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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
Whitewright Tex weekly newspaper states notices of entertainments and bene fits with admission fees will be charged at regular rates. Memorials and resolutions will be charged. TEXAS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. Publisher J H Waggoner and Managing Editor Glenn Doss. Subscription $1.50 per year. Any erroneous reflections will be corrected.
The Sun explains a shift to department styling, with inside pages carrying focused topics. Front page remains largely unchanged while other pages target particular life facets, though not entirely single-topic. Readers’ reactions sought.
The Mexican government paid $1 million toward a $10 million expropriation claim on American-owned farm lands, signaling good faith. Remaining $9 million plus larger oil claims must be resolved to honor obligations, with calls for a broader compromise to avoid outright confiscations and to foster better U.S.-Mexico relations under the good neighbor policy.
The Greenville Banner notes no imminent split in the Democratic Party over the presidential nomination with Roosevelt and Garner both strong. A third man as a compromise is possible if a rift grows. Garner friends see a path to the nomination, while New Deal backers await Roosevelt's move as the Garner movement expands.
The piece argues the three power pact with Russia shifts balance of power in Europe, reversing British policy under Chamberlin. It notes Hitler’s decisions risk broader coalitions, Russia’s own aims, and that the encirclement may deter Germany while reflecting Moscow’s strategic worries and wartime setbacks.
Jim Cliborne from Greene County Missouri moved to Texas with a team of mules and his dog. After trying Texas he returned to Missouri, the dog following the train and dying near the barn three days after arrival. The tale underscores a dog’s loyalty and contrasts it with human fickleness as Col Charles A Lindbergh avoids interviews.
Fort Worth Press discusses pressure politics centered on AAA payments and Farm Bureau lobbying. A Perry County Alabama agent’s postage free solicitation touts $125 in government benefits per dollar of dues, amid a Congress heated by lobby influence. The piece praises Hatch bill aims to curb relief spoils and notes Vice President Garner’s assertive stance to pass it before adjournment.
Gov. O'Daniel hardens tactic for final sales tax drive while praising a liberalized pension bill. The measure would grant broad eligibility to a 65 plus couple with a large farm, home, life policy, and cash balance, prompting doubts about Social Security Board need tests.
The strategy targeted the House minority opposing the constitutional sales tax. In the Senate committee, the omnibus tax bill and then the gross receipts tax bill were killed on a motion by Sen. Will Pace with near party-line votes. Van Zandt refused a minority report, blocking floor action, leaving a constitutional amendment as the sole pension revenue option. The governor labeled it a compromise, while critics call it an arrogant impasse in the Legislature.
Opponents of the sales tax in the Texas House vowed to resist the Senate plan. If the 60 votes hold through this week, no tax measure passes and adjournment is likely. The pension bill may expand rolls by about 80,000, risking federal aid and steep cuts in monthly payments, leaving many pensioners with reduced benefits despite new law.
The costly filibuster in the Senate stretched into the final weeks of the record breaking session, delaying most major legislation. Sen. Weaver Moore of the body faced continued opposition as the debate wore on and another chapter was anticipated.
Houston representing the Senate majority opposed to the price fixing fair trades act held the floor for two days. He read a history of the Texas Press and a list of 900 Texas newspapers, debating a Texas Press Association sponsored bill to fix a flat rate for legal publications and require publication in newspapers rather than courthouse postings. The filibuster aims to block a vote by delaying on the calendar.
Pending in the Senate are unacted measures on drivers licenses corrections to land vacancy and road bond bills along with other major state issues. A final attempt to pass the sales tax amendment was set for this week in the House and its fate may decide the hotly debated pension question. If adopted it will be months before any revenue appears.
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