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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
1
Washington reports 15,542,249 running bales of this year's cotton ginned by December 13, counting round bales as half and excluding liters, up from 14,831,846 last year. The Census Bureau notes production is preliminarily estimated at 18,618,000 bales of 500 pounds.
Lawrence Kansas December 21 William Allen White Emporia editor and author spoke at KU Christmas convocation on Santa Claus as a real spiritual force not football. He described Santa as incarnate altruism guiding faith hope and love and as a reforming hero who can save the world.
The Sun will not publish the week between Christmas and New Year. The office remains open daily except Christmas for printing or subscription renewals. The next issue is dated January 6, 1927. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to readers.
J E Morris secretary of the Y M C A at Denison gave the principal address to the Rotary Club last Friday. His Christmas spirit talk centered on serving others. The program was led by Rev J H Hawkins and B B Hall, new members. Visitors from nearby clubs attended. The club voted to use funds to spread Yuletide cheer in Whitewright. Ray Manning will lead next Friday’s program.
Dallas, Dec. 22. State Senator Thomas B. Love and Representative Nathaniel Jacks oppose any move to legalize race track betting in Texas. Their stance follows Dallas attorney Lewis B. Carpenter’s plan to introduce a parimutuel bill at the Fortieth Legislature to revive horse racing at the State Fair of Texas. Love says he opposes all race track gambling. Jacks would forgo the fair if gambling is needed. Parimutuel machines are used in several states.
Captain Thomas Forbes, 75, cotton man and capitalist, died suddenly at his Sherman home Sunday after being in ill health. A New Orleans native, he spent over fifty years in Sherman and forty in the Birge Forbes & Co. cotton exporting firm. He leaves a wife and children Ed Forbes Bessie Forbes House Houston T J Forbes San Diego Cal and Frank Forbes Graham.
Attorney General Dan Moody may name the first of several familiar figures to state offices this week after his return from a hunt. The initial appointment is expected to be the Highway Commission chairman, with the other two posts held by George P. Robertson and Scott Woodward pending Senate confirmation.
Dan Hollingsworth, a first year constructional engineering student at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, spent holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hollingsworth. His class of over eighty drew mantel plans for a Lubbock contractor, and Dan’s pair were selected.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Skaggs and Mr. and Mrs. A. Stalling with children of Pampa stayed with Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Neff on Sunday.
Miss Mabel Fay White at tending C I A at Denton is spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W L White. Rev and Mrs J H Hawkins are spending the holidays in Pine Bluff Arkansas guests of relatives.
Mr J S Stover representing Community Gas Co surveyed Trenton and Whitewright this week to gauge extending gas service. He said the company has surplus gas and is seeking towns in the area to serve, with no firm plans announced.
Three privates of the Seventeenth Infantry Fort Crook face dishonorable discharge and ten years’ imprisonment for forcibly kissing four girls. Odell Malone Hillsboro Texas Olin Shafer Redding Iowa William W Bullard Springfield Mass Miller Bassett Neb. Bullard to be tried Monday.
Monday morning rain slowed groceries as two Davidson & Barbee trucks collided at the Grand Avenue flag pole. Driver Lallace May had minor injuries and a front wheel loss, while Luther Gordon escaped major harm with only a head ache and a minor head injury.
Mrs Louise Rowley manager of the R and R Theatre announces a free Christmas Day matinee at 10 o clock for children of Whitewright and surrounding community. She invites all children to attend and notes the show begins promptly at 10.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot reports that whether Ware and Smith will be seated remains a primary concern as lawmakers weigh seating decisions.
Mrs Grover Gillett and Mrs Bryant King hosted the T E L Sunday school class at the First Baptist Church at Mrs Gilletts home Thursday afternoon. Mrs Gladys Magar presided in the president absent. Mrs Oran Sears led devotion. One out of town guest attended Mrs C T Atkinson of Gary Indiana.
Rev. J. Erwin Montgomery, longtime pastor of Central Christian Church, resigns in Montgomery to take the First Christian Church pastorate in Graham Texas. He leaves a year of organized church activities and community service including Boy Scouts and a high school football coaching role. Citizens expect him to pursue larger church fields.
Dr. Daniel Kincaid of Memphis Tennessee and Mrs. Tom McCown of Whitney are visiting their mother Mrs. Kate Kincaid northwest of town for the holidays along with other relatives and friends spending time in the area.
Walter Cox came back Tuesday from a trip to relatives near Quanah. He was joined on the journey home by his daughters Miss Loma Cox and Miss Geraldine Cox, who had been visiting there, and by Mrs. S. A. Hodge.
Miss Mary Rena Penn who heads the art department at the Columbia Institute in Columbia Tennessee is spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Emmet Penn.
Miss Maurine May of the University of Texas at Austin is spending the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. H. May.
Mr and Mrs Claud Cox of Krum and Miss Bertha Cox of Denton are spending the holidays here with relatives.
Verma Mangrum and Lucile LaRoe, students at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, are spending the Christmas holiday at home.
Mrs. Walter Cox spent the weekend with her mother at Randolph, returning home with reports of a pleasant visit.
Whitewright schools dismissed Thursday afternoon for the Christmas holidays and will resume Monday morning, January 3. Teachers living out of town have gone home. Santa Claus visited the schools Wednesday morning after morning exercises at the grammar and high school.
State board of health urges precautions to protect children during Christmas. Warn against lighted candles on trees, overeating, fireworks, open flames, and cold exposure. Emphasizes safety in driving and home heating for a safe and happy season.
The Sun clubbing deals with Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star Telegram end December 31. Two for 7.95 or Dallas Morning News six days a week plus The Sun for 6.50. Farm News combo: Sun and Semi Weekly Farm News for 1.50 to farmers in Grayson, Collin and Fannin. Dallas Morning News offer expires December 31.
Miss Velma Kirkpatrick a Mexia teacher spent Saturday with her parents Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick for the holidays. She was accompanied by her niece Dorothy Lee Dillon of Hillsboro.
The Missionary Society of the Central Christian Church met at Mrs W P Vaughn’s home Thursday afternoon. An interesting program preceded a delicious salad course.
The Sun offers leftover Christmas Card sets at deep discounts. Each set contains 25 cards with double envelopes and a Christmas greeting engraved or embossed on the card. Name printing is available. Order will close soon with printing and mailing possible if you visit Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
Whitewright lights up for Christmas with a Santa parade in the business district drawing about five thousand people. Churches host programs from Sunday morning through Friday evening while Santa visits schools and mingles with children. Generous donations from Masons Odd Fellows Rotary Club and others support local and regional orphanages and homes.
Slaton December 22 burglars broke a front door lock to enter the Slaton Wholesale Grocery Company and stole about $909 worth of cigarettes and tobacco. The theft was discovered about an hour later by a night watchman.
W. B. Hestand, once from this town, serves as manager and is among the top stockholders of the Slaton Wholesale Grocery Company.
Whitewright Lodge No 368 Independent Order of Odd Fellows has elected officers for the new term. Names include C M Dillon N G Wi Cates W G D R Lewis secretary L O Lackey treasurer E R Lay Grand Lodge representative E R Lay trustee E R Lay R S N G D G Coley L S N G G D Bennett R S V G George Gattis chaplain W L Kincaid conductor R H Groves R S 8 George Burnham L S S G F Cox I G C A Giles O G Jesse Wallace warden.
Virgil W. Turner of Bonham and Miss Ruth Thornhill of Whitewright wed Sunday at Bonham. The groom is son of J. H. Turner and the bride daughter of M. L. Thornhill. They honeymoon in Dallas and San Antonio and plan to live in Bonham after the new year.
Miss Annie Jones, a Burleson College student in Greenville, is spending the holidays with her parents south of town.
Miss Lillie Jones of Trenton visited relatives here on Thursday.
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