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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces publication details for Whitewright Texas with postoffice entered second class. notices of entertainments box suppers and fundraisers with admission fees are charged at advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect also charged. Publisher editor acknowledge corrections on notice brought to attention.
The Sun notes two Thanksgivings may be observed in Texas this year causing uncertainty about local celebration dates. It urges a local business council or meeting to decide which day November 23 or November 30 will be observed and mentions the union Thanksgiving service. It commends few Halloween vandals while praising orderly, gentlemanly fun.
The New York Times notes the surge in federal civil employees, with 920,310 on June 30, a rise from World War I peak. The piece traces wartime expansion, postwar decline toward prewar levels, then a renewed climb beginning in 1933, highlighting 583,000 tax eaters in 1932.
The text notes 719,400 in 1935 and 824,259 workers supported at public expense in 1936, with about 920,310 aided by tax-funded provisions today. It cites a government employment rise in 1937 amid higher industrial output and income, while taxes hit peacetime highs and the Treasury cannot balance revenue with outlays, fueling a soaring national debt.
A Cleveland Tribune style critique contrasts officials who seek news suppression with journalists who refuse to echo propaganda. It notes officials justify censorship as public interest while journalists protect access to facts. The piece also compares animal metaphors from various papers to underscore the point about public responsibility and media duty.
Texas ranks fifth nationally in Federal duck stamp sales for the year ending June 30 with 58 704. Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin and California top the list. The piece discusses dove nesting timing quail season dates in December and conservation actions including food plots and emergency feeding guidance, plus community efforts in Weimar and San Angelo.
GoRS SF notes that insectivorous ducks in gardens earn owners 50c daily in rental fees while Texans gain ecological value from birdlife estimated at 16c per acre. It also cites sportsmen distribution: 258 Dallas shooters, seven hunted deer in Trans-Pecos. 208 Fort Worth shooters, 54 in Hill Country, rest in Trans-Pecos.
Two bales of cotton stolen Saturday from Sam Ricketts of Howe were found Sunday under Choctaw bridge five miles east of Sherman by Deputy Sheriff Joe Hall. After arrests in Denison by Hall and Virgil Evans, two bales were sold to Sherman buyer W L Blanton. The bales bore false tags stolen from Henry Hines of Van Alstyne. charges filed Monday after questioning by the district attorney.
Do not delay your order for Christmas cards as many have already placed orders. We offer a wide assortment of unique cards, with each order personalized so friends and neighbors receive different cards. Orders from 12 to 1000, with 50 or 100 card lots offering stock-card pricing, and prices include your name. Come in to view our big book of samples.
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence for J. W. Rickman in Collin County for the murder of Marion Taylor McKinney motorcycle officer on March 2. Taylor was shot eight times after Rickman used a pistol to force a taxi driver to speed toward McKinney on U. S. Highway 75. The court ruled the arrest attempt legal as Rickman was sought for questioning on a Hunt County felony and carried a pistol.
Sherman county officials say marriage certificates survived the courthouse fire. While stubs burned, copies on file allow age estimation for pension claims dating back to 1846. County clerk C H Barrett stated the office will assist those needing proof of age.
Alice Brady stage and screen star dies in New York late Saturday night, cancer listed as the cause. She was brought from Hollywood for treatment after knowing the illness would prove fatal, following her producer father William A. Brady’s rush to her side.
The domestic demand for wheat in this country remains steady year after year, averaging between 650 and 700 million bushels. This sustained level reflects consistent consumption patterns across sectors and markets without significant growth or decline.
Extension Service advises careful blanket selection for warmth and durability. Look for high wool percentage, boxed corner binding, even color, straight ends, matching fibers in borders, and correct size such as 80 by 90 inches. Also check labeling and weight for value. Beef buying tips note fatter, thicker muscles yield tenderness and that quality stamps indicate grade.
U S industrial activity expanded last week with strong orders and new bookings from belligerents and neutrals. Factories hit near peak speed, some using idle old equipment, with the AP index at 106.9 percent of 1929-30 averages. Prices eyed but did not surge much as commodity costs eased.
A brief period comic verse titled Pappy Blues No 7 in Depart Times born from pension cuts. It satirically mocks a political figure named Pappy and the biscuit theme with verses about missing sho tning and biscuit bread.
In 1931 and 1932 the South did not endure large cotton export losses yet cotton prices fell to five cents per pound and the average family income from cotton and cottonseed declined to 216 dollars.
Under the 1939 Crop Insurance Program, 163,000 wheat farmers insured a production of 70,000,000 bushels, with 7,000,000 bushels paid into the insurance reserve. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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