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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1932
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription is $1.50 per year and published weekly on Thursdays. Notices of entertainments and box suppers with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates, as will memorials and resolutions. corrections will be made if errors are brought to the publishers' attention.
A candidate recalls the election night across small towns and counties in Grayson County and Denison. Sherman and Denison swung the race, though outside Sherman the candidate led by about 300 votes. Denison yielded 487 votes, and appreciation is expressed for supporters in Athens Sherman Van Alstyne Bells Tom Bean Pilot Grove Kentuckytown Howe and other communities.
The article recalls Jim and Mrs. Ferguson vote patterns in Texas primaries from 1926 to 1930. It notes Mrs. Ferguson achieved a record first primary tally of 113 this Saturday, contrasts past first primary tallies and runoffs, and suggests likely shifts in Whitewright on August 27 as voters weigh Ferguson administration memory against past scandals.
Representative Tilson of Connecticut, a 22 year House veteran and former Republican floor leader, says salaries cannot cover his legitimate expenses and family needs. At 66 he will retire to pursue other work with expects better financial prospects.
President Hoover will learn on August 11 that he was nominated in June as the Republican candidate. The American people will not have to wait long after November to see a new occupant of the White House after March 4.
A heated dispute between Pa and Ma Sterling promises a notable clash, with anticipation building as the date of August 27 approaches. The simmering feud is described as tense and highly watched.
The nomination of Congressman Sam Rayburn in the first primary shows voter sound judgment in the fourth district. The Sun notes Whitewright's overwhelming 312 to 98 victory for Rayburn over both opponents, likely the largest majority in a major box in the district.
A collection of editorials comments on debt remittance between Europe and the U S and critiques of war and government payrolls. Headlines reflect concerns about mortgage burdens political economy and the pace of prosperity with remarks from Peoria Birmingham Jackson and Brooklyn publications.
The Miami News notes a statesman serves the public while a politician makes the public serve him. The Boston Herald adds a pessimistic line about a campaign moving to the country, implying public sentiment has shifted.
The Key West Citizen notes that in a communistic system the one virtue is that those backed by the government should perform work to earn what they receive.
The Boston Herald notes higher hog prices lift Western farmers while implying city men may again secure bacon.
The Forty-Second Legislature requires all Texas towns cities counties and school districts to prepare itemized budgets before taxes. Public hearings are mandatory with taxpayer participation and sworn filed budgets. Violators face fines and possible imprisonment. The county judge and clerk coordinate budget work starting in July with notices and public hearings after August 15.
Police report a drop in automobile thefts during the low mood era. Thieves dismiss the old buses most residents drive, per Nashville Southern Lumberman. Thousands of empty bottles found in Chicago stadium after Democratic convention, with blame on Republican cleanup lag per Arkansas Gazette.
Dr Philip Rosenblum in Chicago links most adult heart trouble before 55 to illnesses in childhood. He notes 70 percent of cases under 55 begin before age 10 and urges bed rest after illnesses to prevent heart disease, while disputing over exercise as the primary cause.
A government census based study from a New York life insurance company shows little hope for family names lasting beyond generations. It claims the chance a surname survives drops to about one in three for grandchildren and one in five by the sixth generation, making extinction seem likely.
The article discusses Texas homestead protections guaranteed by the state constitution. It notes the home as a right not an asset and cites that families cannot be deprived of their home due to debt, with defined exceptions. It mentions interest from other states, including California, in adopting similar safeguards.
The article discusses Texas homestead exemptions from forced sale and outlines limits on exceptions for payment of purchase money taxes and improvements. It notes a late period push to repeal the law to use homesteads as collateral, but Texans resisted, valuing the home as a birthright and sanctuary.
The San Antonio Daily Light praises Texas lawmakers for securing an inviolable right to home ownership and using community property laws to elevate the family as the basic democratic unit. The piece extols the intent to protect homeowners and reinforce family stability as a civic cornerstone.
A new Aug. 1 ruling bars light and power firms from handling electrical merchandise or repairs and prohibits company employees from servicing customers. In big cities with independent electricians and shops there will be little issue, but small towns like Solomon face outages if a fuse blows. Roy Duck can no longer sell or supply a fuse, leaving residents to cope without power.
The Solomon Kansas Tribune quotes concerns about mandatory fuse usage and the risk of costly outages forcing residents to seek repairs out of town. It notes small town utility managers oppose the ruling as class discrimination and suggests Texas debate may echo to the upcoming Legislature.
Versalles Indiana recounts a double wedding sixty years ago when George Hand age 24 and Nicholas Augustine age 19 married Mollie and Margaret Copeland sisters. Sunday the brothers in law were buried in a double funeral dying within an hour of each other.
MacTavish stood before his auto giving his chauffeur directions when a shot rang out. The Highlander shouted a quick exclamation about the narrow escape, noting the incident could have punctured a tire.
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