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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
6
An item notes Whitewright Texas plans a new Texas Louisiana Power Company plant and its cotton market role along with improved roads. A reader jokes about true love and Hymen, while the Sherman Democrat comments on local progress and community notices.
Ernest Parker of the Sherman Democrat accuses The Sun editor of trying to imply his friends think he is a millionaire. The dispute centers on the claim that liver was served for Thanksgiving, a dish rural readers associate with thrift. A neighbor, E T Doss, reportedly slaughtered a near 900 pound hog, supplying ribs while keeping smaller hog ribs for himself.
Grayson County’s road program, adopted seventeen months ago, lies dormant while neighboring counties receive contracts. Voters and taxpayers question state promises and demand clarity on whether the commission will fulfill commitments to build a connected road system.
A correspondent urges the commission to confirm whether Highway 91 and the northern extension of Highway 6 from Denison are included in the program. The writer warns against future vindictive changes and seeks fair treatment and timely information on vested rights.
A collage of jokes and commentary from various newspapers humorously reflects on politics industry travel and technology. It cites lines about battleships fishing and prosperity predictions while noting jokes about Lindbergh Hoover Cuba tires and wireless warfare.
A humorous Columbus scene covers Sap Spradlen’s tie trouble at Bounding Billows, Atlas Peck debating national greatness at the post office, and Raz Barlow’s charm attempts with Miss Peachie Sims. Raz’s romance ends as she rejects him for lacking looks, strength, and a steady necktie.
On board a ship a film star boasts of a rumored five hundred thousand dollar offer to remain in the United States. A fellow passenger asks who made the offer, England or America, suggesting readers pay attention to advertisements.
In East Waco Mrs. Wilhelmina P. Geyer aged 60 collapsed and died Tuesday morning after learning by telephone of her son's mother-in-law death. Justice R. B. Stanford ruled heart disease as the cause after an inquest.
A Palestine Herald writer urges avoiding Xmas as irreverent and misleading. Denison Herald and Mineral Wells Index echo the stance, arguing Christmas should be written fully, and that X stands for unknown quantity, signaling uncertainty.
The dialogue presents a quirky exchange about currency and a five dollar money order costing three cents, highlighting a humorous, lightweight moment between Mike and Pat. The fragment hints at a broader casual conversation in a newspaper page item.
Texas reports about 6000 grade crossings on public highways, with nearly 400 eliminated since 1917. The Texas Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture runs 21 experimental electrified farms and notes major electrical advances in oil field electrification.
N K I A Bulletin urges steady local advertising to counter catalogue houses. It argues midwinter, spring, fall, and holiday cycles favor mail orders when merchants pull back. Continuous presence keeps names before customers and boosts local business.
A committee debates lavish ribbons for the typewriter and other fineries. One member calls the spending needless extravagance while noting the girl may be deserving but objects to society funds covering such finery.
A German scientist demonstrates a method converting wood into food, a concept the South Bend Tribune notes as potentially literal for future meals and living spaces.
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