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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists a yearly subscription price of $1.50 payable in advance and notes second class mail matter. It also states that notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions and memorials are likewise charged at regular rates.
January passes, fifteen days left to pay poll tax. Next Monday hosts a trades day in Whitewright inviting residents to sell or trade stock, automobiles, or any items. With all dwellings occupied, the town sees a need to start building more homes.
Nineteen hundred girls register for University of Texas courses this winter term. The article notes a recent rise in female attendance, now nearing half the number of male students.
Denison and Sherman bakeries hiked loaf prices from ten to twelve cents citing higher wheat costs. The writer urges price reductions when wheat costs drop, promising no complaint if bakers lower prices as quickly as they raised them.
In a brisk note the writer urges discarding old laws not enforced and unwanted by the public as Texas lawmakers convene. The piece mentions an inauguration reception for Miriam A. Ferguson in Austin on Tuesday night January 20 and jokes about dancing despite a damaged left limb needing oil and work.
A compilation of quips from The Columbia Record Buffalo Evening News Newark Ledger and Associated Editors notes sharp takes on government treasury surpluses Wall Street self interest swindlers and the role of parents in politics. It ends with a reflection on fewer dreamers amid busy traffic.
A compilation of witty quips and aphorisms from 1920s papers including lines on Trinity College Duke cigars women guiding mothers and pace makers pacifists and Dempsey and odd traffic schemes. Each item reads as a light editorial jab or social observation reflecting era attitudes and humor.
A Detroit News quote urges beyond widening horizons for youth by addressing depth of thought. The phrase emphasizes deeper education over surface changes in upbringing.
Detroit News notes a White House magician removes a watch from a loaf of bread and questions if this impressed President Coolidge amid wheat price rises. The report mentions Congress creating a second deputy coroner in the District as another Washington story.
The column previews a local ball and Friday tournament hosted by the PTA seeking funds. Forty two fans are expected, with others aiming to see the cats, as excitement grows for the first local tournament. The piece also jokes about art critics and explorers debating a head of Augustus Caesar dredged from the Hudson.
A Dallas man, unnamed, sent a $100 check to a Sioux City Congregational church pastor claiming to repay a past crime. He says years ago as a boy he stole the church collection of seven dollars and now returns it with what he considers the proper amount.
A Monday incident at a local grammar school left six women on a committee locked inside after closing hours. Neighbors alerted Mr. Smith, who freed the taciturn group just before supper. Greenville faces a water famine with reservoirs near empty and water rationing in place.
A light rain fell in the Mahurin vicinity Saturday and Saturday night. Miss Fay Melugin, previously on the sick list, is reported better. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pritchett’s little son, who was ill, shows improvement.
Mrs Everett Burris and Mildred Fae visited Randolph relatives. Annabell Withrow stayed with Blanche Humphrey. Maggie Johnson visiting Counts Melugin. Evelee Withrow with Fay and Treva Melugin. Hutchins move to Whitewright. Lizzie Cantrell visiting Mary Mulligan near Orangeville. Mahurin basketball teams lost at Trenton in first league games Jan 9. J B Baker and Edith Bartley wed December 28. planning in Chillicothe. Local shoe repair ad and Sun Want Ad call.
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