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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
8
Harve Holland Comedians bring a 25 piece company with concert band and orchestra to Whitewright for a week long engagement starting Monday July 14. Prices: 10c children, 35c adults. seating for 1000. doors open 7:15 band, 7:45 orchestra, show at 8:15. Ladies admitted free with paid adult.
The Whitewright Independent School District Board of Education resolution on July 7 1924 asks the City Commission to call an election on August 9 1924 to decide whether to levy an additional ad valorem tax not exceeding ten cents per hundred dollars for public school support. The City Commission granted the request at its July 7 1924 session.
City commissioners appoint Geo Adams as presiding judge J H Reeves Mark Montgomery and C G May as clerks for the election. Only qualified Whitewright voters who are property tax payers may vote with ballots marked For the Increase in Tax or Against the Increase in Tax. Notice to be posted and published 30 days before the election, with mayor F M Echols and secretary S H Montgomery signing.
A speaker laments a city ruled by steel and economic struggle. He describes truck drivers and factory workers as hardened by the system, noting lost humanity, crushed initiative, and diminished pity amid brutal work-fueled conditions.
A observer describes factory like street labor under a harsh foreman. A stray Italian worker comforts a fallen puppy hit by a truck as the crew gathers, highlighting humanity amid brutal industrial scenes.
The fragment suggests a tense scene where a character urges action to get someone to see a doctor. A following line shows willingness to drive, indicating immediate care and support from a companion.
A boss orders a dog to a doctor and a truck driver transports it. The street blockade clears and workers return to their tasks. An argument resumes briefly before the man leaves, red-faced and in a hurry to see someone.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a brief exchange between a couple about time before their father returns. The snippet emphasizes urgency and a casual tone, reflecting a casual reader’s “want ads” era.
Felix D Robertson known as the Common Sense Candidate promotes reform of government waste and salaries. A Dallas judge and lifelong Democrat he supports better schools free textbooks strict enforcement and veteran aid while advocating woman suffrage and rural schooling funding.
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