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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1921
Page
1
President Wilson is collecting and organizing papers from the Paris peace conference for a book on the peace negotiations. Ray Stannard Baker has volunteered to arrange the material at the White House, with actual writing not planned during the current term.
Mrs. Cerestial C. Looney daughter of G. W. and Mrs. Kepler died at the family residence east of town after several weeks illness. Born March 6, 1865 near Van Alstyne, she grew up in the pioneer community south of the city.
Mrs. Looney, member of the Baptist church and devoted wife and mother, died recently. Funeral services were held at the Orangeville Methodist church with Rev. W J Epting and Rev. J L Truett. Interment followed in East Whitewright City Cemetery. Survived by husband, children W J Looney Tom Bean O V Looney Tulsa Lester Looney Bal linger Ray Jim Alta at home and Ed Looney. Also survived by sisters and brothers Hardin George Kepler Mrs Joe A McKinney Van Alstyne Mrs John Fields Dorchester and Mrs Janie Bush Allen. Many out-of-town relatives attended.
Grayson County cotton ginned up to January 16 1921 totals 41 282 bales, compare 42 151 bales a year ago. This years report shows 869 fewer bales ginned to date than last year. Buy your printing at home too.
Governor Neff urged outright repeal of the suspended sentence law as a remedy for crime in Texas. He called the law an incubator of professional criminals and argued it leaves offenders unpunished while inflating court costs. He also pushed amendments to the Dean law to prevent verdicts from being overturned on technicalities and criticized prosecutors who allow multiple indictments to be pled to a single punishment.
The Grayson County Farm Bureau and Grayson County Bankers Association will hold a mass meeting Tuesday Feb 8 at 1 p.m. in the courthouse to discuss reducing 1921 cotton acreage. A report from a cotton seed committee chosen by the Farm Bureau will be presented. Citizens and farmers are urged to attend.
W D Hall and Fayett Grider hold the contract to build bridges and culverts on the Ida Whitewright road under construction. Hall reported in Sherman it progresses nicely and should be completed by spring. The new road will provide a direct route to Whitewright via Ida, shortening the distance by about four miles, born from Whitewright Ida business leaders and local farmers’ initiative.
City tax records show 283 poll tax receipts issued by Monday night, up 61 from last year. The increase is mainly due to more women paying poll taxes and the addition of soldier boys required to pay this year, who were exempt previously.
Paris Jan 29 Germany must pay 226000000000 gold marks about 56500000000 in war reparations over forty two years on a graduated scale. First two years 2000000000 marks annually then 3000000000 4000000000 5000000000 and 6000000000 for thirty one years. Germany also taxed 12 percent on exports, with best prewar exports around 2500000000 dollars. Brussels conference to reopen Feb 7. terms to be communicated Feb 28. Disarmament staged with penalties including League exclusion and Ruhr/Rhineland occupation. Premier Briand said Allies in complete accord.
The Odeon Theatre highlights include Constance Talmadge in Good References on Thursday February 3, May Allison and Wyndham Stanley in The Marriage of Wm. Asher on Friday February 4, Harry Carey in West is West on Saturday February 5, Thomas H. Ince's Lying Lips on Monday February 7, Will Rogers in Honest Hutch on Tuesday February 8, The Son of Tarzan and The Land of Vanishing Trails with a two reel Western on Wednesday February 9, and Milestones by Samuel Goldwyn on Thursday February 10 as part of an all star, high production slate including a famous smash production on the big screen.
Aris France Jan 30 The Paris Pasteur Institute professors Marie and Remlinger announce a new serum and vaccination method that allegedly cures rabies instantly in animals and may apply to humans. Eighteen dogs at a state veterinary school near Paris were inoculated and treated and will be isolated for a year. Miss Inez Ray Miss Gladys Ray and Miss Don Gilson of Paducah Kentucky visited. Max Pope and Gilmore Webster attended a Sherman party at Mrs R M Womack’s home.
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