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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun publishes a policy notice stating all paid entertainments and bene fits will be charged at regular advertising rates and that any erroneous reflection will be corrected upon notification to the publishers.
Miriam A. Ferguson launched her bid for Texas governor in Waco on Saturday pledging fifty percent tax cuts. Critics questioned how such reductions would be achieved if she wins office.
The remark notes Vice-President Marshall would urge replacing current congress members with capable statesmen. It frames today as needing leaders of ability rather than “peanut politicians,” contrasting past priority with present political leadership.
A Wolfe City resident who has voted in every election from school trustee to general elections for fifty four years is described as a lifelong Democrat who has not scratched a party nominee. He will be bet a dollar against a soda that he votes against Mr Hoover in November.
The passage extols abundant gardens and implies prosperity under Hoover era, suggesting fat meat and corn meal with vegetables as a kingly staple. It mentions buttermilk with vegetables and hot water cornbread as a simple, affordable meal during the era.
In Houston Tuesday night Texas Democrats voted 851 to 564 to submit the repeal question to the states and to the national convention. The delegate slate shows Tom Connally and Ross Sterling while Morris Sheppard and Dan Moody are conspicuously absent, signaling a shift from Beaumont four years ago.
The Greenville Herald notes Alfred E. Smith’s unanimous nomination despite clear votes. It says the Texas author of the Eighteenth Amendment will likely go to Chicago as an observer, while the New York wet champion has enough support, and the Texas Democratic convention has spurned him.
A Uvalde Leader-News opinion argues federal deficits since 1917 have widened as national income has fallen from 90 billion in 1929 to about 30 billion in 1932. Government costs rose from 2 billion in 1913 to nearly 14 billion in 1931, with tax take possibly rising to 50 cents per dollar. It calls for drastic public economy to restore normal times.
Claud Callan argues stores should charge admission like shows, suggesting a 50 cent door fee grants women the privilege to try on items and imagine purchases. He describes a routine of trying on suits, coats, and dresses while shopping for thread, concluding the store deserves admission revenue.
George I. Cochran a Methodist preacher laments moral decline with ancient law cast aside. He portrays a society where wealth governs, rich suffer loss, laborers are unemployed, harvesters gain nothing, and land lies barren under a social upside down.
The speaker, once a poor law clerk and now president of Pacific Mutual Life, recalls a papyrus claim that Memphis in 5000 years ago suffered gang rule and low business morale. He argues that a period of prosperity followed and that America today is better positioned for a rebound than ancient Egypt in 3068 B C.
Ninety five years ago the annexation of Texas split parties and stirred national debate. President John Tyler pushed the issue despite party backlash, replacing his cabinet as he became a bold proponent of Texas joining the United States.
The text notes a pro annexation stance in Texas reopening after a crushing 1837 defeat, prompting renewed talks with President Sam Houston who favored annexation though critical of Congress. In 1844 James K. Polk wins on an annexation platform, and Texas becomes a U S state the following year.
A Clarksville Times column recalls a New York City waterfront vagrant who lived seven years in a shack near a city dump. He explains he gave up and wants to be left alone, a blunt reminder that modern life can strain people and trigger a wish to withdraw from responsibilities.
State police and deputy sheriffs used gas bombs to halt 1500 striking miners in Ohio as reported by the Chicago Daily News. Detroit's latest for sale Ford Coupe advertised with new condition.
New tires and paint job noted with tiled bath and fur nace heat. Includes servants room and large frontage. View by appointment only. Atlanta Journal.
Well known traveler Miss Jeanne A daughter of Kenneth A and wife returns to Goucher College after a guest appearance noted by the St Paul Maplewood paper.
The International Sunday school lesson for April 10 is titled How Sin Begins based on Genesis 2 8 to 3 24 and appears in the Montgomery Ala Journal and Times.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a denial of a request to replace hourly rounds with sprinkled supervised cotton risk checks. The plan would allow watchmen to conduct half yearly rounds instead of the standard hourly schedule.
A two headed rider with a baby face has drawn more notice than other riders, showing horsemanship that could advance his career. The Baltimore Evening Sun highlights his standout performance and potential in the sport.
A New York Herald Tribune note recalls Hewitt’s quiet justification of the football team after an egg-throwing incident. The crowd’s demand to speak louder frames the scene as the tale unfolds.
The text notes Galen, born Pergamum 130 A D and famed physician, and describes a bride's cake called mastacea used at weddings to ease indigestion from feasting. It cites Charles H. La Wall and Cato as sources for the tradition.
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