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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
6
The Whitewright Sun states that notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be billed at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items will also be charged. Corrections will be made if any erroneous reflections are brought to the publishers.
Dallas Times Herald warns that cotton at 13 cents may fail to tempt farmers if government controls end. The piece notes farmers already planted record cotton acreage in 1933 when prices were lower, and West Texas tenants plan to rent land to plant cotton again if restrictions are lifted.
Dallas was chosen to host the Texas Centennial in 1936 over Houston and San Antonio. The Dallas bid totaled 7 971 000 dollars, partly for a six months exhibition, with broad Texan support and collaboration by Houston and San Antonio to ensure a grand celebration.
The good will program in Whitewright last Thursday night by the Denison Chamber of Commerce won praise from all who witnessed it. Denison visitors met many old friends and made new ones, with both towns sharing common ties and hoping for another visit soon.
Huey Long dominates Louisiana politics as his endorsed candidates triumph in Tuesday’s election marking a solid show of power. The Kingfish’s influence remains evident across the state’s political landscape.
Denison citizens arrived in Whitewright Thursday for a goodwill tour that capped a long running series of neighborhood gatherings. The Whitewright reception was vibrant, highlighting a yearly exchange of courtesies as Denisonians seek to repay past acts.
The Whitewright Sun, led by publisher J. H. Waggoner, is lauded by the Mc Kinney Examiner as one of the most beautifully printed country weeklies reaching their desk.
Two elderly Whitewright residents Dr Reynolds May and Dr N Powell recall the town's founding. May age 83, a physician, and Powell 78, a veterinarian, describe early settlement, a 1877 move from Kentucky, and historic fires and a 1919 tornado that shaped the community.
Regular preaching services are announced for Sunday with an 11 a m sermon titled A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ and a 745 p m sermon The New Testament Church The public is invited to attend Bible study and both services led by J R Waldrum minister
F M Sloan owner of Pilot Grove general store for over 25 years will move stock to Trenton on Nov 1. He rented the old furniture store at Pearl and Hamilton and will remodel the building with carpenters next week. Sloan is a leading local turkey buyer operating four trucks and collecting country produce.
The piece reflects on the phrase If Winter Comes as a reflection on aging and humanity. It notes Lena Mae Gowdy hosting the West End Bridge Club, prize winners Pernie Badgett and Ed La Roe, and visitors from Austin and Trenton. It also covers Mrs. T. E. Sears entertaining the Presbyterian Sunday school primary department and a surprise handkerchief shower for her.
Pastor W. Dennis urges all Methodists to attend Sunday school and services for the next six Sundays citing recent absences. He stresses the need for church influence and invites the congregation to worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. next Sunday while noting weekend visitors and urging commitment.
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