First bale of cotton in Whitewright 1916 bought for 14 1 2 cents
Whitewright residents note the first bale of cotton of the season sold to J. F. Lilley for 14.25 cents per pound. Local council restricts motor speeds to 10 mph in business and 15 mph in residence districts. Various local happenings include social events, a moonlight picnic, a colt show set for Sept. 2, and store merchandise trips to St Louis.
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the Sun
M. R. Chumbley
Whitewright
J. F. Lilley
John Stillwell
Birge- Forbes
Rufus Miller
J. B. Burris
C. W. Bryant
Hazel Ray
Holly Montgomery
J. W. Pender
Georgia Pope
R. P. Gordon
W. F. Holland
J. W. McMurry
Riley Williams
Homer Sears
Sam Armstrong
T. H. Lively
St. Louis
Local Nuptials and Community News From Sherman and Whitewright
Mr John Livingston of Sherman and Miss Emma Gordon wed last Thursday. Died Thursday morning at 68, John H Cox. Chumbley and Atteberry started cotton season in Whitewright selling bales at 13 and 4.35 cents with a 25.50 premium shared. Watermelons in Whitewright at 25 cents vs 75 last year. Graves, Brents and Henry returned from San Antonio military camp after 30 days. Two year old child of Moran family died Tuesday. Wallace Caraway and Bernice Akridge married Saturday. Charley Howard lost hay and feed when a barn burned on Sears land.
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John Livingston
Sherman
Emma Gordon
John H. Cox
Cleophus Chumbley
E. S. Atteberry
Whitewright
Mr. Chumbley
Sears Grain Company
Mr. Atteberry
Planters Gin Co
Paul Graves
Beveridge Brents
Oral Henry
San Antonio
Citizens
W. L. Moran
Wallace Caraway
Bernice Akridge
Charley Howard
T. H. Sears
Jokes and Snatches of Conversation from a Humorous Page
A jumble of dated quips and cartoonish exchanges in a lighthearted tone. Bits include Friday night party plans, a chaperoned prom moment, racial slurs from outdated humor, stock exchange taunts, and shopworn punchlines about love and marriage.
Mountaineer Schoolroom Banter Sparks Trigonometry Jokes
A humorous exchange shows a mountaineer taking his son to class and quipping about trigonometry as the worst shot in the family. The teacher lists arithmetic English and more while Rufus and Goofus swap a circus monkey joke with a monkey wrench punchline.
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Mountaineer
Son
Larnin
Rufus
Goofus
Staunton Couple Announce Ruby Wine Engagement
Mr and Mrs S L Wine of Bridgewater announce the engagement of their daughter Ruby to be wed. The notice lists the families and signals a forthcoming wedding in Staunton Virginia.
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Staunton, Va
Municipal light plant discussed at business meeting
A meeting of business men and citizens last Thursday discussed plans for a municipal light plant. The Sun notes the new R. and R. Theatre opened to the public Tuesday evening and Rev. W. A. Kirkpatrick was honored with a birthday dinner.
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W. A. Kirkpatrick
Local Chevrolet dealer Bob Sears honored in August birthday notice
Family celebrates Bob Sears 78th birthday on August 12. An automobile salesroom at Huffines May garage is fitted for him. Tom Lilley and Gomer May are in Lubbock County tending farming interests. County Agent C C Morris notes excessive rains have damaged the cotton crop in this area.
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Huffines & May
Bob Sears
Chevrolet
Tom Lilley
Gomer May
Lubbock County
C. C. Morris
The Gangster and His Early Training
A columnist traces a criminal’s path from infancy to crime, noting how toys and early influences shape a life of violence. The piece connects childhood toys to later acts, asking if the cradle set a course toward a condemned end.
Local wedding note and light humor snippets
The Richmond paper notes a wedding to R. Carlton Cupp of Dayton planned for late this month. A collection of light classroom and domestic quips follows, including a joke about electricity versus lightning and family exchanges about biscuits and plates.
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R. Carlton Cupp
Dayton
Richmond Paper
Wife Answers Husband Disapproval With A Laugh
A light exchange centers on a wife answering her husband’s disapproval of her bathing suit by simply laughing it off. The quip reflects a playful stance on social norms and personal choice.
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Willie Vocalite
Westinghouse
J. M. Barnett
Mansfield
Ohio
Inventor Barnett
Willie
Margie
George
Marge
Alice
Jean
Operator
Sammy
Sap
Shakespeare
London
New York Stock Exchange
Smith
Bonnie
Mistress
Rasmus
Whitewright Lumber Co
Gangster
Fellows
Sun Office
Frank D. Layman
Whitewright, Texas
Fabian
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Tom Bean
Bailey
Bells
Leonard
LaRoe’s
L. Laroe & CO
Dorothy Darnit
Mister Wrangels House
Memanus
Charles McManus
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