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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
4
A compilation of local items from the Whitewright Sun including notices on subscription pricing, post office status, advertising rates, and obituary policies. It references political remarks by Jim Ferguson, farmer attitudes toward boll weevils, and a civic idea called Glad Hand Day plus editorial observations on business honesty and debt disputes.
An editorial warns that streets are dangerous for boys after school and urges sending boys to the country to work, arguing that employment is safer morally than idleness. It promotes labor like cotton chopping and plowing as a better use of a boy’s summer, reflecting moral concerns of youth welfare.
The Troup Banner argues farm upbringing and hard work mold character and success. It contrasts country boys pressing against limits with town youths relying on wealth, claiming country lads learn discipline, responsibility, and resilience through labor despite limited means.
A speaker laments continual gossip from aunts and neighbors after returning from the mart. The poem portrays exhausted family chatter, petty squabbles, and a wish for quiet and sober thought away from the clamor of daily tales. The voice, topped by a satirical narrator, invokes a weary plea for silence and respite.
A superintendent mistaken for a faulty worker learns he was fired for not acting as his own boss. The owner, a trained farmer, explains that self supervision is essential, as tasks like tractor maintenance and barn upkeep must be remembered and acted upon without constant supervision. The message: future on the farm belongs to those who act autonomously and discipline themselves.
The piece urges self discipline and personal initiative. A youth who overcame bad habits learned to take responsibility, fix a broken fence, improve a failing crop, and pursue a farm partnership. It stresses that true leadership starts with self control and doing what needs doing without prompting, otherwise one remains a wage slave.
Des Moines Iowa evangelist Chas S Earley arrived Tuesday after travel delays and preached the first sermon of the revival meeting at Central Christian Church. The series began with his Tuesday night sermon amid ongoing evangelistic efforts in the city.
A large audience welcomed the speaker as introductory remarks and a sermon moved many to cooperation among local churches. He urged workers to unite to reach the unsaved, stressing human sin, personal need in Christ, and God’s love. Lucian Andrews leads the big chorus, a children’s choir is forming, song service starts at 8, services held on the church's south side with ample seating.
Austin reports Governor Neff ordered Gainesville placed under the open port law effective Tuesday afternoon at four. Captain W L Wright heads a Ranger detachment. Neff cited multiple reports of conditions and said offenses under the act are felonies. requests for Rangers poured in from Waco Big Springs Texarkana Palestine and Greenville as reinforcements are recruited.
In Sherman on Monday afternoon a ring blew from an air valve on a tire of a Bells Mercantile Company truck driven by T Meadow of Bells. The ring struck Meadow on the left arm breaking a bone just above the wrist and gashed the left cheek. He was rushed to a local hospital.
Washington August 7 Senator Borah of Idaho becomes the focal point of a third party movement as letters from diverse political backgrounds urge him to lead a new national party. All agree neither Republicans nor Democrats can provide national leadership.
The Odeon theatre presents Hoot Gibson in The Bearcat on Saturday a five reel comedy sure to amuse. Also shown Friday is The Millionaire a strong picture expected to entertain crowds. The Odeon books multiple good films at summer prices for patrons.
Rev and Mrs R A Gay and their son Tom, who have been visiting friends here, left Tuesday for Celina for a visit. From Celina they will go to Hillsboro to visit relatives.
A Denison Herald editorial critiques readers who point out grammar or factual errors. It argues that the press is not infallible but produces far more material than errors, noting the annoyances of chasing tiny mistakes while editors strive for accuracy.
Advertises 75 sheets of good typewriter paper for only 25 cents at the Sun office.
An early Sun ad promotes tire and tube care with assurances of good workmanship and customer satisfaction. It also advertises carbon paper for sale, highlighting convenient roadside reliability and road readiness during hot weather.
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