Waggoner and Doss Publish Whitewright Sun Notices
The Whitewright Sun reports subscription price of $1.50 yearly payable in advance and notes notices of entertainments, memorials, and taxes. It highlights opinions on local business groups, a Texas utilities bill affecting municipal water rates, and criticisms of state control over local affairs.
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Ed Westbrook
Grayson County
Senate
Texas
Railroad Commission
Austin
What Does Whitewright Need Most
The Sun editor urges greater loyalty to fellow citizens as the city’s top need. He argues bankers doctors merchants and professionals contribute to the community and deserve appreciation for their service beyond profit.
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Whitewright
the Sun
Whitewright Merchants Urged to Foster Local Loyalty
The piece calls for a stronger spirit of loyalty among Whitewright merchants and residents. It urges businesspeople to support each other and citizens to recognize merchants’ efforts to create a more prosperous and pleasant community.
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Whitewright
The Blue and the Gray Reunion Reflections
A historical piece recalls the Civil War brink and the long path to national healing sixty four years after the conflict. It notes the deep divisions once split the nation and the surprising extent of postwar reconciliation between former foes.
Plan for 1929 Union Reunion of North and South Patriots
Congressman Edgar Howard proposes federal funding to stage a 1929 Washington reunion uniting Civil War veterans. A commission of military and veterans leaders would plan the event to symbolize national unity and inspire future generations following Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and other historic battles.
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Edgar Howard
Nebraska
United States Army
United States
Gettyysburg
Vicksburg
Stony Mountain
Editorial Sparks Wright as Lindy pioneer
A montage of editorials notes Wright gains fame for making Lindbergh flight possible. The Toledo Blade comments on the calendar proposal that would yield thirteen Fridays the 13th. Other clippings question air power, politics, and naval rearmament, ending with a remark on scientists pursuing new aviation or space age ideas.
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Toledo Blade
Quotation News Fragments Spark Mixed Reactions
A collage of snappy lines from various papers highlights wry takes on crime, science, and society. The quips cover police reform, plant behavior, home life, and future food technology.
Prohibition enforcement plan labeled old by Pittsburg Gazette
The Pittsburg Gazette remarks that the prize-winning enforcement program is old stuff and offers little to the product it aims to eliminate. The comment underscores skepticism about the plan’s novelty or effectiveness.
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Pittsburg
The Conductor Teases A Father Over His Son
A Jewish man rides a streetcar with his young son and pays the fare. The conductor questions the boy’s age, remarking he looks older than four. The father retorts with a witty dig about responsibility for the boy’s worries.
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Wright
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Springfield Republican
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Washington Post
Houston Post-Dispatch
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
Louisiana ‘Power Company
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