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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun outlines subscription price at 1.50 per year payable in advance and notices of entertainments box suppers and bene fits with admission fees charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions and erroneous reflections will be corrected upon notification to the publisher.
Governor Allred warns that old age assistance will reach about 150 000 recipients once all eligibles are certified and argues the legislature may divert three million dollars from the highway fund to cover pension costs until new funds arrive. He blames himself for the shortfall in funds and questions public road tax allocations.
National Fire Prevention Week will be observed next week to stress preventing fires that cause millions in losses and numerous deaths. Mayor Echols distributed a home fire hazard questionnaire through Grammar School and the school will host prevention programs. The drought has eased but many hazards remain in homes and businesses, with insured losses affecting premiums.
The Sun reports the Sun publishes The Bells Signal in Bells. Volume 1 number 1 is a four page five column issue with advertising from Bonham and Bells. The publication emphasizes fire prevention as in the issue’s theme.
Whitewright officials urge discontinuing center parking on any street or highway as required by state law and city ordinance. A reader urges the Legislature to consider state aid for highway traffic lights to support small towns like Whitesboro that already use center parking to aid local merchants.
Grayson County is hailed as a state leader in terracing, but admits local land is badly in need of terracing and conservation. While cotton production has declined, dairy farming and poultry have risen, placing the county among state leaders. The Sherman Democrat urges broader terracing and strip cropping, aided by Federal service support, to rehabilitate depleted soils.
A speech prompts readers to consider the impact of a hypothetical thirty million dollar amount on local residents. It asks how much thirty million dollars translates to in everyday life and compares it to paying a poll tax of thirty dollars, urging readers to feel the financial pressure personally.
Dallas Journal weighs a proposal linking poll taxes to aging Texas pension funding. The piece argues a $12 poll tax would cover remaining costs after federal contributions, warns taxes will be stretched, and predicts legislators will seek values with low voter support, likely leaving pensions underfunded.
The Omaha Bartenders Union seeks a law prohibiting women from drinking at bars citing rising female patronage. San Francisco bartenders urge condemnation of women bartenders in California. New York liquor dealers back a ban, calling women at bars disgusting. Miss Anna De Vo of the WCTU questions the need for action, asserting women now do everything men do.
The Denison Herald notes women now fill saloon bars beside men and often outdrink husbands and brothers, shocking men who vow to reclaim control. Bartenders and liquor dealers push for action to drive women away, reviving prohibition as the solution.
Rep H L McKee of Port Arthur seeks support in the current special session for a constitutional amendment to extend district county and precinct terms to four years. The plan would also lengthen State representatives from two to four years with half elected each year. A century ago beef pork salt fish potatoes and hominy were staple foods.
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