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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
4
Public notice from The Whitewright Sun at Whitewright Texas outlines advertising charges for entertainments, box suppers, memorials and resolutions of a spect. Names J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss listed as Publisher and Managing Editor. Subscription price stated at $1.50 per year, payable in advance.
An editor reports about a Monday night candidate rally at Van Alstyne ball park drawing about 1,200 attendees. The venue, with a capacity of 800, required standing room. Plans to improve the property include a new grandstand and fence, with support from the American Legion and city, seeking a WPA grant funding labor.
Readers are urged to vote cautiously in state elections with three casting dates July 27 August 24 and November 12. Familiarize yourself with all candidates to choose the best qualified for each race and avoid unwise votes if unsure. Do not rely on election officials for candidate recommendations due to legal limits.
The Fort Worth Press Profiles 17 candidates for Tarrant County five State Representative seats all pledging they will not support a sales tax in any form. H A Hull and B T Johnson vow against sales tax even for SJR 12. Polls show 92 percent oppose sales taxes, hinting Texas may avoid new taxes while these candidates serve.
A Menard News column argues voters should judge candidates by qualifications not friendships. It warns against electing unqualified people due to favor or connections and urges pre election research, unbiased choice, and prioritizing past records and sincerity over friendly ties. It stresses choosing intelligent leaders who can effectively run administration.
Eight candidates state they will not vote for a sales tax. One candidate, while claiming opposition, has repeatedly criticized legislators who blocked a tax in the last session, leading voters to view him as an unknown quantity and potentially unreliable.
In Santa Barbara the question of mandatory retirement at 65 is challenged. The piece argues many teachers remain highly effective beyond 65, noting that wisdom, experience, and pedagogy improve with age. It urges individual assessment over arbitrary age limits and suggests that dangerous or difficult work can be managed at 65 when properly directed.
Proper care in handling and refrigerating foods is essential to prevent poisoning. Foods prepared ahead and kept at warm temperatures foster bacteria growth, while perishable items must be refrigerated promptly. Most food poisoning stems from bacteria spreading via dirty hands, utensils, flies, rodents, contaminated water, or infected materials.
Food at picnics is prone to causing illness if not prepared and stored properly. Emphasizes cleanliness, hand washing, clean containers, and avoiding contact with food. Keep ready-to-eat items refrigerated under 50 degrees F and use ice for items not served immediately. Also warns against perishable salads dairy products from unsafe sources and excessive heat, activity, or overeating.
WPA workers will receive 26 pay checks this year instead of 24, with a shorter work period. Checks will be issued every fourteen days, reducing per check amounts but keeping annual earnings unchanged. The new payroll method, effective this month, has been adopted nationally by WPA.
Leroy Anderson pastors CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH with Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Bible study at 10 a.m. morning preaching at 10 55 a.m. evening service at 8 15 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 8 15 p.m.
Ben Pell pastor leads Sunday school at 10 with Manning as superintendent followed by 11 o clock morning worship and an evening sermon on Our Equipment For and Spirit of Missions Then 8 o clock evening service sermon Do We Believe Prayer services and Bible study Wednesday at 8 with Bible lesson Matthew 12th chapter
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am with Dick Montgomery as superintendent. 10 50 am Christ and Ideal Service with choirs. 8 pm Prayer Changes Things. Pastor on vacation in August. Sunday school every Sunday at 10 am. A New York man who discarded currency in a restaurant received a suspended sentence for disorderly conduct.
Mrs. Janie E Fitzgerald Montgomery 76 died at her Dallas home Saturday. Funeral 5 p m Monday at 915 Wayne St Dallas officiated by Dr John E McLean. Burial Grove Hill Dallas with Whitewright attendees. Survived by three sons three daughters two brothers one sister step daughter five grandchildren. Burial at Pilot Grove directed by Earnheart. Baby born July 1 in Dallas to parents with twins Betsie Sue Beverly Joyce and grandparents A L Scott J W Kennedy Hillsboro.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 5 pm in Weatherford for Dr R K Harris who died suddenly Saturday from a heart attack. A Tennessee native educated at Vanderbilt, he practiced dentistry in Whitewright for years and lived in Weatherford for 30 years. Surviving are his wife and two daughters Mrs Helen Whitson of Fort Worth and Mrs Dewey Bradford of Austin, with brother Floyd Harris of Whitewright and sister Mrs Charlie Fulton of Kentuckytown.
Funeral services were held at the Pilot Grove Methodist Church at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday for Bettie Lou Kennedy three weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Kennedy of Dallas. The infant died Monday.
Leading newspapers in the area and 36 Gray Son County lawyers hail O H Woodrow as a man of superior legal attainment in a united tribute to his career.
Mrs. Charles Brown aged 72 died Wednesday night at her granddaughter Nell Rays home near Ravenna after a several weeks illness due to a stroke. Funeral services are this afternoon at 2 oclock with Rev. Dan Vestal presiding Glen Earnheart in charge. She leaves six grandchildren including Oleta Spencer Juanita Smith Nell Ray W C Doyle and Helen Ludy. Her husband died August 30 1939 and they moved to Orangeville from Abernathy three years ago.
Paris report says NSV estimates 5 to 6 million homeless war refugees in France. The organization reports camps across the country provide food shelter medical care and transportation for those displaced by war.
A dialogue contrasts two career paths for women. Mary vows to give up golf and tennis, dance little, study hard, and become a doctor by age 25. Jane plans to continue games and dancing, avoid study, and marry a doctor by age 20.
Grady Thompson declares support from Grayson County voters as he campaigns for County Clerk and urges the public to vote on July 27. He thanks supporters and seeks continued trust at the polls.
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