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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
6
Tax assessor Ira C. Turner completes the 1932 rolls for Fannin County listing total property valuation at 16 442 200 dollars. State taxes amount to 113 466 92 dollars, county taxes 105 240 97, total 218 707 89. Data covers land city and personal property, railroads telegraphs pipelines banks live stock merchandise tools engines banks money and credits.
The Department of Commerce study on causes of business failures cites poor records keeping as a primary driver, urging merchants and manufacturers to improve bookkeeping to avoid insolvency under a rising rate of bankruptcies.
A study finds that in New Jersey many failing businesses kept poor or no books. About 23.5 percent kept no records at all and 29.4 percent had insufficient records to guide management, reflecting widespread bookkeeping weaknesses across industries.
A customer brings an iron for repair and pays a five dollar bill but cannot get change. The dealer returns a dollar and the iron, keeping the five, and later the customer returns with four dollars to reclaim the five. The exchange seems profitable or not depending on interpretation.
A garden fair theme urges steady effort to achieve worthwhile goals. The verses stress that wishes alone won’t suffice and that persistent digging and labor are required week after week to reap results or roses.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a simple tonic to stimulate vital organs, claim it improves energy beyond years, and prevent bilious spells and constipation. It markets as safe for children and not habit forming, with easy nightly use and wide availability at druggists.
Les Akers argues that civic citizens must contribute, not just take. He contrasts optimists and pessimists, mocks anti beauty culture, and warns against waiting for luck. He urges daily effort, practical common sense, and resilience to revive communities.
Maury Hughes, state Democratic chairman, calls executive committee meetings to condemn voters not backing Mrs. Ferguson for governor. The piece argues such actions won’t change votes and notes Roosevelt’s cross-party appeal while predicting loyalists won’t be swayed by party pressure. It deems voting Roosevelt and Ferguson together unlikely.
The writer argues Texans will separate national and state slates in the 1928 race. Citing 1924 and 1928 results for Coolidge Hoover and Moody, the piece mocks Ferguson and Dwight mover Tubbs versus McAdoo, and asserts the Roosevelt faction would not back Ferguson. It questions Shouse's endorsement of Tubbs and questions Roosevelt’s stance on Ferguson.
The final total solar eclipse to cross the Eastern United States ended after forty plus scientific expeditions cost about seven million dollars. Results ranged from excellent to modest with several failures due to cloud cover, while blue skies and coastal foggy conditions surprised observers.
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