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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
4
Notice appears in the Whitewright Sun weekly paper printed for Whitewright Texas. It states notice content will be charged at regular advertising rates for entertainments box suppers and bene fits and memorials resolutions. It promises correction of erroneous reflections upon request.
A feature on Whitewright civic boosterism cites a town that should praise its merits. It recalls a Sherman Chamber of Commerce banquet with Col. Alvin M. Owsley speaking and a humorous play about loyalty and hometown pride.
The Hon ey Grove papers show commerce persists with mass mailings as Texas catalogues roll out despite downturns. Texas distribution ads feature a pioneer Texas Ranger on the cover. Meanwhile Deport, Texas, council forgives 1926 city taxes and relies on volunteers for street work contrasting editors Waggoner and Holloway on fiscal responsibility and effort.
The Dallas News cites a State Press editorial arguing against communal unpaid labor in Deport. It suggests self interest and personal reward drive work, noting generations resist share and share alike schemes. Editor Holloway is not warned off from duties but warns about street upkeep risks.
A San Francisco Chronicle quip favors selective birth control if retroactive. The Stamford Advocate suggests Marines could safeguard American property in Nicaragua and questions using them in Chicago. Henry Ford weighs in on the issue.
A collection of quotes contrasts wage based treatment for wives and a five day week idea, notes on liberal plans for China by great powers possibly using force, and a quip linking modern problems to liquids like oil alcohol and whitewash from the San Diego Union and New York Evening World.
The Wichita Eagle notes Henry Ford amused himself with an adding machine while others joked about his car. The comment frames Ford’s practical humor contrasting public mockery with private, methodical work.
Governor Ritchie questions the essence of government calling it applied politics and notes that many feel the practice is overdone, in a voice cited by the New York Evening Post.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Andrews, H. L. Gordon, and Luther Gordon were Dallas visitors Thursday, meeting several locals during their trip.
Essay extols supporting local merchants to keep money in town and sustain growth, prosperity, and moral tone. It argues readers should patronize home vendors over itinerant sellers, noting personal pride in the town and its families.
The Brownsville Herald extols local merchants as purchasing agents for citizens, ensuring quality and value, and notes their deep ties to the city. They sponsor forward looking enterprises, support social welfare, lead fundraising, and provide employment while keeping money local to build a better town.
Austin February 23. A bid to empower Governor Moody to invoke martial law against Sunday theatre operations in Texas was rejected in the House. Supporters jeered as Representative B L Shirley read a resolution by request condemning alleged violations of the Sunday closing sacred law in Fort Worth Dallas San Antonio Houston and El Paso.
A vociferous aye supported Representative Williamson's motion to table the resolution. Governor Moody would be empowered to declare martial law in cities where necessary to effect strict Sunday closing.
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