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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1922
Page
4
The Sun warns that all notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission charges will be billed at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions of respect memorials are also charged at regular rates. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflections upon character or reputation brought to attention.
Thawing days spark political jabs while Texas experts claim no green boll weevils yet. The column hopes for a no insect year as candidates stir. Miss Mathilde McCormick, 15, to wed Max Oser, 48, of Switzerland, with Rockefeller lineage noted. Oklahoma political turmoil cited, plus penny hoard to reserves totaling $300,000 from post tax change.
Eleanor Berlin, 21, of Worcester Mass, recently wed Raymond L. Codiing. Her former fiancé Charles A Hamilton's Chicago will left a $60,000 trust if she never married and lived with his mother. she must decide by 21. The note urges paying debts to help the economy and notes Texas wheat and cotton outlook amid debt burdens and potential spring boom.
The Abilene Reporter recalls that twenty five years ago only four autos existed in the United States. Now about 10 million motor vehicles are registered nationwide, with farmers owning 3 million. The next twenty five years may bring rapid growth in airplanes and wireless telephones, as the State Press notes.
The passage reflects on era values with horse drawn rigs costing up to 800 dollars and luxury side bar buggies. It contrasts those days with today when autos are common, asking if hard times have truly worsened and noting more families own cars now than horse and buggy owners twenty five years ago.
Sherman, Feb. 22 The defense in the ouster proceedings against Herbert Bookout county attorney won a point when Judge Silas Hare ruled that if record shows past years ignored the statute requiring written sworn testimony at examining trials, it may be used as proof. County attorneys say the statute has been ignored for 25 years and the ruling will allow proof that removing Mr Bookout is unfair if he followed predecessors. Testimony began Tuesday afternoon but proceeding is slow with frequent objections and tangled cross examinations.
The State opened with C. D. Terrill identifying three warrants for fees on examining trials. Cantwell testified, admitting talks with State attorney Gafford, with disputes over final testimony. Justices McCrary and others described written testimony practices, and defense probes into pre tenure norms. Court adjourned with cross examinations continuing into Wednesday.
Gafford objected strenuously as the jury was withdrawn and the point argued before Judge Hare. The scene reflected a tense trial moment with legal maneuvering over admissibility and a ruling anticipated by both sides.
Senator Sorghum quips that poker kitty is the most satisfactory form of taxation. He says it is liberal and reliable, while players focus on winning and overlook the expense. The remark pokes fun at fiscal policy with a light political jab.
A brief dialog shows one party asking why a letter went unanswered. The reply says the letter was never received and adds dissatisfaction with parts of the message. The exchange hints at miscommunication and hurt feelings between the two speakers.
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