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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
4
Notices from the Whitewright Texas post office state that second class mail matter is used and that entertainments box suppers memorials and resolutions with admission or monetary charge will be billed at regular advertising rates. Association J H Waggoner Glenn Doss publisher managing editor.
The notice states weekly publication every Thursday with a $1.50 annual subscription rate paid in advance. It also promises prompt correction of any erroneous reflections about individuals or entities upon notification to the publisher.
Whitewright High School’s Tigers defeated the Van Alstyne Panthers 19 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day. Whitewright’s seven home games this season yielded 147 to 7 in scoring, with six wins and one scoreless tie. About 38,000 tickets were issued for the A and M College game, a large share for the county.
The piece discusses American mothers facing wartime shifts, anti Nazi propaganda, and political standpoints. It cites Hattie Carraway and argues democracy requires mercy and equality. It condemns Nazi ideals and calls for active defense of democratic values.
The text argues that Nazism serves as a stark example of anti democracy, revealing democratic flaws by extreme contrast. It compares Hitler’s regime to a moral lesson, showing how power at any cost undermines justice and elevates privilege, warning that such pretensions may recur in any society.
Fort Worth Press reports Leon Henderson, price administrator, defends advertising from anti business rumors. He says advertising is the cheapest effective means to distribute goods and should grow in an expanding economy. He notes it is a minor cost in price ceilings and will aid postwar civilian production.
A humorous Texas column recounts quirks and personalities from across towns and notable figures. It playfully describes encounters with Senor Gonzalez and Senor Eduardo Estrada in Tasco, references Hallmarks of Texas life, and ends with a reflection on political campaigning and impersonation.
A fragmented glance at trends and novelties shows a dusty dust-strainer gaffe for janitors, a $175 perpetual motion clock in Fort Worth, theater seating aiming sightlines, Hollywood swing seats, scented toothpicks once frowned upon now sold openly, and airily centered cough drops as time marches on.
The piece notes Texas legislators are likely to push tax reductions next year amid federal tax pinch and calls to curb non-defense federal spending. It highlights citizens facing higher tax burden as they prepare to calculate Uncle Sam’s demands.
The article notes calls to cut non-defense state spending, Morganthau's one billion dollar cut demand, and Texas defense industry growth. Oil production taxes exceed two million monthly, with projections of twenty seven million from oil tax next year. Federalization of unemployment and old age assistance may reduce state expenditures. Washington reports show aged workers reentering jobs to aid defense.
The article observes that over 153,000 Texans receive old age assistance the largest on record and attributes this to former skilled workers qualifying after the Social Security Act. It notes fewer calls for a special legislative session as spending for non defense purposes is trimmed and defense related changes are deemed unnecessary without new sessions.
The Sun adds five residents to its honor roll this week: Mrs. Lee Hampton, Lester Simpson, S. H. Murphy, Mrs. Myrtle Brock, E. M. Pritchett, and Billy B. Pritchett.
Liquor Board Chairman Percy Townsend of Lufkin presented Governor Coke R. Stevenson with a corn cob pipe described as a peace pipe to ward off opponents in the Texas Democratic primary. Townsend joked to smoke it twice at eventide before the primary. The Governor noted the pipe would likely hold half a can of tobacco.
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