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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price at $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes entry at the Whitewright Texas postoffice as second class mail matter. It promises full correction of any erroneous reflections upon character or reputation brought to the publisher’s attention.
The Uvalde Leader News argues for expanding highway patrols, stating patrols are an investment, fund salaries through fines, and deter violations. It claims most deaths stem from traffic law violations and that fines or suspensions make drivers rethink, urging increased patrols instead of reductions.
The Southwestern Advocate warns about falling Sunday school enrollment, blaming overemphasis on sociology economics and educational psychology in graded literature. It argues teachers rely on impression over instruction and that system never substitutes spirit, leaving pupils ill prepared for high school Bible study.
A Minneapolis report by Eugen Altschul and Frederick Strauss links mechanization to three major farm downturns in 125 years. They say large scale machinery requires min acreages for profit, and price drops reduce returns. They warn of persistent low mood without reduced production in key wheat regions and rising demand, noting real estate swings, debt, and trade issues as contributors. A separate item mentions nomads in Outer Mongolia and an automatic governor powered bicycle light generator on a front fork.
Homer H. Sears, noted Canaan farmer, married Christine Stegall of Howe at the Presbyterian Manse on Nov 24 with Dr B Wrenn Webb officiating. Attendants Unn Lois Stegall Ella Mae Odom and Doris Taylor. The couple went to Dallas for a few days and now reside on the Sears farm.
J. B. Dixon of Pilot Grove and Miss Ivonne Bush of Van Alstyne were married at 7 30 Friday evening at the home of Rev. Leslie O Evans. Officiant was the pastor of the Baptist Church, with Miss Maxine Bush and Miss Jean Dixon as attendants. The couple, children of local families, will reside in Pilot Grove.
Dr. E B Tucker president of Austin College Sherman spoke at the Friday Rotary luncheon and, with no program prepared, delivered an impromptu talk on football covering its history from Vanderbilt and Sewanee forty years ago to the present. He named prominent figures such as Grantland Rice and Ray Morrison. Lewis Hall Jr of Sherman also attended to make up attendance. Kentucky town Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs Carl Hollands with a covered dish luncheon. Miss Eunice King spoke on foundation patterns. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs C M Fulton president Mrs Carl Holland vice president Mrs Buddy Stephens secretary treasurer Mrs Green Carter reporter Mrs Charles Chumbley council delegate and Mrs John Neil pickle demonstrator. Plans set for the annual Christmas party at Mrs Green Carters Dec 16.
In Chicago Mae Sander challenged her estranged husband Ernest head of a commission house over temporary alimony. Her attorney argued he paid $466.08 in food instead of cash. Judge Finnegan ordered $25 weekly cash payments. Navy men wear ensigns. a ship does not fly a flag.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Alice Garner 84 were at First Baptist Church at 2 30 p m Friday led by Rev Cleophus Chumbley of Howe Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery She died at 3 50 a m Thursday at her son L E Garners home southeast of Whitewright Born April 12 1853 near Burkesville Ky she came to Grayson County from Kentucky 45 years ago and lived here 20 years Survived by three sons L E Garner I D Garner F D Garner two daughters C T Williams H H Brossman 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services for William Smith 75 were held at 2 pm Tuesday at Marvin Methodist Church with Rev. E F Lancaster and Rev. Bob Cates officiating. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Smith died Monday November 29 1937 at his Ely community home after a five month illness. He was born October 24 1862 in Sweetwater Tennessee and moved to Fannin County in 1878. He married Martha Burns September 8 1889 at Kingston and was survived by his wife four sons Frank Riley Vergil and Grover Smith all of Whitewright four daughters Mrs Robert Allison of Orth Mrs Alyne Cooper of Ector and Beulah and Gaynell Smith of Whitewright three brothers L M Smith M R Smith of Whitewright and C S Smith of Trenton one sister Mrs H B Barnett of Whitewright and eight grandchildren.
Grow to manhood and lived in Grayson County forty years before moving to Texas in 1897. A farmer by trade with seven years teaching, he joined the Presbyterian Church as a young man and remained for seventy years. Married to Jessie Bow in 1869, he fathered thirteen children and left numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Carolyne Caylor 69 wife of the late W W Caylor were held at Kentuckytown Baptist Church with Rev Cleophus Chumbley Rev J A Henderson and Rev Leslie O Evans officiating. Interment followed at Wittitoe Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters ten children and one great grandchild. The family resided near Kentuckytown for 33 years after moving from Acquone North Carolina where she was born. The deceased passed Friday November 26 1937 after a two year illness.
A compiled list of residents and couples from multiple towns including Greenville Leonard Dallas Sherman Wolfe City Van Alstyne Tom Bean Woodville and Oklahoma City. The enumeration names Mrs Paul Robbins Mrs Alice Robbins Dutch Shields Homer Riel and D Powell among others.
The word cleave carries two opposite senses. It can mean to adhere closely, binding together. It can also mean to cut apart or split. This duality reflects divergent etymologies and usage across contexts.
A statement notes that about three hundred words account for roughly seventy five percent of everyday speech and writing. The claim highlights the concentration of common words in daily usage and suggests a core vocabulary dominates communication across contexts. Experts discuss implications for language learning and text analysis.
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