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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces J. H. Waggoner as editor and publisher. The notice records second class mail status and post office entry in Whitewright.
Postmaster General orders one cent postage for magazines and newspapers sent to American soldiers in France regardless of weight, aiming to aid troop information access and morale during deployment.
Van Alstyne plans a Thursday and Friday picnic featuring amusements and daily airplane flights. The event also includes the Leader associate editor as a special attraction.
Junk dealers in Van Alstyne paid fifty cents per hundredweight for scrap iron last week. The notice urged residents to clear premises of junk and unwanted bottles and jugs, especially when household members are away.
Dallas police rounded up nearly one hundred automobile drivers, prominent men, for traffic law violations during the past week. They were summoned to appear before the city magistrate together rather than individually.
J. E. Surratt, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and the Red River Valley Fair, returned from Austin today after arranging exhibits from the State University and the agricultural department to be shown at the upcoming fair. He secured valuable educational displays for the event.
A New York firm offers to publish an advertisement and requests payment at regular rates. Food chemists dispute old beliefs about digestion and say cheese is easily digested and protein rich enough to substitute for meat.
The article laments the decay of the Grayson College property and its land, arguing there is no plan to repurpose the site. It urges intelligent civic action to find a useful future for the once splendid school plant.
Seasonal traveling vendors and performers strain local merchants who sustain the town through good and bad times. Residents rely on schools, merchants, city, and churches, yet spend cash freely with itinerant collectors of surplus funds.
Dallas assigns the rapid death penalty to Leonard Dodd and Walter Stevenson after they abducted and assaulted a young woman on the Greenville road near the city on June 25. The opinion notes not saying anything could prevent envy or ill thoughts.
The State Automatic Tax Board including the governor comptroller and treasurer met to fix the tax rate. A recess was taken until the governor could attend in person to share responsibility for raising the rate to meet administration costs.
Winnsboro businessman C. H. Morris told Sherman residents he seeks the Texas governorship and will stay in the race despite opposition. He is praised by neighbors but his unsolicited entry is questioned by Ferguson's supporters who want a viable alternative for a strong administration.
A Sherman election last week sought to repeal the charter provisions for the commission and city manager system. The commission form was retained by a two to one vote, with supporters arguing stable administration beats the aldermanic method and stressing the need for a paid manager for the town’s business needs.
The Hamilton Herald editor Geo H Boynton has been named mayor of the city. Observers note the newspaper man’s rise follows his rule of making good, while a rival quips that if he survives two years he’ll wish he hadn’t.
Grayson County sues ex Sheriff Lee Simmons seeking recovery of 751.20 dollars allegedly collected as 1.50 per witness attendance fees. The county treasurer had fixed a 600 dollar yearly salary, later raised to 2000 dollars by the commissioners court. Simmons was indicted, returned the money, and the case was dismissed.
Governor Bob Williams refuses the regulation dress suit and silk hat for a Belgium commission tour, citing heat and plans to wear his $6 palm beach suit. Senator Bailey previously rejected a Washington diplomatic function over the silk hat and scissor-tailed coat.
The federal law forbids issuing checks or other obligations for less than $1.00 and prescribes a fine up to $500 or up to six months imprisonment, or both, for violators. The rule aims to prevent circulation of substitutes for lawful money.
A fine registered bull will be awarded to the Texas county with the largest attendance at the Texas Farmers Congress in College Station from August 1 to 3. Railroads offer one cent per mile or $4 round trip from Sherman. Several state farmer focused conventions will be in session during the event.
The Board of Regents authorized President Vinson to announce that adequate financial provision has been made for the university’s 1917-18 maintenance and that the institution will open in all departments on September 17.
The mayor of Muskogee and the Muskogee County sheriff face suspension pending grand jury indictments for failing to enforce gambling and prohibitory laws. The report notes a marriage in McKinney and a stolen Ford linked to Sherman, with recovery near Achille, and a Leonard burglary totaling $4.49 at Crabb & Meador.
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