing 5, vision 5, health as social asset 10, clothing 5, totaling 100. It warns the system targets men in love and ends with love is blind.
A collection of statistics notes U S aging population 22.9 per cent over 45. wheat shipments paused in mid November. horses can deliver 20 horsepower with some reaching 25 to 30 for short spells. It cites Christmas trees, CCC camps, poultry disease, per capita cheese consumption, and long burial proof for TB carcasses.
The farm price index shows a roughly 20 percent gain in purchasing power for farm products in 1934. By December 15 farmers received parity prices or better for corn, barley, oats, cotton seed and tobacco, with overall prices at mid December 101 percent of prewar levels and 23 points above a year earlier. Cotton seed rose to 39.90 per ton, 144 percent of prewar, highest since June.
Gulf Refining Company, indicted on 72 counts, fights NRA labor rules in federal court. Counsel Ralph B. Evans argues President Roosevelt acts as an umpire imposing own rules on industry. Indicted for making maintenance workers exceed 48 hours weekly with possible $36,000 fine.
Klaus Oestergaard, forced to choose by town rules, chose beer king over beard king in Heode Germany. He defeated all challengers in a three minute bout, squeezing six steins through his whiskers as he claimed the beer title and surrendered his 15 inch beard.
One of Sherman's oldest residents Mrs. Mary E. Everheart, 83, celebrated her birthday Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Alice Langford, with whom she has resided since her husband William Everheart died twenty four years ago. Her husband once served Grayson County as Sheriff. She has two sons M. C. Everheart and Rev. Joe N. Everheart, a Presbyterian preacher of Kerens. Mrs. Everheart was born near Jefferson.
The text breaks down the average dollar share of income into categories: Taxes 20 cents, food 17, clothing 9, rent 19, fuel and light 5, household furnishings 4, insurance 3, medical 2, tobacco 1, leaving 30 cents for recreation savings and miscellaneous. Mobile mobile owners deduct 6 cents from that for automobile costs. It also mentions cleaning dark oak with cold tea and sugar. Lastly it notes life scenes of Zulus and South African tribes to be distributed globally via sound films.
The column laments low parent turnout at a PTA program by 5th to 7th graders and urges parental involvement. It notes bike safety incidents on Main Street and questions where the pastor, Rev. Chumbley, can be found. It reports upcoming church dedication, a Dallas preacher, and strong Sunday school attendance figures with a goal to beat records in 1935.
The church praises faithful cooperation in a near full membership effort to finance a major project. If weather allows, the first baptizing service will be held Sunday night with the pastor officiating and inviting Bethel and Orangeville pastors to baptize their candidates as well.
Somersville Tenn. Mrs Thomas L Havercamp resigns after 15 years as a woman mail carrier. She says she has walked about 34000 miles since starting her route in 1920 and weighs 45 pounds more than when she began.
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