Whitewright Post Office Notice
Postal notice indicates mail enters Whitewright and is labeled as second class matter for distribution and handling at the local office.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
2
Thrift Stamp Drive and War News Cheer Grayson County
Local notes urge thrift stamps and war savings, report on windfall gate receipts for the Willard Dempsey bout, and humorously comment on a July Fourth forecast. Officials in San Antonio reportedly ordered a heart removal to prove death, while an Agriculture forecast predicts a cotton yield drop due to acreage propaganda. President Wilson and party sail home aboard the George Washington, due Monday.
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San Antonio
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
Airman Views Replace Birdseye Sayings Over Time
A concise reflection notes language shifts as common phrases evolve with time and invention. The piece contrasts old expressions like crow flies with new airman aligned wording to describe distance and perspective changes.
Chaotic Postwar News Shows Violence and Political Turmoil
Reports from Siberia reveal eighteen U S soldiers killed and many wounded in clashes with anti Kolchak forces after Bolshevik attacks on railroad guards. The Texas Legislature urges the Senate to ratify the peace treaty amid partisan doubt. Prohibition shifts hotel pricing as saloon closures bite revenue. Ten dead and forty injured in a New York Central wreck blamed on a tramp on the brakes. Texas grants women the vote for federal offices and primaries under the federal suffrage amendment.
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U. S
Siberia
War Department
New York Central Railroad
Blonde stereotypes at General Electric plant prompt debate
The Chicago General Electric Company lamp works reportedly employs only brunettes, with a manager claiming blondes are fickle and unsteady. He says a blonde is never satisfied unless moving around. The statement invites reaction from readers.
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General Electric Company
Chicago
Five Hundred Women Run Secret Wives Bureau
Five hundred Tampa women have formed a confidential reports bureau to reveal a husband’s double life. The group aims to furnish wives with information about undisclosed infidelity. The Texas Legislature ratified the national equal suffrage amendment, but voters on May 24 rejected granting Texas women the vote. Does the Legislature represent the people?
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Tampa
Florida
Woral Credit Bureau
Texas
Texas contribution to military service in the recent war
Texas supplied 161 065 men to the military service, about 4.29 percent of the total army. The state ranked fifth after New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. Middle West states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico participated in physical examinations.
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Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Middle West
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Best Showing Across Town and Country Boys
The piece notes that country boys excelled exam results over town boys, whites over colors, and native born over foreign born. It also reports that the Justice Department will not hinder 2 3-4 percent beer and wine sales under wartime prohibition while awaiting possible federal court rulings. The article laments road hogs defying fellow travelers and recounts a Whitewright man’s car accident with a buggy, highlighting road etiquette education.
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Department of Justice
Federal District Court of New York
Congress
Whitewright
Roads Ordered Prompt Bonham Favorite Call to Visitors
Bonham Favorite urges friends to build roads and visit Nat pools to bath before entry. Whitewright Sun notes willingness to pay for nat. Bonham Favorite repeats that roads have been ordered and urges readiness to come over.
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Bonham
Picnic scheduling across towns in July 1923
The Celina Record notes a major event in Celina on July 17 and 18 with invitations to visit Van Alstyne and Whitewright area towns. Bonham plans picnics July 3 4 and 5, Van Alstyne July 11 12, Whitewright mentions a 1923 W S due date, inviting attendees to learn of a lively western town atmosphere.
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Bonham
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Celina
Brother Waggoner
Whitewright Hosts Entertaining Homecoming for Soldiers
Whitewright invites all service members from the city and surrounding area to an open homecoming on Grayson College campus next Tuesday evening July 8. The event will feature a lit grounds, speakers stand, refreshment booths, and other arrangements to honor returning soldiers and encourage community celebration.
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Grayson College
Whitewright
Welcome Home Celebration Planned for Returning Soldiers
Local citizens promise a free program of music recitations decorations refreshments and speaking to honor returning heroes. Mayor Frank Wooten Craft of Dallas will speak as committees form to plan details inviting all service members in uniform to attend with family friends or sweethearts next Tuesday night July 5 in Whitewright. Postal rates revert to prewar stamps and cards with 2c stamps restored for letters and 1c local rates resume.
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Frank Wootencraft
Dallas
Whitewright
Two Cent Postage Stamps Washington June 30 Abandoned
Two cent postage stamps in Washington on June 30 reflect a rate that was abandoned as the postal system adjusted charges. The brief notice notes the change and hints at ensuing policy revisions affecting mailing costs and stamp usage.
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Washington
If a Man Has a Little Money Nobody Can Bully Him
A brief proverb notes that a man with some money can resist bullying. The line suggests financial means grant security and power against intimidation.
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League of Nations
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United States Senate
the Sun
T. H. Lively
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