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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1923

Page

2

Father and Sons Captured in Raid on Still

A Sherman raid nabbed Henry Hock Sr Henry Hock Jr and August Hock on liquor manufacturing charges after officers found a large modern still in a Baer's ferry road farm cabin near Denison. Mash barrels whisky and a hidden tunnel storage were uncovered. elder Hock and August bonded out while Henry Jr remained jailed.

Sherman Hock Baer Sheriff Everheart Bart Shipp Vic Smith August Hery Jr

Second copper still seized in same Denison home

Denison sheriff Floyd Everheart and deputies captured a 12 gallon copper still in operation at Henry Hock's Red River home after arrests in a Thursday raid. A second outfit was found Saturday morning, yielding 50 gallons of wine and three inmates in custody as the investigation continued.

Denison Floyd Everheart Vic Smith Daniels Henry Hock Red River Everheart Shipp Smith Martin Hock Henry August Hock

Local Moonshiner and Wine Seized in Sherman Incident

Officers loaded the wine, both still and alleged moonshiner, onto a truck and transported them to Sherman after the seizure.

Sherman

Selections From The Music Memory Contest

Friday night at the grammar school fifth and sixth grades will hold a music memory elimination contest. The Sun comments on three of fifty selections: To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell, Toreador Song from Bizet, and Liebestraum by Liszt. The notes praise nature, drama, and lyrical saying the tunes evoke memory and emotion.

Tommie Chenoweth Sun Edward MacDowell Peterboro New Hampshire Bizet Escamillo Liszt

Grocery Savings Ad Promises Low Prices on Staples

A promotional ad touts low grocery prices with items like Prince Albert tobacco 25 cents for two cans and coffee deals. It claims savings on groceries and offers to shop and load purchases, listing several canned goods, coffee, flour, beans, seeds, and potatoes with discounted per unit or per bag prices.

Prince Albert R.J.R W.N.T Star Navy Tobacco White Swan Canova Hale's Leader Campbell’s Pork & Beans Kimbell Tucker

Melodic Description of a Dreamlike Theme

The passage describes a melody sung with arpeggiated accompaniment. A rippling descent leads to a repeated theme in a brighter key, undergoing striking transformations to a mid-climax. It becomes reflective and hesitant then fades like a dream, leaving a faint memory scent.

Card of Thanks from Pope Family

The Pope family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their father and husband. Mrs. George Pope and Children.

George Pope

Neff Signs Bill for School Aid

Austin reports House bill No. 1 appropriates 3,000,000 dollars to the school fund for the current scholastic year ending August 31, 1923. Governor Neff signed the bill into law amid the capital session priorities.

Neff Bill Austin

Emergency school bill raises per child allotment to about twelve dollars

Governor Neff signed the emergency measure boosting the per capita school allotment from ten to roughly twelve dollars per child. The Senate amendment bars using any funds for salaries and directs the money to extend the school term. The governor has signed several appropriations totaling over five million dollars since the session began.

Neff Senate Citrus Experimental Station Texas Technological College

Young People's Program at Church of Christ Feb 25

A Young People's Program at the Church of Christ is scheduled for February 25. Details list activities and speakers for the community youth event.

Young People’s Church of Christ

Following the Lord program details

A church program lists Miss Marion Simmons leading the service and Mrs Harp delivering Why Follow Him. Eddie Horton and Bertha Lee read portions with Miss Sallye Hamilton and Bessie Horton presenting How Follow Him and Where and When Follow Him. Raymond Hoyle offers a benediction.

Marion Simmons Mrs. Harp Eddie Horton Sallye Hamilton Bertha Lee Bessie Horton Raymond Hoyle

Blue Star Remedy Ad For Eczema And Sores

For sale by Dyer and Jones. It promotes Blue Star Remedy for eczema itch tetter cracked hands ring worm chapped hands and face poison oak old sores and sores on children also for sore feet printed at Sun office price twenty five cents for seventy five sheets good typewriter paper

Dyer & Jones Sun Office

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