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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
7
Martin Bowman endures a lonely Christmas Eve as he frets over debt and lost romance. A boy’s accident shifts his heart toward charity when he pays two hundred dollars to help the boy and his mother, then accepts an invitation to share a Christmas meal with Mary and her family.
In Goldsboro North Carolina a mob threatened lynching forcing warning shots and National Guard intervention as Larry Newsome 23 was sentenced to death for Beula Tedder 15's murder. After a court melee the verdict came in 15 minutes and Newsome was moved to Raleigh for execution January 13.
Whitewright church members will attend the Brotherhood of the Texas Synod convention at City Temple Dallas on January 12. About 300 to 400 men from Texas and Louisiana will discuss church problems with lay leadership. Robert E. Spears of New York will give the evening address. Will Hays is expected to speak, and W C Proctor of Dallas chairs the program with M M Morelock of Haynesville as vice chair. H L Williamson serves as secretary treasurer.
At a recent meeting the Rotary Club donated funds to aid the needy in Wright, plus a $50 prize for a rat extermination campaign. B. B. Adams led Friday’s program with guests Misses Willie Ross and Mary Johnson providing the entertainment.
A Sherman Rotary Club gathering featured Miss Johnson performing with an accompanist on piano followed by a piano solo by Miss Johnson. The event was praised by attendees and Rev. Everett King and Wm. Holcomb, club members, were visitors.
The Palace Theatre will change programs daily during Christmas week with a midnight matinee on December 25 and January 1. Midnight shows begin five minutes after 12 o clock on those dates and special programs are planned for the week.
A British medical officer reports a remarkable Himalayan tribe whose members have not been ill for nine years. Their diet centers on grains vegetables fruits fowls and eggs suggesting a link between lifestyle and health.
England spent more money on golf during the past season than on every other game combined. The claim emphasizes golf’s higher expense relative to other sports and entertainment activities nationally.
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