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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun informs readers of weekly publication every Thursday and notes subscription price of $1.50 per year paid in advance. It states notices with admissions or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates and promises corrections for erroneous reflections upon persons, firms, or corporations.
Governor Allred presses the Texas Senate to vote on repealing legalized pari mutuel betting on horse races after the House passed a repeal bill. Surveys by The Sun find broad public ambivalence and limited interest in outlawing race betting, with varied views among farmers clerks business operators and ministers.
In Austin the Legislature notes gambling forms, with horse race betting highlighted as the only activity yielding state revenue through taxes. An interviewee argues that dealing in grain or cotton via stock exchanges is gambling, equating it to horse races and other betting activities like marble boards, quilt raffle tickets, or craps.
Local businessmen report mixed results as out of town promoters flood the area with advertising pitches. A church trading stamp plan is promoted this week, following an aerial ad campaign last week. Curtain and song book schemes target schools and churches, with promoters taking a large share. Merchants say last week’s spend yielded less business, promising this will be the last outside scheme they fall for.
The Sherman Democrat questions the Allred fee based remuneration plan after a year of operation, saying it costs more than the old system and offers no savings. The piece notes interest in an automatic voting machine shown in City Hall, with Mayor Echols reporting modest public turnout. It mentions Grayson County may purchase such machines and a local student viewing. The Sun lists constitutional amendments for the August 23 vote, including real estate valuation limits, state banking regulation, and a Harris County local amendment.
The Howe Messenger celebrates editor Paul O Tooley of the Van Alstyne Leader on the arrival of a 65 pound boy named Robert Owen at 4 30 pm yesterday The Whitewright Sun jokes about a six and a half pound misprint and urges Tooley to live up to the bold masthead tradition set by Jeff McLemore. reporters note journalism humor persists as the infant grows.
A brief reference notes a figure of 65 dollars, signaling a point of meretricious meticulousness. The item emphasizes the amount as a salient detail within the journal’s context. The exact nature of the transaction remains unspecified in the fragment.
The Dallas Times Herald questions prison morale after young inmate William H. Shoemake, 19, had his foot amputated by another prisoner over a $5 dispute. Authorities report it not first such mutilation in Texas prisons, urging a thorough legislative probe into the incident and similar cases.
The Texas Board of Control urges a study of legal sterilization as a tool to ease state institutions. The biennial report calls adding long term prevention to care programs and notes 28 states had sterilization laws by Jan 1 1935 with California reporting 10,163 cases.
Fred Taylor of Washington a government marketing specialist told a state wide meeting of cotton ginners that fraudulent packing methods harmed the foreign market for American cotton. He said many packers put good cotton on the bale exterior and poor cotton inside causing brokers to shun the product and that 90 percent of trouble comes from Texas and Oklahoma where most foreign sales originate. Taylor recently returned from a two year foreign field investigation.
Government economists report rising farm prices are boosting the farmer’s cut of the food dollar. In the first quarter, farmers received 47 cents of every dollar spent at grocers, bakers and butchers, up from 33 cents in 1932 and 44 cents last year. The share tracks price movements, rising with higher values and shrinking when prices fall.
Grayson County led Texas dairy herd improvements in April with 14 herds averaging 31.8 pounds butterfat and 658 pounds milk. The state’s top herd honors went to Gray son County with a 40.4 pound butterfat average from a 10 cow herd. Across 125 Texas herds totaling 3,844 cows, average production was 21.9 pounds butterfat and 475 pounds milk, with 300 cows exceeding 40 pounds butterfat.
Experts say when prices rise the middleman’s take falls while the farmer’s income grows, and the opposite occurs when prices fall. The commentary outlines how market shifts redistribute benefits between intermediaries and producers.
A joke from a frozen village exchange: a sister sends the speaker to fetch cold cream, but the errand yields ice cream instead. The retold quip highlights a humorous misunderstanding and the coldest offering available.
Sherman reports P. O. Leslie of Denton has begun duties as deputy to Ed Priest, Sherman zone IRS collector, after serving in Dallas. He previously led Foxworth Galbraith Lumber in Sherman until 1932. IRS urges employers with social security tax returns to seek guidance at the federal building. dates of officer availability are listed. Employers with one or more employees must file monthly returns, with penalties up to 25 percent for late filings. those with no filings face 15 percent penalties. Returns, in quadruplicate, are mailed to zone headquarters or Dallas, with one copy returned to the sender.
Senator Olan R. Van Zandt was asked to sponsor a bill to move civil and criminal jurisdiction from Grayson County Court to the two district courts. Sherman attorney O H Woodrow warned it would risk losing the Fifty-ninth District Court, while County Judge Jake J Loy questioned the need. Judge Wilcox would gain more cases per term. Loy noted the county docket is not crowded.
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