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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1923
Page
3
A memoir of a first anniversary told by a young couple at Johns house. Family friends form a committee to plan a simple, heartfelt celebration with homemade decorations, wedding party roles, verses on gift packages, and a celebratory drive around town.
A dying rich man calls his longtime chauffeur Sykes and says the journey ahead will be rugged. The chauffeur replies that there is one comfort it’s all downhill.
Humorous anecdotes describe the Ripple family dynamics from debt pride to marital strain. Tom Ripple's rising income mirrors growing debt while Jim Ripple enjoys status symbols. Annie Ripple's fiancé shuns a grand car, Martha questions millinery flattery, and Nathaniel's quarrels disrupt affection after mornings.
A portrait of Mrs Ripple navigating marital debates and sibling rivalries as she confronts relatives and the clash of expectations. She plans stricter guest rules and resource saving while coping with in law tensions and desire for fair treatment among her children and grandchildren.
Austin reports that a 1 cent per gallon gasoline tax took effect April 1 though not widely known. Wholesale dealers must pay the tax monthly by the 25th, with penalties of 1 cent per gallon and 10 percent on amounts after the first default. blanks will be mailed by May 1.
Last Thursday night a burglar entered the J. R. Carlisle store and Hudson, Davis & Company. He stole a suit, overcoat, shoes, shirt, ties, hat and suitcase from Hudson, Davis & Co. He wore the clothes when arrested in Greenville by Deputy Sheriff Lankford and City Marshal Montgomery, and admitted the burglary. He was identified by Hudson, Davis & Co. manager Gillespie and jailed in Sherman. Three charges were filed Saturday in Judge McCrary's court: two burglary and one theft.
Preston Everheart Post No. 225 American Legion announces it will hold its next regular meeting on the first Friday night of the month. All members are urged to attend.
The Sun notes wide readership for its Want Column and advertises 25 word ads under 25 cents per issue, inviting broad participation.
W H Chisholm 72 a Gray son County farmer and seed breeder died in Sherman Texas after weeks of heart trouble. He had lived in the county sixty four years and passed away Wednesday evening at 8 15 o clock following an extended illness.
Superintendent Durham and Professor Wright report scholastic census figures for Whitewright and District 42. Whitewright city proper shows two more white students and five fewer colored students. District 42 gains thirty as transfers move to Whitewright. Additional transfers from Grayson Fannin and Collin Counties total over a hundred.
Central Christian Church reports good services last Lords day with calls to worship on the Lord's day. Morning topic Faith What Is It How Get It How Use It and evening topic The Obedience of Faith. Also notes gas pricing visible at Morehead's pump for readers.
An advertisement promotes a Syruphonic Laxative labeled LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular 14 to 21 day use to regulate function, stresses pleasant taste and pricing at 60 cents per bottle.
Washington reports Dallas at 177,247 residents, up from 158,976 in 1920. San Antonio is estimated at 184,727 versus 161,379. Houston 154,970. Fort Worth 143,821. El Paso 96,319. Wichita Falls 51,500. Galveston 46,620. Beaumont 46,319. Waco 41,620. Austin 36,683. Port Arthur 27,708. Denison 18,301. Sherman 16,020.
The district executive committee chose Sherman as the meeting place over Paris and Leonard. The contest will be held at Austin College on April 14 with the music memory contest in Sherman Hall the evening before.
In 1897 there were 167 agents, special deputies and inspectors on the payroll of the United States. In 1907 the number had swollen, according to Senator Foraker of Ohio, signaling a rapid growth in federal personnel and oversight roles.
The Honey Grove Signal notes estimates from Senator Stanley of Kentucky and former Governor Haskell of Oklahoma placing government workers in the tens of thousands. It claims about every twentieth person is employed by government as a major reason the cost of government rose more than fivefold in thirty years.
Denison jail inmate J B Brown a Black man charged with theft butted the tin roof with his head last night and escaped over the border into Oklahoma authorities report.
A humorous exchange exposes a bungling financier as he admits paying $2 for a memory system that recalled debts of $5 to a fellow. The dialogue highlights comic miscalculation and misplaced trust in a gimmick.
An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic and laxative effects, claiming it causes no nervousness or head ringing. The notice asks readers to recognize the full product name and look for E. W. GROVE, Jvc signature.
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