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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
4
The notice from Whitewright Texas explains subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance and that the paper is entered as second class mail. It lists advertising charges for notices of entertainments and ben fits and includes editorial asides on money and government budget ideas.
A Literary Digest poll reports 3 715 630 votes with 956 863 favoring prohibition continuation and 2 758 767 favoring repeal. Texas and Rhode Island show strong repeal support, while Kansas and North Carolina lean dry, and New York leans wet. National Clean-up Week April 3–9 prompts community effort.
The Sun urges readers to participate in National Clean-up Week with thorough premises cleaning as a form of amusement and exercise. After burning rubbish is disposed of, remaining trash should be placed in alleys for city wagons to haul away.
The Sun notes Al Smith, former 1928 Democratic candidate, is unlikely to be nominated this year. It favors John Garner or Governor Roosevelt as the likely nominee while criticizing Smith for stirring party strife that could aid the Republican candidate.
City clean up is hindered as Sherman or Denison visitors hand out paper fliers on sidewalks. Residents say handbills clutter yards and streets, waste municipal effort, and threaten a potential prohibition by the city commission to curb indiscriminate distribution.
The piece notes that qualified male voters pay 2.75 and female voters 1.75 for poll tax receipts with five election occasions this year including April 2 and April 5. Men pay 0.55 and women 0.35 per election to use receipts, and some will waste tickets. It argues every voter has a right to the polls and urges voting on personal sentiment. It also critiques Dallas area media for mischaracterizing Paris and Clarksville suburbs and calls out advertisers’ coverage claims.
The passage explains a newspaper's complete coverage area, including Grayson and large parts of Fannin Collin and Cooke Counties with a population above 100,000. It notes 16,000 in Sherman and about 4,000 on routes, totaling 20,000, and estimates a 5,000 circulation needed for Sherman plus territory, leaving about 1,000 papers for the rest. It states advertisers cannot buy wide coverage beyond the home town and immediate region.
A Denison Herald excerpt reflects Al Jolson’s resilience after stock and horse losses. It notes his wealth past, now rebuilt spirit, and belief in work as strength, urging readers to pursue effort over worry while citing a humorous Whitewright buying cue.
Fifty one farmers joined the Tom Bean evening school led by J M Reynolds to discuss feeding baby chicks. Grayson County poultry figure Mrs Ernest Moran shared experiences, and feeds for a chick starter were outlined with proportions and substitutions.
Memphis Tennessee. Game Jack Doty lived in an electric oven at 103 degrees for 332 days to treat severe burns from a motorcar accident. Doctors doubted survival but he remained cheerful. He is now in hospital for skin grafting and four to five weeks of care as new skin forms.
Washington. A legal guarantee of Federal Reserve Bank deposits was endorsed before the House Banking Committee by Robert L. Owen. He urged a system to provide the public with a safe and convenient place to place deposits, essential to national well being and economic stability.
He argued the United States would be better off backing bank deposits with two billion dollars rather than providing the same amount to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The comment reflects a debate on federal credit policy and financial stabilization.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut introduced legislation for a five year program to train 100000 civilian pilots under War Department supervision. Municipal airports would be used, civilian instructors hired, and planes supplied to build a ready reserve of pilots and keep municipal airports active.
A report notes that certain prepared foodstuffs are sold in Chile at about ten times the price charged domestically. The contrast highlights regional price variation and consumer impact.
A Scotchman enters a hotel room and notices a clock on the wall then stops his watch.
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