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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
9
Bonham figures County Judge C A Wheeler and Deputy County Clerk J L Dobbs visited Trenton on Wednesday. Wheeler said he would push to gravel the highway between Trenton and Whitewright and assist in linking Trenton's westbound Pike with the new Grayson county roads when built.
Eight bales of cotton from ten acres more than double the crop on the check plot result from applying calcium arsenate to Mr. Prior Clark's farm near Hillsboro. J M Martin reports cooperation with J C Gaines from the Experiment Station in flea hopper and boll weevil control.Three applications at five day intervals began August 15 at seven pounds per acre yielded after the pests stripped the cotton.
The Department of Agriculture announced that cotton bagging is superior to jute after a test shipment of four bales to Germany and back. Observers in Hamburg said cotton coverings kept bales neater and in better condition and breaking-strength tests showed greater durability. The department noted potential price drops for jute and savings in transportation and insurance from lighter weight bagging.
The Sun publishes candidate announcements for July 1928 Democratic primary. For Tax Assessor nominees include Hogan Kimbrough Davis May. For County Clerk candidates are Doggett Langford Tennison Batsell. For County Judge nominees are Westbrook Kane. For County Attorney Cox. For Public Weigher Montgomery McMillin.
King Snow praises a splendid winter and describes children building grand snow houses and frozen snow men. Old Man Winter agrees, recalling cities with snow shops and banks. King Snow forecasts an early Spring and lists forthcoming seasonal figures and parades before noting a final, glorious winter.
Dr. Talt Butler writes in the Progressive Farmer that Denmark uses cottonseed meal heavily to feed its dairy cows and argues the South should expand domestic use of cottonseed meal. The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes regional potential and the shift toward seed production alongside dairy growth.
AUST faces Easter dawn bells and a crisis of faith. Satan tempts him with power, but Faust rejects self pleasure and chooses to serve others. He reclaims land to form a park for artisans and children, finding happiness in the general good and ultimate redemption.
In a sly quip Flippant Flo notes that men may forget how dear their wives are yet never on the first of the month, delivering a light hearted social aside about household life.
Mrs. R. Murphy, about 23, narrowly escaped asphyxiation at a hotel Tuesday morning. Pal motors restored her to life after two hours of strenuous effort when hotel workers broke down the room door after a maid heard a gurgling sound. A gas heater burned high with closed windows. her husband had left earlier that morning.
A compact line from an American magazine compares talk as both the sweetest nectar and the deadliest venom, reflecting on how communication shapes perception and danger in society.
New York attorney Samuel Untermyer criticized a bill imposing a fine of 1000 to 5000 dollars for publishing Sing Sing execution details. The measure was proposed by Assemblyman Nathanson of Brooklyn who argued that graphic details deter crime.
Bring us your hens eggs and butter. The highest market prices paid. Nicholson's Cash Grocery advertises top rates for poultry and dairy in a compact retail notice.
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