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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
3
The Commercial Club seeks to celebrate Prosperity Week June 12 to 17. Various local social notes include visits, weddings, vacations, and town business updates from Whitewright and surrounding areas.
Twelve years ago the town reduced its fire insurance rate from 75 to 37 cents, with residents paying $92 081.10 over five years. The Whitewright Independent School district reports 1921 enrollment at 562, up from 496 in 1920, and Whitewright remains a leading scholastic center in the county. R. E. Paschal, Sherman, becomes resident manager of the North Texas Gin Co. plant in Whitewright as the Texas Press Association convention meets in McAllen this week.
J H Biggerstaff joins the plant renovation led by Mr Paschal as fall staff hires include Jim Buck Cecil Badgett and Walter Keeling. A wedding in Fort Worth unites Percy Davis and Earle Langston while fires destroy W N Johnson home. Mrs W H Horton has surgery at home and J R Murphy sustains three broken ribs after a fall.
The first loan from the 200 million dollar farm relief fund was issued in Texas this week. The $3,000 loan goes to a Brazoria County farmer and stockman. A. P. Graves of the Farm Loan Commission reports Texas is organized to handle inquiries, with Geo E. Copley named local correspondent for Grayson County.
In Bay Minette Alabama three churches share a street as ministers arrive from Hopewell Virginia DeFuniak Springs Florida and a postal mix up looms. The Methodist leader Cann and pastors J E Cook of Presbyterians and Baptists live across the street from each other and could strain mail delivery.
Chicago offers a dry cleaning method for women to clean hands and face without water. A nickel-in-slot device dispenses cleansing cream and absorbent paper for drying, eliminating the need for wash basins or soap dishes in ladies rooms, though a large waste basket is required.
Austin discusses the 1934 Texas race as the Forty third Legislature ends its session. Potential gubernatorial hopefuls include Coke Stevenson James Allred Edgar Witt and Tom Hunter with talks of Ernest Thompson and W K Hopkins possible entries. Lieutenant governor contenders Walter Woodul and Benjamin Berkeley are joined by Joe Moore and R M Johnson as possible entrants.
A survey reveals that No Other State bans antifac tant beer drinking while allowing its manufacture and sale. The note cites local editor Naus sau paper as the source.
The Raleigh News and Observer reports that about 200000 square miles of new territory were discovered and mapped during Admiral Byrd's exploration expedition. The article notes significant Antarctic discoveries and the scope of the exploration.
A dead body was found hanging behind a church on Cape Cod near the Federal church in Hyannis. The victim, identified as Dave P, was discovered with a rope around his neck, indicating foul play.
Pass Your Tallest Steins reports Purebred Brahma bulls were selected from Texas herds to develop a new type of cattle for brewing beer. The article notes this collaboration between cattle breeders and brewers to create a refined cattle line and beer industry synergy.
Report from Clinton Kentucky describes a rowdy night with several men driving a car in heavy rain. They shouted honked and tried to force entry doors and windows and rummage garages. A shotgun warning might have deterred them.
A lexicographer recalls building a great dictionary by a cascade of word choices sparked by a quarrel with his wife. He likens the process to a single word leading to another in an ongoing verbal exchange.
A famous attorney lectures his office boy. A neighbor asks what the chief pays him. The boy replies I earn 1500 a year five dollars weekly in cash and the rest in legal advice.
In My Story she recalls her resourceful grandmother who had no formal training or job openings for women beyond teaching and instead relied on needlework. A commentator compares her improvisation to a man who acted spur of the moment, as noted by the Washington Star.
A trio of lines reads like a quick stage gag. A mother jokes the son will finally be in Believe It or Not, a doctor quips about liquor, and a student plans a blind date while a cousin meddles.
A collection of light humor and quick quips about fishing banking economics and investors. The banter includes a novice angler’s missteps jokes about pneumonia and Flu, a professor and student exchange, and a capitalist poking fun at a so called epoch making machine.
A traveler in New England asks a Maine cabin resident if he is native to the town. The man hesitates until his wife clarifies with a laconic, regionally colored explanation of what native means and whether he was born there.
A cartoon caption joke features Jinks and a refrain about a man who leaped from the twenty fourth story window. Jinks identifies him as a person who was always getting in on the ground floor, delivering a macabre pun in light hearted fashion.
A humorous gossip note recounts plans for a social evening where men joke about bringing their wives along for a coordinated gathering. The quip hints at arranging a late night get together with lighthearted mischief and friendly banter.
A witty exchange has a valet noting a bank manager calling to confirm payment on a check written on a dress collar. The scene centers on a lavish, perhaps reckless, social figure and the odd detail of a collar check.
A four year old girl named Jeanne tried to help with fishing by telling her father to turn his hat around so the fish could see his license. He replies with a joke about women and luck.
A collage of dated quips and dialogue scenes features a hip injury tease, farm humor about cows and bulls, a bartender punchline, a telegram note about a shirt loan, a streetcar vanity gag, and a parlor game exchange about vanity and imagination, all in lighthearted rural sketches.
A playful dialogue features Ram joking that athletic underwear climbs, Rod asking why, a Skeptical Lady questioning rainproof coats, and a Salesman quipping about a raccoon with an umbrella in a lighthearted newspaper snippet.
Joseph jokes about paying one hundred dollars for a dog described as part collie and part bull. Elizabeth remarks on which part is bull, and Joseph quips that the bull part is the hundred dollars.
A quirky Penn Punch Bowl quip notes how today’s co ed would mimic a grandmother’s look with hair piled high and multiple petticoats, showcasing a playful Fashion of the era.
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