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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
5
Public notice column from The Sun lists subscription pricing and mail status, with editorial jabs on politics and farming. It notes advertising rates for events and obituaries, while denying ownership changes to the old binders in front of the office. It lampoons President Coolidge and calls for equal rights in a light, local tone appropriate to a small-town paper.
A Greenville bond issue of 450000 was approved by an 11 to 1 margin to fund a 210 acre reservoir northwest of the city. The city has faced water shortages for years and has limited mains water to two hours daily. The article also notes local editorials and quotes on politics and civic life, and mentions law enforcement in Grayson County led by County Attorney Roy Finley and Sheriff Everheart.
The Observer's Column reflects on local life and social pretensions as a distant writer notes habits, storms, and human foibles. A Dallas visitor's boastful profile is teased for vanity and misplaced pride, while geography becomes a classroom favorite replacing Waterloo lore.
The Dallas News publishes The Texas Almanac signaling a major resource for Texas history and reference. The rollout promises extensive data, maps, and figures to assist readers, researchers, and students in understanding Texas geography, demographics, and civic information.
A compact Texas cyclopedia with facts on agriculture, politics, industry, education, and society. It highlights a large colored folding map showing counties towns railroads rivers and highways. The book aims to attract homeseekers and investors and serves as a practical handbook for Texans and outsiders.
A collection of satirical quips from various publications. The Bellingham Herald and Reveille refer to youth and labor laws, while Associated Editors note concerns about teenagers and high powered cars. Life mocks scientists studying influenza and playful insect nicknames like the Presidential bee and Broadway butterfly.
A Louisville Times remark recalls earlier warnings about market saturation as 6,000,000 cars were registered, then notes current totals near 17,700,179 and argues that the bigger issue is saturation among drivers rather than the market itself.
The Louvre relic Theirs pearl necklace, once Madame Thiers's, was priced at over 600000 by Cartier in a France auction. France sold the piece to raise funds while the Louvre relinquished possession. The United States bid highest, and Cartier took the item for display.
The nation follows the life-and-death struggle of a brave man trapped in a Kentucky cave and the daring rescue effort by hundreds. The episode has drawn wide acclaim and revived interest in Kentucky’s past, casting Collins as a plain dreamer rather than a shiftless or romantic figure.
New dray line offers freight and trunk hauling to and from Whitewright stations and any city area. Phone 228 D M Mooneyham advertises services and mentions 75 sheets of typewriter paper for 25 cents.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during our father’s illness and death. Your support comforted us in his final hours of toil. May God’s blessings rest on you as you face sorrow. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Robbins, Joe and Will Robbins, Mrs. J. R. Paine.
An income tax collector will visit Whitewright on Tuesday February 24 to assist those owing taxes. He will operate from the First National Bank and help with income tax report preparation.
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