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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
3
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price at $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes second class mail matter status. It warns notices of events with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates and that obituaries and memorials are likewise billed. It pledges correction of any erroneous reflections upon request.
Christmas edition of The Sun celebrates peace and goodwill among nations and peoples. It reflects on Christian spirit, expresses optimism for the year ahead, notes that next issue will be January 4 1923, and invites readers to visit for printing needs while announcing a Christmas break. Santa Claus arrives Sunday night in Whitewright.
Editorial from Greenville Piedmont notes time as money that cannot be counterfeited and jokes that sculptors may keep creating statues of Abraham Lincoln, hinting at enduring monuments and values. The fragment suggests satire on money and commemoration, without a clear concluding point.
A collage notes varied quips from papers like the Atchison Globe, Washington Post, Toledo Blade, Omaha World-Herald, Houston Press, Columbus Ohio State Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, and Boston Post. Lines poke at peanut advice, Uncle Sam, coal, work, tariffs, women, solvents, and horse sense in brisk snips.
A clipped opinion from the Columbia Record notes a claim of 500 bootleggers in Washington, but reminds readers that there are more than 500 Congressmen there. The remark juxtaposes illicit activity with political figures in the capital, reflecting satirical commentary.
General Pershing urges the people not to become pacifists as prices remain high. The New York American notes little danger of drifting into such a mindset given current prices and economic conditions.
Fifty years ago in December Sherman welcomed the Houston and Texas Central railway. The first train entered the city on December 15 or 20, 1872, at a crowded Houston street crossing, signaling civic ambition. Superintendent G A Quinlan, conductor L A Daffan, and Engineer J B Hyeatt led the crew aboard the engine Fred W Sumner, named for local booster Bob Sumner.
The narrative recalls the competing Texas railways H. & T. C. and M. K. & T. pressing for northern Grayson County terminals, the rise of Red River City near the Red River and Denison's growth, plus Sherman’s contested terminal debates and a celebratory hall gathering after the H. T. & C. reached Sherman.
Red River City faded under Denison’s rival rise leaving only a crumbling stone foundation. Sherman welcomed five railroads including Texas and Pacific and Santa Fe while memories linger of the first thrilling whistle of the H T C railroad and Fred W Sumner’s name in local lore.
Mrs J L Skaggs of 914 South Montgomery Street was struck on East King Street Sunday evening suffering two scalp wounds and facial bruises. Three stitches closed a forehead wound. she rested well today. The driver E A Gross of 1020 S Montgomery Street stopped and assisted. police transported her home.
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