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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
3
Gov. Lee O Daniel re election campaign tour will begin in Waco on July 2 with a possible additional appearances later. He cites world crisis and defense duties for delaying campaigning and says the Waco stop is chosen for its central location and its past rally significance. He notes the Waco speech may not be broadcast due to heat.
Denton Texas teachers hear J Newton Rayzor, prominent Houston lawyer and Norway consul in South Texas, argue that the United States must abandon capitalism to build a competitive war machine. He warns profits and wages hinder war readiness and calls for government domination of war production. He cites Texas exposure to cotton and oil loss while noting new South American trade openings.
A light exchange reveals a husband admits a life insurance policy of $10,000, prompting his wife to joke that his safety worries can end. The banter underscores financial planning and the couple’s willingness to plan for the future.
Harold Stassen, Minnesota governor, challenged Republicans to lead on four fronts including national preparedness and hemisphere defense. He criticized the Roosevelt administration as failing on defense and economic welfare and urged decisive steps to counter subversion and strengthen allied support.
Billie Clifton Gaddis a 16 year old from Paris drowned when he tried to rescue 12 year old Charles Williams from drowning at Wood Lake near Sherman. Williams was saved after Gaddis tangled and died after ten minutes of search by bathhouse platform. The incident followed an earlier swim before the supervised period. The page includes a church group caption and a joke about a hat pass.
College Station officials stressing the need for continuous operation of the AAA as war upheaval destroys export markets. George Slaughter notes Texas uses 751 county committees and 2,868 local committees, with Ever Normal Granary preventing price distress. He says there is ample supply and no danger of food shortages.
A speaker notes farmers have endured disastrous times like 1914 and stresses continued cooperation with the program by Texas and national farmers, praising past support and urging ongoing unity.
The J. J. Fritch Construction Company of Dallas won the contract to build a migratory labor camp at Princeton. The bid is about 98 000 dollars for a 212-unit camp on a 96 acre site west of Princeton. Construction starts immediately with officers' quarters underway, marking North Texas’ first such camp.
College Station reports a home pest control tip using sodium fluoride to kill cockroaches either pure or mixed with flour. Dust along edges and in cracks with a dust gun for best results, best applied in evenings when roaches are inactive.
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