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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1933
Page
5
Locals report visits and health updates across Bonham Sherman Denison and surrounding towns. Rev W H Ackley assists in Houston revival. J Eubank of Gunter and families visit. Mrs J D Heard improving after illness. many residents travel to Weatherford Pilot Point Waco Greenville and Denison for relatives and errands.
Leon Davenport and W R Hooper attended funeral services for Edwin Butler in Dallas on Saturday. Butler was a member of the Butler Brothers wholesale firm.
Fort Gibson resident L N Sweat visited grandparents in Whitewright with several relatives. Many guests including Leeper of Denison and Mrs Hoard of Sherman called on J D Hoard. S H Montgomery shows improvement after illness. Local families hosted visitors from Bonham Whitesboro Denison Van Alstyne and Dallas. High school plans a Friday Palace show to raise funds for county meet contestants at Sherman.
Manning Clark and Meador moved several truckloads of tractors and heavy implements to a Leonard warehouse owned by the firm. The items had been stored in the old Truett building rear for years to reduce overhead as the company runs stores in Whitewright and Leonard.
Mr and Mrs Lester May of Waco spent Sunday night and Monday visiting Dr and Mrs R May and relatives. Dr R May shows improvement after two weeks of illness and hopes to greet friends soon. Hugh Brown, local colored man, was brought before Judge Guy Stedham on charges by his wife and fined for domestic violence.
J A Stateville reports a chicken thief visited a Sunday night chicken roast and stole ten hens. R L Holcomb lost several chickens and Al Galey five gallons of gasoline the same night. All incidents occurred in Northwest Whitewright and are believed by residents to be the work of one or more suspects.
M T Craig has purchased G W Kingery's interest in the Kingery and Craig Cafe. Kingery plans a rest before reentering business. Craig continues the cafe at the same location with the same service. An electric meat slicer arrives at Silman market the first of its kind in the city. It can slice boneless meat from seven eighths inch to a sheet of paper. J J John and Jack Silman praise the machine and promote boiled ham and sliced items while it lasts.
J Alton May and Miss Anna Ruth Denton wed in Amarillo at 10 am. May, an Amarillo resident and buyer for Randal Drug Company, hails from Whitewright. Denton comes from a prominent Amarillo family and studied at Texas Christian University. The couple left for a honeymoon visiting San Antonio before returning to Amarillo.
Mrs R T Pennington hosted the Friday Literary Club with 22 members present. Officers led the business session and announced the 1933 34 program committee. The Browning Shakespeare comparison Love Poems and Pippa Passes origins were presented along with a vocal solo and poem reading. a refreshment course followed.
May-Cummins Miss Amateene May of White wright and Curlee Cummins of Ivanhoe wed last Saturday in Hugo Oklahoma. Both teach at High Prairie school three miles from Ivanhoe with Cummins as superintendent and Mrs Cummins as primary teacher. they were re elected for another year. Mrs Cummins born near Whitewright and moved to this city after the 1919 cyclone that killed her parents. She is a Whitewright alumnus of high school and C I A Denton and previously taught in Orangeville. She is granddaughter of Uncle Joe May and Mrs J D Russell and sister of Gomer May.
The Needlework Guild met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Roy Blanton s home. Six new members were welcomed: Clyde Montgomery Gradge Fae Coley Alberta Blanton Leora Short Kelous Watson and Newton Manning. Guest Mrs. Floyd Bassett attended. After business the group socialized and planned to meet with Alberta Blanton next Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Gomer May spent Sunday in Sherman as guests of Mr and Mrs George Blair. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moore and son moved to Denison and reside at 1031 West Gandy Street. Moore bought an interest in Short Murray funeral home in Denison and has spent most time there since year start while family stayed behind until mid term school ends.
Jim Ferguson blasts job seekers at the state house accusing them of draining time from legislators. He claims most openings are filled but patronage continues, with appointments limited and aimed at loyal insiders. Grayson County is noted as overlooked, but will survive. Denison Herald reports.
A Forbes Magazine essay urges readers to preserve self respect after 1929 downturns. It notes widespread unemployment, bank closures, and shrinking trade, reminding that many have lost income yet must fight fear with faith and resilience.
The judge notes Japan has passed a record national budget despite a heavy deficit, as the country continues its broad Westernization.
The article states that climate temperatures are governed by the sun's rays, latitude, Earth's surface, ocean currents, and winds, outlining the key factors influencing regional weather patterns.
The law lists seven asylums located in Rusk Wichita Falls Terrell San Antonio Austin and a colony for feeble minded at Austin plus an Epileptic Colony at Abilene. It notes two psychopathic hospitals at Galveston and Dallas.
Patients may be admitted to Pasteur Hospital at Austin only on certificate by a practicing physician and the recommendation of any county judge. Confederate Home applicants must show name, age, residence, army position, disability, indigence, no pension, Texas citizenship, and 1895 status if not in a Texas command, proven by two affidavits or discharge plus a doctor’s certificate. Estates escheat to the state after seven years of death or absence without a will and no heirs.
The text defines theft as fraudulent taking of another's corporeal property without consent with intent to deprive and to appropriate it, given the property has value. Punishment for theft over $50 ranges from two to ten years. under $50, up to two years or a fine up to $500. both. If stolen property is voluntarily returned within reasonable time and before prosecution, not over $1,000.
Yes, knowingly buying or concealing stolen property can incur criminal liability. In many jurisdictions it is treated as possession of stolen property or receiving stolen goods, with penalties depending on value and knowledge. Some systems echo theft charges or add separate offenses for intent to benefit from theft.
The American Petroleum Institute outlines gasoline tax per mile with examples. A car at 12 mpg paying 2 cents per gallon results in a 1 cent toll per 6 miles, showing how penny taxes accumulate nationally to about $500 million yearly across all states.
The text notes average national gas tax of 3.35 cents last year with rates ranging 2 to 6 cents. New York uses 2 cents per gallon while Texas charges 4 cents and collects more revenue despite New York’s higher consumption. Ohio with a 4 cent rate led in revenue.
A king requires a valet to oversee five hundred wardrobe changes ensuring correct uniform for each occasion. In contrast, historical notes say Japanese once received nose vaccinations as a daily practice.
Long Beach California earns the nickname naval capital as more than 30 000 officers and men of the navy receive and spend most of their pay there. Landing squads range from 8 000 to 25 000 men daily.
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