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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription price and advertising rules for events notices. It cites political campaigns opinions and reports on the Texas State Fair opening day with large crowds and strong attendance for Dream Girl Follies and the S M U versus Rice game.
Whitewright trade trippers entertained Pilot Grove residents Friday night. After delivering their program and souvenirs the hosts announced a large contribution described as a feed of enormous proportions. About thirty automobiles formed the caravan.
A Massachusetts editor en route to California visited Whitewright and spoke of politics, predicting Roosevelt will win Massachusetts. He noted a $100 bet Hoover carries twelve states. Whitewright plans its first Third Monday trades day inviting all to barter goods amid scarce money.
W H Horton the Democratic precinct chairman received 21 dollars in cash donated by loyal Democrats for the National campaign to elect Roosevelt and Garner. Whitewright precinct led Grayson County in contributions and has long been the county’s leading Democratic town, with 1932 expected to extend its support.
Saturday featured Press Day with seven hundred newspaper men and their families as guests of the Fair Association. Everything was free and well arranged to maximize enjoyment, highlighting the hotel luncheon at the Baker Hotel as part of the celebration.
Dream Girl Follies entertained crowds at the State Fair of Texas with over fifty lively performers. Afternoon events included a S. M. A. Rice football game, then front row seats for the first showing of the Dream Girl Follies. The late show started around 8:30 p.m. and ended near midnight after parts of the program were cut to allow early retirees.
Jim Waggoner in the Whitewright Sun invites old time horse traders to Whitewright for a third Monday trades day. He urges bringing trading stock and getting ready to showcase animals and trade for the boot, hoping to attract many buyers and sellers.
A large crowd gathered Saturday evening as the Ball Mercantile Company offered free coffee and physicians provided music. The piece questions what kind of music the physicians played and hints at possible confusion in the author’s wording, asking for factual clarification in Brother Curtis's paragraph.
Claud Callan notes his wife writes more when money is tight and less when satisfied. He observes she writes to many old friends, prefers the past over the present, and now mails letters herself due to lack of funds.
Governor Roosevelt denounces Republican leaders for fostering unlimited regulation and financial exploitation. He advocates returning to first principles and restoring American individualism as equality of opportunity with exploitation for none.
A speaker argues that postwar farming suffers from reduced purchasing power as farm prices fall 43 percent while inputs rise 9 percent, under tariff protection. He notes railways face serious difficulty and calls for action to restore farmers' buying power and economic balance.
A promotional health claim outlines a fat loss routine using Kruschen Salts with a morning hot water dose and dietary cautions. It promises four weeks to measure fat loss on the scales and offers a money back guarantee if health and energy do not improve. It urges readers to buy Kruschen Salts at drug stores.
A collection of clipped quotes lampoon politicians and fiscal policy from multiple papers. It includes jests about taxation and party alignments, with wry takes on campaigns, public figures, and economic policy.
An approach urges patience and care to examine the trouble, determine its root causes, and plan steps to remove the fundamental sources of the problem. The emphasis is on methodical investigation and preventive action to avoid recurrence.
A Fortune magazine synopsis contrasts the wealth of past presidents George Washington Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover with current contenders Curtis Garner Norman Thomas and Roosevelt family finances. It argues economic independence matters less than public service commitment.
A Boston Herald remark notes that millionaires have ceased to multiply, seen as hopeful, though the speaker would prefer that they begin to divide rather than accumulate further wealth.
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