Whitewright notices dated 17 years ago
Whitewright residents and local businesses feature today. E P Randle dies at his home after 25 years in Whitewright. School district No 42 trustees plan a public auction of the district building in East Whitewright on Feb 6. Local merchants announce sales and trades including tools, shoes, dry goods, and cord wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Randle
Whitewright
W. F. Sanders
W. R. Ford
W. J. Martin
East Whitewright
Dr. R. May
W. T. Truett
Benedict Dry Goods Co
Jess Graves
Kansas City
T. J. Smith
Obituaries and Local Notices From Whitewright 1920
The Sun notes deaths of J L Bradford former Whitewright resident in Colorado Springs while visiting California and William J Cox son of Mr and Mrs W M Cox killed in France in 1918. Local business moves include L LaRoe Co to open a Leonard lumber yard. Also listed are births at Fitzant and Jackson households, post office fixture installation in Holcomb building, Armstrong property purchase by J A Mauk, and a Memphis Texas alcohol contamination incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bradford
Whitewright
Colorado Springs
Colo
California
William J. Cox
W. M. Cox
France
L. LaRoe & Co
Leonard
Memphis
Texas
J. A. Mauk
Armstrong
East Whitewright
Fitz
Ant
Holcomb
Albert Jackson
New York City
Painter and Boss Brushwork Standoff
A craftsman rebukes a boss about effort, countering that he has no double workload. The reply implies limited tasks or opportunities, reflecting a work ethic tension in a workshop setting.
Typographical Gems Wanted Cabaret Position
Fragmented clippings recount humorous phrases and stray lines about a cabaret job, intimate settings, odd marriage quips, and scattered notes. It mentions mistaken deaths, a scar from a past duet, pajama theft, and a prohibition era business remark. The tone mimics a collage of headlines and snippets.
Evening infern al diversion on radio program noted
A Kentucky paper quotes the evening as spent in an infernal way with a radio program as the main diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Washburn Seeks Precinct Two Commissionership in Whitewright
John Washburn of Pink Hill west of Bells announces his candidacy for commissioner of precinct two. He ran two years ago and narrowly lost. Supported by friends across the precinct he expects to win this year. His father, the late Dave Washburn, formerly held the post. A formal notice will appear in The Sun’s political column with a longer announcement to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
John) Washburn
Pink Hill
Bells
Whitewright
Washburn
Dave Ashburn
the Sun
New Orleans Water Filtration Debris Removed Aids Safe Supply
Capper's Weekly notes New Orleans draws Mississippi water with 3.6 tons of debris removed per 1,000,000 gallons. After filtration and chemical treatment the water is deemed safe for drinking and domestic use, reflecting advances in science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mississippi
Texas holds repatriation impact on 1930s growth
In 1931 Texas faced large scale repatriation of 175000 Mexicans from the United States and many Texans worry the state’s population declined since the 1930 census. Analysts urge industrial development as the key to sustained growth and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas
Texas Drops to Second in Farm Product Value
Texas falls to second place in farm product value for 1931 with a total of 297 million dollars, behind California at 316 million. Analysts cite California’s citrus export sales of 99.5 million and aggressive advertising, plus Texas cotton and other crops receiving low prices, as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
California
Texas wheat as breakfast cereal boosts home use
West Texas grows a huge wheat crop and offers record low prices. The grain is ground coarse and boiled to make a palatable breakfast cereal. One pound feeds a family of four, and Texans could eat about a third of the state’s crop this way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Texas
Kraft Phenix Cheese Co. Denison plant expands milk and egg product lines
The Denison plant paid out over 200000 for milk in 1931, a 38 percent rise from 1930, with further gains over 1929. It is a major buyer of eggs and produces cheese mayonnaise and egg powder. A new branch factory is planned at Anson in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Kraft- Phenix Cheese Co
Anson
Jones County
Patterson and Son Canning Plant Processes 50 000 Cans
The Enloe Delta County plant of R E Patterson & Son did custom canning last year, delivering 50 000 cans of meat products and vegetables. Livestock is slaughtered and canned on the halves, with vegetables stored cold until producers pay, and corn is canned on the same plan as meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Patterson & Son
Enloe
Delta County
Cummer-Graham to Build Box and Crate Plant at Beaumont
The Cummer-Graham Co of Paris will construct a box and crate factory at Beaumont employing about 200 workers. It operates plants in Paris Mineola Longview and Conroe and runs a large export business. A Jasper plant to craft crates for banana and potato shipments will hire forty workers. McKinney plans an onion storage facility to serve Collin County crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummer-Graham Co
Paris
Beaumont
Mineola
Longview
Conroe
Jasper
McKinney
Collin County
How the Days of the Week Got Their Names
The days derive from two planet deities and five gods. Sunday honors the Sun, Monday the Moon, Tuesday after Tieu the Norse war god, Wednesday for Woden, Thor fuels Thursday with thunder, Freya rules Friday, and Saturday names Saturn the father of Jupiter.
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Tieu
Woden
Thor
Freya
Saturn
Jupiter
In Germany a fire negligence case ends with imprisonment
A German court jailed the person found criminally negligent for a fire. The ruling assigns responsibility for the incident and imposes a custodial sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Jokes About Nervous Riches From Early Comic Dialogue
A humorous exchange mocks wealth as a health cause with jokes about nerves and psychoneurosis. Mrs Asker asks if the doctor treats nervousness. Mrs Teller quips the condition arises from wealth rather than illness.
Movie Gossip Sparks Laughs Over Wardrobe and Wording
Comic exchanges unfold as a film star jokes about mood, divorce, and wigs. The dialogue hints at legal advice and living arrangements, while quips about hair and transport add light banter.
Witty Classroom Exchange with Teen Romance and Car Talk
A playful dialogue scene features a girl named Claire and Joe where he reveals dreaming of her while dodging another suitor. A teacher quizzes Johnny about Caesar, prompting a punny response. A book agent pressures a father to buy an encyclopedia for his college-bound son, who resists.
Cooking by Pocketbook: Mrs Junewed and Mrs Oldwed
A fragment humor dialog contrasts cooking by the book with cooking by the pocketbook showing Mrs Junewed and Mrs Oldwed discussing modern budgeting in kitchen work. The exchange implies practical frugality in domestic routines.
Notable Quotations From The City Square
Mrs Richley laments the glorious month and wishes its end away while Mrs Owe Them All hints at looming bills due early next month in a terse street corner exchange.
Comedy Gags on Marriage and Mischief Throughout Frames
A string of humorous vignettes about domestic life and misinterpretations. A minister's son faces a raise decision as his wife packs. a husband and wife exchange tips and coats leading to worries about habit and affection. An aviator jokes about crashes and a window washer jokes about speeds with casual racism present in phrasing.
Chicago brokers offer free stocks with apartment leases
Realtors Wagner Bros in Chicago advertise 10 free shares with apartment leases for tenants. The list includes American National Gas, General Cable, Neisner, N Y C St Louis, Percé Radio, RKC, Remington Rand, Republic Steel, St Louis San Francisco, and Wabash. Studebaker Sales Co offers 26 used cars plus 10 to 100 NYSE shares, with prices from 18 to 82, and a 1931 Studebaker for 1695 plus a free coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
New York Central
New York
U. S. Steel
Chicago
Wagner Bros., Realtors
American National Gas F
General Cable “A
Neisner Ros
St. Louis
Perc Ee Radio
Remington Rand
Republic Steel
San Francisco
Wabash Pl
Studebaker Sales Co
New York Stock Exchange
Allegheny Corp
Wabash Curtiss-Wright
Remington-Rand
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Sunday schools stock certificates spark cheerful tribute
The Pathfinder notes no Sunday schools have yet announced engraved stock certificates to scholars for faithful attendance this year. The column hints such a gift would honor diligence and loyalty among students.
Terrier Fights Eagle Captor in Air Wins
Roseburg Oregon report tells of a fox terrier owned by George Bonebrake that battled an eagle near Dixonville. The dog was lifted about 15 feet, then escaped thrice as the farmer returned with a gun and finally shot the eagle as it dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrier
Eagle
Roseburg
Ore
George Bonebrake
Dixonville
Bonebrake
Vo Fee
Fragmented Exchange Offers Harsh Social Judgment
A snippet shows a dialogue about preference for a thinner person over a heavier one and a response about avoiding roundabout methods. The surface exchange hints at body image judgments and conversational power play within an unidentified setting.
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