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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
4
J. H. Waggoner publisher announces subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance. The paper is entered in Whitewright Texas as second class mail matter and published every Thursday. Notices of events with admission fees or monetary considerations will be charged at regular rates, and errors will be corrected on notification.
The line “it would not rain at night in July” is challenged by a Tuesday night rain of three and a half inches, convincing the speaker that nighttime July rain is possible.
Discussion notes boll weevils as a natural check on cotton overproduction. Some see potential for a return to steadier prices influenced by pest impact, while others warn of uncertain outcomes for farmers and markets.
The Grayson County July primary ticket will include almost two hundred names. Voters are urged to vote early to allow election officials to report results quickly after polls close.
The party decided on its presidential and vice presidential nominees without a split. If about 5,000,000 Republican votes can be shifted, Democrats expect smooth victory.
The Hon. John N. Garner, speaker of the House, becomes Texas first vice presidential candidate. This move is said to keep Texas out of the Hoover column this year.
The piece argues rains will yield good corn crops in Texas and warns of starvation without abundant food. It notes Canada’s government railways owe the public treasury $1.3 billion, with a $112 million deficit last year covered by taxpayers, and suggests U.S. government ownership could triple the national deficit to about three to six billion dollars.
The city of Whitewright reports a tax valuation cut of roughly $200 000 this year. By comparison Sherman shows a $402 752 reduction from last year’s nearly $13 million rendition. The Whitewright drop signals substantial likely reductions in city and school operating funds for 1931.
Whitewright prepares for its three day picnic under the American Legion. Denison Day leads Wednesday activities with scores of Denison residents traveling by motor and train. The Katy Drum Corps will head the parade as usual in a long cherished homecoming celebration.
Denison residents missed the annual American Legion picnic in Whitewright due to weather. Whitewright locals praised the community and shared regret at the smaller turnout, noting two years of special Denison trains and hoping for a bigger crowd next year.
A Whitewright woman writes to the Sherman Democrat asserting Hoover’s re election would push people north to join a nudist colony and that four more years of Hoover prosperity would make the nation one big nudist colony. She urges voting Roosevelt Garner Waggoner. Parker agrees, calling for the Roosevelt-Garner-Waggoner ticket to avoid catastrophe.
Weatherford Democrat reports universities and schools facing funding shortages. Campuses urge economical dress as a response to tuition and clothing costs, with students swapping high priced outings for budget options. Girls at Texas University clubs promote cotton wear to ease expenses and attendance.
The 1930 census shows a decline in early marriages as government summaries from Washington adultizes the narrative. People pursue college education or work, with higher costs delaying marriage and many girls entering clerical work instead of marrying.
A Dallas News analysis notes 1930 census shows males aged 15 to 19 in the county at 1.7 percent married, down from 2.1 in 1920 and 0.5 in 1890, while women in the same age group were 12.6 percent married in 1920 and 9.5 percent in 1890, suggesting rising early marriage among women and falling rates for men over decades.
The Dallas News notes the Democratic platform gains broad support in the South and West for Roosevelt and Garner. It argues Roosevelt’s tariff stance and Western liberalism, Garner’s Southwest leadership, and fiscal reforms could secure a Democratic win if focus remains on economic and international policy. Texas is expected to align, backing Garner for president and a Democratic Congress.
The article notes many middle aged and elderly graduates earning degrees across universities sometimes with children. It highlights returning students due to past financial limits, need for specialized training, or lifelong learning habits. It emphasizes ongoing education as a lifelong pursuit, with night schools offering courses.
The Denison Herald quotes that college extensions are open to adults and carry similar credits to campus courses. Correspondence schools offer full curricula and even degrees in various fields with affordable fees. Self education through reading is highlighted as a lifelong, practical path beyond formal graduation.
Theodore Tausch a 51 year old naturalist with six years in snake capture explains snakes do not harm those who are unafraid. He demonstrates by handling venomous snakes and claims fear radiates from people and snakes sense it. Tausch sells snakes to zoos and says he captured 1200 in one day in California.
A hen named cluck cluck cluck led a brood of ten black and white puppies into a Liberty yard. Owned by Mrs Sam Irminger the bird attempted to set and hatch the unlikely litter in a rural scene.
A mother dog deserts her newborn litter but Biddy adopts the wobbly pups from under the porch. She displays pride and takes on the maternal duties, guiding and feeding them as they grow, forming a small family unit.
Europeans wonder why Americans work so hard for money. Money is power, and while some misuse it, many use wealth for the public good through a cancer research fund. The piece contrasts fortune and despair, noting suicides tied to stock losses and the sense that imagination defines wealth.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram item profiles Arthur Bris Bane highlighting hope and zest for living. The piece notes personal resilience and community ties, illustrating Bris Bane as a figure of optimism in local culture.
A husband insists on bringing a young Wiver spoon home to dinner despite the maid's departure, a teething baby, a cold, and a meat bill. The wife protests but he notes the youth's appeal and thoughts of marriage.
A short notice states Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News are sent to the same address for one year at a price of $1.85.
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