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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces weekly publication every Thursday with subscription at $1.50 annually in advance. Notices of entertainments, box suppers and bene fits with admissions are charged at regular rates. Corrections will be printed upon notification to the publisher.
On Liberty Day in New York a young Austrian immigrant, barely speaking English, offers a plain definition of freedom. He says freedom is where you can breathe and be a man, contrasting life where politics and bureaucracy control work and income with his desire for a chance to work, save, own, and shape a future.
A candid exchange with Lemke, Landon, Smith, and Father Coughlin unfolds on a staged postmortem about the 1930s election. Lemke claims a presidential run while others quip about the vote, rhetoric, and public understanding. The dialogue pivots on politics, perception, and the era’s tumult.
A political dialogue reveals influence on Roosevelt, noting Landon, Mr. Smith, and Father Coughlin in a plan to secure a third state for Roosevelt. A light exchange ends with Landon planning a walk and others declining.
During the year ending June 30, 1936 the American Red Cross provided food clothing shelter medical aid and rehabilitation assistance to about 131000 families or roughly 550000 persons after 150 disasters. It issued 80961 Life Saving certificates 222693 First Aid certificates and aided 264375 service members veterans or families. Public health nurses made 1069041 patient visits and 8351298 Junior Red Cross enrollments supported by member contributions. Annual fundraising runs from Nov 11 to Thanksgiving.
The Federal Crop Reporting Board credited mild fall weather with a 2 percent rise in the season’s indicated crops yield, though total production remains about 21 percent below average due to summer drought. Corn prospects reach 1.526 billion bushels, up 15 million from October but far under the five‑year average. Potatoes up 10 million to 332 million, with boosts also in apples tobacco peanuts sugar beets buckwheat and other crops. The Southern winter crop shows a 40 percent rise with more snap beans carrots celery eggplant peppers peas spinach and tomatoes.
President Roosevelt's re election yields the biggest headlines in England with King Edward's Parliament speech second. The London Daily Express quotes a telegram praising Roosevelt from General Hugh S. Johnson, former NRA head, signaling strong Anglo American reaction.
The 1936 Red Cross poster by Walter W. Seaton highlights that the organization is of by and for the people with four million members funding relief work through dues. Membership is open to all without regard to race color or creed and services are provided universally. The annual Roll Call runs from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day, November 11 26.
Seven Millsfield residents cast early votes as the nation began to tally results. The Schechter brothers backed Roosevelt amid NRA welfare debates. Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt became the first mother to vote for a son’s re election. Hyde Park and New Orleans incidents added color to a brisk election day. Day after election a man named Clifford H Cook died from a self inflicted wound.
A controversial remark circulating in a political context claims a man stated he would end his life if Governor Lan Don loses the upcoming election. The report notes no official confirmation and asks readers to verify through credible sources.
Washington reports a 791000 bale rise in this year's cotton crop estimate to 12400000 bales as of November 1, up from 11609000 a month earlier. The Crop Reporting Board cites ideal fall weather that aided maturing and picking with minimal loss from open cotton and frost delays.
Census and Agriculture Department figures show this year’s cotton growth through November 1 at 9,880,068 running bales, with an average yield of 199.7 pounds per harvested acre on 29,720,000 acres. State totals list Georgia 1,100,000 bales, Alabama 1,155,000, Mississippi 1,900,000, Texas 3,005,000, North Carolina 625,000, South Carolina 825,000, Virginia 33,000, and other states adding smaller amounts. Ginnings to November 1 include 186,462 round bales and 5,691 American-Egyptian.
Reporters and photographers waited at the hospital emergency room for the victim of a striking accident. The nurse asked what was unusual about the incident. The crowd answered that the man had been knocked down and run over by a horse and buggy. Ad for printing in Whitewright.
Washington reports the 1937 United States cotton crop could rise while world carryover shrinks, risking lower prices unless demand or a higher price level offsets the effect. The USDA bureau notes US acreage could expand in 1937 and exports may help on producer income over several years.
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