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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
4
Public notice states that entertainments box suppers and similar bene fits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. Publisher and managing editor listed.
Published every Thursday subscription price is $1.50 per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation that may appear in the Whitewright Sun will be gladly and fully corrected upon being brought to the attention of the publisher.
The piece urges voters to suspend partisan politics after the November election and unite as Americans to face a world of peril. It argues for nonpolitical, decisive unity in defense, regardless of whether Roosevelt or Willkie wins, to confront totalitarianism and protect free society.
A world wide crop survey by the agriculture department and Red Cross warns of severe hunger and rising shortages from the English Channel to Japan. Europe and Japan face dire crops with Russia and Turkey seen as the only wheat and meat lifelines, while Germany’s policies may worsen subjugated lands. Hungary shows a 31 percent wheat drop and Yugoslavia 38 percent, with France and the Netherlands among hardest hit as floods and war reduce yields.
Stanton Nebraska report on Anson Chamberlain a 58 year old blind farmer who runs 80 acres of his 200 acre farm milks a dozen cows tends chickens and garden and manages farm work with his other senses. He identifies food tins by feeling and plays cards by pin prick cues with opponents naming cards as played.
In Bixby Oklahoma 84 year old farmer W L Uncle Billy Childers advised rivals of romance after his wife of 60 years petitioned for divorce. He warned don’t marry someone younger than you while the case unfolds.
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt said Elliott sought to join the Army as a private but was rejected for enlistment due to deficient eyesight. She noted young people would not resent his appointment as an Air Corps Reserve captain if they knew the facts.
The Sun promotes a large Christmas card selection with prices from 50 cents to 25 dollars per hundred for engraved cards. It offers personalized printing and a representative can call. Also mentions using leftover fruit juice in gelatin desserts to enrich flavor.
Ottawa reports Canada will field an army of 500000 on permanent and nonpermanent service by next summer. Active full-time force is about 165000 at home and abroad, with nonpermanent militia nearing 112000 after a recruiting drive. Under the national resources mobilization act, 29750 will enter training centers next Wednesday as the first group of about 240000 to be summoned in the next year.
Absentee voting started in Red River County for the November 5 general election with about 12,000 printed ballots received by County Clerk C. H. Barrett. Ballots list nominees of major parties plus socialist, communist, and prohibition candidates, plus space for writers. Four constitutional amendments are proposed, including tax bonds to refund general fund indebtedness, notary appointments by the secretary of state, civil service provisions for appointive offices, and appeals direct to the Supreme Court in certain constitutional challenges. Withdrawals left several candidates for county offices: G. C. Harney for county judge, E. E. Green for district clerk, A. B. Case for county clerk, J. K. Bradley for sheriff, Harry Beast for tax collector, Sue Summers for county treasurer, and M. O. Sharp for county commissioner Precinct 2.
The 1940 AAA performance checks are largely complete with a few late conservation practices in progress. Crews measure terraces and winter legume acreage, verify fall practices, and plan December checks for winter wheat and early vegetables in allotment areas. Aerial photography continues with six planes active as weather allows.
Ralph W. Moore, agricultural director of the no third term Democrats of Texas, vows to eat Dr. George Gallup's hat if Roosevelt carries Texas by 89 percent. He adds he will eat it on the steps of the administration building or Princeton University, depending on Gallup's accuracy and the margin in Texas.
Houston, Texas will host about 15,000 delegates for the Baptist General Convention November 12 to 15. The event marks Houston’s centennial Baptist work and a strong year for the denomination with a mission funds drive dubbed The October Round-up aiming to top a million dollars. Auxiliary meetings include a two day Woman's Missionary Union session with a large youth pageant and the Pastors' and Laymen's Conference expecting around 3,000 ministers and lay leaders. Boulder Dam houses the world most powerful hydroelectric plant.
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company filed in Fifteenth District Court on Friday to contest the State Industrial Accident Board award of 7200 dollars to Mrs. Uzzle and her children after Clarence R. Uzzle died from injuries while employed by C. F. Lytle Company on the Red River Dam. The board had awarded 20 dollars weekly for 360 weeks to the widow and children.
Robert Wood, state secretary of the communist party, was found guilty of criminal syndicalism and related crimes. He faces ten years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine as the jury fixed the penalty for advocating crime and violence to bring about industrial and political revolution. Typewriter Paper for Sale at Sun.
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