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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun published weekly at Whitewright Texas announces subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance. Notices of entertainments box suppers and bene fits with admission charged will incur regular advertising rates. Corrections offered for errors upon notification to the publisher.
The Butte Sun editor and Legislature member backed a bill to bar counting children’s finances in old-age assistance eligibility. The Board of Control has denied aid to some with children not in dire straits, prompting demand for a law prohibiting consideration of applicants’ children’s financial status. The Sun notes past resolutions limiting life insurance cash values and urges a comprehensive reform at the next session.
Discussion of life insurance cashing as a means to fund old age assistance, with pensioner removals over policy holdings and a push to raise average payments to national levels. State Democratic committee trims gubernatorial candidate list, July voter selections set, while local pages note damaged sidewalks and a civic cleanup example by Bill Tabor inviting others to act.
The Whitewright Sun laments rising government price controls and regulatory reach. It blames too many yes men in legislature and lobbyists for blocs pressuring state and federal bodies to fix prices, warning of eroding freedom in the land of the free.
The Amarillo Times praises Coke Stevenson as a conscientious public official near Amarillo. Stevenson says he has no publicity staff and is not mailing blurbs. The piece notes his steady House record, opposition to a one-house Legislature, and potential for lieutenant governor or governor, with July public sentiment in Texas.
A Texas panorama highlights crimson soil near San Augustine and scenic drives through Galveston to Port Arthur. It spotlights odd business names in Jasper Tyler Houston and Jasper Marshall, including Pep Hotel, Glorified ham burgers, Boomerang ice cream stand, Chat and Chef Cafe, and cigars labeled Rum soaked crooks.
Funeral services for W H Sanderson 88 were set for 2 p m Thursday at Pilot Grove Cemetery with Joe Burton officiating. Sanderson, a Dallas resident for 35 years and former city employee, died Wednesday in a Dallas hospital. Also, funeral services for Mrs Alice Griffin 68 of Westminster were held at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with interment at Smith Cemetery. Griffin, born 1889 in Rockford Tennessee, had lived in Grayson and Collin Counties and was survived by her husband and three sons and a daughter.
Funeral services for Miss Monta Badgett 60 of Tyler were held at the Baptist Church at 10 a m with Rev L O Evans officiating. Interment followed in City Cemetery. Surviving are sisters Mrs Ernest Lilley Tyler and Mrs W T Simmons here and two more sisters in Lubbock Dallas. Many relatives and friends from out of town attended from Colbert Okla Floydada Tyler Lubbock Enid Amarillo and Dallas. Born June 18 1877 in Kentucky she moved to Whitewright as a child and worked at Lilley Dry Goods. She died Sunday after a surgical operation in Sherman hospital. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
East Texas taxpayers form Budgeteers under the East Texas Chamber to oversee budgets at county, city, and school board levels. The appeal emphasizes public accountability, efficiency, and citizen involvement, citing Jefferson and urging voters to demand informed oversight of government spending.
Iowa State College researchers report tree leaves reflect most infrared rays from sunlight helping to keep woodlands cooler in hot weather.
A compact reflection attributed to Alex Clark urges careful beginnings to shape outcomes. The quote emphasizes discipline in starting tasks to let results follow naturally.
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