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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun states all notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect will also be charged. Corrections will be made for erroneous reflections upon any person firm or corporation when brought to the publishers.
A reflective note laments excuses from defeated candidates, then shifts to a light community touch about peaches from The Sun. The writer imagines readers planting peach trees and hoping for pumpkins after peach season, with a wry preference for pumpkin pies.
The section notes hot sunny days continuing for about forty more days, expected to push cotton out of the kinks and toward a good fall crop. The tone expresses cautious optimism for improved yields this season.
The Sun office received a series of peach gifts this week and last from community members. Aunt Bettie Currin donated four peaches, Mrs. H F Thompson sent three Elbertas, and Mrs. J L Truett provided three peaches. W L White delivered a basket of red cling peaches, followed by A J Cates with Elbertas. J W Waldrop from Pilot Grove offered Elbertas as his young orchard nears bearing.
A collection of pungent clips from various papers remarking on politics and society. Jokes target Congress and presidential tenure while noting Coolidge fishing luck and a judge ruling a hearse a pleasure vehicle. The wit reflects early 20th century editorial tones and public mood.
A collage of quotes suggests party maneuvers and hopes for Dems and third parties. Prohibitionists may revive a party, Democrats could gain momentum, and regional papers comment on Americanization and the White House transition.
A prominent physician says snoring stems from laziness, lack of exercise, and overeating. Telegrams cost the nation ten million dollars yearly in the use of the word please. A Japanese child must learn a quarter of a million letters to read every dictionary word. Premier Baldwin has received over 8,000 pipes as gifts. The Queen of Spain promotes long sleeves and ankle skirts. A scale weighing a dot over an eye was tested at Marquette University. U S air mail covered 2.5 million miles with two fatalities. Snake skin shoes drive Mexican traders to meet demand.
It is estimated that more than one thousand homes a day are being financed in the United States by legitimate building and loan associations.
A South American explorer described living on a diet of ants and monkeys. He said ants taste like crisp bacon and monkeys resemble a mix of pork and chicken, noting the foods sustain him.
A solvent for removing chewing gum from theater seats has spurred a new U.S. industry. Three figures note 103 workmen producing buggy whips with annual output near 296 270 dollars. About 1 000 tons of old newspapers are shipped to Central American countries for wrapping. Among Ecuadorian Jivaro, if a wife’s husband neglects her she may feed him a concoction that renders him a driveling imbecile, allowing her to remarry and the former husband becomes a servant to the new couple.
When you want engraving of any kind, come to The Sun office and see our line of samples. Prices right.
Pilot Grove reports S F Garland visiting his daughter in Dallas. Abilene residents Mrs Will Judd visited Mrs Mary Judd. Miss Clara Scott returns from Sherman to spend weeks at home. Sherman guests Charlie Majors and family with the Reynolds. Ken tucky town Carl Holland visits G E Thrift. Trenton Dudley Maddux visits aunt Mary Judd. Marian Barbee of Whitewright visits local friends. Roberta Sloan returns from Colorado after schooling. F L Lovell returns from Fort Worth after visiting a brother. A L Scott family attends a funeral in Howe. Mineral Wells Mrs Abbott visits nephew Earl Benson. Lloyd McSpedden hosts Hazel Nunley and Betty Ruth Smith of Sherman. Chism family entertains children and grandchildren from Powderly. Death notice: Billy Clements of Muskogee reported. he grew up here. School at Commerce for the weekend.
The revival at Pilot Grove opened Sunday with Rev J A Henderson guiding at 11 AM. Rev J H Hawkins of Whitewright preaches in the evenings and has already led to several conversions as farm work eases and crowds grow.
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