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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1935
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces subscription at $1.50 yearly payable in advance and 2nd class mail status. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees are charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged.
Dallas police report drunken driving has doubled since Texas repealed prohibition on August 24. The piece notes a counter idea that easing access to intoxicants might curb drinkers.
A Marshall Morning News opinion piece laments that life is the cheapest commodity in the U S, recounting cases from Massachusetts Pennsylvania Kansas City Arkansas and Texas where husbands wives and others are killed for money or jealousy. It argues murderers now often have no better excuse than wanting to see their victim kick.
President Roosevelt did not veto the Patman bonus bill last session and it is set to be revived in January. Lawmakers head home for the holidays to gauge constituent sentiment on the measure before returning to Washington.
The Dallas Times Herald notes the veto of a plan to issue about 2 billion dollars in new currency to redeem adjusted service certificates held by veterans. Conservatives back the veto though attacks persist, with opponents using the move to seek veteran support ahead of the election.
A Texas law effective August 11 bans political advertising in print unless signed by the responsible campaign official or publication representative. Violators face fines from five hundred to one thousand dollars or 10 to 30 days in jail, with an exception for candidate announcements.
A collection of editorial quips cites Mussolini Ethiopia plans France taxes Germany press closures and political tension. Observers warn of looming conflicts and budgetary strain while noting public patience and shifting international moods in the early 20th century.
Tom Lilley was notified from Washington that his appointment as postmaster at Whitewright was approved by the Senate and his commission signed by President Roosevelt. He has served as acting postmaster since February, succeeding Frank King. the term is four years.
Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, said the general economic sentiment is much improved. He noted basic industries holding up better during the seasonal lull and cited Ford plants adding 25,000 workers at peak this year, with 65,000 employed in Detroit and 35,000 more in subsidiaries elsewhere.
Rockford Illinois supervisor W. W. Ankenbrand announced that future teaching applicants must have A grades in pulchritude. He said the era of the battleax is over and teachers need not be belles but must be pretty.
Renne Allred father of Gov. James V. Allred fractured his right hip playing ball with his grandson. Doctors said the fracture was just below the joint, in a good position, and he was resting comfortably. He was expected to stay in the hospital six to eight weeks.
The Baptist Church at Ridings seven miles north of Bonham burned Tuesday morning after a revival under a brush arbor. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars with no insurance.
A mother confronts the college president to ask if distractions harm her daughter's studies. She argues parents sacrifice to send daughters to college and should have them focus on education rather than courting young men.
John A. Dogskin Johnson received $5000 as a grant from Governor LaFollette after serving ten years for a murder he did not commit. Johnson had confessed to the killing of one year old Annie Lemberger whose nude body was found in Lake Mendota in 1911 but later retracted, claiming coercion. Investigation showed his innocence and he was pardoned.
W. W. Fitzwater, incumbent legislator from Fannin County, is at home in Bonham after paralysis struck him in Austin. Friends report he can sit up and understand speech but speaks only a few words. He was elected from a field of six and served his first term when illness occurred.
Claude Callan counsels parents to choose colleges with few distractions for daughters. He says a pretty girl should focus on securing a husband rather than extensive studies, criticizing teachers who push broad curricula over personal charm.
July civil service payroll swelled to 111,110,248 dollars, with 12,057 new workers, total federal employees reaching 729,769. District figures climbed to 104,498 as gains occurred in the general accounting office, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the settlement administration, and temporary army navy clerk posts.
Lyndon B. Johnson announced the nine member Texas advisory board for the National Youth Administration. Members include A. J. Wirtz of Austin Miller Ainsworth of Luling J. S. Myers of Houston H. J. Luther Stark of Orange D. H. Perry of Robstown Beauford Jester of Corpus Christi and others.
Sicana Sid Kyle of Pecos, R. B. Anderson of Godley and W. C. Reilly of Dallas serve on an advisory board for a Texas education and employment program. The initiative will assist about 5,000 college students and 10,000 high school students in education access and place 61,413 young men and 62,467 young women aged 16 to 25 on relief rolls in work relief projects.
R E Miller of Milwaukee survived a near miss when lightning struck his sedan near the Illinois Wisconsin line. A burned roof and a brief glow were reported while Miller escaped unharmed. George Beam, 28, once linked to the Sherman Texas area, died in an Arizona prison after inhaling cleaning fluid via a handkerchief. A fire engine caught fire amid a blaze at Eagle Pass.
Depositors in the former Security National Bank of Fairfield Idaho have received 113 percent in dividends three years after the bank closed in March. The institution still holds remaining assets and resources.
Six residents of Bessarabia were killed in a clash over old and new style calendars. Authorities reported the confrontation as a fatal dispute tied to calendar reforms and cultural tensions in the region.
Portland Rotarians greet visitors on arrival and lead them on an auto tour of the city with a welcome by local officials in a Boston paper account.
A man shoots his wife following a reform meeting report from a Waltham Massachusetts newspaper. The incident draws police response and prompts immediate investigation by local authorities.
Local Red Cross ladies have discarded clothes of all kinds. Call at their headquarters to inspect them.
McAlester Oklahoma paper notes Miss holds roles as camp director and instructor in arts and sports. She is also a registered nurse and works with two cooks.
On July 8 1839 under ordinary circumstances a future financial giant was born in a small cottage at Richford Northern Tioga County Oswego paper notes the modest start of a notable business figure.
A committee was appointed to map out the show details. Only club members may enter. The society is a new organization dedicated to tropical fish.
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