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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
1
Whitewright secures a fifteen per cent credit on fire insurance for 1913 through local agencies reports to the mayor. The three year good record provision lowers final rates, delivering more than two thousand dollars in annual savings to residents, a credit first granted last year that made Whitewright unique in Grayson County.
Sherman Texas January 18 Judge Rice Maxey a leading Sherman attorney was named by the National War Savings Committee as chairman of the Speakers Bureau for the Fourth Congressional District. He will organize the district consisting of Grayson Collin Fannin Hunt and Raines counties for War Savings Work.
The United States Army opened 1918 with 1,428,650 enlisted men and 110,865 officers, vastly exceeding any prior mobilization. By contrast, the Spanish American War peak was 272,000 total. About 45,000 officers were commissioned from civilian life, nearly eight times the prewar Regular Army.
We extend gratitude to neighbors and friends who helped during our wife and mother's illness and death. May God bless each and every one of them. D. L. Lyons and Children
The article explains determining gross income by totaling crops disposed of in 1917, livestock profits, rents, dividends, and interest. Subtract farm operating expenses, then consult a table for net incomes from 1000 to 20000 to compute tax. An excess profit tax applies only if net income reaches 6000 or more.
Brigadier General Luther R. Hare retire and named professor of military science and tactics and commandant of cadets at the University of Texas. A West Point graduate class of 1878 he served at Little Big Horn and led the 1st Texas Cavalry in the Spanish American War. He commanded the expedition that rescued Lieutenant Gilmore in the Philippines and retired in 1903.
A dwelling owned and occupied by George Ragsdale and family in the northeast part of town burned last Friday morning. Most contents were consumed, the fire started from a defective flue. Loss estimated at about three hundred dollars. part of the damage was restored through a public subscription.
Sherman Texas mourns 26 year old William Edward Mackey who died after falling overboard from the battleship North Dakota during a gale on January 15 1918. He joined the U S Navy a year earlier at Mobile Alabama and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Mackey and two sisters. The loss was confirmed by a Washington bureau telegram noting the body was not recovered.
The bureau states that men’s wages are deductible for income tax, but women’s wages qualify only if used in dairy and farm production tasks not household duties. If a woman works in caring for the farmer’s household, no deduction applies. Returns must be filed with the local collector by March 1.
The Whitewright School Board notes the death of B F Gafford on January 16 1918. He served as a secretary and member of the Board of Education and was praised as an honorable, valuable citizen and devoted family man. The board mourns his loss and commends his life as worth emulation.
W. H. Stedham buys back the blacksmith shop he had sold about a year ago to L. E B. Roberts and takes full charge of the business. An announcement to former customers and friends appears elsewhere in the issue.
Eight percent of the 9 586 508 men registered under the selective service law are colored. About 209 000 have been called and more than 75 000 certified for service. Of every 100 colored men called, 36 certified for service and 64 rejected or discharged. For whites called, 25 of 109 were certified.
The 81st day of this month is the last day to pay city taxes without a 10 percent penalty and costs. Call at the collector's office and pay your city taxes. D A Ray, over First National Bank.
A bereaved family thanks friends and neighbors for generous help acts of kindness and sympathy during their loss. They express sincere gratitude for support that lightened their burdens and wish everyone true friends.
The brick building on Tower Main Street, formerly Bryant Spindle Garage, is being overhauled for White Produce Co. to occupy soon. Sun and Dallas News 1.75
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