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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
4
Notices inform that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. Published by PRESS ASSOCIATION J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss.
Published every Thursday subscription price set at 1.50 per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection on character standing or reputation in the columns will be corrected upon notification to the publisher.
Buck Taylor, a Texas newspaper man, writes Did You Say They Tried to Steal Texas a clear inside look at the recent Texas Legislature session. It prints SJR 12 and covers oil, lobbyists, teachers, unions, and lawmakers. Regional Press Dallas publishes it at $1.00 a copy.
The head of a major industry discusses his rise through factory work and outlines the unemployment challenge plus the need to place high school and college graduates. He suggests starting anew at age 21 in roles from filling station apprentice to electrician, machinist, mechanic, handcraft worker, or entry clerk.
The author argues youths should gain hands on farm and tool skills before formal education, learning ground work, planting, and cultivation. He claims industriousness and practical knowledge trump pay, warning that overemphasis on specialization worsens unemployment by creating helpless, narrowly trained workers.
In Bowie County Maud resident Will Barberee, a hitchhiking hopeful for Texas governor, describes himself as a school teacher and Democrat voter, while a contrasting report labels another unnamed candidate as a flour salesman and non voter aligned with Republicans.
Homer M. Price reflecting in the Marshall News recalls wartime hardships and quick prosperity after 1914. He notes mass hunger after war declaration, relief efforts feeding thousands, then a boom with high wages and rising prices including silk shirts at $15 and wheat at $2 a bushel. He questions whether neutrality law changes will revive sales to warring nations.
Leonardo da Vinci born in 1452, Florentine illegitimate son of a lawyer, regarded as a universal genius. He excelled in art and science and contributed to many fields, with mechanical invention including a flying machine and the wheelbarrow, a major labor saver later influencing modern machinery.
The State of Texas issues over 250,000 warrants each month drawn on ten funds. June totals include 112,204 old age aged warrants and 103,708 unemployment payments. Motor fuel refunds reach 20,490 with 18,079 from the general fund. highway fund warrants total 19,495 and Confederate pension checks number 4,882.
In Omaha a petition drive led by women seeks to keep the United States from entering the European war. Mrs. J. H. Wright Jr. says petitions have been sent to 15 states urging senators and representatives to oppose involvement. About 1,000 petitions circulate in Omaha.
Vice President Garner told friends in Dallas he would not seek the presidential nomination, saying the presidency should seek the man. He spoke before leaving Texas for Washington and the special congressional session.
Claude Callan reflects on Uncle Thomas who spent decades chasing success and wealth, neglecting family and leisure, only to leave behind that his life yielded nothing but a living. The Fort Worth Star Telegram quote closes with a caution about saving for a rainy day.
State police released six month Texas traffic survey showing drinking drivers chiefly responsible for highway fatalities. Of 699 lives lost in the first half of 1939, 394 died on highways and 64 of 174 pedestrians were struck on highways. Drinking drivers accounted for about 24 percent of highway deaths and 19.71 percent of all traffic fatalities. Excessive speed ranked as primary cause in 15 percent of highway deaths. Head-on collisions caused over 27 percent of fatal highway crashes.
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel granted full pardons and restoration of citizenship to I. L. Southerland and Ovid Mathis, who were jailed for the 1934 First National Bank of Atlanta robbery after a later confession cleared them. The duo had begun serving 50 and 30 year terms in August 1934. conditional pardons had been issued the previous November.
A sick man endures weeks of pain despite trying multiple remedies. He first resorts to old Aunt Jane’s tablets given to Uncle John, then neighbor’s potions, a liniment bought with money, and a bottle of advertised pills. After expecting relief from a steel arch supports, nothing works and he contemplates visiting a doctor if no improvement appears.
A curious aphorism notes that a wife's icy look signals preparations to heat up life for her husband. It frames a playful domestic dynamic with sharp wit and a tense undertone.
A parental exhortation urging steady industry across tasks from digging ditches to editing a newspaper. Emphasizes that every labor, big or small, builds character and futures. Applies to sons learning work ethic in varied trades and settings.
The quote urges relentless effort over leisure, arguing that long hours and steady labor build appetite, sound sleep, and a meaningful holiday. It warns against idleness, praising the value of work for personal pride and national strength, spoken in a brisk, motivational tone.
Cleaning leather coverings requires boiling equal parts sweet oil turpentine and vinegar then applying with a woolen cloth. To remove vase stains mix salt and vinegar and shake, then rinse after hours. Inspect picture backs to prevent dust entry by patching torn paper. Enlarge machine shirring stitches using ruled paper as guide. String beans should be cut lengthwise into splinters for quicker cooking.
In Hot Springs Arkansas James Sparkman recalls a humorous heat wave incident. His cow Sally waded into a shallow pond seeking relief and returned to the barnyard with a six pound bass snagged in its hair. The farmer and a lovestruck youth exchange playful chatter.
Thomas B. Reed, former Speaker, authored many quips. As an effort to secure a quorum faced delays due to a flood washing out rail lines, a telegram said an absent member could not come. Reed replied, Buy another shirt and come on next train.
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