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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
4
The notice lists charges for entertainments and box suppers with admission fees, memorials and resolutions, and mentions J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss as publisher and managing editor.
Publication details indicate weekly Thursday issues with a yearly subscription of $1.50 paid in advance. A correction policy promises to fully rectify any erroneous reflections on individuals firms or corporations once brought to the publisher’s attention.
Marc Anthony former Dallas cotton shipper and president of the American Cotton Shippers Association outlines a program to stabilize U S cotton by restoring foreign outlets for Texas and Oklahoma surpluses. He urges varied staple lengths, pest control and accepting some goods as payment to re establish foreign trade and avoid ruinous domestic competition.
Dallas judge issues a public safety message to speeding drivers printed as an open letter. It contrasts a tricycle riding child with parental sacrifice and warns that harming a child would ruin a family, urging drivers to value time over people and reconsider speed on streets.
A man details a plan to live on nothing a month after years of low pay and cutting costs. He envisions newspaper endorsement, free publicity, and copyright royalties while claiming it will end pensions and social security. He recalls past earnings, sacrifices, and a hoped future nationwide adoption.
A narrator boasts of a forthcoming booklet claiming a secret method for cheap living. He cites large potential sales and profits, promises broad philanthropic aims, and hints at a worldwide impact. The piece ends noting a copyright application and reserved rights.
A collection of light quips and gags featuring a chicken filled gymnasium, bouillon jokes from a sea captain, a mother guiding a son to the candy box, Mrs Symons’ prophecies about Hitler, a baby learning to talk, and a jibe about marriage as money making.
A string of brief quips unfolds in a rural setting. A Sage teased for foibles, a boss challenging duty amid ingratitude and ridicule, a tardy student explaining a ten minute limit, and a wife prompting her husband about car fuel indicators.
A humorous exchange frames a parking place as an unfillable opening in an unending line of cars near a fire plug. The back and forth highlights a playful rural voice and a moment of shared wit about everyday urban congestion.
A rookie who was cleaning his rifle looked up to see a shadowy figure approaching and confronted the unknown person. The incident unfolds with tension as the figure draws closer.
A rookie asks for help with a pull through and discovers a colonel nearby. He apologizes, knees shaking, and the colonel replies it’s fortunate he wasn’t a sergeant.
A humor exchange shows a husband teased for his wife doing all the talking. He jokes that if he became deaf and mute it would take six to eight weeks for her to notice.
A wife jokes she bought two spring dresses for a total of one hundred dollars. The husband asks why she didn’t call at work first, and she quips she did not want to waste a nickel.
In a lively gathering, Mrs Smith’s mood spurs gossip as Mrs Jones notes her look. Mrs Brown recalls sending knitted socks to the depot and receiving a courteous note thanking her yet refusing sandbags for the moment.
The Indianapolis Optimist Club recently hosted a turkey dinner for thirty eight underprivileged boys at one of the town's leading clubs. In the club lobby after the meal a young attendee voiced disappointment about his turkey leaving room for the scraps.
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