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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1936

Page

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Sun Bargain Days Highlight Whitewright Tigers Victory

Tramping with the Tigers the Whitewright team rallied in the second half to beat Collinsville 18 to 0 on the local gridiron. Thornhill and DeBerry scored for the Tigers after a scoreless first half, with 16 first downs and 332 rushing yards vs 124 for Collinsville. Whitesboro game set for Friday at three, with tickets partly funding a football queen bid. The Sun lists honor-roll subscribers paying the $1.00 rate, including Rev. J. D. Fleming and many local names.

Tigers Collinsville Bussy Thornhill Clifton DeBerry Thornhill DeBerry Pierson Whitesboro American Legion Sarah Belle Gillett Norma Frances Donigan Ruth Waldrum Madene Vineyard Merriwell Vineyard Vineyard Rockwall S. A. White The Sun Whitewright Aleta B. Head Miss Head

Tigers Aim for Plano After Rockwall Win Hype

The Rouse City News-Times piece argued Rockwall outplayed Rockwall with officiating bias, but Rockwall posted big numbers. The Tigers seek revenge and glory with a win over Plano, despite doubters calling it impossible.

Rockwall Rouse City News-Times Tigers Plano

Local sports writer misstates weights and scores

In a Whitewright Collinsville recap the writer claimed weights came from coaches and players, which is false. He also described a Tigers passing attack as productive, though no forward passes were completed, and printed a 50 to 0 score for a game that ended 38 to 0, showing factual errors in the report.

Brutus Whitewright Gaddis Mr. Key Collinsville Tigers

Predictions for the Week in College Football

The column lists early week picks including Texas Christian over Abilene? A and M, Texas over Baylor in a tight contest, SMU over Vanderbilt, Arkansas over George Washington, Rice over Georgia State, Howard Payne over Austin College, and local games Whitewright over Whitesboro Woodrow Wilson over Denison. Gunter over Tom Bean if Cotton Franklin’s team reaches the game. A note adds hot milk to mashed potatoes for lightness.

Texas Baylor Vanderbilt Arkansas George Washington Rice Georgia State Howard Payne Austin College Whitewright Whitesboro Woodrow Wilson Denison Gunter Tom Bean Cotton Franklin

Two Sons Wounded Father Returns Rifle in Denton

In Denton on Oct. 3 Lloyd Scott was struck by fragments from a .22 rifle while practicing, injuring eyelid and hip. his brother Sherman later suffered an eyelid and lip wound from the same rifle. Lloyd recovered. Sherman remains in hospital as the father disposed of the rifle. A kitchen tip notes salt starch prevents salt cellar hardening. boiling cauliflower heads down aids keeping them white.

Denton Lloyd Scott Sherman Scott Lloyd Sherman

Baptist Revival Set at Whitewright Church Next Week

Rev. G. B. Bradshaw leads a two week revival at the Baptist Church starting Sunday October 18 with services every morning Tuesday to Friday at 10 am and evenings at 7 15 pm except Monday and Saturday mornings. Earl W. Rogers directs singing and is praised as a Christian asset. All welcome especially unsaved residents of Whitewright.

The Baptist Church G. B. Bradshaw Earl W. Rogers Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth Rogers Brads Bradshaw Whitewright

Larger Cotton Yield to Bring South Big Sum

New Orleans reports a thriving cotton snapshot as over half the crop is picked and exports top the first million bales. Government estimates place production at 11,609,000 bales the largest since 1933-34, with market prices around 11.50 to 12.25 cents per pound and potential value near 700 million dollars if sold at 12 cents. Drought affected the West but boosted Mississippi Louisiana and central belt yields amid rising demand for cotton goods and world consumption.

New Orleans Mississippi Louisiana

Kentuckytown to Organize Society Meeting This Friday

A meeting will be held Friday night at the Kentuckytown schoolhouse to organize a literary society and a cake-walk will be held in conjunction with the event.

Kentuckytown Kentuckytown School House

Communist Probe Causes Near Riot In House Chamber

In Austin, a House committee investigating Communism faced a near riot as hundreds of spectators, mostly University of Texas students, crowded galleries despite orders to exclude the public. Sergeant at arms Boyett and state police attempted to clear the hall, while witnesses like Dr. Robert H. Montgomery and Prof. Charles A. Timm were subpoenaed for further questioning.

Austin House of Representatives Legislative House Joe Caldwell Asherton University of Texas Boyett Franklin Spears San Antonio Herman Wright Progressive Democrats of Texas H. H. Carmichael Department of Public Safety Texas Montgomery Robert H. Montgomery National Resources Commission Charles A. Timm Caldwell Maverick

AAA Announces Initial Soil Plan Payments To Be Made

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration will pay 90 percent initially in North Central Western East Central regions while Southern region recipients receive 90 percent of Class I and 100 percent of Class II payments, and Northeast region gets full payment. Payments will come in weeks. second payments follow after participation and county association expenses are determined, likely by December 1.

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration North Central Western East Central H. T. Tolley Mr. Tolley Southern South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina Virginia West Virginia Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Connecticut Massachusetts Maine Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota North Dakota Kansas Colorado Wyoming Montana New Mexico Ariaona California Utah Nevada Idaho Oregon Washington Austin James V. Allred Old-Age Assistance Commission Federal Social Security Board General Fund Highway Fund

Pure Food Show Opens Today in Ray Building

The annual Pure Food Show by the Presbyterian Church women opens in the Ray building on Main Street with baby shows by age groups, a Major Bowes amateur hour, and a Womanless Wedding. Admission is 10 cents with nightly gift drawings. Highlights include a better baby contest, cake baking, exhibits, and a busy weekend program led by Mrs. Lester Haile.

R. L. Sears Bowes R. Mitchell Meredith Whitewright Lester Haile Grammar School Ray R. R. Waldo Murray’ Bryant Gomer May Clay Horton Joe Hamilton A. M. Gaddis Morris Holcomb Roby Childress Hugh Trotter Jack Nossaman Bob Sears Paul Vestal Weldon Binion Jim Jernigan Robert Doss Floyd Bassett Woodrow Belew Merle Ryan Bride Ross May Harold Key Horace Gordon Otto Russell Jim Hollingsworth Sue Claude Phillips P. A. Short Groom W. L. Stowers C. J. Meador Ed Martin George Burnham Carl Gillespie Hattie Lanius Kincaid Joe Mangrum Oran Sears Newton Manning Janis Jayne Horton Tom Lilley Percy Darwin Roosevelt C. P. Johnson Dafoe Frank Layman John Reeves Sidney

Palace Theatre Schedule With Suzy and Other Features

At the Palace tonight and Friday the feature is Suzy with Jean Harlow Cary Grant and Fran chot Tone. Saturday's feature is Unknown Ranger starring Bob Allen. For Saturday night preview and Monday the Palace presents Back to Nature with the Jones Family. Richard Cortez and Patricia Ellis are in Postal Inspector for bargain nights Tuesday and Wednesday Thursday and Friday next week Sing Baby Sing with Adolph Menjon Alice Fay Gregory Ratliff and Ted Healy will thrill theatre goers.

Suzy Jean Harlow Franchot Tone Cary Grant Palace Theatre Ranger Bob Allen the Palace Nature Jones Family Richard Cortez Patricia Ellis Adolph Menjon Alice Fay Gregory Ratliff Ted Healy

Grayson County gin reports 27817 bales by Oct 1

Grayson County’s September half report shows 27817 bales ginned before October 1, 1936, compared with 17795 for the same period in 1935. The statistician G O Peterson of Carpenter's Bluff released the figures. round bales counted as half bales.

Denison Grayson County G. O. Peterson Carpenter's Bluff Grayson

Cotton Pullers Wanted at Lubbock

W. C. Cook, formerly of Whitewright, now farming in Lub bock County, sends a Sun ad urging idle workers to come to Lubbock for cotton puller jobs noting strong demand as cotton pullers are needed on the South Plains.

W. C. Cook Whitewright Lubbock County The Sun Lubbock Mr. Cook South Plains

Births in White Wright Reported This Week

The Sun records births in White Wright including a Hall girl on Friday a McCartney girl on Saturday and a Beazley girl on Tuesday. A linen care tip advises folding textiles crosswise to extend wear by changing fold location periodically.

Whitewright The Sun E. V. Hall Jake McCartney Chat Beazley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rev J. D. Fleming Traine de Conteh Sanders Cafe W. M. Ingram W. M. Hickson W. H. Stedham Claud Stephens W. R. Hooper Iris Irving J. F. Lilley D. S. Carr W. R. Skaggs B. G. Gowdy W. H. King Frani King Eugene McElvaney Tom King J. A. Sears Cc. B. Bryant Jr H. P. Donigan G. C. Stateville W. B. Holcomb C. H. Stateville Fred Clark M. T. Craig M. E. Greenway J. R. Waldrum B. S. Montgomery J. R. Pennington L. O. Lackey W. F Rev. C. Chumbley T. P. Wells R. S. Morehead Tom Gillett W. E. Pennell A. L. Biggerstaff B. Wrenn Webb J W. McMurry Jim Hicks Ray Cates W. C. Brown H. W. Key AAA Pure Food Show Ray Building
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