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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price and advertising rate policies for notices and obituaries. It cites Denison Herald on County Attorney Bookout’s grand jury indictment, urging a full fair investigation to establish innocence and vindicate his name.
Walt Mason writes of a neighborhood harmony shift from gossip to praise. Once he disparaged locals with tales of wicked deeds and caused unrest. After recognizing his own bias he reformed, now boosting Tom Dick James John and Jake, and earning neighborly blessing in return.
A column of clipped quips from multiple papers vents on politics marriage prohibition peace and war. Satirical lines critique Senate peace talks divorce rates royalty and foreign policy with wry humor and understated disdain.
A humor piece portrays two scouts venturing through a dark wet day. Mr Cheerup tries to cheer the town while Mr Killjoy warns of gloom and illness as rain and mud impede daily errands. The poem ends with each scout roaming the streets spreading woe.
According to S. P. Spalding, as chairman of the board, he presided over the sessions of the directors. He stated it must be more room or a wait list. The home houses 384 residents including 173 girls and 134 boys, plus 21 mothers and 32 elderly. 301 children are in school with 14 teachers employed. All buildings are full with 83 admissions in the past year.
Thomas A. Edison reflected on experiencing five depressions in his business career. He noted that resilient men kept aggressive selling despite a 66 percent drop in business and a 75 percent rise in effort, suggesting such persistence shortens periods of low mood.
Sherman January 18 Deputy Sheriff Bart Shipp reports complaints filed against a young white man named Sellers accused of attempting to smuggle six hacksaws to his brother jailed in the county jail.
New York reports part of a heart from an embryo that never hatched remains pulsating ten years after removal. Dr Alexander Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute notes the tissue fragment continues to grow and divide every forty eight hours, with visible pulsations under a microscope.
Early one morning Ches ley Rutledge who runs a peanut stand at the Superba theatre found $36 in currency lying near his stall. He turned the money over to the owner. The act reflects careful honesty from a local vendor in the city.
Worship at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with morning topic The Plow and the Kingdom of God and evening theme When the South Wind Blew Softly. Sunday school at 10 a.m. B Y P U sessions at 6 15 p m. Attendance last Sunday was large, with improving singing and spirit. Members urged to attend, invite strangers, and recruit volunteers for choir practice at Mrs Guy Hamiltons Thursday at 7 p.m.
Waxahachie January 18 with the need for more housing facilities increasing steadily at the Odd Fellows Home at Corsicana the board of directors meeting recently at Corsicana decided to recommend to the Grand Lodge of Texas that another building be constructed to take care of the increase in the number of persons at the home.
A shabbily dressed man rushed to Rutledge claiming he had lost all, including $36 in cash. He described the money and expressed gratitude, but Rutledge surprised him by producing the amount from his own pocket, leaving the man grateful and departing content.
New York dated January 15 Franklin D Roosevelt former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and current Woodrow Wilson Foundation national committee chairman issued an appeal for a one million dollar fund drive to prize public services The appeal honors Woodrow Wilson and promotes democracy peace and international relations through a practical civic instrument urging ordinary citizens to contribute even modestly
Denison report states Katy shops will close Thursday January 19 and reopen February 1. The order excludes roundhouse dead wood workers, affecting several hundred men.
Railroad officials announced an order affecting multiple divisional points in locomotive departments as part of belt tightening amid slack business on the road. The measure, described as temporary, follows discussions within local railroad circles about current operations and future prospects.
Washington Jan 16 Judge Rufus Hardy of Corsicana longtime Republican congressman from Texas Sixth District says he will not seek renomination in this year s primary. Hardy served sixteen years in Congress after sixteen years as county and district attorney and district judge. He says he retires without a single sore spot or grievance and makes the announcement early to aid district aspirants.
Dentort pleaded guilty before Judge W L Estes in federal court to possessing liquor and equipment for manufacturing liquor under the Volstead act. Sentence was deferred to next Monday with a likely $100 fine. The 62 year old farmer told the judge his intention to reform, and Estes urged him to join the law abiding element.
Denison January 17 report that a southbound Flyer on the M. E. & T. Railroad struck a work train five miles north of Denison at 4 PM killing O. J. Rice, a bridge worker. Engineer Gus Hahnel was severely injured. the Flyer suffered minor damage while the work engine was badly damaged and had to be picked up. Passengers remained unharmed.
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