Post Office Note Records Second Class Mail at Whitewright
Notice indicates mail matter entered at the Whitewright Post Office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
2
Subscription Prices and Local Banking Remarks
Subscription prices are set at $1.50 annually or 75 cents for six months in advance. The margin shows paid-up time. subscriptions expire on the first of the month and readers should notify if papers are missing. The note mentions Bro. Fore of the Van Alstyne Leader reviewing county bank statements and comparing Whitewright banks to Van Alstyne banks. Denison Herald reports a Thanksgiving football game against Whitewright with Denison praised for plays, scored 9 to 0.
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Bro. Fore
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Denison Herald
Denison
Fore
van Alstyne Leader
Sugar shortage looms as rations possible for year
The Southwest faces a real sugar shortage with potential one year rationing. The piece notes American supply only about a quarter of normal demand and hints the U.S. missed an opportunity while Europe benefited from Cuban crops.
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Southwest
United States
Europe
America
Grayson County oil prospects meet fierce lease prices
Land owners in Grayson County resist high proposed oil lease rates arguing testing in the unproven field requires large investment. Farmers demand about a dollar per acre, noting oil prospects may yield uncertain returns after hundreds of thousands in drilling. A separate jab mocks local editor Fore over train counts in Whitewright.
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Grayson County
Early Christmas Shopping Reminder from Postal Services
A holiday prompt urges shoppers to plan ahead as Christmas nears. Postmasters, rural carriers, and merchants are highlighted to encourage early purchases and avoid last minute crowds.
Traffic Fines Highlight Denison Court Docket
Denison Corporation Court lists multiple fines for automobile traffic violations as officers urge motorists to respect the law. Whitewright motorists at home resist, but behave with restraint when abroad.
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Denison Corporation
Denison
Whitewright
Grayson County Oils Boom Under Way With New Leases
Oil leases are being secured and recorded in large numbers on Grayson county land signaling a major development phase. Among the leases listed is a mention to D R Montgomery of this city on land south and southwest of Whitewright.
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Grayson County
D. R. Montgomery
Whitewright
Higher Pay for Teachers Keynote at State Institute
The State Teachers Institute held in Houston last Friday and Saturday spoke on higher pay for teachers. Speakers argued teachers are essential workers, noting brick layers and carpenters earn far more while teachers average only 1.65 dollars per day.
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State Teachers’ Institute
Houston
Dallas Milk Supply Dips Fifty Percent
The Dallas Dairy Association president says cows now produce half as much milk as in spring. The Whitewright Sun questions Wozencraft's milk inspecting committee for draining supply. The Sherman Courier mocks critics and notes modern practices of removing cream for higher prices.
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Dallas
Dallas Dairy Association
Wozencraft
Whitewright Sun
Waggoner
Sherman Courier
Armistice Day Observed Variants Darken Local Closures
The Denison Herald notes Van Alstyne did not observe Armistice Day while banks and the post office closed. A general merchandise store refused to close citing lack of agreement from the blacksmith shop and horse jockey yard, with Brother Waggoner unable to explain the decision.
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van Alstyne
Denison Herald
Whitewright Jockeys Spark Noise and Idle Ruckus
The Van Alstyne Leader notes that the jockey yard remained open, filled with Whitewright jockeys whose high noise level made pacification impossible. It remarks these jockeys are notably loud yet achieve nothing.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
Splendid Cough Remedy Praised by Ferguson Station Mother
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a splendid medicine for her family. She says it relieves her own coughs and lung colds after a few doses and recommends early use for children showing croppy symptoms.
Bridges Repaired in Denison Area After October Floods
Commissioner Jack Mathis, ill at home near Denison, shows improvement and regrets limited oversight of bridge repairs. Farmers took charge, replacing washed out bridges and reopening roads. Murry Bryant led a group that rebuilt several bridges northwest of town.
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Jack Mathis
Denison
Mathis
Murry Bryant
Ease Cold With One Dose Say Pape’s Compound
Advertisement extols Pape’s Cold Compound promising instant relief from severe colds. A dose is taken every two hours, up to three doses, to clear nasal passages relieve headache fever and other grippe symptoms. It emphasizes no quinine and low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
Diphtheria Vaccine Worries Rise Over Dallas Deaths
Five Dallas children who received diphtheria serum have died in recent days stirring medical concern. Some physicians suspect faulty serum while others argue the vaccine harms healthy children yet aids those already suffering from diphtheria.
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Dallas
City
Bayer Aspirin for Colds and Pain Claims
Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer package with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer means genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and sold in twelve tablet tins at a few cents. Bayer is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Whitewright Dramatic Club stages Deacon Entangled at Tom Bean
Whitewright High School Dramatic Club presented The Deacon Entangled at the Tom Bean school house last Wednesday night. Half of the $44 proceeds, now directed to Tom Bean school, will fund new stage scenery for the auditorium. Dr. Edwin May leads the club which plans a complete scenery set with a substantial portion financed by front curtain ad sales.
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Whitewright High School Dramatic Club
Tom Bean
High School Dramatic Club
Edwin May
Bethel School Opens With Increased Enrollment
The Bethel school opened on the 17th with fair attendance and rising enrollments each Monday morning. Prof. Leslie Fr McAfee, who taught before enlisting, is again in charge with aid from Miss Very Holland.
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Bethel School
Leslie Fr. McAfee
Very Holland
Will Looney Furniture and Undertaking Ad
Local shop advertises holiday furniture needs with pickup options. Customers can reserve a rug rocker kitchen cabinet or other item and have it set aside for their holiday needs.
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Ford
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Ad Promises Relief
An old advertisement for Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription touts Blue Cohosh root as a key remedy for female weakness and nervous symptoms. It claims the tonic restores health after motherhood and urges readers to send 10c for a trial package, with testimonials from Mrs. K G Summer-Land in Jackson Mississippi.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Jackson
Miss
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