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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
20
Whitewright Texas notices announce post office classification and pricing for entertainments and box suppers with admission fees. Memorials resolutions and notices from Association J. H. Waggoner and publishers Glenn Doss and managing editor listed.
Printed notice states Thursday publication cadence and a subscription price of 1.50 dollars per year in advance. It includes a policy promising corrections for any erroneous reflections on character, standing, or reputation upon being brought to the publisher’s attention.
The piece argues rapid action on Icelandic base defenses without waiting for Congress, noting isolationist fears and comparing past incidents from Santo Domingo to Vera Cruz. It cites Taft and Jefferson to defend executive decisions, while warning a delay could invite German submarines or other threats to American lives.
Burlington reports 96 year old Tilden Young registers for civil defense in Vermont and says there has been too much hot air in the war, signaling readiness for action. The note mentions a sun office typewriter carbon.
A Fort Worth letter captures a fiery parting piece that lampoons a local wedding and recounts colorful campaign tales from a county oil boom era. It notes editors quitting with blunt truth and recalls a prosecutor called a legal scavenger and other sharp political jests from bygone days.
Joseph W. Lancaster aged 23 died in a Bowie hospital from an infection following an abrasion on his right index finger while playing his guitar. Funeral held locally for son of Mr and Mrs Will F Lancaster of Bowie.
Cotton stamps are now being distributed at the AAA office under supervisor W. W. Gunn to all eligible persons. A total of 33 363 50 has been received to date and more may be ordered later. None will be given out until acreage is checked and office work completed, so farmers should have their notice cards ready. In another item, the body of Stinnett was moved after a homicide verdict in an Orr home dispute. Deputy Sheriff F. O. Mangrum led the arrest following reports of an argument at Orr’s store. Stinnett was shot with 54 shot as he approached his home and died after returning to his car.
J B Orr, a Negro man from the Pilot Grove area southwest of Whitewright, is charged with murder after the shotgun killing of Byron Stinnett, 39, in front of Orrs home at about 1 a m Sunday. The charge was filed Monday in Jess Wall 39 s peace court in Sherman. W H Horton Whitewright JP conducted an inquest.
Gov W Lee O Daniel dispatched state rangers to Sherman after a local complaint about law enforcement. Visiting officers complimented the city on its cleanliness and told Police Chief Les Tribble that Sherman was the cleanest town they had inspected.
The Rangers arrived Friday and conducted a discreet probe before city officers learned of their presence. They met with Mr. Tribble after presenting a letter from a local woman alleging irregularities and claiming the city was open to gamblers, prostitutes and bootleggers. Rangers found no undue law violations after checking these reports.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said he would join the Navy or Marines today if he were 25 in reply to a Texas teacher’s question. He noted that avoiding responsibilities hinders success and will address the Legion of Valor meeting at Fort Sheridan Illinois with remarks broadcast nationally.
Washington announces a tentative program reducing output of automobiles by 20 percent in the next three months and 50 percent thereafter, with household mechanical refrigerators cut 50 percent and domestic washers down 30 percent from the last year’s average. The plan, issued by Leon Henderson, aims to tighten civilian supply and prices.
The Fifteenth Texas District American Legion convention adopted a resolution condemning Senators Wheeler and Nye and Charles A. Lindbergh for trying to sow disunity and confusion in the nation.
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