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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1926

Page

2

Government Forecasts 15 248 000 Bale Crop

Washington reports a 373000 bale drop in the prospective cotton crop over two weeks with the Aug 16 condition at 63.5 percent of normal suggesting a 15248000 bale crop. If rest of season mirrors 1921 22 23 output could fall near 14000000, or rise to about 16221000 if favorable as 1924 25. Cotton prices rose $3.50 on the New York exchange after the forecast.

Washington Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Board Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Missouri Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Arkansas New Mexico Arizona California States Old Mexico New York Cotton Exchange

Large Democratic Primary Vote Next Saturday

Democratic nominations for three state offices will be decided in the primary next Saturday. Key races include Governor with Miriam A. Ferguson and Dan Moody, Attorney General with James V. Allred and Claude Pollard, Treasurer with J. R. Ball and W. Gregory Hatcher, and Representative and Sheriff contests featuring listed candidates.

Grayson Collin Counties Miriam A. Ferguson Dan Moody James V. Allred Claude Pollard J. R. Ball W. Gregory Hatcher C. A. Barker Sherman B. R. Sherley Anna Floyd Everheart Arthur Vaughan

Red hot dancers flee roof to roads after midnight ban

San Antonio youths held a private roof garden dance until midnight when police deemed the music too bold. The party moved to roadside junctions for more dancing until milk truck drivers and farmers objected. Deputy sheriffs halted activities at 4 am.

San Antonio Fredericksburg Babcock

Local Sheriff Candidates Set for Democratic Primary

The Sun lists candidates for sheriff pending August 28, 1926 Democratic primary. Floyd Everheart seeks re election with J A Vaughan as rival.

the Sun Floyd Everheart J. A Arthur) Vaughan

King Keeps Relics of Attempts on Life

London dispatch notes King Alfonso of Spain collecting weapons bombs and relics from assassination attempts. The monarch and Queen arrived from Paris as French police uncovered a plot to kill him. He recalls Paris bombing and guards and keeps items like a shell fragment feeding bottle and a horse skeleton from the era.

London Spain Alfonso Paris Ena Queen Victoria

Parks Opened For Poor on Hot Nights

New York officials note parks serve as vital relief for crowded tenement districts during heat waves. With dense housing, families crowd green spaces at night to escape heat and seek cooler pavements, leading to police presence and relaxed grass restrictions on hot evenings.

New York

Moody Speaker Will Be Here Tonight

Elmo Wallace announced receiving a telegram from Moody headquarters in Austin stating that Hon Hamp P Abney of Sherman will speak in Whitewright this Thursday night for Governor Dan Moody. Abney, a fluent speaker, is expected to address voters on main street in the business district.

Elmo Wallace Moody Austin Hamp P. Abney Sherman Whitewright Dan Moody Abney Main Street

Newspaper Subscriptions Offer From Dallas News and Whitewright Sun

Readers can obtain a one year subscription package to the Dallas News and Whitewright Sun for 1.95 dollars. The offer highlights a bundled deal appealing to local readers seeking regional coverage.

The Dallas News and Whitewright Sun

Everheart Calls for Re election Sheriff of Grayson County

E F Everheart urges voters in Grayson County to re elect him as sheriff citing convictions in over 300 felony cases and many bootleggers jailed, pledging strict law enforcement and a clean community in Texas. He states opponents disagree with prohibition enforcement and seeks support from law abiding citizens in the Democratic primary.

Grayson County Texas E. F. Everheart

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E.W. Grove Chesley Rutledge Confectionery P. J. Pierce & Sons Moody Speaker Gordon Gordon’s Gordon Bros Pennant Beasley & Mangrum W. J. Barbee Agency Insurance Supreme Service MEM Texas Quualified Druggists League BOW - Wright Drug CO Texas Qualified Druggists’ League League Farm and Ranch Holland’s First National Bank Lilley Dry Goods Co
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