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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1935
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun published weekly on Thursdays charges for notices of entertainments box suppers and other bene fits with admission fees. Memorials resolutions of respect will also be charged. Corrections will be made upon notification to publishers.
New York Cotton Exchange Service reports total U S cotton stocks on Nov 1 at about 15 244 000 bales down from 16 753 000 two years ago and 18 932 000 three years ago Farm stocks rise to 5 688 000 bales due to later harvest while warehouse stocks shrink to 8 482 000 bales and mill stocks edge down to 1 074 000 as October consumption runs at 24 000 bales daily.
Chicago Professor Irving Fisher of Yale states the dollar is not fixed but worth 1.16. He argues for a commodity dollar standard to anchor living costs and cites historical values from 1920 to 1933.
The Supreme Court ordered eight Louisiana rice millers to stop paying processing taxes while a petition to strike down the levy proceeds. An injunction blocks collection until December 19 hearing arguments, with taxes to be deposited in a court‑named depository.
Five hundred miles of electric power lines are being built this year in Texas by private utility companies and nearly all new work started since June 1. P. T. Montfort of Texas A&M College, in a Rural Electrification Administration report, said power firms have already wired over 1,500 farms and rural customers, with plans to reach 5,000 new customers in 1935.
Chester C. Davis administrator of the agricultural adjustment act and other farming experts will participate in the Texas Agricultural Association convention and the third annual Farmers Week December 3 4 and 5 at the Jefferson Hotel E L Corbin executive secretary announced Monday Davis will outline next years AAA program for Texas agriculture and discuss plans to aid Texas farmers as a drafter of parity concepts balanced with consumer protections.
New York actors and film figures contributed a hospital valued at one million dollars to the Will Rogers Memorial Commission and 500000 dollars for five years of maintenance. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, chairman, announced the acceptance during a radio broadcast with Capt Frank Hawks.
A bassinet is mounted on an electrical lifting mechanism to gently raise and lower the infant. The setup replaces the bassinet with a horse figure designed as a lifelike toy for an older child.
Chicago report says a former convict placed a candid want ad declaring two years of experience in a high standing penal institution. He stated his prison days improved his value and announced fourteen legitimate job offers in response.
A reflective note expresses gratitude for a benevolent environment and the goodness of children. The author thanks God for love that overflows to the suffering and for immutable integrity in people, mentioning a guiding unseen hand and a referenced biblical sighting of a great company.
George C. Butte American justice of the Philippine Supreme Court and former UT law dean married Angela Papa a Filipino widow of a Manila Municipal Board member. The ceremony at the papal legation was conducted by a Capuchin priest. Observers speculate the union could affect his potential Philippine citizenship and continued service on the supreme bench.
Church women from the Missionary Union, the Salvation Army, and the WCTU protested Stockton Merchants Association plans to decorate Santa Claus Lane with toy soldiers. They argued soldiers symbolize war and bloodshed while Christmas embodies peace. Merchants agreed to hear their case.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Former Democratic Congressman George Foulkes of Michigan’s Fourth District was sentenced in federal court to one year and six months in prison and fined $1,000 after a conviction for conspiracy to extort postmasters for political contributions. Foulkes served one term and lost re election in 1934.
A Dallas Times Herald critique notes youths acquiring airguns and target rifles poses risks. It cites Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt, MIT sophomore and T. A. hunter’s grandson, who admits shooting at passing cars. The piece warns parents while lampooning Santa Claus for enabling misuse.
Claude Callan warns that young couples who marry without true understanding tend toward divorce. He argues couples should avoid over scrutinizing each other and accept some defects to maintain happiness.
A harsh quote describes a tyrant who forces control over breath through permission and urges couples to reduce understanding to avoid conflicts. The fragment hints at oppressive dynamics in intimate relationships and calls for better but constrained coexistence.
David Noel, 41, died from blood poisoning after a false tooth lodged in his throat during sleep. The incident follows a winding 500 mile journey, and the Awash River in Ethiopia fails to reach the coast, ending about 700 miles from Tajura bay on the Gulf of Aden.
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