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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun sets subscription at $1.50 yearly payable in advance and is mailed as second class matter from Whitewright Texas. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. memorials resolutions and similar items will also incur charges.
A reader notes newspapers still print dentist advertisements despite a governor signed bill prohibiting such ads. The piece cites Texas Constitution Section 8 Article 1 affirming liberty of speech and press and questions enforcement versus legislative action.
Sun editors questioned farmers about qualifying for the Soil Conservation Act payments. Most said no, choosing greater profits outside the program. After favorable weather and cotton prices, some reconsidered, while a few noted only poor land farmers would comply.
The editor recalls chronicling local trips this week and notes Jesse Wallace, recently cited with numerous city titles, has never taken a vacation since starting city work, though he did have brief breaks before that employment. Other workers with longer vacationless records may join the print list.
After more than five months in the Legislature Representative J. H. Waggoner will return to Whitewright to help publish the family weekly. He will have at least two months to tend to his own affairs before Governor Allred calls another special session.
The report notes that the dollar's purchasing power has risen by about 15 percent for basic necessities since 1929, indicating a significant shift in the cost of living and inflation over the intervening years.
The Dallas Journal argues Governor Allred’s stance on allowing gambling at home may reduce police intrusion but risks public nuisance and crime. It notes lawmakers’ anger, contrasts church raffles with public gambling, and warns that moral rhetoric may excuse bookie activity. Public gambling, it says, is public wherever it happens.
The Oklahoma City daily argues modern roads need repairs soon after completion, noting 1936 builds show 1937 costs. It recalls Roman roads and questions durability while denying clear cause. It contrasts Oklahoma heavy trucks with Texas limits, debating truck impact on road damage.
Fort Worth Star Telegram notes that after the Forty-fifth Texas Legislature adjourned the governor vetoed several late bills such as the Big Bend Park and the land conservation measure. With little time to override, the Legislature lost its check, potentially delaying emergency reforms until a future regular session.
In Texas, 40,000 relief recipients are described as the derelicts of the depression. Adam Johnson, relief director, notes many cannot be absorbed by industry as the downturn costs millions in losses. Twice as many on relief at the peak returned to work, while the rest face uncertain futures and a stark verdict of hard luck.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reflects on a population of about 40 000 and the belief that a remedy is needed for the worthy among them, noting that not all claim victims and pondering societal responsibility.
News Week reports that starting salaries for graduates rise 10 to 20 percent from 1936 levels but remain modest. Liberal arts grads may earn 100 to 130 dollars a month, technical degrees higher, with architects and engineers often starting around 175. Top early pay at New York investment houses is about 200 dollars. Long term, high school grads peak at 2200 yearly at 40, while college graduates reach about 4700 after ten years.
Daily Oklahoma compares Wagner era US labor rules with Hitlerite Germany. It notes an employer cannot bar union labor but may contract with unions to limit non union workers, while under Nazi law Aryan employment is allowed but non Aryans face prosecution. The remark is credited to Mrs. Blue and Mrs. Green dialog.
A columnist quips that when there is nothing to write about he writes about having nothing to write about. The brief exchange satirically frames the craft as turning absence into topic.
Funeral services for Mrs Dollie Samantha Painter 61 wife of the late R W Painter were held at 4 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Burial in City Cemetery under Waldo Funeral Home direction. She died June 23 1937 at her East Whitewright home after long illness. She was born December 20 1875 in Rhea County Tennessee and came to Texas at age six. She married R W Painter April 11 1897 at Ector and they moved to Whitewright in 1919. Survived by four daughters five grandchildren two sisters and two step-sisters.
Mrs Susie Galyon of Denison and Mrs J L Jernigan of Bells are noted in the item.
Mrs. E B Kent 67 died at home three miles north of Whitewright. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at Trenton Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Joe M Connally and Rev. Bob Cates. Burial Burns Cemetery, Trenton. Born December 2, 1869 in Colbert County Alabama. Survived by husband E B Kent seven sons Ab Ed J D Kent Homer Aosie Ollie Pryor and two daughters H Griffin and Leon Johnson and 24 grandchildren. One child died in infancy.
Funeral services for J. H. St. John, 82, were held at 11 a m Tuesday at the Pilot Grove Methodist Church with Rev. J. Roy Williams officiating. Music by Mrs. Jewel Hopper. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. He died Monday at his daughter Mrs. E C Harrell’s home in Royse City where he had lived 23 years.
Born July 7, 1854 near Nashville, Tenn, he married Emma Kirk on December 2, 1877 in Tennessee and moved to Texas 45 years ago. He lived at Pilot Grove for years, was a Methodist, and Mrs. St. John died five years ago. Surviving are three sons S. C. St. John of Chisholm Fred St. John of Iraan and D. H. St. John of Royse City and two daughters Mrs. G. T. Richards of Tyler and Mrs. E. C. Harrell of Royse City.
Illinois papers cite Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones proposing a multi church based recipe for a great preacher. The guide suggests modelling religion like many denominations, ending with a controversial line about enjoying faith like a Negro.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a resident explains a late night police visit for supper. The response notes the impracticality of cooking hot meals at that hour, highlighting a light domestic moment between resident and officer.
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