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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
2
Huntsville Texas Simmons Lee Simmons general manager of the Texas prison system says he will not seek the governorship. He cites service to the state and continued work on the prison system as his priority, noting many requests for a candidacy and calling for cooperation without self serving motives.
The Farm Credit Administration reported loans on farm mortgages by Federal Land Banks through December 31, 1933, reached 1 396 583 022. Borrowers had repaid 163 876 219 while 19 596 334 were delinquent or extended, leaving net outstanding loans at 1 213 110 467. A note mentions pickerel as voracious in American waters.
The piece cites World War casualties and wounds, daily and yearly war expenditures, and comparisons to international and U S budgets. It notes high spending on armaments, costs of ships like Colorado, and Johns Hopkins endowment figures. It mentions New Jersey billboard licensing reducing billboard numbers.
The Whitewright city council granted a $155 aid to finish the current school term. A 15 mph statewide rail speed limit within city limits was enacted. Grayson County appoints C C Morris as county farm demonstration agent. Local births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. George Bradshaw and a twin for Mr. and Mrs. Claude Truett. A 12 year old Ken tuckytown boy, John Chumbley, dies after an appendicitis operation. Local meetings in Sherman discuss county road upkeep.
Twelve years ago Sue McConnell and John McMur ray Jr. of the grammar school, Eldon Horton and Robert Cantrell of the high school will represent Whitewright in spelling contests at the county interscholastic league meet in Sherman on March 25. Russell McGinnis and Bettie Lource Lean will represent the school in junior declamation, Corrine Lilley and Billie Ball in senior declamation, and the high school debate team includes Addison Vestal and Ben Sturdivant. Hudson, Davis & Co. dry goods stock moves to Y. B. Reed building this week. A new telephone directory printed by The Sun lists about 400 subscribers.
Mrs Leona A Mauk dies at the family residence Sunday evening. Luther Gordon buys the Gordon Bros grocery and plans a Saturday reopening. Community Natural Gas Co proposes to pipe Whitewright if at least 240 users enroll. Humorous exchanges and a father son chat about marriage and poultry businesses appear in the page.
Detroit man Herman Rankis shares his rheumatism relief and weight loss with Kruschen Salts. He claims one bottle eased joint pains and, after starting a diet, helped him shed 22 pounds, now feeling like a new man. The ad touts a hot water dose each morning and a money back guarantee.
Rev S L Ball urges Christians to measure faith by fruits not words. He cites church growth reports in 1934 and warns some churches may bear only leaves. He calls believers to renew vigor, bear fruit through daily righteous living, and influence others toward salvation.
A line of banter about a husband leaving, with a pun attributing it to the Russian in him and a remark that he is always Romanoff.
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