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Whitewright Sun in Whitewright, Texas

31 Jan 1929

Page 10

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Whitewright Sun

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Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1929

Page

10

New Whitewright Texas power plant opens with cold storage

The Texas Louisiana Power Company began supplying the Whitewright Farmersville district on January 1 1929 from its new steel framed power plant at Whitewright. The facility houses two 560 HP full Diesel engines with 2400 V three phase generators and a 125 V exciter, plus storage for 20 000 gallons of oil and a cold storage area for perishables. Visitors are invited to tour the plant this Saturday with guides.

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Texas- Louisiana Power Company Whitewright Whitewright-Farmersville Texas-Louisiana Power Company Farmersville Leonard Bells Randolph Tom Bean Bailey Celeste Trenton Princeton Blue Ridge Millsap Texas Lenders Texas-Lousiana Power Company T. A. Taylor
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Death of Arthur Pope Noted in Local Obituary

Arthur Pope died last Friday night at a boarding house after a long rural life. He was born near Bowling Green Kentucky and leaves a brother and sister nearby. He spent the last thirty years in Whitewright working as a farm hand and later as a town worker relying on small jobs and support from local businesses. His body lies at Oak Hill Cemetery with simple rites and a modest grave marker.

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Arthur Pope J. N. Smith Oak Hill Pope Bowling Green Whitewright
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The Passing of a Cautious Town Citizen

The article notes Pope’s foresight and frugality, with ample funds saved for illness and death. His quiet, honest nature contrasted with a missing cap each year, marking a small personal loss to the community and a reminder of his restrained but valuable life. The piece ends by urging readers to use Want Ads for results at low cost.

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T. A. Burdick Texas-Louisiana Power Co Louisiana W. J. Barbee Lloyd Moore Taylor Taylor’s Cole & Davis Company Cole & Davis Coo
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