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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
1
Grayson County commissioners cut the tax rate to 80 cents, a 13 cent drop, saving about 49 400 on 1932 bills. Assessed valuation stands near 38 million, with a 10 percent rendition reduction lowering county and state taxes by 38 000 each.
Austin reports both chambers approved a conference committee report on a Senate bill to correct the delinquent tax remission act. The measure remits interest and penalties on ad valorem and poll taxes but not fees or costs, due to constitutional constraints.
August 1932 cotton exports reached 182663 bales, up 92865 from August 1931. For eight months the port moved 1360907 bales, an increase of 374634 bales versus 1931, per Russell Wait, director of the port.
The Texas Railroad Commission authorized the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway to cut passenger rates from 3.6c to 1.8c per mile on its Texas central division. Affected routes include Waco to Rotan and DeLeon to Cross Plains. The emergency rate, aimed at moving cotton pickers to West Texas, expires November 30.
A barn belonging to F. W. Alverson in southwest Whitworth was destroyed by fire at noon Wednesday. The origin is unknown. Insurance covered $400 on the barn and $100 on contents.
Grayson County citizens urged the State Highway Commission in Austin to extend Highway 160 from Bells to connect with Highway 91 at Denison. The plan aims to ease traffic on Highway 6 between Sherman and Denison and provide a direct route from Preston Bend bridge to Bells Whitewright Greenville and East Texas. Greenville Tyler and other cities joined the push while Highway 42 received remarks about past neglect and future attention. Delegations from Grayson County included Mayors Clarence Scott and F M Echols and officials from Denison Bells Whitewright and Dorchester among others.
Sam McCorkle announced Saturday that he resigned as district attorney of the seventy seventh district to become attorney for Governor Sterling in the contest suit filed over the state gubernatorial race. He said criminal business in his district is light at this time.
Edwardsville Ill two sisters daughters of the founder paid 80000 to protect depositors after the Troy Exchange Bank in Troy near Edwardsville went into liquidation. Officers and stockholders added 381500 to finish the liquidations.
Boosters from Blue Ridge visited Whitewright on Wednesday to promote the fifth annual Blue Ridge free fair set for September 28 to October 1. A $2.50 prize is offered for the best community booth with exhibits due by noon September 27. A baby show is slated for September 29 evening.
Sarah Jane Garner 81 mother of John Nance Garner dies in Detroit after hours at her bedside. Funeral held at a tree shaded cemetery with Garner family present including his wife and son Tully. Prominent figures like Franklin D Roosevelt and James Farley sent condolences.
Inquiries are under way to gauge demand for college classes taught by Austin College staff. Courses would count as residence credit and transfer to Texas Association of Colleges schools. Last year History and Government were offered with sessions at 7:30 p m from October to June. If enough applicants exist, courses will begin earlier and feature Professor Gillespie or other college staff.
A daughter was born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moody. She is the second child of the former governor and was named Nancy Paxton. Dan Moody Jr. is three and one half years old. The baby weighed seven and a half pounds.
Whitewright will host a new dry goods store named the Bargain Store after J L Menefee moved from Ferris. He rented the Ray building, formerly the Johnson jewelry shop, and will stock and announce an opening date soon. Menefee and associates run several Texas and Oklahoma stores and chose Whitewright after touring over fifty towns. He and his wife have rented an apartment in Crawford Montgomery's home.
New York stocks posted their sharpest one day rise in nearly a year with gains of $2 to $10 per share. The market, aided by strong bonds and higher commodity prices, traded 4 300 000 shares as bears covered and rail and electric output showed improvement.
Lee Schloss Inc of Newark paid 9.85 dollars per hundredweight for five car loads of Missouri Hereford steers fed by McNamara Bros. The 91 head averaged 1344 pounds, setting a new top price 20 cents higher than the prior record.
W H Kaufman brother and Catherine May Bassett and Grage Richard nieces contest the 30000 estate left by Viola Kaufman to promote birth control. The 70 year old Los Angeles resident died last March in Memphis Tennessee. Relatives allege she was of unsound mind and that unknown persons influenced the will.
Browns ville Texas is identified as the southernmost city on the mainland United States in this brief note.
Gordon L. Hostetter, executive director of the Employers' Association of Chicago, told a national government conference that racketeering by business leaders, organized labor, criminals, and politicians costs the United States about 11 to 13 billion dollars annually. He cited Chicago losses of 145 million dollars yearly and defined a fourfold racketeering pattern aimed at exploiting the public.
Dr H E Stout superintendent of the Woodmen Circle Home at Sherman spoke to the Grayson County Rotary Club last Friday. A veteran educator, he discussed whether society has invested energy in people as in wealth, citing Scotland Switzerland and ancient Greece as examples of nations prioritizing people over possessions. He praised Whitewright's Circle Home work aiding aged women and destitute children and said his current role brings him great satisfaction.
Oakland dentist Dr. F T Farron pulled a decayed tooth from a three year old cougar owned by Homer Snow. Veterinarians had feared to intervene but Farron attempted the procedure in Oakland California on Monday.
The cigarette tax produced 1 501 010 for the first half of the year, according to the Comptroller. Half of the tax funds go to the general fund and half to the available school fund.
Quote from Arthur Brisbane noting that some large advertisers fail to appreciate weekly newspapers and that their influence on public opinion rivals all other publications in the country. The remark underscores the power of periodicals in shaping views.
Cotton climbed about 2.75 a bale after the government production report of September 8. Prices rose above 9 cents a pound at release, then fell to 6.60 before this week’s strength. Local buyers offered 7.25 for lint, 2.30 for seed cotton, and 10.50 for cotton seed as gin receipts reached 1684 bales, up 521 for the week.
In the Cookson Hills Cherokee County Oklahoma six or seven men were killed by gunfire over a two day period as deputies hunted outlaw elements. Three outlaws died and three peace officers were killed in separate clashes with bandits led by Ky Carlisle and Troy Love. Authorities prepared charges against residents for harboring criminals while searching for a possible fourth body. Earlier, Deputy Sheriff Webster Reece and others halted a car questioning a gang linked to an attempted Braggs Mountain holdup that left Mrs Susie Sharp and others wounded.
The navy plans a $10 million construction program under a relief act to aid employment. The Philadelphia naval hospital will receive $1.6 million for buildings and equipment, and the New York navy yard is set for $850,000 in upgrades.
Everett Sanders announced Hoover will speak in Des Moines Iowa on Tuesday evening October 4 with a nationwide radio hookup planned. The president will return to Washington after the speech and make no other address en route. Time and place of further addresses remain unarranged.
Senior Accountant Lambert of Allred Lambert and Nichols says Grayson County books and records are in good shape as five colleagues and he review the tax assessor’s office ledgers. They expect possible completion several days before the 60 working days in the contract.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association announces a community play titled Crashing Through to be performed October 27 and 28. The group also plans a Tommis wedding event at a later date.
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