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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
3
A school column discusses causes of student failures from laziness and procrastination to indifference and carelessness. It argues sustained effort trains the mind, improves reasoning, and elevates leaders, noting only about five percent of learned material is retained for later use.
The text urges not to rely on half knowledge or a single line of study. It advises diversifying learning, specializing without narrowing, and valuing facts from all areas. It contrasts two men, one skilled only in trapping and one in theory, to show conversation gaps. Every fact learned is useful even if not immediately applied.
The Dramatic Club held its regular monthly meeting with Miss Babe Nell Penn presiding. Members discussed drama terminology, adopted black and red as colors, and selected the motto How far that little candle throws its beam from The Merchant of Venice.
Whitewright students studying local history celebrate news that Neva Nell Crain, daughter of the principal, is much better. The baby, hospitalised in a Dallas sanitarium, is recovering from a serious operation performed Sunday afternoon. The student body extends sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Crain and wishes for her speedy recovery.
A magazine-style snippet shows Maxine teasing a kid about a car deal and Margaret boasting a six-figure mileage. Opal reads of a girl who single handedly lands a 145 pound fish at a Long Island resort. Velma Lee asks for a name as a husband is introduced with thanks for one.
A series of brief social notes records Mrs. Cernosek and Miss Lauder Dale spending Saturday in Commerce while Miss Lauderdale served as a judging official in a Commerce High School clothing contest. Other visits include Miss Babe Nell Penn and Miss Mary Lee Andrews in Sherman and Dallas respectively, with Miss Connally in Tren ton and Miss Velma Bush in Kentuckytown joined by guest Miss Louise Hutcherson.
The article explains Lent starts February 13 with Ash Wednesday and runs forty days to Easter March 31, excluding Sundays. It notes Lent’s origin, its penitential purpose, and the rule that Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, adjusting if the full moon falls on a Sunday.
The Sun offers guidance and supplies for all printing needs at home, inviting readers to purchase printing materials and related items directly for convenient use.
News of the death of John Burnett formerly of Whitewright reached here Sunday. He died at the home of his son Rush Burnett in Slaton after moving from Weaver Hopkins County ten years ago. He is survived by his wife six children and a sister. Funeral and burial were held at Slaton.
A San Antonio traveler reports a woman bought furniture for about 250 dollars and offered a counterfeit $1000 bill. The bill was deemed good by a banker, the merchandise was sent, and the driver returned with the fake note after the offender vanished.
Lem Tittsworth of Bonham lists kitchen cabinets and dressers traded at 12 1/2 to 17 1/2 cents? No, $12.50 to $17.50 for cabinets and dressers and 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 for springs. Nesco oil stoves Wincraft gas stoves dining tables and chairs 65 cent shades for 55 cents.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as an alterative herbal extract to purify the blood and support liver function. It cites Mrs. Fannie E. Gean of Dallas Texas praising renewed health and offers tablets or liquid, with a mailing request for 65 cents if unavailable locally.
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