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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
2
The notice states that the action of the Democratic primary will occur on July 22 1916. It notes procedural timing for the party's nomination process and directs voters to prepare for participation in the upcoming primary.
A string of varied news items includes President Wilson’s preparedness talks with promises of munition plants, a dye shortage affecting clothing, and a plan to distribute Choctaw tribe funds in Oklahoma totaling about 7 million dollars. A Chicago jury sentenced an 18 year old murderer to 14 years, amid a judge’s rebuke claiming life would be more fitting.
Gardening time is at hand with poultry netting in multiple widths and lengths. 18 inch nets priced at $1.50, 24 inch $1.85, 36 inch $3.00, 48 inch $3.75, 60 inch $4.75 per 150 foot rolls. Custom cuts available. One inch mesh netting for coops and pens also offered along with gardening tools at reasonable prices.
Farmers are urged to take eggs to W. C. Brents where buyers offer 26 cents per dozen. This local ad notes convenient pickup and emphasizes fair local prices for poultry producers.
The Commercial Club offers a $5 prize for the best plans to beautify the city plot east of the new pumping plant as a small park. Photos, plans, and specifications are to be submitted. The city contributed $150 toward improvement, with Katy railroad offering gravel and labor. The piece urges more shade trees along streets and notes Whitewright’s Jefferson Highway route approval. The Whitewright City Band reorganized with 23 members, new officers, and rules for rehearsals and dues. The Civic League formed for town improvements, pledging broad female membership and readiness to combat disease and unsightly conditions, led by Mrs. W. J. Barbee.
Julian Field of the good roads department told a Democrat reporter that construction in Grayson county will begin soon. Weather conditions are the only potential hold up while crews and contractors gather manpower in Sherman and surrounding areas.
Announcement in the Sun presents Tom Roberts as a Democratic sheriff candidate. Born 1868 in North Carolina, he moved to Texas in 1893 and over years farmed near Pilot Grove and Canaan before settling at Thompsonville. He emphasizes honesty, public trust, and refuses to seek extra fees or improper subpoenas.
John Bowen of Sherman announces his bid for Grayson county sheriff. Born in the county and farmer merchant by trade, he emphasizes honesty temperance economy and public service. Bowen notes deep family roots from Capt. Tom Bowen and a history of civic involvement in Gunter Pilot Grove Van Alstyne and Sister Grove area.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary imine, claiming tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head discomfort. It urges remembering the full name for B. W. GROVE's signature and offers the product at 35c.
The Whitewright telephone rates take effect March 1 with business single lines at 2.50 dollars and business extensions at 1.00. Residence lines rise to 1.50 and residence extensions to 1.00, up from 1.25 and 0.50 respectively as the firm cites a remodeled plant and improved service.
The Sun and Dallas News advertise engraving, visiting cards, announcement cards and wedding invitations with guaranteed satisfaction and latest society styles. Prices described as reasonable.
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