08 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
1
Churches in Whitewright plan a community event next Sunday for all congregations. Each church will hold special services and count attendance at Sunday school and worship. Data will be published next week to compare percentage turnout across churches.
The Oklahoma congressman extols churchgoing as a path to peace, music, and spiritual and material aid. He frames worship as a calming, virtuous force that lights the way in dark times and sustains hope through teachings of Jesus and Christian civilization.
At the I. O. O. F. Lodge meeting last Thursday night, D. G. Coley was elected N. G. Wilmer Hefner the W. G. D. R. Lewis secretary L. O. Lackey treasurer Jack Webster representative to the Grand Lodge B. B. Hall alternate and Lloyd Moore trustee for the ensuing term.
Mrs. J. S. McKee remained in critical condition after slipping on stone steps at the Federal Building in Sherman this afternoon. She sustained serious head injuries when she fell, and was hospitalized for treatment.
President Coolidge announced to the Republican National Committee that he regards himself eliminated from the 1928 presidential race. He urged the party to select a new candidate and outlined principles on tariffs, private enterprise, debt reduction, and a balanced economy. He stressed strong banks, prudent credit, and continued prosperity.
Whitewright schools will dismiss on Friday December 28 for holidays and resume Monday January 2. The break covers Christmas and New Year with both holidays past upon re opening. Parents and faculty agree one week is enough for the holidays.
A witty exchange explains a single car serving as the mother’s when idle, the children’s when in use, and the father’s when disabled or with a flat tire, highlighting practical shared ownership dynamics.
Adams Motor Company announces the new Ford automobile will be on display Friday and Saturday December 16 and 17. The showroom reportedly drew six hundred visitors last week to see Ford pictures, with many calling to inspect the real car.
The Methodist Missionary Society presents The Arrival of Kitty a three act farce in Uniontown with a local cast led by Willie Ross Ruth Montgomery and Bes sie Jo Barbee among others. The play features Bobbie Baxter Jane and a mistaken disguise by William Winkler drawing praise from Toledo Blade and Uniontown News.
Denison reports a new fast passenger train will debut Sunday December 11 on the Katy Lines from Texas to St Louis and Kansas City. The service joins the Texas Special Katy Flyer and Limited with modern equipment and quick connections in St Louis and Kansas City.
The United States Department of Agriculture releases a bulletin teaching farmers to shoe their own horses as blacksmith shops disappear. It covers basic tools, hoof care, and step by step techniques for safer at home shoeing.
Rig Clark of the Texas Louisiana Power Company says crews will begin erecting a high power line from Whitewright to Leonard in late December or January. The project will also connect Whitewright to Farmersville and rebuild the Whitewright to Tom Bean line from single phase to three phase. A generating plant site is not yet announced. The company is expanding plants at Nocona and Blossom and may use those crews for the Whitewright plant.
Jim Norton was found guilty of bank robbery in Dallas County and sentenced to 99 years in prison. The Irving State Bank vault heist on Aug 25, 1926, netted $7,000. Norton assaulted the bank cashier after verdict and was placed in solitary confinement. He followed a string of heavy sentences in the case.
Eleven new Senators and fifty new Representatives presented credentials in Congress. The Senate adds six Democrats and five Republicans. the House adds twenty five Republicans and twenty five Democrats. Names include Hugo Black Carl Hayden Alben Barkley Millard Tydings Robert Wagner Elmer Thomas Frederick Steiner William Ware John Blaine and others.
The Fifty-Ninth District Court at Sherman saw Judge F E Wilcox preside as the grand jury returned twenty eight felony indictments and recessed to January 9. Oscar Bow, from south of town, represents this Grayson County section on the jury.
The Whitewright business district displays two hundred red and blue electric lights and small evergreen trees. Window and interior decorations showcase holiday stocks, promising a brighter, better lit Christmas than ever before. Visitors say Whitewright is among the best decorated towns they have seen.
Yancey Story charged with robbing the Farmers and Merchants National Bank at Krum a year ago had its trial reset to January 30 in Sherman after Judge Si las Hare quashed the venire. The defense objected to the venire transfer order and Judge C A Pippen of Dallas amended it.
A committee has begun soliciting funds to finance a Whitewright Boy Scout troop for one year. The campaign aims to raise 350 dollars for a scout hut and the county scout master's quota. Ford Moore of Sherman has donated 250 dollars toward a hut, and 42 local boys have applied to Scoutmaster J H Hawkins. The county scoutmaster will assist, with Grayson County towns like Van Alstyne and Bells already hosting troops.
John Marshall of Sherman former speaker of the Texas House and Mrs. Bertha Snodgrass of Coleman were married Monday afternoon. Marshall is well known to Whitewright residents who extend congratulations.
The European corn borer is now reported in 55 Ohio counties and 14 Indiana counties, compared to 42 in Ohio and 8 in Indiana last year.
Mrs. A J Reeves died at home after a long illness aged fifty nine. Born in Leake County Mississippi she moved to Texas with her parents fifty years ago. She married A J Reeves forty years ago and leaves seven children two surviving John L Reeves Whitewright and Henry Reeves Amarillo. Funeral at Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev J W Willbanks assisted by Rev H M Cowling and Rev J F Fender with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers named. Attending relatives came from Denison Fort Worth Holdenville Chickasha Dallas and Greenville.
Grayson County reports show a county wide rat extermination drive attracting school and community participation. Prizes reward boys and girls with the most rat tails, with over 3 000 tails from grammar school and about 750 from high school by Wednesday morning.
The piece warns fireworks on streets or in public buildings are a misdemeanor and finable in Whitewright. It notes Texas imposes heavy insurance charges on stores handling fireworks and urges business owners to adjust policies to avoid penalties while stressing public safety and fire loss prevention during the holidays.
The Hudson and Davis Company announces liquidation at year start after founder C. E. Hudson’s death. Eighteen stores will wind down or join a new corporation, with managers buying some locations. Whitewright store remains open though purchaser and leadership are not yet announced.
A light rainfall in the Whitewright area Tuesday ended about six weeks without moisture. Wheat crops, planted on a wide area, begin to recover as moisture promotes growth. a norther followed early Wednesday with freezing temperatures, ice forming on water and thermometers near 28 degrees by mid-morning.
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