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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1933
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price of $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes publication as 2nd class mail matter. It announces that notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular rates and pledges corrections for erroneous reflections brought to the publishers’ attention.
In a provocative AP summary stance, Stanley Baldwin is described as heading a de facto dictatorship under a broken constitution, while Britain’s National Government acts as a steadying force and guardian of democracy amid wage and debt tensions.
A 70 year old engineer keeps up with new developments and remains ready for big work. He reads about science and invention, consults clients, and stresses preparation as key to progress. He recalls the George Washington Bridge project and urges youth to stay informed.
Washington reports landowners who join the cotton production control plan next year likely must provide housing for the same number of tenant families as this year. The tentative contract includes the clause, but final approval is pending.
Five men were killed and five wounded during Kentucky's election day amid heavy turnout for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and state issues. In Louisville, 50 year old Hugh Child was shot near a polling place. In Harlan County Layman three men were killed and two wounded. Watt Dearing and his son Jim faced shooting in Fleming County. Lloyd Marquess was stabbed at a polling place in Christian County.
A Paxinos Pennsylvania grass widow writes to Sheriff Little seeking a husky good looking cowboy willing to work and marry. She cautions she can find a boyfriend locally but wants a diligent partner not fond of drinking. The sheriff initially hoped to arrange a deputy but is constrained by her条件.
The Liquor Control League of Texas plans to test the Dean law by filing a suit in San Antonio on November 9. Leonard Brown will represent the case. The group argues a constitutional challenge could allow immediate control measures before the 1935 legislative session.
A small band of Confederate veterans, all over 80, arrived in Houston for the forty ninth annual State reunion which opens Wednesday.
The Texas division of Sons of Confederate Veterans will meet at the same time as the Houston chairwoman Mrs. B. B. Knolle fears this may be the last gathering. She notes veterans are aging and unable to attend reunions. A contingent from the Confederate home at Austin joined others from across the state.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department expects a larger world cotton supply for 1933-34 despite a smaller U S crop and lower world carryover. If no adjustment program existed, the American crop would have rivaled the record and far exceeded global consumption this year.
Texas Relief Commission chair B E Giesecke said a March special session of the Legislature would likely be needed to issue more bonds for relief work. He noted December and January relief costs could reach two million dollars monthly, exhausting existing funds by April 1. A brief unrelated note mentions Sun office selling typewriter supplies.
The 1933 US cotton crop reached 40.8 million acres, up 11.6 percent from 1932 but harvest area fell 16 percent due to the Agricultural Administration’s removal of about 10.4 million acres. The 1934 adjustment targets 25 million acres, yielding about 8.8 million bales, with world supply for 1933-34 around 24.5 million bales. Cotton seed prices likely track lint while income and seed supply influence future months, mills report seed stocks 26 percent below 1932 but five times above five-year average.
Prohibitionists organized as the Anti-Liquor Democrats of Texas plan to launch steps at a mass meeting in Dallas on November 17 to push for the next legislative session. The group seeks action on statewide liquor restrictions and mobilizes supporters for coordinated political effort.
Anti-Liquor Democrats who met in Arlington October 23 will hold a Dallas session at the Central Christian Church. Rev Harvey M Redford says the Dallas meeting aims to organize anti liquor forces and the Democratic party across the state, creating a statewide senatorial and legislative district slate for next year. Special efforts will seek to wrest control of the Democratic party from liquor forces by sending anti liquor representatives to the Legislature.
Reporter quotes a senator denying being a self made man and attributing success to constant advice from his wife and mother in law. The exchange highlights personal influence on his career.
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