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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
4
Notice: entertainments box suppers and bene fits with admission or monetary charge will be billed at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions require charges. J H Waggoner publisher Glenn Doss editor. Weekly publication Thursday. Subscription 1.50 yearly. Corrections guaranteed upon notification.
The Sun congratulates the 1940 High School and Grammar School graduates. It praises their progress and urges continued diligence as they pursue further learning or work, noting it has chronicled their activities in The Reflector and the Glow Worm.
A wartime editorial argues Hitler plans and directs a rapid German blitz across fronts since Poland, praising Nazi tactics while urging U.S. military readiness. It shifts to soil erosion and soil conservation, warning Whitewright area topsoil loss, Johnson grass spread, and the need for soil conservation districts to protect crop production.
Farm owners in Grayson Fannin and nearby counties will vote Saturday to establish soil conservation districts to qualify for aid in planning conservation work. The election creates districts and cannot obligate landowners to spend money.
Senator Lee of Oklahoma argues farmers subsidized consumers for ten years by accepting below parity income. He notes a 20 billion dollar shortfall over the period and says parity payments next year are only partial compensation for the losses farmers endured selling their products.
The Record's publisher notes some readers disliking him yet still reading via neighbors or borrowed copies. He praises subscription support and urges kindness to those who borrow papers, while a sailor’s plight during port blockades is noted by Bradford Star.
President Roosevelt vetoed a 109.99 million dollar rivers and harbors bill citing military preparedness needs. The veto blocks 151 proposed projects and 140 survey items across waterways including the Houston ship channel and intracoastal routes. Chairman Mansfield said the measure is dead for the session, with only defense related items potentially revisable.
Berlin reports Nazi leaders claim a perfected flame thrower may melt the French Maginot Line. They say it can reach 2000 degrees and disable fort apertures and guns, with prior testing at Eben Emael and behind the western front as proof of effectiveness.
In Sherman county court Tuesday the trial of several liquor violations began with pleas of guilty entered in other cases Monday. The proceedings involved Robert Merrs of Austin, chemist for the liquor board, and Billy McElroy of Big Spring, liquor inspector.
Formerly stationed here, witnesses in Sherman Tuesday. Pleas of guilty Monday and fines established: Malcolm Melton $100 and costs for sale of liquor in a dry area. General Kizziar $100 and costs for transporting liquor in a dry area. Frank Brooks $50 and costs for possession of unstamped liquor. A A Palmer pleaded guilty to swindling in a worthless $30 hospital check and was fined $1 plus $27.20 costs after paying the check.
Oklahoma City man George Campbell, blind until age 18, described the thrill of sight after a cataract operation. He read six and a half hours daily and recalled the first sight of a pretty nurse, sparking an emotional reaction before an audience of 200 Heart of America Optometric Congress delegates.
A speaker argues color cannot be seen by the blind and should be explained via relatable senses. He compares red to excitement, purple to the chill before a storm, and light blue to a cool drink on a hot day.
INDIANAPOLIS The Hoosier Motor Club urges motorists to brake rather than honk. Secretary-manager Todd Stoops cites horn nuisance and dangers from distracted drivers and pedestrians, noting a fatal case where confusion from honking contributed to a train accident near Michigan City.
A man’s job supports his wife and children, pays the rent, and enables cultivation. The text argues a man’s success comes from loving and valuing his work, describing work as a nurturing garden that grows fruit for family and self.
Capper proclaims a man should live by his work. He says a man must walk and talk his work, becoming inseparable from it to achieve his aims and stature.
In a rural scene a father discusses his son seeking work in town. The exchange hints at economic hardship and the urge to move for better opportunities, with a tone of resigned acceptance about leaving familiar surroundings to find labor.
Leroy Anderson oversees Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 10:55 a.m. Sunday services at 11 a.m. Bible study at 10 a.m. Evening service at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday Bible training at 7:45. Young people meet Sunday at 7:15 p.m. Leonard Mullens serves as minister.
Ben Bell leads a Sunday service schedule with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Li Manning serves as superintendent. Morning worship starts 11 with a sermon by the pastor. Young people meet at 7 p.m. Evening services at 8 feature another sermon by the pastor.
The program lists Dr. B. Wrenn Webb as pastor with 10 a.m. Sunday school led by Dick Montgomery and 10:50 a.m. sermon titled What An Ordinary Man Can Do followed by Junior Church led by Mrs. Robert Sears and Miss Barbara Jean Gordon and piano by Miss Margaret Hanna. An 8 p.m. service presents Three Christian Certainties.
Mrs. Guy Hamilton announces a piano class recital Friday at 3 o clock in the First Baptist Church. Public is invited to attend. Participants include Martha Louise Vestal Frances Layman Norma Lou Smith Janis Jayne Horton Margaret Hanna Billie Hatfield Betty Bryant Betty Ann Darwin Betty Nell Yeager Jean Caraway Charleen Stateville Wallace Reeves Foucheaux Vestal Alvis Banister and Arvin Vestal.
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