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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1932
Page
3
The semester ends for 1931 1932 with advice to students to improve grades and conduct While urging activation of school spirit the editor notes that effort yields happiness and welcomes student and faculty participation in assembly programs and activities
On Friday night January 22 the Masqueraders' Club met at Dick Montgomery's home for their monthly gathering. Despite bad weather twenty three members attended. They played games and danced, then enjoyed candy and refreshments before adjourning to meet again on February 1.
The W H Rifle Club announces Billie White Guy Hamilton Jr Burgher Reed Vestal and Miss Boone have earned the shoulder-brassard insignia after scoring 70 of 100 at 50 ft in three NRA gallery positions standing sitting and prone. Associate members show close competition with Cull Reeves leading at 81.8 percent and Hamilton second at 79 percent.
A light verse frames a teacher's burden with hopeful wit. The speaker jokes about a heavy assignment and the bond between student and mentor in a playful ode. It muses on separating religion from politics and the value of enduring humor in class.
A playful lament about a student drawn to idleness and friends who tempt him. Teachers arrive with fearsome woe urging hard work. A doomed student and a former companion who fled loom, yet hope remains if duty is fulfilled, lest despair lead to ruin.
Emmagene Sears spent Sunday afternoon in Leonard. James Lindsey was in Sherman Thursday night. Wonda Merle Johnson spent Monday and Wednesday afternoon in Leonard. Jadene Gates spent Sunday afternoon in Leonard. Lloyd Stowers was a Sherman visitor Tuesday and spent Sunday evening in Leonard. Wonda Lee Stuteville spent the weekend in Leonard. Clyde Johnson and Madge Sears were Gainesville visitors last week. Dorothy Tate visited in Leonard Sunday afternoon. Mildred Penney spent the weekend in White Mound. Billie Roberts visited in Kentucky town Sunday. Kathleen Pierson visited in Denison last week.
Chicago physicists continue the 50 year old Michelson experiments to measure light speed. Fred Pearson leads 5,000 additional observations using 32 sided mirrors and a vacuum tube built by Michelson in Santa Ana. Dr. Francis Pease assists, with final results due this summer.
Claud Callan advises against divorce, suggesting a wife should keep an abusive husband to punish him over time. He argues divorce is a false relief and implies the wife can still leverage his money and social constraints to her advantage. The tone promotes enduring an unequal, oppressive relationship.
Sheriff data show Grayson County motorists delaying registration payments. Since January 1 the highway department has collected more this year than in 1931, but December dip lowers the total for 1932 registrations.
Sherman resident Sam H. Champie withdrew from the Grayson County judgeship race citing that popularity would matter more than principles. Four candidates remain in the field for the county judge position after his withdrawal.
The column records playful quips from Hogwallow residents. Frisby Hancock muses on attending crowded events with two hats. Miss Flutie Belcher visits and borrows lipstick. Poke Earley jokes about a goose’s knowledge. Raz Barlow pockets money until repairs. Little Fidity Flinders bullseyes at the cat. Club Hancock notes changes in debt. Jeff Potlocks’s grandchildren admire their Grand-Pa. Columbus Allsop praises feet and ears for movement and hearing.
The passage highlights John Wesley as a prime example of achievement through relentless effort. It notes his 4 am starts, nonstop daily work, multiple sermons, and lifelong pace, stressing the rule never hurry never worry never waste time. It also cites Paderewski who reportedly practiced up to eighteen hours daily in his career.
The Wichita Falls Times notes that the New York Times argues the Republican mood shift is an old story of politicians facing consequences. It cites slogans from 1896 to 1900 and McKinley’s remark on majorities. The piece frames blame as poetic retribution for broken promises and GOP missteps.
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