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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
8
Maggie Horton Dorothy Hamilton Velma Bennett James Lindsey and Oleta Chambers are credited as reporters for the W. H. S. Reflector in a school weekly note. The piece lists staff writers and their bylines for the publication cycle.
Janice Melver argues that Whitewright should establish a public library to aid students and the town economy. She suggests starting small in a store or school, with book donations and club involvement to fund and maintain a community library.
A collection of brief jokes about office life and a classroom scene. An office boss asks for an attentive boy while jokes about smoking ice cream and a fatal swimming bet punctuate the humor. A teacher quizzes meaning of furlough and a student cites a wartime mule illustration.
A Baltimore woman dialed the Maryland department of public service and asked to leave her baby with the service engineer while she shopped. The engineer replied that she had the wrong number, but the caller retorted that caring for a baby could be a public service and urged the agency to change its name.
The Texas tenant farm population totals about 1.25 million while owned farms hold about 862 thousand. Approximately 1 million Texans were born in other states, led by Tennessee with 115,861 and Alabama with 103,244.
An amateur poultry keeper's flock suffers from lice due to a shabby hen house. The narrator urges proper construction, sanitation, and regular disinfection, sharing a mother skunk tale to urge action. A Dip and Disinfectant clean up, lime dusting, and repeated lice powder treatment are advised to restore health and deter pests.
Session warns poultry owners that lice fleas ticks mites and bed bugs sap vitality and egg production. Parasites rarely kill but weaken birds making them prone to disease and losses. prevention is essential for humane reasons and business profits.
A compact summary of diverse notes including France's 1875 constitution, British coal output at 252 million tons and Europe at 44 million, early uses of bullion in England, 16th to 19th century magnetic needle shifts, and a Nova Scotia political trend with Mac beginnings. Also notes St David’s city claim in Wales and Lindbergh’s assured tomorrow per Christian Science Monitor.
Two livestock and real estate classified items. A young Jersey cow with an eight day old calf offered at 75 dollars by E. L. Stine. A six room house in good condition with garage barn cowshed cross fences and concrete drives priced 5500, selling for 3500 with 1000 cash and balance like rent, Claud Truett.
Official county court record from Grayson County Texas dated April 10 1929 at Sherman. J L Doggett clerk signs with deputy Lucile Wilson. Contains archival procedural language and seal.
A New York Evening Post quip notes that a prominent naturalist claims lions are near sighted while contrasting with a child’s clueless geography. The humorous exchange mocks expert pronouncements on familiar topics.
Mr. Cook married Pedigreed Mebane, then divorced after losing five hundred dollars in 1927 by not planting his entire crop in Texas Early Wonder. He now plants his whole crop in a more profitable cotton variety at a rate of one dollar to one dollar twenty five per bushel.
A note encouraging readers to try the Want Column when losing items, highlighting strong results and low cost for small classified ads.
Publication warning in Grayson County Texas commands sheriffs to publish for ten days prior to return day in Sherman. M. H. Murphy seeks letters of administration for Lizzie Murphy deceased. Hearing at county court in Sherman on first Monday in May 1929. Heirs may contest.
The Sun offers typewriter paper and care bon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons for sale.
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