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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription at $1.50 per year payable in advance and a policy that notices of entertainments with admission fees and memorials or resolutions will be charged at regular advertising rates. It also promises corrections for erroneous reflections brought to publisher attention.
An editor questioned local residents about whisky regulation pensions and county official salaries and found no consensus. Respondents offered varied plans from state monopolies to limited salaries while some favored pensions for the aged. The piece quips that no two agreements aligned on all three issues.
The Fourth Congressional District faces a heated summer contest with Jesse Morris of Greenville already in the race to succeed Sam Rayburn. Rayburn tours the district defending the Administration while Grayson County weighs a strong local rival. Other potential candidates include two Grayson County men and a Kaufman County resident. Morris carried three counties in 1934 and is poised for a solid 1936 showing, even as voters blame Works Progress Administration allocations for dissatisfaction.
Sixteen years ago cotton sold for 43.25 cents per pound on the local market. A farmer could buy a new Ford with three bales if he had ordered ahead. Ford bootleggers held standing dealer orders and resold cars for 50 to 100 dollars profit cash. No time payments then as money flowed freely.
A Sun reader received the Oct 11 Wireless Fiji Press ocean edition aboard a New York liner. A margin note by Mrs. W J Fox of Lampasas Texas mentions a joke from The Whitewright Sun. The paper was mailed in a seapost marked envelope Asama Maru.
The Whitewright PTA urges residents to donate apparel for distribution to those in need as part of Smile Day. The appeal appears on the paper’s first page and calls for united citywide support for this worthy project. The paper also notes bilingual pages and identifies Red Hackle Scotch Whisky as the only legible wording on the non English pages.
A Whitewright Sun editor note from Grayson County criticizes legislators for high daily pay while failing to enact needed laws. It contrasts public salaries with county fee officials earning far more, arguing voters chose reduced pay but officials resist, and warns the Legislature may preserve old fees for officials.
The UNC survey on the Collapse of Cotton Tenancy proposes government purchase of lands held by banks and loan firms and sale in small tracts to actual farmers. New owners would first cultivate subsistence crops then grow cotton or other cash crops as profitable. The plan allows farmers to meet essential needs while pursuing broader cotton production.
Dr. Forney Hutchinson of Tulsa argues in a Methodist conference sermon that one hour is the modern limit for services with sermons kept to about 25 minutes. He recalls older days when prayers and sermons could fill two hours, noting the shift reflects a faster, stopwatch-paced era.
A chart by Dr. Hornell Hart, Hartford Seminary professor, claims marital happiness peaks at ages 33 for men and 27 for women, with a five year typical age difference and a usable range for groom ages 29 to 37 and brides 23 to 31. It notes little happiness for marriages under 20 for men or under 19 for women, based on a popular American sample.
University of Illinois researchers test four climate formulas at bed sides to treat ailments. Formulas range from cool dry to hot moist with varying temperatures and humidity as potential medical therapy. Dr Keeton says atmospheric changes may save lives in heat elimination cases like exophthalmic goiter.
WPA road projects in Grayson Fannin and Collin Counties total over 2 million dollars with the federal share of about 1.88 million. Fannin leads in mileage and funds for grading asphalt topping street and school bus routes, while Grayson and Collin receive substantial white rock gravel and paving work plus additional county projects in Bonham Denison Whitewright McKinney Anna and Wylie.
Rudolph Endlicher of Manerkirchen East Bavaria has not slept for over two years earning him the nickname Insomnia champion of Europe. He began suffering in May 1933 after which doctors could not help though he continues to work daily as a building contractor and spends nights playing solitaire.
William Brown known as the Marble Man of Minneapolis has lain in a hospital bed for 23 years with every joint immovable. He remains upbeat, saying he can listen to the radio smoke his pipe and look forward to the first snow to watch the lights on snowflakes as arthritis deformans attacked him years ago.
A 14 year old boy contracted a illness that later left him an invalid at age 37. The report notes the long term impact on health and daily life.
Vienna banker rear ended a lamp post after kissing a blond companion in a moving car. The girl lost four teeth and sued for damages. The court suspended the banker’s sentence and the girl received a new set of teeth.
The note explains that placing pictures in compact spaces disrupts the room’s balance and visual harmony immediately. It emphasizes scale and proportion in interior design choices to maintain an evenly balanced scheme.
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