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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1932
Page
5
Local residents and visitors listed with brief notes on visits to Dallas Sherman Durant and other towns. Mentions include Mrs J M Simmons, J P Montgomery, Ralph Sanders, Tommie Chenoweth, Dorothy LaRoe, Elbert Barron, Coggins family, J L Cantrell, Rev C C Merritt, and many moved/returned travelers across Texas towns and cities.
Congress faces heavy criticism over proposed bills and perks while costs rise. The piece argues nepotism charges, free barbering and restaurant discounts, mileage and expense accounts, and Senate catering plans are debated as lawmakers seek to balance budgets amid calls for reform.
Mrs. Pleasant Walker, bedridden several weeks, is reported improving. She says a nurse helps and she welcomes visits from friends. Miss Margaret McMurry earned her Master of Arts at Texas Tech after Baylor University and teaching stints. C. W. Abbott family return to Whitewright from George West after twelve years away.
A reader's political appeal urges voters to elect lawmakers with backbone to oppose taxes and fight for the masses in the Fourth District, urging support for candidates offering tax relief and reform.
W. P. Hagood recounts the Hillsboro tale of his brother-in-law Nathan Posey who allegedly died seven days after seven snake bites. Poison from diamond rattler, copperheads, cottonmouths, and a ground rattler led to his death. He reportedly wrote a message to his mother before passing at Palestine Church, North Mississippi.
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