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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1927
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists a subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance and notes entry as second class mail matter from Whitewright Texas. It states that notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates and commits to corrections upon notification.
The piece argues selecting goods locally supports the town’s prosperity. It praises teachers churches stores and merchants and urges residents to patronize local businesses to sustain schools streets and property values. It emphasizes community benefit and mutual self interest.
Easter falls on April 17 this year following the paschal full moon rule. Whitewright churches plan special programs to honor the resurrection and atonement theme, inviting both children and adults to reflect with anticipation.
A government report notes Texas has one million milk cows ranking sixth in dairy cattle. Dallas dairies ship milk up to fifty miles twice daily. Farmersville, 27 miles south of Whitewright, sells several hundred thousand dollars of milk yearly. larger dairies affect rural economies during bad crop years and low cotton prices.
Dairymen report milk trucks run two trips daily to Farmersville and may extend service to Whitewright if local production supports demand.
An exploration of ancient beliefs about the sun dancing during Easter. Narration notes Devonshire maidens seeking sunrise spectacles and Scottish tales of a sun that whirls and leaps. The piece reflects on joy, faith, and the sun as a symbol of divine goodness.
Dr. J N Powell brings 6 by 8 inch egg to office. Ernest Harrison reports similar 6 by 8 inch egg. Powell says a Rhode Island Red hen lays a comparable egg about twice weekly.
W. J. White leaves the Van Alstyne Leader after six years as editor to join the editorial staff of the Sherman Daily Democrat. White is recognized as a leading North Texas newspaper man and will bring prestige to the Democrat.
Three thousand prominent New York State citizens list the five main causes of crime. Bad companionship and lack of home supervision due to parental absence top the list, followed by delays in justice and publicity of crime news, with money obsession due to commercial life also noted. The piece flags parental negligence as contributing to three of the five causes.
Clab Hancock reports his wife is hoarse while he jokes she can be understood by her look. Fletcher Henstep loses hair but wears a hat. Fit Smith joins Hog Ford church with slow progress to acceptance. Henstep’s wet suspenders from the Tin Peddler cause him to nearly lift off the ground. A Tickville dog follows a resident here but stops at Colum bus Allsop’s dogs. Washington Hocks notes crowd-drawing events include a fire, a baptism, a dog fight and a wedding.
Stigler Oklahoma April 13 Four persons are known to have been killed and fifteen possibly fatally injured by a tornado that struck Haskell and Pottau counties. It cut a swath about 300 yards wide and ten miles long demolishing buildings. Parts of residential districts of McCurtain and Bokoshe were destroyed. Two of the dead are A D Driegher and John Ross. Rev Hayashi, a Japanese minister who will preach at the Methodist Church Sunday night, will be a guest of Ben Sturdivant while in the city. Hayashi is taking advanced work at Southern Methodist University Dallas and Sturdivant is also a student at SMU.
Ten years after the Armistice France lists 700,000 disabled veterans. Of 704,606 listed, 404,606 are legless or armless or single limb. 235,884 with lung troubles. 27,281 eye injuries. 17,753 ear deformities. 8,588 disfigured faces. 14,502 mentally deranged. The piece notes war’s long costs and argues for reason over force.
A vintage exhortation outlines ten lessons for boys aged fourteen to twenty four. It urges lifelong learning, gaining a trade, cultivating character over money, and shared happiness while warning against selfishness and rugged toughness. It emphasizes self improvement as motion powered by thought and energy.
A reflective line from New Ideas Magazine urges readers to avoid selfish habits, embrace continual self improvement, and serve others through helpful actions for lasting life rewards.
Heavy rains in Whitewright persist for days, delaying field work and keeping many fields unplowed. Cotton planting is far behind, oats are fine, but wheat suffers under wet conditions. Farmers expect several dry days needed before work can resume.
A Dallas State Press note refuses to profile the person who borrows a neighbor’s newspaper before the owner reads it. It argues language lacks power to describe such readers and urges readers to value newspapers for public and personal interest amidst cost concerns.
A five year old boy William plays with a toy boat in the bath on Sunday his mother objects but he explains the boat is a missionary craft bound for Africa turning a family dispute into a humorous tale Set in a domestic scene with a gentle religious twist and a child’s clever answer.
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