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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun follows postal class notices and charges standard ad rates for entertainments box suppers and other events with admission fees. Memorials resolutions and any erroneous reflections will be corrected promptly upon notification. the paper publishes every Thursday at $1.50 per year in advance.
The Texas Legislature faces a tax program proposal from the Governor aiming to add 45 to 50 million dollars in new revenue. The Board of Control seeks a 100 percent increase in appropriations over two years, with requests rising from 74 million to 165,242,870 dollars. The funds would cover state operating expenses, higher education, and eleemosynary institutions amid public debate on tax burdens and government spending.
A Dallas News reflection on truth in reporting and libel law notes a Clarksburg case upholding true public facts about officials. It cites President Wilson and press duties, rails at conscription era marriages, taxes, Whitewright progress, and social behavior remarks.
Congressman Hatton W. Sumners interviews labor leaders in Texas warn that organized labor will strike in war material plants if grievances arise. The piece argues workers should not gain a right to strike at the nation’s expense, urging patriotism and protecting national defense interests.
A portrait of King Ranch in Texas, spanning 970000 acres across three counties with 75000 cattle and 4000 sheep. It notes a 450 strong workforce including 250 vaqueros and 2500 riders, led by Robert J. Kleberg Jr. The piece highlights Santa Gertrudis cattle and the famed Old Monkey bull, while promising more untold facts.
The King Ranch developed a mixed stock combining thoroughbred and quarter horse traits under Kleberg, producing cowponies with strong work instinct. Notable horses include Bold Venture Ciencia and Dawn Play, while trainer W. F. Egan oversees racing efforts though Texas bans track racing. Houston Land Bank becomes farmer owned. loans total $234 million.
A farmer debates proper verbs for a hen’s action as a city visitor asks which is correct and the farmer cares only about the hen’s cackling indicating laying or lying. The exchange highlights language quirk and farm life.
The account recalls John J. Audubon’s long work on bird drawings. After months in the wilderness he stored his sketches in a box in Philadelphia where rats ruined the collection. Undismayed, he returned to the woods, vowed to improve, and spent a decade refining his lifelike bird portraits.
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