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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
4
Whitewright S J H Waggoner and T Glenn Doss editors and owners publish every Thursday. Entered at the Whitewright Texas postoffice as second class mail matter. Subscription rates list one year at 1.50 and six months at 1.00 payable in advance. No subscription accepted for less than six months.
The Sun corrects a report on the First Baptist Church educational building contract about a total cost of 23 655.80 and a planned 10 000 add on for improvements. Paul Stephens confirms about half of the funds have been subscribed and warns more money is needed, with a $5 000 target. Neon signs brighten Main Street ahead of a main session, though the paper cautions against signs for alcoholic drinks.
A light note on seasonal delay, joking that actual spring weather must arrive before trust in forecasts is earned. The piece references meteorology and local expectations without citing specific dates or events.
Whitewright urges two or three additional small manufacturing plants to locate in town and signals now is a good time. A Want Ad will facilitate selling the opportunity to prospective builders and investors.
In postwar Germany a laborer earning about 45 reichsmarks weekly lives on roughly 180 marks monthly. Rent and essentials consume most of it, leaving limited funds for clothes and incidentals while cigarettes serve as a covert currency. GI cigarette packs, traded openly, create barter markets in Frankfurt and Berlin, with embargoes imposed as cigarette flow surges.
Hollywood artists Fritz Wills and Joe Demers creators of the Esquire Girl say short girls are more voluptuous while tall girls look spectacular when undressed. They nominate five foot starlet Macqueline Sutton as the most beautifully proportioned squirt with measurements bust 34 waist 24 hips 32 thighs 18 calves 11 ankles 7.
A local resident is described as a good citizen who will not be satisfied until he continually does his part to improve the community and make it a better place to live.
A Texas lawmaker from Big Spring proposes repealing the 1905 ban on steer-roping to allow the sport in rodeos. Representative Blount argues steers are roped daily on ranches and steer-roping is a major attraction in neighboring states. He says the bill would give Texas cowhands a chance to practice a true Western sport.
The War Assets Administration announces a miscellaneous sale offering portable flame throwers, gas masks, blackout suits, fire extinguishers, and tank goggles. Bidders may participate until 11 a.m. April 15 with no priority listings.
A Pittsburgh announcement details a $300000 experimental plant near the city to convert western Pennsylvania coal into gas gasoline diesel fuel oil and industrial alcohol. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co and Standard Oil Co of New Jersey plan a $120 million gasification and liquefaction project 25 miles south of Pittsburgh with startup hoped in 1949 and a two year build.
The article argues that war drains heighten scarcity yet stores reflect high living standards. It notes broad availability of goods in U.S. retail, contrasting with other countries where better stores are limited to large cities and affluent patrons, leaving villagers with limited choices.
Rev E A Doty and Rev Clifford Taylor lead services with Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m. Connie Hollis of Leonard attends Sunday. Bible School at 10 a m. Young people meet at 6 p m and song training plus Bible talks at 7 30 p m Wednesday.
Dr W A Erwin pastor conducts Sunday school at 10 o clock and morning worship at 11 o clock. Prayer meeting is held Wednesday evening at 7 o clock.
Palm Sunday services will be held at the First Methodist Church this Sunday marking the first anniversary of Rev. R. L. Gilpin as pastor. All members are urged to attend. a full church school meets at 10 o’clock. evening service at 7. Public is invited. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH E. P. Wootten, Pastor invites worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Training Union at 6:45 p.m. Prayer hour 7:30 p.m. Wednesday choir training at 7:30 p.m.
The piece credits chain systems and progressive single unit stores for the reach and efficiency of American retailing. It argues retailers extend into small towns, offering standard goods of known quality, connecting consumers to mass production and supporting national well being.
C Jane Pittenger riffs in Mansfield News on outsiders insisting Texans say you all for a single person. She argues the term is egotistical and implies the speaker alone is desirable company, reflecting regional language friction.
A speaker explains a preference for the phrase you all over the regional you’re guys. The note contrasts inclusive language with a local variant, favoring clarity and warmth while hinting at identity and regional speech patterns.
In Mississippi a candidate closed a speech declaring he was born a Democrat and will die a Democrat. A heckler in the rear fired back with a quip about ambition. The exchange highlights light campaign theater amid political discourse.
A brick treated with gas material to form a durable, decorative door-stop. Includes a removable slipcover for easy washing and maintenance. Heavy enough to hold doors open while blending with various decorating schemes.
J C Wilkerson notes that a resident unwilling to be content with their community will not make a good citizen. The observation frames civic virtue around local belonging and personal satisfaction as a foundation for responsible citizenship.
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