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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are listed with travels to Sherman Denison Bonham Dallas and Paris. J C Parsons and Mrs J A Childress host and visit relatives. Giles Variety Store promotes Valentines. several townspeople attend events in Trenton Greenville Bonham and Era.
Community news records visits illness recoveries and travel. J R Mangrum visits his mother Mrs M A Mangrum Edna Womack returns from Boston J R Andrews improves Lonnie Myrick joins Dyer Jones drug store Crawford Montgomery retires Miss Willette McMillin dies in Nashville Mrs Fleming near Mayo Clinic long Beach updates on Mrs Barnes recovery and E Barnes injury at home.
Constable George Bennett arrested an individual Tuesday afternoon after arrival from Sherman. The suspect, who claimed to be John Langston of Fort Worth, had a searchlight a large screwdriver and other tools not typical for a law abiding person. Taken to Sherman by sheriff's office members.
The Whitewright Rotary Club held a well received meeting at the high school Friday with lunch prepared by the home economics class under Miss Mac Reed. Fred W. Smith led the program along with Lloyd Moore and Mrs. G F Bryant on piano.
Epworth League schedule features songs Higher Ground and Give of Your Best, Scripture lesson, violin solo by T J Rector, and talks including An Epworth League Highway led by Leader and Jesus Attitude Toward the Young by Martha Jo Sears. Ker mit Hollingsworth presents Recognizing Possibilities and Giving Leadership by Mary Golden, with Benediction.
An epidemic of self destructive deaths by college students in a month draws attention at standards and investigations. Henry Kasson Jr at Michigan joined six cases including Joseph Moore Illinois, Rigby Wile New York, Garvey Jones Chicago, W Casselle Noe Wisconsin, and Richard Untermeyer Yale. Reasons remain unclear though some read morbid texts like Dante.
Washington reports Texas population may reach 5 397 000 by July 1 this year up 85 000 from 1920. The Census Bureau bases this on growth ratios from 1910 to 1920 applied to 1920 to 1930. It also forecasts 5 662 000 by 1950.
Will Jones, a Black man formerly of Whitewright, was arrested in Sherman while at the court house to register his automobile. He faces a Wichita Falls warrant for auto theft. Five years earlier he killed another man during a craps game and was sentenced in the 59th District Court on December 20, 1922, to five years, but was released early for good behavior.
The article warns China will be hostile to Christian missions as anti foreign sentiment grows. Native Christians are few, missionaries may flee to ports for protection, and mission funds face destruction. Evangelization is set back until China stabilizes under a central government, though the church will persevere.
The Honey Grove Signal reports a contemplation of Christian civilization shaping Western society. The brief notes perceived cultural influence and moral framework tied to faith and regional heritage.
A burglar tried to rob Jim Spangler's home on East Houston Street in Sherman Saturday night. The resident dog grabbed the thief by the pants as he fled, leaving behind a flashlight and loot while knocking a gate off its hinges.
A quotation from W. W. Ball of the University of South Carolina asserts that newspapers shape most public opinion. He argues newspapers disperse the majority of information about national, state, and local events to readers.
A collection of editorial quips from various papers. The Wall Street Journal calls for deferral and restraint. The El Paso Times critiques bankers bonuses and political commentary. The Wilmington Star jokes about Ma Ferguson as governor versus wife. The New York American notes hair and teeth as friends. The Philadelphia Inquirer jokes about changing the alphabet and I O U. The Wheeling Intelligencer references Monroe Doctrine and depression.
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