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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription details and emphasizes upcoming local activities such as Monday trades day and a free rodeo after the parade. It cautions about advertising rates for events and includes social commentary on the New Deal and Roosevelt. It comments on the Digest presidential poll and its implications for elections.
Democrats are already pursuing post office appointments in many areas and Democratic congressmen face concern in the coming years as Republicans did not wait for term expirations.
The Deport Times mocks ad practice, questioning why readers refuse local newspaper advertising while political changes loom. It suggests Democratic postmasters may stay on through term, avoiding premature appointment jitters and press announcements.
A collection of quotable lines on drinking wives taxes labor and prosperity with satirical bite. Items reference gender roles political campaigns social behavior and public life from multiple papers.
Florence Herald notes ongoing prayer and long fasting attempts to lift low mood, with limited observed benefit. The report underscores persistent spiritual approaches without measurable improvement.
A Nebraska university pamphlet outlines the ABCs of taxation while a Boston Herald quips for further clarity on finding Xs and Vs to pay them. Editorials note public ownership doubts, postal receipts decline, and wheat prices influence politics more than bread.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram discusses the meaning of a landslide after the 1932 election. It notes Roosevelt’s plurality of 6,154,809 and 36,700,600 total voters, reflecting on percentages and electoral college outcomes compared with 1928. It argues a landslide is a large shift, with Roosevelt winning a decisive share though not an absolute majority.
A humorous tale of a town editor who chronicles births weddings farewells and obituaries with grand notices. The piece lampoons wedding ads notices and farewells, ending with subscribers canceling and ads pulled as the editor’s verbose prose robs mourners of quiet.
The Whitewright Music Club hosted the Second District Texas Federation of Music Clubs November 11–12 at the Presbyterian Church. District and state officers spoke, junior clubs were praised, and a tea and arts program accompanied the proceedings.
Senator Bingham Republican Connecticut proposes a tax on all receipted bills to raise revenue and curb avoidance of the bank check levy. He says a receipt tax would more than double current check tax revenue and allow food and clothing to be exempt from any sales tax. He notes banks’ use of receipts has eroded expected check tax income, currently under three million dollars monthly.
The speaker notes a 2 cent tax on receipts in England and France as effective revenue, supports retaining the check tax to curb avoidance of the receipts levy, and argues a canceled check counts as a receipt so no double taxation will occur on such transactions.
A friend who visited the prison reported harsh conditions including an incident described as electrocuted. The account highlights troubling treatment and safety concerns at the facility.
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