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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes a heated political clash as Governor Neff and the Legislature engage in a tough political battle. It reflects on the contest and predicts uncertainty about the final outcome and potential knockout blow.
A rain soaked Tuesday night interrupted the normal quiet as Van Alstyne’s baseball team hosted an exhibition to showcase Van versus Whitewright. The event demonstrated Van Alstyne’s readiness and skill in comparison to its neighboring town.
At a Sherman City Commission meeting on Monday evening an ordinance was adopted fixing the 1921 tax rate at two dollars and twenty cents for every one hundred dollars of valuation.
A revival gathering is planned under a traditional brush arbor located just south of the Baptist church. Parishioners and neighbors are invited to attend the revival, with services expected to feature hymn singing, prayers, and sermon reflections on renewal.
A mixed editorial brief discusses hard times pushing colored people to seek work, doubts about passage of amendments, and a call for thrift. It notes Texas A and M College’s rank as a distinguished college, estimates penitentiary losses at 850000 dollars for 1921, and critiques prison labor as less efficient than private farming.
M. D. Townley editor of the North Texas Press at Sherman was a Whitewright visitor Saturday. Townley runs the region’s only Republican paper, and he paid the office a pleasant call during his visit.
Grayson county two towns Whitewright and Van Alstyne show June 30 bank figures with Van Alstyne deposits totaling 358045.52 and Whitewright deposits 747956.12. Overall local bank resources reach 1401059.21 while Van Alstyne totals stand at 594391.48. The Leader remarks Whitewright’s stronger position and urges readers to favor Whitewright.
The A. and M. College of Texas maintains its herd of registered dairy and beef stock poultry flocks horses sheep and other animals dairy and poultry plants creameries laboratories experimental farms agricultural engineering and farm machinery and all facilities connected with these activities.
The teaching and demonstration facilities, dormitories, and classrooms will be turned over to Texas’s agricultural population during the week of July 25 to 30. Farmers and families are invited to take absolute possession and receive one week of intensive training. Noted speakers will include Governor Neff, Aaron Sapiro, Annie Webb Blanton, Clarence Ousley, President Bizzell, and other experts.
All right, Van Alstyne, what are you going to do about it Ladonia's bond election to improve the town carried. Whitewright voters approved $35,000 for school purposes and raised maintenance tax from 50c to 75c. Van Alstyne must act to keep pace with progressives.
A compilation of light quips and wry observations from various papers. It contrasts labor wage views, calls for national effort in housing, and notes on industry and politics with satirical lines about taxes, cannons, and public figures. The selections showcase period voice and editorial wit across multiple U.S. newspapers.
Dr Manton M Carrick stresses health over wealth and warns that dirt disease and dampness kill. He urges covering coughs, avoiding public sneezes, and emphasizes the state board of health exists to save lives and safeguard every person. He also notes infant teeth care and outdoor life as health opportunities.
Mrs Verna P Mitchell of Sherman Texas received a telegram from Huron South Dakota reporting the death of her brother William D Henderson at Wolsey South Dakota. He was shot and killed by one of a band of about 3001 W W riders atop a freight train leaving Wolsey. The telegram asked for identification and disposition instructions.
A snapshot of 194-year-ago prices shows what forty dollars could purchase a year ago: one sack sugar two forty eight pound sacks flour and one bushel of potatoes.
Dispatches report a Sherman man, Henderson, shot by an I W W member after he refused to take out a card. The texts say Henderson's home was in Austin Texas. Mrs Mitchell suspects an error since he carried an American Legion card in Austin.
Federal officials and Dallas detectives say a den near Dallas prints thousands of fake whiskey labels and revenue stamps for moonshine. Two men arrested supplied clues to a broader operation involving counterfeit labels for bonded whiskey.
LeRoy Jacobus Jr. of Beaumont survived a fall from a second story window, then a peanut lodged in his windpipe and moved to a lung. A sanitarium operation removed the peanut and the 16 month old boy rests well, expected to recover soon.
Honey Grove Texas July 17 four acres were bought in the northeast part of the city by the School Board and City Ball Club representatives. Plans call for an up to date athletic field a ball park and a grandstand to be erected with the ground put in condition at once.
J D Reynolds advertises a grist mill located just north of J W McMurry's grocery, offering to grind corn any day of the week and keep meat and chops for sale at all times. Patronage invited.
The Sun reports continued success of its special subscription drive sent ten days ago. This week adds new subscribers including Walter Kinman, H. Grimes, O E Wilson, F Owens, E C Henderson, Rufus Taylor from Bells, N M Buchanan, Fuqua Lovell from Bells, W N Hall from Ector, Allen Mitchell from Van Alstyne, T S Burton, J W Shelley from Savoy, W H Hicks from Savoy, F G Watson and H H Mitchell from Van Alstyne, and Lan Everheart from R5.
R E Pascall, manager of the Ft Worth Cotton Oil Mill Gin, says a latest improved cotton cleaner is being installed. He has been at the plant for several weeks overhauling it and expects it ready for the cotton season, in first class shape by the time.
R S Morehead notes the cleaner will produce a better sample to help growers fetch higher prices. Boilers now use oil burners for fuel this season. The business buys and sells second hand casings and retreads old casings to about half the cost of new.
Dale McGaughey of Hartford Arkansas visited relatives here during the past week.
In Temple on July 16 a lone grave in a white cemetery recalls slave days. Martha Barker, an elderly woman born in slavery, died and requested burial at her mistress’s feet, a wish granted. She lived with the Crawford family her entire life and never embraced freedom.
The Sun showcases strong printing quality while advising readers to keep out-of-town materials or individuals away, signaling a stance on local circulation and outsider influence.
The Sun advertises a want column available for just 25 cents, inviting readers to try the service. It emphasizes affordability and ease of listing needs or wants in the newspaper.
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