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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
5
The Sun will charge regular advertising rates for notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees. Obituaries resolutions memorials and related notices also bear regular rates. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflections upon persons firms or corporations brought to attention. The tax reform impression is that someone else pays.
Whitewright residents extend a hearty welcome to visitors despite scarce rain in the past two weeks. The invitation reads come any old day and enjoy a friendly reception as April showers touch other Texas sections.
A Whitewright reader asks how an automobile and a woman resemble each other. The reply notes the car needs a new tag each year while a woman needs a new hat, calling this a pretty good quip from a bygone era.
A Whitewright reader comments on women's fashion and Old Man Grouch. The Sherman Democrat notes that women now serve as jurors in 21 states and seek this right elsewhere as they shift from purely domestic duties toward broader public responsibilities alongside men who dodge jury service.
Senator W S Moore urges enforcement of a Texas statute banning cut-out devices on motor vehicles. The law prohibits owning or operating any vehicle equipped with such a device, with fines from 10 to 100 dollars or up to ten days in jail, or both. Officials are urged to inform citizens to remove cut-outs to curb noise and dust.
The Thirty-Ninth Legislature passed a law prohibiting cut outs on vehicles and requiring mufflers on all motor vehicles. Signed by Gov. Ferguson, the act is now in effect. It makes it an offense to use or operate any motor vehicle over the specified sound limits.
A compilation of quotable lines from several papers offers sharp quips on driving, language, thrift, legislation, literature, and a Charleston graveyard discovery. The fragments convey editorial tone and local flavor without full context, highlighting humor and social commentary across multiple now historic outlets.
A collage of vintage quotes notes moral prices in choices and social duty. The Cincinnati Enquirer jokes bread yeast and wheat, while the Sherbrooke Record mocks dog bone scarcity as peace obstacle. Detroit News praises padlocking saloons as a political keynote. Houston Post-Dispatch defends the donkey emblem as party icon.
Quotations from several newspapers note wit and politics among officials and odd anecdotes: the Cleveland plain dealer cites a claim that intelligence maxes at sixteen. the Arkansas Gazette presses Secretary Mellon to offer a practical plan to keep taxation out of politics. the American Lumberman humorously recalls a bulldog in Macon raising two baby tigers as a parental analogy.
A bashful young man gathers courage and, after delaying for weeks, finally finds the moment to propose on a Sunday night, signaling a turning point in his romantic resolve.
A man questions Julia about his being present on multiple nights then exclaims, “Say, woman, doesn’t you smell a rat?” indicating suspicion of deception. The dialogue centers on memory of his presence and a rising doubt about truth.
A brief classroom exchange features a teacher asking how to tell winter is coming and a pupil’s witty reply that the day grows late. The small moment captures schoolyard humor and seasonal atmosphere.
John Philip Barbee returns to Anton in Lamb County after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Barbee. He has taken employment with a local lumber company.
W P Vaughn serves as juror in the Fifty-ninth District Court at Sherman for the Linxwiler murder case. C E Linxwiler is accused of killing his fifteen year old wife after a separation a week earlier. He allegedly fired four .25 caliber bullets into her body and then shot himself.
Repair work needs reliable service and the ad directs to R. S. Morehead for durable repairs. The instruction emphasizes lasting results and trusted workmanship for structural or durable fixes.
Mrs R T Pennington hosted the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club at her home. The decor featured roses and peonies. Out-of-town guests included Mrs H M Clark of Greenville as guest of honor, with Mrs Julian Boone of Dallas, Mrs H J Bradshaw of Abilene, Mrs D M Pope and Mrs Z R Langston of Sherman.
M C Spivy and Co Bonham reports buyers returned from St Louis and New York with large lots of seasonable merchandise bought last week at special prices for resale.
Mrs Ida Parker of Sherman visited relatives in the area Friday.
The Williams family expresses deep appreciation for acts of kindness and sympathy during the death of their husband and father. They thank those who aided them and for floral offerings, wishing blessings and encouragement in others' sorrow. Mrs. J. D. Williams and Children.
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