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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
5
A roundup notes numerous visitors and travels including Mrs Roby Childress in Dallas, Miss Georgie Collins in Denison, and families from Sherman and Paris. Others join Lee by Waco, Denton, Fort Worth, Greenville, and Gainesville as relatives visit kin and friends across North Texas.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. H. C. Willis's home for an hour of mission study with devotional and prayer by Mrs. W. H. King and leadership by Mrs. A. L. Jackson. Lem Tittforth of Bonham will bring the pick of the country's greatest furniture values with new and second hand beds, living suites, cabinets, tables, radios, pianos, phonographs, stoves, shades, and rugs at bargain prices.
Mrs. Louise Merritt of Whitewright, longtime club and church volunteer, was honored with a farewell party Monday at Mrs. R. L. Sears home after moving to Bedford Iowa. The gathering reflected her community service and local ties.
Susie and Maggie Noe and Mrs. Jennie Crittenden received Cotton Noe’s group of sketches and blank verse narratives. John W Townsend lauds Noe as a true Kentucky poet. West End Bridge Club host Mrs. H T Arterberry held a bridge afternoon with high scores by Mrs. Allen T Short and Blanche Montgomery. guests and members listed among many attendees.
The County Line Singing Convention takes place Sunday September 25 at 1 30 p m at Bethel four miles south of Whitewright. All singers and lovers of singing are invited to attend.
Advertisement from L. La Roe & Company urges buyers to stock up on coal before October first as prices are set to rise. The notice emphasizes timely purchasing to avoid higher costs this winter.
Readers must notify The Sun of any post office street or rural route address changes. A new postal ruling imposes a 2 cent charge for each change unless the subscriber indicates the update promptly.
Mahatma Gandhi, after a large pre fast meal, starts a death fast opposing Britain's electoral system in India. He remains in Yeravda jail as the government ends his recent prison term. Gandhi vows to fast until Indian reforms or his death.
Clyde Fogle visits Dallas while Miss Carter Fletcher returns from El Paso. Sher man and Nobility visitors share in Leonard gatherings. The Sowels funeral near Leonard follows Mr Sowels death Saturday. Local Ladies Missionary Society meets at L Markham home with light refreshments. Mrs S B Martin returns from El Paso and Phoenix noting Arizona cotton and water costs. A hay and stock barn nears completion at Joe Wallace homestead. L Markham family hosted by Henry Moats. Mrs Coy Golden and Mrs Buddie Farrar visit S B Martin. Bonham club council delegates attend home demonstration event.
The piece argues that large government spending harms credit and employment by reducing purchasing power and increasing taxes. It cites Bernard Baruch on the danger of fiscal excess, warns that excessive government cost chills investment, and says prudent, inexpensive government aids employment by preventing tax-induced bankruptcies.
W N Smith a 47 year old laborer at Gulf Refining near Diamond Hill died after a swarm stung him 19 times as he hacked a bee nest with a scythe. He collapsed Monday afternoon and died Tuesday morning after being taken home and to a hospital.
The Greenvi ll e Banner cites a Soviet case where a wealthy peasant woman faces death for stealing grain from a collective farm. The piece argues the punishment reveals Soviet civilization and critiques U S aversion to such policies.
A tropical tarantula found in bananas was given to Dr. A. R. Biss Jr. of the University of Tennessee. The tarantula crawled toward a medium rat, which then calmly ate the spider with no resistance.
The National Hikers Association proposed in Indiana would ensure hitch hikers receive equal treatment with paying motorists. Raymond Griffith advocates incorporating the group to regulate highwayers and grant hitch hikers a membership card for recognition and transport rights.
Native peoples of tropical America craft bowls from the fruit of the cannon-ball tree, shaping vessels from the rounded fruit as a traditional craft.
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