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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes August is hottest in Texas and flags the upcoming August 26 beer legalization election. It mentions advertising rates for notices and promises corrections of erroneous reflections, while addressing an unsigned letter and defending a good woman's character.
The legislature quickly legalizes horse race gambling and prize fights while scheduling an August vote on beer sales. If wets prevail, Texas will see beer saloons by October first. The gambling and fighting laws take effect ninety days after adjournment. Time will tell.
The passage argues that after years of shifting economic pressures, the era of chasing corners is ending. It asserts an open road to Prosperity ahead, acknowledging future curves and minor bumps but promising an eventual smoother, level path.
The Farmersville Times lampoons chronic naggers as the “ belly-acter” type who complain about town life but take no action. The piece notes Whitewright also has a few such critics and warns they would hollow out a town if left unchecked.
The piece weighs views on abolishing gold clauses in obligations and the difficulty of stabilizing the dollar under a gold standard. It discusses creditor and debtor arguments, banking inflation and deflation, and the Farm Act’s aim to shift away from the gold dollar while preserving a large gold supply as currency basis.
The article discusses reasons for abandoning the gold standard and stabilizing the dollar against foreign exchange. It notes benefits for borrowers facing cheaper dollars and questions about enforcing gold clauses in contracts. It cites British and New York court views and predicts Supreme Court guidance will settle the issue.
Federal report on unemployment relief calculates a 1.25 billion dollar dole total with 500 million from Congress and 750 million from states. A New Deal critique notes some progress as payrolls rise and 1.3 million job gains since March 4, while a comic exchange ends the item.
A personal memoir recounts 19th century U S fractional currency known as shinplaste, notes the 1878 25 cent note, and recalls coins from 1850s private mints. The author also recalls the trade dollar used for China trade, sugar purchases, and memories of West India goods and temperance debates.
The Postoffice Department announced the appointment of Fred E. Horton as acting postmaster at Greenville Texas. The notice places Horton in the key federal role amid routine personnel assignments in the state.
In Greenville a heavy ice box lid toppled onto two children Bettie Jean age 7 and Ted age 3 while they played in the Van Sickle community. Their parents George and Mrs Lynch found them at night. resuscitation efforts failed.
Judge W. N. Stokes of the Forty-Sixth District Court upheld three injunctions against foreclosure in Wilbarger County. The rulings test the Texas Legislature moratorium on forced land sales by court order, involving Carl Zipperle executor vs Josephine L Owen et al, Pauline and Roy Andrew vs Henry Keisling et al, and Carl Zipperle executor vs W A Walker of Mission Texas.
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