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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
4
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A civic appeal urges residents to seek religious revival before further progress. A series of revivals begins next Sunday at the Methodist Church with Presbyterians and Methodists cooperating, inviting all faiths to participate and help the community.
A Kansas City youth who forged checks and drank was sentenced to two years. His widowed mother mortgaged her farm to repay the losses and he was paroled to work and repay. He relapsed, was arrested again, and failed to repay. The piece argues character and early shaping by the community and church.
A city’s health is its greatest asset. Preventing disease is greater than curing it. Improve your rooms and troubles lessen. Fresh air is free and sanitation boosts wellbeing. Bad air in peace harms more than bullets in war. Community sanitation promotes health and wealth.
The piece argues health boosts efficiency and wealth, linking disease costs to money lost. It notes oil stock promoters in Texas swindled over one hundred million in five years, and claims forty-five West Texas towns seek a million dollar Technological College, with forty-four towns likely unhappy with the final choice.
Monday the Legislature will start drafting bills to increase revenue for operating costs. Reports indicate the state must collect about ten million dollars more each year than in the past.
The Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association district convention highlighted local town hospitality and civic spirit. Visitors repeatedly praised the community while the local association emphasized doing things well as a guiding principle.
The article urges grocery delivery firms to instruct drivers to avoid yards park strips and front lawns. It notes mud and damaged drainage ditches present in bad weather and mentions residents erecting barriers to stop disfiguring deliveries.
A compilation of light snippets and quips from numerous newspapers. Jokes about juries, tax blocs, debt to France, sugar, vacation politics, and headlines demonstrate the era's humor and political undercurrents. Strong entities include Birmingham News Life Boston Transcript New York American Philadelphia North American New York World.
Last Saturday's election to fill four school board seats drew only fifteen voters. All four candidates R. H. May, T. E. Barbee, Emmet Penn, and F. E. Douglas received the full fifteen votes each, securing two more years on the board alongside holdover members W. L. Mangrum W. P. Vaughn and T. E. Sears.
Purchases made at the Country Store booth during the fair will fund the schools you care about. Proceeds support educational programs and activities in the district.
Miss Tommie Chenoweth will travel to Sherman on Friday to direct the district interscholastic league music memory contest at Austin College. She oversees the five counties in the district and medals will be awarded by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. C. M. Tremaine, director in New York City, sponsors 32 gold and 32 silver medals for top papers in Texas districts. A gold and a silver medal will be presented at Sherman Friday evening.
Grocers Gordon Bros advertise they pay the highest prices for frying chickens and invite readers to telephone for quote.
The Whitewright audience will hear Miss Emma Dee Randle in the season finale of the lyceum course. Press notices across the country praise her as an artist. Seats at Dyer & Jones go on sale Monday April 16, selling fast. remaining tickets will be filled April 27.
Lloyd Moore's Furniture Store advertises easel picture frames at strikingly low prices to attract shoppers and boost sales. The notice highlights affordability and a call to visit the store for deals.
The Central High School of Sherman girls debate team faced the local boys team Monday night in a practice session. Sherman team members were Anne Belle Vestal and Bonnie Maxey, with Pearl Middlebrook and Prof. C. J. Denton accompanying. The Sherman debaters prepare for the interscholastic league meet in Sherman Saturday.
A discussion centered on a proposal to amend the Texas Constitution to levy a 3-mill tax for supporting higher education institutions and to prohibit the Legislature from making supplementary appropriations.
Station style hats arrive at Gordon Clothing Co offering casual headwear. Shoppers can browse neutral and vivid options sourced from current streetwear trends with limited stock in store.
The publisher editor and business manager is J H Waggoner Whitewright Texas. The owner is J H Waggoner Whitewright Texas. Bond holders mortgagees or other security holders holding 1 per cent or more are Mergenthaler Linotype Co Brooklyn and J H Waggoner Publisher. Sworn before F E Douglas Notary Public Grayson County Texas April 11 1923.
An advertisement promotes Martin's White Diarrhoea Tab for mixing in drinking water and Insecti Mune for feed. It also urges painting roosts and spraying hen houses with Taro Line, promising a money back trial from Bow-Wright Drug Co.
A Chicago Daily News quip argues that war could be banned primarily for its financial burden rather than the human toll. The line notes currency costs in dollars and multiple currencies to emphasize economic considerations in warfare.
Mrs. J. P. Stalcup died at her home near the Leslie schoolhouse northeast of town on Wednesday at 2 PM. Born in Alabama, she came to Texas 27 years ago with her husband and lived near Whitewright most of that time. Survived by six children and two sisters, funeral at Pilot Grove Baptist Church Wednesday at 4 PM. burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. conducted by Rev. Fleming.
Miss Chenoweth and Mrs Harp invite all first and second graders and qualified older children to attend the Tom Thumb Wedding at the grammar school auditorium Friday the 13th at 4 p m. Parents should be present to arrange costumes for the P T A Pure Food Fair.
Lloyd Moore's Furniture Store unveils new wallpaper options now on show. The display highlights fresh patterns and styles for home interiors, inviting customers to compare textures and colors.
The Executive Board of the Cham ber of Commerce will meet this Thursday night at 7 30 o clock at First National Bank. Members of the committee will please take notice and be present.
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