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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces weekly notices from the post office and local advertisers. It critiques rising costs in agriculture noting cottonseed prices and feed expenses. a Jersey veteran calls Congress to support recovery efforts. It cites a psychologist on feeble minded behavior and praises patriotic wartime sacrifice.
A newspaper debate centers on the industrial recovery plan linking maximum hours and minimum wages. Industry groups resist applying the program to their own firms while praising it for others. References to President Roosevelt and a cabinet member spark clash over perceived “moron” labeling and public sentiment.
The essay argues Texas will maintain state prohibition at least until 1935 and notes a August 26 statewide vote on repealing the National Prohibition amendment while no repeal election is set for the state amendment. It quotes debt relief ideas from Washington and discusses historical debt forgiveness practices.
A columnist reflects on Serge Katorsky who immigrated from Russia with five children and built a thriving farm, highlighting ambition as a path to success. The piece also surveys color meanings in global travel, firsts in common use, grain alcohol schemes, and a novel outdoor steam plant for cheap power generation.
A state Legislature session failed to pass a two-thirds vote to submit repealing the prohibition clause. If the August 26 vote adopts the beer amendment, Texans may legally enjoy only beer and wine with alcohol not over 3.2 percent by weight.
Unnecessary and luxury goods priced too high may hinder the nation’s recovery plan. People face forced payments for essentials like food and clothing, but not for luxuries. While some items sell below normal profit, many never lowered prices, and increases on such goods could stall business until consumer buying power rises significantly.
The speaker argues long term borrowing is harmful and should be limited to short terms. They stress paying when due and staying within reasonable creditor limits to avoid financial strain.
Worshipful Master and Brethren honor Joseph A. May who died June 14 1933 after 64 years in Texas and 56 years in Whitewright. A devout Mason and devout Christian, he came from Knox County Tennessee in 1869 a penniless youth who built a life of service and esteem.
The passage honors a long serving Whitewright resident who built wealth through soil work and frugal living, funded a large church, and spent forty years on the church's official board. It notes his influence on Whitewright, Masonry, and church life, and expresses deep regret at his passing with a pledge of lasting inspiration.
The lesson, Isaiah 5 1 30 and Proverbs 14 34, portrays six accusations against Judah including land greed, mass land seizures, evictions, corporate wealth concentration, unemployment, and housing shortages. It warns about liquor abundance and the loss of Prohibition era restraint amid social decay.
The author cites Moffatt’s translation to condemn ungodliness and boastful defiance toward God. The piece warns that many blur moral distinctions calling evil good and urges America to embrace character and integrity as a practical lesson from Isaiah.
A short funeral verse mourning the death of little Bobbie Jean Jones on Friday July 14 1933. The poem expresses faith in God's will and comfort in heaven, noting the child's peaceful rest and the writers' sorrow mixed with trust in divine care.
Farmers, buoyed by higher prices, have increased wages for hired hands by about 7 percent over the last three months. Wages per day without board on July 1 ranged from 85 cents in South Carolina to 2.35 dollars in Rhode Island across states.
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