This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
1
Local gins in Whitewright have ginned 3,086 bales by Wednesday night, with receipts likely to reach 5,500 to 6,000 when including nearby yards. The season shows better yields than 1935 and 1936, with many farmers near the 100 bale mark and several fields still ready for picking as weather favors continued activity.
O E Gill of Bokchito Oklahoma announced Monday that he will open a dry goods store here October 1. He rented the former Horace Gordon building recently moved to the Bow Wright Drug Company site. Gill reportedly operates a dry goods store in Bokchito.
The Sun offers a special subscription rate of 75 cents for the nine month school term for college students. The Sun will be sent weekly to students at school so they receive news from home. Parents are urged to subscribe now to avoid missing issues.
Whitewright schools opened with 406 students enrolled between Whitewright High School and Grammar School, showing a larger opening day than last year. Several teaching reassignment moves followed a resignation, with Truman Humphrey joining the Grammar School staff. The first football game of the season is Friday at Whitesboro, a contest Whitewright hopes to win despite limited early preparation.
SHAWNEE Okla Mrs Ella Cummins hugs her 17 year old son Earl Dean Cummins who has twice come back from the dead He telephoned from Salt Lake City saying he had learned of a mangled youth buried as his and that his mother thought him dead The boy had been reported missing after the New London Texas school disaster He and Monte Ely had headed for the Pacific Coast but found work in Salt Lake City Ely returned with him Cummins plans to go to New York for a national radio appearance The dead youth beneath a train at Hobart remains unidentified and was buried beside Cummins daughter Marcella killed in the New London blast
In Nahant Massachusetts John Aspinwall Roosevelt 21 youngest son of the President becomes engaged to Anne Lind say Clark 21 a blond Boston debutante. Announcement from Anne’s mother Mrs E Haven Clark widow of a Boston banker confirms the romance after weeks of secrecy and a casual meeting years ago where details were unclear.
Italian medical authorities locate a man in Sanno in their mountains who is described as the champion father of Fascism's baby campaign. In his late fifties, with three wives and forty two children all alive and healthy, the patient is said to be an average man with no abnormalities.
One hundred women attended the zone meeting of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church on fall coaching day. Mrs V L Harshbarger of Sadler outlined work and study for the coming year. Leaders spoke, round table discussions were held, and the book What Is Moslem? was chosen for fall study. Lunch was served at noon by local church women.
Austin reports about 12,000 employers and 605,250 employees are covered by unemployment compensation. Orvin S. Carpenter, chairman director of the Compensation Commission, urged returning August payroll reporting forms before September 25. He estimated 93 percent of affected employers had registered and were reporting.
James P. Pat Henry of Austin son of J W Henry of Whitewright was killed in an automobile accident five miles west of Hearne. The car veered into a tree and the shifting lever pierced him. He was alone when death occurred and a card in his pocket identified him. His wife Louise Gagger Henry was notified. He was born December 28 1895 in Clever Missouri and moved to Texas with his parents. He married in Robstown November 30 1930. He worked with the Federal Land Bank in Austin after earlier banking in Corpus Christi and served in World War I. He is survived by his wife, his father and stepmother, two brothers, two sisters, and other relatives. Funeral services to be held in Corpus Christi, with the family traveling from Texas.
Evangelistic services are held nightly at 7 45 and mornings at 9 45 at Central Christian Church. Evangelist L Guy Ament preaches with Mrs Ament leading song services and soloist duties. Mrs Anna Pinkerton Baker of East Dallas Christian Church is expected Sunday to join. All are invited. other city churches cancel Sunday night services to attend.
AUSTIN The cost to the state of matching contributions by public school employees to the teachers' retirement system will rise from about 1.75 million to over 2.5 million dollars annually. S. M. Brown, executive secretary of the board, told the Senate Economy Committee that at least 1.75 million should be provided this year to match teachers contributing five percent of salaries. He estimated five percent would total about 2.5 million this year with breakdowns by sector: higher learning 202,550. Department of Education 9,689. public schools 2,288,733.
State enforcement officers led a week of raids in Denison and Whitewright resulting in fines for E R West of Denison who paid 200, then 100, after guilty pleas for liquor violations. Tommy Walker paid 100 for a second time after whisky was found in a car. Seven arrests were made at a negro dice game as officers pursued violators with County Judge J J Loy issuing fines.
Dr. Vernon Tuck of Sherman addressed the Rotary Club at a Friday luncheon. A former college football standout, he urged gentleness and fairness in sports and in business, noting football as a game of gentlemen. He was introduced by C. B. Bryant Jr. who organized the program.
Texas Relief Commission announces a new CCC enrollment drive targeting about 11 000 white and 1 200 colored boys in October. Texas quota is 16 000 white and 1 700 colored with adjustments for age, dependents, and two year limits. Applicants can apply at Grayson County Relief Office in Denison and at the Denison Relief Office for eligibility and deposits.
Washington report: corn crop about 2 549 281 000 bushels with a 76 percent condition on Sept 1 and 26.5 bushels per acre from 96 146 000 acres. Last year 1 529 437 000 bushels. Wheat total 885 950 000 bushels with spring and winter breakdowns and oats at 1 136 167 000 bushels and 78 percent condition.
Representative J. E. Winfree of Houston said in Austin on Monday he would sponsor a bill in the coming special session to authorize and tax horse race betting to raise funds for old age pensions. He also proposed a bill taxing marble machines 150 dollars a year for the adult blind fund.
A baby boy at Toronto East General Hospital was taken to dental clinic and had a tooth extracted at twenty six hours and ten minutes old making him the Dominion's youngest patient.
The Savoy Hassell Memorial school gymnasium cornerstone will be laid Sunday at 3 p m with President W P Carter as master of ceremonies. Gus W Thomasson WPA district director will deliver the principal address. The building honors Robert Roberson Hassell, founder of the Savoy Male and Female College, with many former students expected.
Farm leaders in Washington disclosed a tentative 1938 program to limit acreage of six major crops Cotton corn tobacco potatoes peanuts and rice A national goal would be set for each state county and farm with payments from a 500 million soil conservation fund used to induce participation Reductions target cotton and rice while aiming to hold corn tobacco potatoes and peanuts near current levels County and area goals would apply and AAA committees would set farm quotas The plan seeks to align with possible new farm legislation and dovetail with Congress decisions as officials acknowledge limits may change with a future act.
Tonight and Friday at the Palace theatre the feature is Slave Ship starring Wallace Beery Warner Baxter and Mickey Rooney. Saturday showcases Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Way Out West. Monday presents Between Two Women with Franchot Tone Maureen O Sullivan and Virginia Bruce. Tuesday and Wednesday offer The Jones Family in Big Business as bargain nights. Thursday and Friday next week pair Shirley Temple with Victor McLaglen in Wee Willie Winkle.
Whitewright records show forty two local students headed to colleges this fall with many more anticipated. The list includes Thomas Sears at University of Texas and numerous peers bound for A and M College, Denton teachers colleges, North Texas Agricultural College, Texas Tech, Trinity University, and others across Oklahoma and Kansas. Also noted are teachers from Whitewright taking positions at area high schools and rural schools, with several named by name and school.
Sherman county officials formally declare Grayson County dry by nunc pro tunc order. Crim inal District Attorney R C Slagle Jr submits 11 pages of typewritten material to affirm the 1907 Oct 3 liquor prohibition. Records burned in 1930 courthouse fire, prompting updated legal footing for future liquor charges.
The census shows 8,521 bales ginned in Grayson County from the 1937 crop before Sept 1, versus 11,680 bales for 1936. Special agent G O Peterson of Denison reports the figures.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.