Whitewright builds toward 24 hour electric service
The Whitewright Electric Company plans new equipment to inaugurate a 24 hour electric service in Whitewright. Local news notes multiple community events including weddings births and social gatherings, plus business moves such as the sale of the Chambers Motor Company station and changes in personnel at the post office and stores.
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Whitewright Electric Company
Whitewright
Cecil Windle
J. A. Warden
Sam Cameron
Hubert Blanton
Sabinal
W. T. Simmons
Spruce Street
T. H. Lively
Tom Tilley
Sam Armstrong
J. F. Lilley
Monta Badgett
Lucille Montgomery
St. Louis
Lively
Lilley
Armstrong
Margaret McMurry
Sam
Max Pope
Sherman
Katy
A. J. Ray
Larned
J. F. Fender
Charles M. Fulton
Myrtle Harris
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Grace Vestal
R. L. Leuschner
Buffalo
N. Y
Martha E. Bow
A. W. Bow
Chambers Motor Company
Ford Agency
A. A
B. B. Adams
Waco
O. L. Sears
Department of the Baptist Church
H. C. Bowen
Lucille Puckett
Presbyterian Manse
Jack Webster
Emory Christian
Denison
Kerr Furniture Co
J. H. Hawkins
Whitesboro
Baptist Church
Deaths and local business notes in The Sun
Mrs S H Badgett dies at family home in town while Mrs Alice Johnson, daughter of T J Doss, dies in Sherman. Gasoline price reduced to 25 cents. The American Legion posts rents May building hall for a club room. Committees canvass city for funds. Chesley Rutledge sells popcorn and peanuts on the street. Roberts Garage advertises tires 30x31 for 18.50 with tubes 4.05. tires 34x34 for 34.50 with tubes 5.65.
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the Sun
S. H. Badgett
American Legion Post
May
Alice Johnson
T. J. Doss
Sherman
Chesley Rutledge
Roberts Garage
Whitewright gifts boost High School Library
Two gifts from Whitewright are received by the High School Library as part of a February 18 1926 Sun item. The exact donors and contents are not specified in the readable text.
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Whitewright
Address change notice to Sun readers
The Sun asks readers to promptly inform the paper of any address changes. Notify us of changes to avoid missing copies and to prevent sending issues, saving 2c per misrouted issue. If a change is known a week in advance, write before it occurs.
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The
Sun
Uncle Sam
Veteran Questions and Answers Core VA Guidance
A veteran pension item confirms reporting income to VA is only the veteran’s own earnings. GI Bill eligibility remains based on the service with honorable discharge. Tips stress not paying cash, using money orders or checks, and paying on time for National Service Life Insurance. Gratuity reapplication can be used to prevent loan default if needed.
Hormones by the Ton Produced in Mexico
In Mexico City the Syntex Corp dominates steroid hormone production, using ground yam roots to extract saponin and convert it into sapogenin. Scientists can then synthesize a wide range of hormones, including estrone progesterone and testosterone, with insulin cited as a life saving example for diabetics.
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Mexico City
United States
Syntex Corp
Mexico
Hookworm Perillinked to Toe Itch and Anemia in Texas
State Health Officer Geo W Cox identifies hookworm as the cause of toe itch and related ailments. He notes ten years of anti hookworm efforts with progress in eastern and southern Texas and urges sanitation, proper pit privies, septic tanks, and shoe use to curb infestation. The piece ends with a stray line about hare eye anatomy.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Texas
Local observations on marriage and names in Texas towns
A series of dated reflections on marriage rivals, social advice, and light satire. The piece notes a rich suitor from a wife’s hometown, questions about hidden rivals, then shifts to proverbs about in laws and money. It ends with notes on place names Sudan, Seminole, and Waco tied to local history.
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Sudan
Lamb County
Gaines County
McLennan County
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Esther
U. S
George King
Detroit
Mich
Mr. King
George Kings
U.S
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
First National Bank
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