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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
7
State Highway Patrol orders faster traffic and line discipline on crowded Pennsylvania roadways. They note many accidents are caused by slow motorists blocking lanes and hindering flow of vehicles.
The Clarksville Times notes readers say Ma Ferguson faces scrutiny over her pardons as many penitentiary inmates claimed innocence at trial. The piece reflects a public mood on executive clemency and judicial outcomes amid ongoing newspaper criticism.
Oxford University has spent nearly seven decades compiling the Oxford English Dictionary and is nearing completion with ten of eleven planned volumes published. The work shows the language’s rapid growth with extensive entries and multiple meanings, including five pages on the monosyllable so. An Americanized edition is discussed but would take five more years, by which time thousands more words would emerge.
The piece traces McLaughlin, city police commissioner, from street car conductor to public accountant and lawyer, then state banking commissioner. It notes Tammany’s grooming of him for governor, and his insistence that late nights studying kept him awake despite long days on his feet.
A booster asserts the ascent of a strong, direct man came from sheer competence not niceness or connections. He earned every job by being the best fit, fueled by hard work, late nights, and relentless study. The quote ends with a note to buy it in Whitewright.
Lodi New Jersey Bulletin argues the suburban press remains essential in homes teaching children through familiar people and places. It cites a visitor exchange praising the local paper as a stepping stone to intelligence and lifelong reading habits.
A local ice cream and beverage stand promotes a cup of hot chocolate to relieve tiredness, inviting customers to visit the Bow- Wright fountain for a warm refreshment.
The Kansas City Star quotes Gap Johnson speaking against moonshine as he recounts his children’s mischief. His least boy Bear Cat allegedly drank hillside licker and dangled from a stump untilPepper was used to free him, illustrating drinking’s dangers.
The Bryan Memorial University project moved ahead with breaking ground for the first building for William J. Bryan. Doubted at first, the living monument plan now gains momentum as fundraising continues quietly to support construction. The note ends with a hint of future fundraising efforts.
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