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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
8
The article explains Texas homestead exemptions protecting families from debt. It cites Parker vs Co L Sweet and Allison vs Brookshire to equate automobiles with carriages for exemption purposes, lists exempt household and farming items, and notes town and rural limits, with courts treating office electric fans as non attachable.
Mrs. Carrie Ware mother of Mrs. A A Adams of Sherman died Saturday at Wilson N Jones Hospital after weeks of illness. Funeral was Sunday at 4 pm from Mrs Adams 608 West Birge street Sherman conducted by Rev C C Keller of St Luke's Denison. She was born August 6 1861 in Evansville Indiana and lived in Waco before moving to Sherman last September. Surviving husband Quent Ware and daughter Mrs Adams. Pallbearers named L C Abbott R C Whiteacre R H Gobel Dr C D Strother Dr H F Maika C B Bryant Jr.
The Friday Literary Club gathered at Mrs. G. F. Bryant residence for a St Patrick Day party. Members shared Irish wit stories then heard a program featuring Aileen Pennington Irish Jig Lucille LaRoe reading The Birth of St Patrick a vocal duet Roby Childress L G Hagard piano If Were a Bird and games of forty two followed by refreshments Twenty three members and one guest Mrs John Philip Barb e e of McKinney attended.
A new boiler starts operation at an immense pressure of 3500 psi. The high pressure indicates a test or industrial application, highlighting the equipment’s capability and potential safety considerations.
Washington reports a decline in the farmers price index to 60 percent of the prewar average as of February 15. Since February 1931 prices have fallen 33 percent and since January 1929 by 55 percent. Exchange value of farm products for commonly bought goods is about 44 percent lower than 1929 and roughly half of prewar levels. Prices for eggs chickens butter hogs cattle and potatoes fell from January 15 to February 15 with modest gains for cotton wool sheep and lambs.
Mrs Doyle and Miss Mamie Matthews visited Farmersville Monday. Several locals travelled, visited relatives, or attended events. Grandfather Frazier, aged ninety six, celebrated Christmas Day. Essa Lee ill with pneumonia. many neighbors welcomed visitors from Celeste Sherman Arlington and Fort Worth.
Mr and Mrs Ray Burris of Savoy hosted Sunday with J B Burris family. Several in the community are on the sick list this week. Rev J D Fleming visited parents in Kentuckytown Sunday. Walter Martin of Bethel visited his parents. A play at Savoy high school drew locals Friday night. Mrs Walter Pritchett and Patty returned from Denison. Ruth Burris visited Sunday afternoon. Bells ball game drew attendees Saturday night. Floyd Collins visits Lubbock this week. Local youth attended a party at Mrs Howard Harrisons Thursday night.
Ernest McCoy and his son killed 127 rats with clubs in a cow barn Saturday afternoon after observing feed loss to the pests. He previously killed 17 rats in the same barn, bringing the total to 144. The note adds a separate item about fireproof bricks by a Serbian sculptor.
A head on crash near Terrell Tuesday afternoon killed two Forney women, Mrs. W. W. C. Starnes and Mrs. Newt B. Douglas, with five others injured. W. C. Starnes and Glen Douglas suffered head and facial injuries, while J. R. Thomas, Forrest Gee, and Herman Buchanan were hurt. The other car, from Nacogdoches, had three injured. All victims were taken to a local hospital. the sequence involved an overtaking maneuver forcing one car off the pavement and a rebound collision.
The Planters National Bank of Whitewright Texas announces liquidation. All note holders and creditors must present notes and claims for payment. Guy Hamilton president.
Local residents attended various events in Sherman Gainesville Denison Anna and Whitewright. Visitors included Mrs. Earl Benson and daughter Virginia Miss Valda Smith Mrs. J C Waldrop and others. Social calls spanned Scott families, Baptist eggs for Buckner Home and county agent Mattie Wilroy leading club activities.
The Sun lists candidates for the July 23 1932 Democratic primary including SAM RAYBURN for Congress W N Pol ey Butridge for District Clerk C M Charley Cole for County Clerk Mrs Callie McAfee Frost J C Carl Allred Elbert M Barron for Flatorial Representative J W John Washburn Tom Brice Harold Doss Charley Mclean G D Bennett C W Chess Pope W A Will Lee Tom Sloan for Public Weigher and J M Sturdivant for Mayor.
A wind machine has been invented to let double-bass and tuba players sustain notes longer than before. The note warns to keep it away from radio crooners.
Funeral services for Martha Isabel Francis were conducted at Tom Bean Baptist Church with Rev. O. H. Garner and Rev. J. F. Fender presiding. Burial followed at White Mound cemetery. Born January 11, 1871 near Van Alstyne, she taught in Grayson County and in Bonham Honey Grove and Dallas schools and led Highland Park schools as superintendent. Survived by two brothers W. T. and G. W. Francis and sister-in-law Mrs. Mattie Francis.
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