Whitewright Sun notices and local election preview
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription terms and advertising rates and notes corrections policy. It reports President Roosevelt's fishing trip and previews the biennial mayoral election with incumbent F M Echols seeking a 19th term, plus an upcoming school board election for two seats in the Whitewright Independent School District.
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City Hall
F. M. Echols
Board of Education
Whitewright Independent
Cotton Reduction Cuts Texas Acreage and Output
New figures show 235000 contracts signed in Texas reducing 5400000 acres of cotton. At a quarter bale per acre this saves 1350000 bales and 2.025 billion pounds of seed cotton. If pickers average 300 pounds daily, 6750000 labor days are saved this fall.
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Texas
Local Newspaper Serves as Community Backbone
The paper supports schools churches and town groups through donated columns and advertiser patronage. Residents rely on it for home news, programs, and notices, underscoring the paper’s role in reinforcing community enterprise.
Community ties strengthen by supporting local paper
The Uvalde Leader-News asks readers to back the hometown paper, noting it serves the whole community and aids business and county improvement through ongoing local coverage and public service.
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Uvalde Leader-News
Editorials on disarmament and war profiteering
Quotations from multiple papers critique disarmament plans and wartime politics. Observers compare arms makers to beneficiaries of peace, note political pressure on figures like Insull, and comment on loud protests amid armament work.
Nobel Winners In Exile Highlight Hitler's Year
A Buffalo Courier-Express note says five Nobel prize winners are among Germans in exile. The Manchester Guardian humor column jokes about a Britisher eating half a gallon of ice cream and winning two guineas, then questions a doctor's charge.
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Adolf Hitler
Buffalo Courier-Express
Manchester Union
Dull thuds remind bootleggers of blending not cutting
A jurist comments on bootleggers choosing blending over cutting, noting in witty terms how mislabeling harms their craft and markets. The remark showcases Prohibition era slang and legal irony about liquor production.
Handy Household Tips From Sun Want Ads
Water spots on waxed wood vanish with circular rubbing using a flannel cloth moistened in turpentine. Glass stoppers loosen by heating bottle necks in hot water. Oilcloth brightens when washed with borax solution and wiped with milk-dampened flannel. Tomato skins peel after pouring boiling water and resting briefly. Chamois gloves wash in Castile soap warm water with a spoonful ammonia, soak fifteen minutes, rinse with cold ammonia water, and air dry. Sun Want Ads get results.
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Castile
A Growing Menace To Our Civilization
Dr Reynolds argues religious surveys show rising disbelief in Christianity among college graduates. He cites non religious campus atmospheres and weak childhood training, urging mothers and teachers to foster moral fiber to curb alienation and protect national thought and policy shaping.
Friday Literary Club Holds Annual Party at Sherman
The Friday Literary Club hosted its annual party at Casa Linda in Sherman with a three course luncheon and Easter decor. Guests included Mrs Lahroy Slusher Mrs J Y Yarbrough Mrs J P Haden and Mrs Lucian Andrews. Activities featured contract bridge 42 high scores and a program on architecture glass making design in silver and flowers.
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Sherman
Emmet Penn
Lucille LaRoe
Lahroy Slusher
J. Y. Yarbrough
San Antonio
J. P. Haden
Durant
Okla
Lucian Andrews
J. H. Waggoner
Emory Christian
C. J. Meador
Roby Childress
G. F. Bryant
Ross May
C. B. Bryant Jr
Reading
van Dyke
Gomer Graves
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Darwin
Mrs L H Darwin was honored with a surprise birthday dinner at her Whitewright area farm home two miles southwest of Whitewright by her children grandchildren and neighbors. She is 82 and has four living children L H Darwin Jd P Darwin and Mrs Sallie McFarland of Whitewright and Mrs Parrie Robbins of Greenville. Those present included Mr and Mrs L H Darwin Jr and children Percy Houston and Martha Joe J P Darwin Mr and Mrs Ernest McCoy and others.
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Whitewright
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McFarland
L. H. Darwin Jr
Percy Houston
Martha Joe
J. P. Darwin
Ernest McCoy
Hogwallow News Satirizes Domestic Life and Public Gossip
Hogwallow News notes a fussily neat wife compared to an expert bass drum maker, while The Tickville Judge jokes about Liars with a preference for statistics. Raz Barlow recalls a parched era when beverage containers advertised alcohol. Miss Peachie Sims reads a man authored romance and laments its effect on lovelorn women.
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Washington Hocks
Raz Barlow
Peachie Sims
Birthday Dinner for Miss Hostetter Hocks
Miss Hostetter Hocks received a birthday dinner on Tuesday. The gathering was a fine time, but no one discussed her age.
Sim Flinders Comments on Poke Eazley’s Fight Attitude
Sim Flinders accuses Poke Eazley of extreme laziness saying in a hypothetical fight he would rely on the other person to do all the work. The remark signals tension between the two figures.
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Sim Flinders
Poke Eazley
Dinner Guests Include Extended Family From Lamasco and Greenville
A large gathering lists attendees from families including the Pople Pope Baugher and Edwards households along with Karnes and Parrie Robbins groups. Several guests could not attend the dinner due to the serious illness of Mrs. Darwin's mother Mrs. W. L. Caylor, noted as a guest.
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A. N
C. W. Pope
Frances
G. L. Baugher
Farmer
Winnie
Ross Karnes
Lamasco
Pauline Edwards
Parrie Robbins
Joeann
Greenville
J. C. Blanks
Alice
D. Biggerstaff
Sallie McFarland
Mildred
Howard and Wilton
L. H. Darwin
J. P. Darwin
Doretha
Betty Ann
Printing and Engraving at The Sun Office
All kinds of printing and engraving obtainable at The Sun office at reasonable prices.
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Sun
Kentuckytown Club Meeting at School Building
The Kentuckytown Literary Club met Friday night at the school building. President C W Phillips presided as readings were given by Mildred Cassetty and Betty Joy Hightower. Alma Ruth Holcomb and Reba Chumbley played piano duets. violin solo by Johnnye Burrow with Viva Phillips at the piano. school pupils sang. Mary Phillips performed a piano solo titled How I Like Light Housekeeping. Miles Chumbley and Ben Clark provided a piano duo.
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Kentuckytown Literary Club
C. W. Phillips
Mildred Cassetty
Betty Joy Hightower
Alma Ruth Holcomb
Reba Chumbley
Johnnye Burrow
Viva Phillips
Mary Phillips
Miles Chumbley
Ben Clark
Proverb Mix-Up Sparks Letter to Editor
A reader complains that the newspaper printed a proverb as if it were his own. The editor apologizes and asks what was misprinted, while the caller notes the misquote uses the line You spoiled my article by a misprint and A word to the wife is sufficient. The exchange highlights errors in attribution and quotation handling.
Legislature Seeks Clarity On Ambiguous Auto Law Wording
The Texas Legislature attempted to resolve vague provisions by passing a resolution. A new device uses steam from a water coil around the exhaust pipe to heat car interiors.
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