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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun comments on local life in 1928 with editorials about rain, Jack Frost, and a behind the scenes newspaper build. It notes political temperament among Democrats, the Moody stance on prohibition, and a lighthearted account of office renovations and labor. The item reflects small town concerns and civic humor.
The Dallas Journal comments that Gov Moody sees the party as neither wholly wet nor dry reflecting practical Democrats. It warns that making the party exclusively pro prohibition would weaken its numbers and national influence unless it gains unprecedented Republican support.
The Whitewright community is praised for its unity and duty to town, county, state, and nation. The Whitewright Sun notes mayor F. M. Echols is elected without opposition for his seventh term, reflecting a tradition of stable leadership and consistent re election.
Denison Herald lauds Whitewright as well governed with W H King and Guy Hamilton as the only city commissioners since a seven year old commission form. It notes businesslike city finances and unified leadership promoting harmony over personal interests.
Claud Callan reflects on the rise and fall of powerful men from bankers to politicians. He compares Napoleon and Napoleon’s fate, noting the melancholy of decline and the forgiveness that comes when power dissolves and doors close.
Writers urge farm boys to pursue education and broader careers while noting farming overproduction and the potential for higher prices if demand rises. The piece stresses ambition, modern agricultural methods, and that the intelligent farm boy can succeed in cities or on the farm if he studies and works.
Hypnotism shifted from quackery to a recognized mental and physical phenomenon. The text notes its early mistreatment by superstition and its later acceptance as a legitimate investigative and therapeutic tool.
Reports from Oxford Yale and St Luke's Chicago highlight hypnosis aiding physicians in treating addiction shell shock childbirth and major operations without anesthesia. Experts warn of dangers if practiced by amateurs while praising its potential benefits for patient care.
A meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock launched efforts to organize a Boy Scout troop in Tom Bean. Attendees included 35 men and boys, with Ben Burger of Denison and H L McLean of Sherman present. E O Thomas of Tom Bean was named troop committee chairman.
C L Willingham, a Sherman farmer and father of five, was sentenced to one year for making and selling wine. Assistant Jailer Ollie Neathery stopped him from leaping from a District Court room window to the concrete walk below, catching him by the heels just after the jury verdict.
A suburban street display shows a front window card reading A piano for sale while the neighboring window holds a single celebratory Hurrah card, creating a small scene of local whimsy.
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold a regular meeting at the grammar school on Tuesday April 12 at 4 p m. Officers will be elected for the new term. Program includes Invocation by Rev J W Willbanks Ladies Quartet paper Wise Use of Leisure by Miss Sue Stephens reading A Toast to Parents by Miss Sallie Hamilton.
Rev Purvis will preach here next Sunday as an exception to schedule to address Caddo Mills high school graduates. Sermons titled A Growing Church and Pentecost will be given morning and evening respectively. The August third Sunday marks the start of the fall evangelistic meeting as ordered by the church’s official board. The Women’s Missionary Society participates in the plan.
The group will meet Monday the 16th at 3 o clock at Mrs. J. B. Hall home with Mrs. Emory Christian as leader. The juniors meet at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon with Elizabeth Davidson as leader. Reporter.
The World Almanac for 1928 lists Generals of the United States Army with their dates of rank, noting multiple generals held rank at overlapping times and correcting a common belief. It highlights established generals from George Washington to Peyton C March and urges keeping Whitewright money at home.
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