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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
2
A Scrapeville doctor runs for mayor, claiming no platform and revealing he knows every resident. The town rallies to vote him in, and on election night he wins all but one vote, cast by a newcomer.
The city council of Mound Bayou Mississippi, an all Negro town of about 3000 residents, ordered the jail closed as a useless institution. Records show only one arrest in six years and no murder in over thirty, with no uniformed officers visible. The town, founded in 1887 by Isaiah T Montgomery, was built on delta land sold exclusively to Black residents. Montgomery, a former slave to Jefferson Davis, died years ago after a respected life. Buy your Printing from The Sun.
Red Ball Bus Line serves Whitewright Sherman Leonard and Greenville with departures from Whitewright to Sherman at 8:00, 11:00, 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. and to Greenville at 8:50 a.m., 12:00 noon and 2:50 p.m. Earl and Carl Jenkins operate from the Dyer and Jones depot with contact numbers listed.
Grayson County tolls and exemptions show 1929 polls at 16,050, down from 17,627 in 1928. Denison leads with 4,133 total, Sherman 3,865, and countywide shifts include Whitewright gaining 66 votes while North Whitesboro and South Whitesboro show losses. Detailed precinct tallies list Van Alstyne, Whitewright, and other towns with varying changes in polls and exemptions.
An extended notice promotes a Bonham sale of second hand and new furniture with deep discounts. Cars, beds, cabinets, stoves and rugs are advertised alongside offers and trade allowances, urging readers to attend and trade goods.
A streetcar conductor and an irate passenger clash over a transfer in a poorly ventilated car. The confrontation ends with the passenger remarking about the cars' ventilation and the conductor issuing a warning.
A witty exchange defines the witching hour as the moment a wife greets a husband with Which story is it this time. The quip frames domestic routine as a humorous ritual.
The T. FE. L. and Convention Classes of the Baptist Sunday school met for their monthly social at the home of Mrs. J. R. Fleming with 27 members and visitors present. Mrs. Oran Sears led, social hour followed with games, hostesses were Mrs. J. R. Fleming Mrs. Ira Fleming and Mrs. O. L. Hannah. Ice cream and cake refreshments served. Tiny white crosses with lilies given as favors.
A quip about time and imprisonment appears in a Sun ad noting sale of office supplies including typewriter paper, carbon, adding machine paper, and ribbons. The line about ninety nine years humorously references the penitentiary setting.
A historical note describes 6GO6 as a patent remedy claimed to treat colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria. The entry lists its broad medical uses and circulating opinions about its effectiveness.
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