Whitewright Sun Notice of charges and policy
Whitewright Sun announces post office entry as second class mail matter. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged. Publisher J. H. Waggoner Glenn Doss managing editor. Published every Thursday. Subscription $1.50 annually. The paper will correct errors upon notification.
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Whitewright, Texas
Undemocratic Legislation and State Debates Highlighted
The Sun notes a Texas Senate committee rejection of a bill to legalize dentist advertising and criticizes fair trade and price fixing laws as undemocratic threats to free enterprise. It contrasts national defense rhetoric with internal policy dangers and mentions local funding limits for a food stamp program and regional crop shifts due to rain.
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Texas Senate
Sun
Durant
Okla
Bryan County
Grayson County
Paying for Defense Demands Broad Tax Changes
The Sun, wary of heavy borrowing, argues Congress must raise taxes broadly to fund defense. A general sales tax is considered for the emergency, with a pay as you go approach urged to curb debt and curb borrowing over the past eight years.
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Washington
Congress
Sun
Whitewright Clean-Up Week Proclaimed by Mayor Echols
Next week is official cleanup health safety and fire prevention week in Whitewright per Mayor F. M. Echols. Householders urged to remove fire and health hazards and place unburnable rubbish in alleys for hauling by the city wagon.
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Whitewright
F. M. Echols
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Simple Justice for Fire Insurance Claims in Texas
An unsigned Dallas News editorial endorses House Bill No. 505, arguing a 12 percent penalty plus attorney fees for unpaid fire insurance claims after thirty days following a court ruling. It cites disputes over juries favoring large interests and the need to curb insurance litigation costs, while supporting a small claims court or penalty remedy to ensure justice for claimants.
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Texas
Small Claims Court
Dallas News
County Manager Form Urged For Grayson County In Texas
Howe Messenger endorses The Whitewright Sun editorial calling for Grayson County to lead in adopting a county manager form of government. The piece argues for efficiency and lower taxes, notes officials oppose but citizens largely support, and separates this plan from a prior proposal giving court-house control without civil service checks.
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Whitewright Sun
Grayson County
Texas
Sun
County Commissioners Court
Court House
Howe Messenger
Texas big smiles as King retires from state auditor post
A tribute to Tom King highlighting his long tenure as state auditor, noting his appointments by two governors and confirmations by two senates. The piece discusses his公共 service, the Jacksonian rhetoric at a Jackson Day Dinner, and mentions a constitutional amendment on holdover officials and the oil and gas commission issue.
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Tom King
J. C. Smyth
Huckleberry
Catamount
House
Oil and Gas Commission
State Railroad Commission
West Texas Observer
Installment Plan Makes Air Travel Free for Passengers
The article notes a new installment plan allowing flyers to open charge accounts and book trips with payments arranged monthly. On March 1, seventeen airlines began offering this credit option to passengers, framing air travel as easier and more accessible.
Credit purchases grow as railroads offer future payments
The piece notes widespread use of installment buying for cars, appliances, and travel. It cites 10,000 railroad credit tickets totaling over 1 million dollars, with average ticket costs around 114 dollars and 8 dollars per 100 on interest. It contrasts cash and carry with installment plans and warns of hidden costs.
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Christian Science Monitor
Car talk and dinner table quips mix in salon dialogue
Mrs Black urges buying a new car while Mr Black protests due to ongoing installments on a trade. A waiter asks about the steak as Moran jokes about luck and finding the potato by moving it.
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M. B. Morgan
Denison
Mr. Morgan
Moran
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