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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
1
The text urges readers to prepare for hard times with savings accounts. It promotes starting or adding to a savings fund, notes the uncertain future, and encourages customers and friends to set aside earnings in good seasons, offering assistance with accounts.
The Honey Grove Signal notes a stream of farmers claiming high per acre outputs in oats wheat potatoes corn cotton peanuts and hay. The piece ends with a cautious call for crop diversification rather than banking everything on a single crop.
The southbound Katy Flyer struck a automobile at a grade crossing near Lancaster last Saturday afternoon, killing four occupants of the car and injuring two others. The deceased are Amon, Addie and Emma Gleason and Mrs Officer. Two children of Mrs Officer were seriously hurt. The party stopped in Whitewright en route from Tennessee. An uncle of Solon Jared was in the car.
Reward offered for lost Batavia casing found between Whitewright and Orangeville on Friday July 6. Return to the office for payment. A. K. Haliburton.
Secretary McAdoo proposes government backed life and disability insurance for troops at the front and protection for their families. A Washington conference with insurance leaders suggested private firms cannot handle this, making government funds the proper method to ensure soldiers receive full support and no dependence on charity.
Information producers not in touch with the United States Bureau of Markets should write to learn how market data can aid in crop marketing. Besides the meat hay and grain service, and a dairy market service, daily bulletins on fruits and vegetables are expected this August.
Briefly outlines front and rear number plates for cars and motorcycles. Specifies license transfer on sale, lighting requirements, muffler rule, license penalties, and penalties for intoxicated driving, speed limits by area, and fines for dangerous actions. Stresses driver responsibility and owner consent for car devices.
Provisions combine with existing laws, but the rate of speed is clearly fixed for all cities towns and public highways by the new law.
The District Court granted authority to Anton Rajakovich to change his name to Anton Rey. He is a sergeant in the regular army stationed at Fort Sill. He explained that he could hardly pronounce his own name and wanted it to appear more American.
Rural and urban women clubs drive community welfare through school church and civic actions. Meetings by ladies aid societies mothers clubs and neighborhood groups empower women to improve education citizenship and local life, benefiting farm homes and broader society.
Industrial Record quotes a moral stance urging integrity over wealth, asserting that choosing virtue may lead to poverty yet keeps one trusted and upright. The line frames ethics as a public badge rather than monetary success.
Miss Glonnie Ernheart of Trenton visited relatives and friends in the area this past week for social hours and gatherings.
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