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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
2
The Honey Grove Signal marks its 1716th issue and thirty three years of publication since June 9, 1893. Jim Lowry shares humorous memories of newsroom mischief, late nights, and reactions from readers, bankers, and locals as the paper endured and celebrated its long run.
John W. Higgins of Glenrock Wyoming left his entire estate valued above 500000 to the State of Wyoming. Higgins who died June 24 at Glenrock was an oil man who built his fortune from leases on state lands. Attorney General David J Howell announced the bequest Friday.
The ninth annual Red River Valley Fair will run October 5 to 9 with a new $12 000 manufacturer and automobile building and a livestock arena. Educational exhibits on livestock field crops and garden products are planned along with entertaining features. A total of $3 500 in cash prizes will be awarded in various departments. Denison merchants are expanding space as applications for more exhibit space flood in. Most counties in North Texas and southern Oklahoma are expected to participate.
Detroit July 6 construction starts on the Book Tower a proposed 81 story 873 foot building in the business district. J B Book Jr and the Book Estate control the project with rapid completion promised though no date set. The tower will feature 42 floor segments 30 000 square feet each and a beacon light visible up to 75 miles. Several landmarks were razed to clear the site.
A vintage ad urges disinfecting minor flesh wounds with liquid Borozone and using Borozone Powder to prevent infection. It warns one in ten wounds could cause blood poisoning or lockjaw and lists liquid prices 30c 60c and 1 20 and powder 30c and 60c. Sold by J L Kirkpatrick Drugist.
Seferino Ramos aged 126, a two job worker in San Antonio, prescribes a full glass of ox blood each morning. He states his 126 years include service in the Mexican war for independence and time under Juarez, asserting a diligent routine, light meals, and constant work sustain longevity.
A public speaker at a recent gathering argued that wholesale pardoning of criminals from the penitentiary largely fueled a wave of crime across the state. He added that blame did not rest solely with the governor, noting other factors in a broader critique.
A Pittsburg Gazette editorial argues that a large share of pardons are signed by the district judge, district attorney, jurors, and citizens. It claims easy pardon access fuels law observance indifference and urges trimming bureaucratic procedures.
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