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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
4
Local paper notes Christmas timing and events including free show and Go-to Church Day in Whitewright. Mentions $300,000 electric plant, Texas Louisiana Power Company, and interest in political chatter about President Coolidge. Columns include fashioning social life, a campus letter, and humorous local commentary.
The Sun invites new and renewing subscribers to add their names to the honor roll. The recent list includes M. Z. Jones, Miss Mattie Wilson, Mrs J Lee Yates, Ben Nelson, S A Hodges, Mrs J F Benton, M M Cooper, J A Harper, J H Hayes, Lee Wilson, H R Neathery, Frank Montgomery, Walter Cox, A H Davis, Mrs L R Freeman, J T Wrenn, Mrs J A Barnes, Joe T Marshall, C N Ross, C C Morgan, Will Mitchell, Walter Keeling, Mrs W M Cox, Alma Nicholson, Birch Allison, J A Mauk.
French war widow Mme Prieur files suit for damages against the former Kaiser alleging manslaughter in the sinking of the Sussex liner by a German submarine. Her husband drowned when the Sussex sank in the English Channel during World War I. The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the case.
Card expresses sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness, sympathy, and flowers during illness and after the death of beloved husband and father, signed by Mrs. A. J. Robbins and children.
Art connoisseurs welcome genuine Czechoslovakian handmade pottery in U S yuletide displays. Hand decorated in peasant homes, the pottery features designs dating back eleven hundred years. A pitcher with a unique convex handle and matching goblets are shown as prized gifts.
A humorous note on shared finances ends with a satirical headline about an editor sent to the workhouse. The Albany Knickerbocker Press mocks the notion of a spouse drawing funds from a joint account and the editor's fate in a workhouse.
Floydada reports constable Lee Stegall 40 was killed when four men boarded his touring car in Flomet on Monday night. Sheriff P G Stegall arrested four suspects within two hours. they are jailed in Lubbock for investigation. Stegall leaves a wife and six children.
A large gathering enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Davenport last Thursday. Attendees included Truett Revis and son, J. B. Davenport, Vir ginia and Murry Davenport, Thelma Joe Ashinhurst, and J. F. Tree with Desert descendents.
The department of commerce reports 69 902 marriages in Texas in 1926 up from 69 738 in 1925, indicating a small increase. The data reflect the year’s marriage activity across the state, illustrating trends in nuptial rates during the period.
The year 1926 saw 15 471 divorces in the state up from 15 120 in 1925, an increase of 351 or 2 3 percent. There were 103 marriages annulled in 1926, the first year statistics on annulments were collected.
Population estimates show Texas at 5 313 000 on July 1 1926 and 5 212 000 on July 1 1925. Marriages per 1000 were 13.2 in 1926 and 13.4 in 1925 while divorces per 1000 were 2.91 in 1926 and 2.90 in 1925.
Multiple ladies purses offered at 98 cents each as Christmas gifts. Also quilt cotton full 3-pound unbleached batt priced at 33 cents, with many items valued higher. Limited quantities, act quickly.
A store showcases service items and clothing at drastic cut prices. Coats and suits appear as low as 3.95 for a full suit and 3.45 for dresses, with silk ties and gingham fabric highlighted as bargain buys. Numerous items claim substantial value versus sale pricing.
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