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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
4
The Whitewright paper lists subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year 1.50 or 6 months 1.00 and outside counties at 1 year 2.00 or 6 months 1.25, with no orders accepted for less than six months.
The piece argues the U S founding idea of government by the people with equal suffrage without a monarch. It recalls Yorktown, the Constitution, and the sacrifices of pioneers, warning that current leaders threaten to restore royal power and urging citizens to oppose peace-time controls and kingly authority.
After eight weeks of preliminary skirmishing, the federal district court in New York seems ready to begin the trial of 11 Communist leaders. The proceedings have shown both sides’ advances and tensions, signaling the case's imminent major phase.
A listing of Sunday services for multiple churches including First Presbyterian Central Christian Enterprise Baptist and First Methodist with pastors, choir times, Sunday school, worship, youth and training union sessions, and midweek prayer meetings.
The 11 defendants and their lawyers challenged the blue ribbon jury system used in their indictments and trial in front of Judge Harold Medina. They argue that excluding workers, poor people, women, Negroes, Jews, and Communist Party members taints impartial hearing and violate rights to a fair trial. Despite seven weeks of expert analysis and courtroom friction, the challenge remains a valid exercise of due process and judicial discretion.
The panel for the trial includes a Black foreman and six women among jurors, reflecting democratic strength. The jury also features workers and professionals, challenging Communist challenges and highlighting the trial’s broader ideological stakes. The case concerns Communist Party officials accused of knowingly advocating.
Judge Medina weighs if the Smith Act makes the Communist Party a criminal conspiracy or a political party amid First Amendment questions. The case could shape free speech and government power as appeals loom and high court review nears. Rev Drake postpones Baptist revival, inviting Whitewright friends. Clerk jokes about a salary raise as three companies seek him.
Rev Drake of First Baptist Church will lead a spring revival at Savoy Baptist Church March 23 through April 3. The Savoy church recently dedicated a new house of worship led by Rev Evert Springfield. A Sunday morning radio program runs 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. on the Bonham station. Evening services start at 7:30 with morning hours to be announced.
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