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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
12
Public notice indicates mail matter is registered as Second class with subscription options of One Year Six Months or Three Months at the Whitewright Post Office.
To Subscribers The date printed opposite your name on the margin indicates the month your subscription is paid. All subscriptions expire on the first of the month. Any subscriber not receiving the paper regularly will notify us.
The paper states charges for obituaries and cards of thanks at 3 cents per line and 3 cents per line for church lodge notices and social events. Public benefit religious, fraternal, or public meetings will be published free of charge.
The Denison Herald urges poll tax payment by January 31 ahead of the July 25 1914 Democratic primary. Denison may have 3500 eligible voters but under half are qualified. The Sun congratulates Greenville Herald and Banner on a four to one vote approving a $400000 good roads bond issue for Greenville precinct.
Local newspapers report Col. C. B. Randell considering a run for Congress against Sam Rayburn. Sherman supporters say he would enter the race and could beat any opponent in the district. Randell is described as aligned with the current administration.
The era is described as the age of the suitcase as demand favors sturdy travel gear while Grayson County creates an agricultural demonstration agent post with a 1000 dollar salary plus 600 from the U S government, appointing Frank Short. The Katy railway halves shop workers as flood costs and retrenchment bite, and The Sun runs two-column features by William George Jordan on married life and government expertise for readers.
The Honey Grove Signal notes a suit case problem for railways to solve in prohibition days with either double decking coaches or widening aisles. Ft Worth bank deposits rise as Dallas banks now trail Ft Worth's nine banks in total deposits.
The Van Alstyne Leader notes that opposition to road construction fades once projects are completed. Citizens resist building sidewalks or roads during planning, yet after completion they insist on preserving them and would not trade them for a higher cost.
The Bells intimates that Hon. H. W. Witcher of that city will run for county commissioner from this precinct. Denison also has a candidate for the post, a key office with trusteeship of the county exchequer and broad discretionary powers as financial guardians.
Sam A. Brown, a Tidwell resident near Greenville, died by self inflicted gunshot wound with a 22 calibre rifle on Tuesday of last week.
A guidance piece on husband and wife treating each other as equally distinct individuals. It argues unity in marriage comes from perfected individuality, mutual respect, and nonessential differences, warning against domination, fear, and tolerating temper or tyranny. It urges early firm boundaries and decisive, respectful conflict to prevent long-term harm.
Partial OCR shows times and numbers scattered like No 2 No 4 and No 29 with 9:34 and 5:38 p m among unreadable text. The readable elements include arrival or departure times but lack context or complete labels.
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