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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
6
Washington report quotes William Green of the American Federation of Labor saying March failed to show spring employment gains. About 8,000,000 unemployed with only 300,000 returning to work vs 500,000 last year. Relief needs to rise as local funds may run dry and families face starvation risk.
The Texas State Highway Commission reports 90 deaths and 291 injuries from grade crossing incidents last year. There were 250 total accidents with autos and trucks involved in 236 cases, causing 87 deaths and 280 injuries. Motor vehicle crashes into locomotives accounted for 68 auto accidents and warning-signal disregard caused 37 autos to crash. The 1931 figures show a 2.34 percent drop in crossing accidents from 1930 and a 0.80 percent rise in casualties.
Washington reports the U S Bureau of Investigation will house 3 000 000 fingerprint sets, covering 24 000 000 fingers and 6 000 000 thumbs, making the largest collection worldwide. The division aids law enforcement with rapid 20 minute replies and has grown from 810 000 sets since 1924.
An International Newspaper Service dispatch reports newspaper advertising proved resilient with American Tobacco Company and Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company leading gains. American Tobacco posted profits of 46 million in 1930s, up from 30 million, while Atlantic and Pacific moved over a billion dollars in sales and claimed top company volume.
Hoover discusses a long criminal history of Sam Gold, arrested 48 times and convicted 21, with 25 arrests in New York and other cities. He notes the identification division allows instant cross city records, saving time and money.
Louisburg report tells how Jack the bulldog, pet of Dr. A H Fleming, once trotted into the office and crawled into the dentist chair to reveal a missing gold crown after wandering in. The episode ended with the crown lost and no injury to the dog.
Lincoln Steffens argues for college courses on unknowns to foster curiosity. He imagines lectures by a physicist economist and a philosopher addressing gravitation why cycles recur and the universe meaning. The aim is humble graduates who admit not knowing yet believe.
New York officials exposed the deputy city clerk’s lucrative practice of officiating marriages and signing bonds. James J. McCormick earned 16 000 a year from the post plus 8 500 salary and reportedly accepted gifts from couples, totaling an apparent 229 000 from 1925 to October this year. He denied taking larger sums or keeping an open drawer for gifts and could not fully account for 150 000 of his deposits.
A series of humorous local snippets reports misadventures from a sword swallower finishing a medicine show supper to a storekeeper hiring Raz Barlow and adding a large bell to the money drawer. Other items note postal changes, weather, a scarecrow swap idea, and light quips about life and leisure in town.
Port Arthur voted for city managership while Ennis prepares to follow, signaling a Texas trend toward municipal reform. The piece argues smaller towns can grow better governed and avoid Dallas Fort Worth style early mistakes, with Port Arthur seen as future Dallas like in size and governance.
A recent hotel project reports 87 miles of flooring carpeting laid across corridors and rooms during renovations, illustrating extensive use of new carpet throughout the property.
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