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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription details and political races as Sherman votes on school tax measures and road bonds. It forecasts Whitewright backing Hobby, cites a Celeste road bond victory, and urges support for an extra school tax to fund war-time expenses.
A testimonial from J. P. W. H. Hill of Detroit Texas says Foley Kidney Pills are the best he has used and relieves back ache rheumatic pains sore muscles stiff joints and frequent bladder action. Sold by Dyer Jones.
Slightly used Ford roadster in mechanical condition. Ben Childress seeks a good work and brood mare weighing at least 1200 pounds and not over six years old. J. H. Gosnell Route No. 1 seeks a brood mare meeting those specifications.
Whitewright exceeded its War Savings quota by about ten thousand dollars in the recent campaign. At a school building gathering Friday afternoon about thirty thousand dollars was pledged, pushing Whitewright’s total above forty five thousand dollars. The crowd filled the auditorium as a brief program followed by pledge cards. late registrations continued after work hours. A separate pledge meeting by local colored residents yielded over one thousand three hundred dollars from 145 participants with pledges from five to fifty dollars each. In nearby Pilot Grove a large funeral crowd gathered for Walter, the first local to die in service, born February 26, 1894 near Whitewright, who died June 26 of pneumonia after enlisting May 25.
The body of Walter P. Judd, who died at Camp Cody New Mexico last Wednesday, arrived here Sunday and was buried at Pilot Grove cemetery that afternoon. The funeral service was conducted by the local pastor.
A vintage beauty tip instructs making a lemon lotion by mixing three ounces of orchard white with juice from two fresh lemons to yield a quarter pint. The guide claims the mixture softens and whitens skin, reduces freckles and tan, and can be kept for months when strained and stored properly. The piece urges daily massaging on face neck arms and hands.
The June report lists hospital garments and knitted articles produced by the Hospital and Home sewing departments at Pilot Grove Bethel and Canaan plus shipped items. It shows 109 hospital garments and 32 bandages, with 147 hospital garments in another line and 55 knitted articles, and notes 2300 hospital garments, 296 bandages, 695 gun wipes, 165 knitted articles shipped. It records 17,000 as the total for the Junior Red Cross and provides the May Treasurer balance and expenditures with cash on hand.
A ship’s mess officer supplies 210000 meals at sea and orders 180 varieties of food. The crew consumes 7250 loaves daily and heavy quantities of beef, eggs, bread, potatoes, ham, butter, sugar, flour, sausage, sauerkraut, fruit, onions, jam, and beans. The stock list highlights vast provisioning for thousands at sea.
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