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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun invites readers to report any erroneous reflections about individuals firms or corporations in its columns for full correction by the publishers.
Mangrum Bros. demonstrated the value of advertising by selling twenty hams on Friday and Saturday after a promotional sale advertised in The Sun. Customer demand led to thirty hams sold over two days, a standout performance compared with average monthly sales for many stores.
Reports say boll weevils damaged crops over the past two weeks threatening what was forecast as a record season for the area. The piece notes a 30 day window left to salvage yield and cites broader wartime attitudes toward aliens and aviation feats while warning readers to stay alert on the roads and in daily life.
The McNary-Haugen bill or similar relief measures dominate political talk. Senator Capper notes Western farmers push equalization fee relief. At the Northwestern Agricultural Conference in St. Paul supporters back the bill’s principles. Farm income fell from $922 to $853 with agriculture revenues down twenty percent in 1926-27.
A brief quotation from the Ohio State Journal notes that the advantage of not fooling everyone at once is that a majority in the electoral college suffices every four years. It frames the electoral process with a pragmatic view of majority rule.
The Dal las News State Press reprints a satirical riff arguing Montreal motorists should be fined for splashing mud on pedestrians. It questions legality and moral appetite for harsh penalties and imagines a harsher Texas stance. The piece mocks punitive logic and metropolitan enforcement.
A collage of editorial quips and opinion lines from various papers. The items lampoon politics economics and society offering wry takes on future plans price fixing literacy and fashion with a humorous edge.
Data shows Italy 246 farmers per 1000 acres versus sixfold Egypt’s density. Other notes report a Connecticut insurance dispute over an embrace causing broken ribs, animal eyelids counts, and fish avoiding sunlight due to UV exposure. A NSW farmer confirms 4000 year old wheat can grow from ancient Egypt seed with seven ears.
In Leonard city park a reunion of Chadwell and Aldridge families brought together relatives and friends for a joyful gathering. The first Chadwell Aldridge reunion was held in 1925.
At Chadwell and Aldridge family reunion in the park, August Sunday was chosen for the annual affair with the Leonard quartet as guests. About two hundred attended from Whitewright and surrounding areas as Rev. J A Gaines led services and J B Chadwell of Amarillo was named president.
A university poll at Emory University in Georgia shows only 37 of 600 students answering yes to a fling question. In Malden Massachusetts a new Girl Scouts troop adopts the rolling pin as its insignia. The United States tally notes 41.
A janitor at a school quit after facing slurs from staff. He claimed honesty and said he would not tolerate insults about finding math terms like the least common multiple or greatest common divisor, fearing being blamed for missing them. The note ends with a joke about adding machine paper.
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