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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
4
A Honey Grove Signal item from Whitewright recounts political banter urging votes for the best candidate while lampooning Alfred E. Smith and Earle Mayfield. It also includes racist passages about black people and craps during cotton picking season, arguing for a lenient approach to gambling.
A collage of wry lines from editors and columnists, noting sports allure, politics, retirement legends, election methods, and quirky local anecdotes. The collection reflects satirical takes and social comment from papers like Milwaukee Journal Virginian Pilot Wall Street Journal Charleston Mail Ohio State Journal Philadelphia Bulletin Tampa Times Philadelphia Inquirer Chicago Journal of Commerce San Diego Union and Christian Science Monitor.
Slim Pickens was briefly sick but recovered after a visit from the doctor who gave no medicine. Wash Hocks notes married couples often adopt a dog if children do not appear. Fletcher Henstep lectured on gullies at Wild Onion, calling them mostly suitable as fences. Washington Hocks reports weather as unpredictable with clouds delaying rain.
Washington reports corn syrup oil and starch makers increased output 1.1 percent in 1927 from 1925. Last year the industry produced 134.41 million dollars, up from 132.90 million in 1924. Data drawn from 24 reporting plants across Maine Illinois Iowa Missouri Indiana Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska New Jersey and Ohio.
A park will be created on the eastern end of Roosevelt Field Nassau County to honor Lindberghs 1927 Paris flight. A Rockefeller Jr led syndicate with Nassau County DA Elvin N Edwards and Paul J Lannin owns the field and has purchased three acres with seven more possible. Monuments may honor Byrd and Chamberlins transatlantic flights that year.
Washington reports the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is adding a second shift to print liquor prescription blanks and shortening factory hours for currency. Officials deny the reason is reduced demand for money, noting banks have not ordered as much currency, while checks gain popularity.
A Black boy becomes a regular library visitor, always checking out the same book and laughing at a picture of a picaninny chased by a bull. The library attendant glimpses the page and overhears the boy say the mockingly racist line about not catching the “niggah” yet.
A natural powder formed from feather disintegration protects bird plumage from becoming wet, aiding waterproofing and feather care.
Knoxville speech by Mrs. Lucy Reed of the W C T U states she will back Gov Alfred E Smith. She argues the race is not strictly wet versus dry and praises Smith's honesty while criticizing Hoover's stance on prohibition.
J T Robinson thanks supporters in Whitewright Sun readers for votes in his bid for re nomination as Commissioner of the General Land Office. He notes he fell short by 1 748 votes of a majority while leading Otis Terrell by 142 088 votes and faces a run off on the 25th.
The first bale of cotton from Will Morrell farm north of Bonham near Red River arrived Monday and was sold to State National Bank for 20 cents a pound with a $25 premium. A buyer said the bank would buy the next bale and pay a $15 premium.
A brief humorous exchange centers on a proposal where the wife teases the husband for his earlier confidence. He replies that his look was due to being silly at the moment, framing a lighthearted verbal clash over romance.
Mrs. G C Victory dies from internal injuries after a Greenville Avenue crash in Dallas Saturday evening. She is the eldest child of Mr and Mrs W L White of Whitewright. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 PM with Rev J F Fender and others officiating.
Mrs. Victory widow after two months of married life with Guy C. Victory. The couple’s happiness ended suddenly. she leaves parents husband two brothers a sister and grandmother Mrs A I Bowles. Many out of town relatives attended the funeral in Commerce and nearby towns.
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