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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
4
Entered as second class mail matter at Whitewright Texas post office. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions and related notices also subject to charge.
The piece lists J. H. Waggoner as member and Glenn Doss as publisher and managing editor. The lines suggest a directory style notice or board roster in a newspaper. It records roles without additional context or events.
The Whitewright Sun declares weekly publication every Thursday with a subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance. The paper commits to correcting any erroneous reflections on the character or reputation of any person firm or corporation brought to its attention.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram analyzes Senator Wheeler’s criticism of President Roosevelt for not negotiating with Hitler. It argues Wheeler’s stance blends pacifist rhetoric with anti Roosevelt partisan bias and raises questions about the Berlin route to national policy.
Official count shows Governor O Daniel leading Lyndon Johnson by 1 311 votes, with a 254 vote variation from the unofficial tally. Bureau processed 534 921 of 575 870 total votes, aided by 90 member newspapers, and absorbed 40 000 late rural returns that shifted the result.
The Dallas News argues the grand jury recommends adopting a county manager form to centralize authority, improve interdepartmental cooperation, and improve tax collection. It notes current inertia and political influence hinder efficiency, urging swift adoption to save taxpayers money. It also comments on rising cotton prices and the need for a farm insect committee to boost farmers' prospects.
The notice hints at future business in Whitewright with plans for a frozen food locker plant. It mentions local prospects, summer harvests, and election year politics as background context for the community. It references cattle, baby beef, poll tax reminders, and watermelon season as local signals.
A renowned Texas criminal attorney defends a man accused of automobile theft declaring the client innocent and pure as a newborn babe. While jury deliberations begin, the lawyer hurries from his hotel to court seeking his watch, left on the witness rail, only to find it missing and the courtroom nearly empty.
Testimony wrapped in a West Texas murder case as the judge announces no time limit for closing arguments. A columnist notes the scene resembled a battle of wits while a reader proposes an old Texas will with disputed heirs and buried money rules.
A fragmentary text describes family conflicts over wills executors and bonds. It mentions Rudolph as a contested executor and Gustav potential exclusion, with a demand for a bond and supervision. Local social notes follow, listing visits and a hospital recovery report for Mrs. Hill after St. Vincent's Hospital.
Dallas—Arrests of three men in indictments alleging mail fraud tied to the Byrne Airplane School were announced by Capt. C. W. B. Long. Harry Edward Byrne, operator, and two employees, Alfred A. Reynolds and William Miller, were charged over defrauding 30 youths and others. Byrne previously led Tyler Commercial College and later ran the Byrne College and School of Commerce in Dallas.
A heavy weekend rain favored corn while cotton farmers worry about lingering damp, cloudy weather. Local residents on furlough and visiting relatives span Camp Bowie to Floydada, including Lee Alexander, J T Williams, B E Hunter, Leonard and Harlie Howell, Ross Booker, Ed Wilkinson, and Willa Jean plus Doris June Hunter. The report notes several visits among families in Camp Bowie, Sylvester, Brownfield, Itasca, Whitewright, and surrounding towns.
Harvard sociologist Carle C. Zimmerman urged Americans to boost the birth rate at a Harvard summer school conference. He warned that a weakened family structure would hamper war effort and called for immediate increases in births, urging more couples to start families now to reach third and fourth children.
Orange representative Dies, off to Washington, says there will be no inquiry into the recent Senate race. He adds he has spoken all that is needed and told the state what the facts would show if an investigation were conducted.
Texas selective service lists 446 negro selectees in the twenty first call. Induction dates set for August 4 and 28. State net quota and credit figures shown include 29,298 future slots and 1,887 men inducted since May 15.
Washington reports the WPA estimates 5 million Americans unemployed in fiscal year 1942. Carrington Gill, assistant WPA commissioner, told a House committee the agency can provide jobs for only 1 million. He warned that by summer one third of American industry may face guns versus butter.
Washington reports farm wages on July 1 reached the highest level in 11 years at 160 percent of the 1910 14 average. Wages rose 16 percent since April 1 and 24 percent since last harvest with increases shown in nearly every state. Kansas saw the largest rise with daily wages up 1.10 to 3.05 dollars.
The note asserts that Jefferson was a failure as a public speaker, paired with a philosophical quip about daily speech and record keeping. It frames the claim as a casual opinion rather than a documented assessment, without providing supporting evidence or context.
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