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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1932
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription price of $1.50 annually prepaid and that the paper is entered as second class mail matter. It announces advertising rates for admissions and memorials and pledges correction of any erroneous reflections. It also reports three warm dry days with no rain since Monday and optimism for a better season in the ground.
For several years Whitewright lacked vacant business properties until the first of this year and expects rapid filling ahead. The town is confident the empty houses will not stay idle long, given Whitewright's prospects and merits.
Babe Ruth refused to sign a Yankees contract offered for this year worth 70 000 dollars a 10 000 drop from last season. He appears unaware of the ongoing depression.
The notice urges readers that this Saturday night is the final opportunity to settle political accounts and vote in the year’s elections. It mentions officers at city, county, and state levels plus the presidency, noting some voters oppose Hoover. The Sun reports steady or growing subscriptions, with over a hundred renewals since January and more renewed in the coming month.
A Texas farmer emerges as the focal point in regional cotton acreage control. Louisiana repeals its cotton holiday law by gubernatorial proclamation, while Mississippi ends its reduction program as other states fail to meet targets.
The Sun argues Texas alone has a cotton acreage control law that would spur further plantings elsewhere and penalize Texas farmers if enforced. It urges authorities to announce nonenforcement and let the law die until the legislature repeals it.
The Whitesboro trade league, with nearly all professionals and merchants as members, plans special trade days and a celebration for Highway 10’s opening. The Sun endorses local civic groups to gather and discuss needs to attract attention and growth for Whitewright and surrounding towns.
Annual district clerk reports detail four county officials Noble Doggett Caraway and May earning above the Texas governor’s pay. Reductions of 300 for three and 250 for the district clerk follow a commissioners court meeting. It would require 140 bales of cotton or 14000 bushels of wheat to equal one salary.
The Whitewright Sun reports that Dallas judges recently fined and jailed a driver caught with liquor and car usage. The Sherman Democrat criticizes leniency and praises harsh punishments, noting a judge barred a drunken driver for a year in another Texas city and drawing attention to racial bias.
A collage of editorial quotes from multiple papers parodies taxation, budgeting, and policy. The remarks praise restraint and cautious spending while criticizing blame games and calls for referendums and better public services. The mix references Hoover, winter, roads, schools, and post offices with satirical spins.
A Nashville Banner quote suggests recalling Manchuria to urge the League of Nations to halt contract bridge wars, using sharp political wit about international conflicts.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes that vocal minority groups demand billions in relief appropriations and jokes that Congress must meet on Capitol Hill to grant such sums.
A Harrisburg Patriot line says Japanese fans have gone mad for baseball and that the Chinese would likely wish for a home run, reflecting playful international sports rivalry and humor about differing fan cultures.
The Boston Herald notes a preliminary campaign mood with growing boloney consumption as indicated by a Packers' report and suggests a shift in consumer behavior ahead of broader efforts.
The Detroit News notes Milwaukee's frugal practice of paying all bills and maintaining a large surplus in the city treasury, calling it a unique and droll approach among cities. It highlights that Milwaukee buys only what it can pay for.
Quotes from several papers highlight fiscal resilience and political satire. The Rockford Star notes the 132,643 banks not yet closed. The Arkansas Gazette quips on car safety while the Peru Tribune urges statesmen to start charity. The Judge warns war correspondents to speed to the Democratic convention. Harrisburg News remarks reparations impact on Germans.
A 70 year old woman was released from a state prison after eighteen years. four life sentences linger on her record. The governor granted parole despite juries' harsher view. Three young stepchildren aged 4, 5, and 7 who she was accused of poisoning with arsenic and burning with lye remain deceased.
The piece discusses rail bonds and broad stock losses harming savers and retirees. It notes President Whitney’s defense of short sellers as market cushions, while accusing them of driving declines for personal gain and harming the nation. It questions whether such actions can be defended by any true American.
Twenty five pupils at a Hazen school strike on Tuesday over the discharge of Miss Loraine Whitehurst of Hope. Parents consented and the board appointed Mrs. Ben Rowland, wife of the superintendent, in her place.
Newton D. Baker published a statement opposing a League of Nations plank in the 1932 Democratic platform while urging U S entry only with informed majority support. Baker, former War Secretary, dismissed presidential ambitions and rejected taking the United States into the league without broad consensus.
The funeral for E. D. Claborn who died at his Randolph home on January 20 was at the Randolph Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Cates officiating. Born in Tennessee October 20 1859 he was 72. He married Martha Hicks in 1886 and moved to Texas about 25 years ago. Survived by wife 12 children eight living including Austin Randolph Van Whitewright Charlie Minco and daughters Mrs Virgil Murphy Mrs J P Layman Mrs Truett Holloway Mrs W R Skaggs and Mrs Robert Warren. Grandchildren also survive. The family receives heartfelt sympathy from friends.
The Grayson County Workers Conference of the Baptist Church will meet at Calvary Baptist Church in Denison next Tuesday. Whitewright Baptists will attend. The program runs from 9:30 a.m. with devotional by H. L. White through 1:40 p.m. with chapters X to XII taught by C. O. Hitt. A shoe box lunch will be provided. attendees bring their own lunch.
Sherman health officials report about 1000 flu cases with a 50 percent rise since Saturday. Dr. A L Ridings urges home isolation for the sick and ventilated public spaces while Dr. Strother notes widespread county spread and about 619 Sherman children missing school.
When Booth Tarkington visited Naples he witnessed Vesuvius erupt. An Italian friend boasted, and Tarkington replied that America has Niagara Falls that could extinguish such a eruption in five minutes.
Captain Charles P. Smith of Henderson announced his candidacy for congressman at large on the Democratic ticket. He pledged a relentless fight against Wall Street and the money powers, citing his service overseas with the Thirty-Sixth Division and his Houston years before returning home nine months ago.
A humorous exchange shows two speakers debating inclusion of a pet in affection. One insists on shared affection while the other resists being left out, reflecting a lighthearted domestic tease.
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