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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1932
Page
1
F E Bellows demonstrated an electric casting and molding machine at the State Dental Society annual meeting in Dallas. He says the device saves time for dentists by producing gold and silver casts in minutes. Bellows, from Whitewright after moving from Blue Ridge, has worked sixteen months on the invention and seeks a patent.
The Brooklyn Eagle claims Col Charles A Lindbergh told an intermediary a week before the baby’s body was found that he was broke. It says the search has cost him about 200000 dollars personally and he borrowed 25000 from a bank from the ransom, with his fortune tied to aviation securities now deflated.
Willie Rector, condemned to death for an attack, waited eight months as the state failed to execute the sentence after the clerk sent only a transcript to the Supreme Court and misled the prison. The Supreme Court took the case under advisement to resolve the tangled record.
The Marshall Morning News warns of a local swindle pattern. A man buys a small item with a ten dollar bill, receives change, then a woman buys a small item with a one dollar bill and claims the clerk made a change error. She alleges the ten dollar bill disappeared but the one remains, hoping to locate the number later in the register.
April shipments of American cotton to European mills rose about 10 percent from March and 33 percent from April 1931. British mills received around 34 000 bales weekly, Central European ports averaged 39 000, and French spinners about 12 000, with March and year-ago comparisons noted.
Speaker John N. Garner declared Hoover has not contradicted himself in any ten day period for six months and that under Hoover in the White House the people lack confidence. He cited Hoover statements on spending and bonds as contradictions and offered a hat to anyone proving otherwise.
A large crew under the state highway department raises the concrete highway at Mexia. They add a four inch sand cushion beneath by jacking the slab and tamping sand to level the road. Buckling at expansion joints due to soil conditions prompted the work.
The Sun apologizes for an error in last week advertisement mislabeling shoes. Mrs M Lankford opened a ladies shop in Reeves cleaning and pressing parlor displaying hats dresses and hose but not shoes.
A fragment notes a scam that operated in five towns to benefit a woman in penury who values a bill above all else as she is poorly clothed and destitute.
Whitewright school board filled a vacancy and re elected all grade school teachers for 1932 33. Names include principal Susie Noe and teachers Gertrude School ing Sallye Hamilton Newton Manning Kate Fulton Mae Hall and Mary Pumphrey. W R Hooper was appointed to fill the unexpired term of W L Mangrum who moved to Sherman after seventeen years on the board.
A 17 year old in Fort Worth faces arrest on charges of distributing tax free cigarettes as an agent for an out of state company. The firm reportedly operates three delivery men in Fort Worth and distributes about fifty cartons daily, with shipments into Texas and sales without state tax.
Mrs. H. T. Atterberry hosted a Thursday birthday party at her West Grand Avenue home for her son Hugh Tim turning five. About forty children attended with games and refreshments, leaving with paper hats and balloons as souvenirs after enjoying what guests called the biggest party in the world.
Lowell Watson and Melvin Anderson bought the Palace Barber Shop and assumed control Thursday morning. The shop had been run by Walter Cox for several years.
S & S Service Station owner B Y Spindle urges motorists to replace worn tires as a safety measure. He notes most cars run on thin tires and explains front tires steer the vehicle, urging a free tire examination for all customers. Firestone price reductions accompany a dealer mailing to 20 million owners.
Crops in Whitewright show strong potential with wheat and oats promising good yields, corn growing fast, and cotton fields progressing well. Recent rains have boosted the season. a week of dry weather is hoped to finish field work and cotton chop. Farmers expect favorable prices this fall to brighten the outlook.
Paul Roberts aged 46 died suddenly of apoplexy at his Whitewright home shortly after noon Monday. He had long battled high blood pressure and had spent two weeks at home on his physician’s orders. Funeral services were held at his residence Tuesday afternoon. The Whitewright Lodge No. 167 A F A M and the Masons conducted the burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Grace Sanders Roberts and their three children, plus his mother, sisters, and brothers. Roberts helped found the Roberts Garage, later worked in insurance and real estate, and recently operated a Texaco station. He was a longtime member of Central Christian Church and local Masonic bodies.
A film within a film unfolds at the Palace theatre with Richard Dix in a romantic, dangerous role from RKO Radio Pictures. The Lost Squadron showcases stunt aviators and genuine thrills as Dick Grace, the on screen stunt king, performs three crash scenes including a plunge into the ocean.
A 77 year old farmer near Roganville Jasper County Texas received the smallest RFC loan in the Southwest, a $5 sum to fertilize his land. Owen Sherrill noted the loan was 20 cents less than the prior small loan to an Indian farmer in Arizona.
Washington notes mock outrage at a Senate wildlife trip cost 1983.76 dollars for Minnesota lake investigation. The piece lampoons expense items from guides to soda, boat hire, a chartered airplane, and notes secrecy around disbursements. It names Senators Walcott Pittman and Hawes and cites aides and officials aboard.
A terse eyewitness or informant describes a crash testifying to a car running hard toward a bridge. The speaker recounts buying gas and moonshine, speeding, striking trees and fences, and a bridge collapse with a protective maneuver to yield passage.
A percussive air war tale shows three parallel power dives to earth and a romance blooming through wrecked planes and peril. The film blends danger with a behind the scenes look at Hollywood, cameras, premieres, and sound stages opened to public view.
The Whitewright public schools near completion of commencement plans awaiting final senior exam results. Sherman speaker Will H. Evans to address graduates with the topic Selecting the Thing of Value. Seventh grade honors go to Lytle Biggerstaff and Louise Gladden as valedictorian and salutatorian. Van Vestal to receive a diploma despite illness, with faculty noting his outstanding scholastic and literary record and potential to complete requirements.
A New York report from the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering notes dentists annually bury about 9 million dollars in gold in patients teeth. It suggests the vast gold stock globally could supply this use for centuries and mentions abundant oceanic gold too.
A Norfolk Virginian-Pilot note states Europe seeks debt relief while American veterans resist any erasure of wartime obligations, signaling continued insistence on accountability and repayment.
The Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter comments on congressional views toward high taxes on pork products. The piece analyzes potential economic and political impacts while signaling partisan perspectives and industry concerns.
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