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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
2
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls the 1621 Plymouth Thanksgiving described in vivid detail. It covers the crude trencher dining ware, open fire cooking, lack of forks, shared cups, and the long multi day feast with Indians and settlers.
A brief item describes a Gentleman who gets paid on Thursday and is usually broke by Saturday exchanging small loans with a person paid on Saturday who is not broke until Thursday. References requested and supplied. Times notes a dance with a three piece or chestra.
The Sun offered a one year subscription for 75 cents to Grayson Fannin and Collin County readers only on the second Third Monday Trades Day, drawing 159 new and renewing subscribers. The rush began before eight in the morning and continued through the day with many paying on street, by mail, or at The Sun office. A long list of new names followed including C M Howard and Mrs. M Z Jones among others.
Dr Knobbs tells patient his hearing improvement bill is 25 dollars. The patient asks if the doctor spoke, claiming not to hear a word. The doctor lowers the fee to 10 dollars, and the patient agrees, saying that’s better.
An Atlanta dispatch reports a large back-to-the-land migration in Georgia with hundreds reestablishing on abandoned farms. Land is provided rent free and most families need no aid as they raise their own food, while South Carolina shows similar rehabilitations and a broader shift after jobs fading to machines.
Farmer Corntassel jokes about keeping bees during a harvest game. The exchange reveals his wary approach to avoiding stings while handling apiary tasks on the farm.
A roundup of visits and social events lists Mrs. W. A. Bates in Dallas, George Tree and Jim Akridge shopping for ponies in Oklahoma, and several families hosting or visiting over the weekend. Mentions include Prof. R. T. Newell and wife with his Ector relatives, Mildred Caraway's Sherman visit, and multiple family gatherings across Dallas and surrounding towns. Thumbscrews were instruments of torture used in Scotland.
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