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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
4
The notice states mail handling as 2nd class matter at Whitewright Texas post office. It warns that entertainments box suppers and similar events with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions and corrections policy are also noted.
A small note on upcoming community events highlights the Old Settlers Reunion and the Red River Valley Fair. The region sees shifting social roles with a humorous take on marriage and influence, praising modern dating and the social power of women in shaping men’s choices.
A farmer warned that farmers in this section would be crying for cotton pickers around mid September, though the speaker also mentions hoping he knows his okra.
Report indicates the leaders who backed the road bond in Grayson County say they have won a great victory and express unanimous happiness with the result.
Society frets over a country girl’s marriage to a multimillionaire’s son. The piece notes a state wide election is set for next Monday with four constitutional amendments on the ballot, prompting readers to vote.
Grayson County voters cast a 2.5 million dollar road bond issue on Saturday by a 6 to 1 margin. The Van Alstyne Leader opposed the measure, apparently the county’s sole paper in negative stance. The Garland News remarks the public will fund or build better roads themselves if needed.
For the first time in the institution's history aUT graduate is elected president. H Y Benedict aged 58 succeeds W M N Splawn who resigned. Benedict graduated from UT in 1892 and later attended the University of Virginia and Harvard University.
Saturday is the last day for school children to transfer between districts with state credit. High school students from districts without high school courses may transfer to Whitewright High School with free tuition if the transfer is completed before August 1. Tuition is paid by the State and the departing district.
Farmers report little insect damage to cotton and expect a bumper yield with dry weather ahead. Many say farmland cotton currently ranges from one half to three quarters of a bale per acre as boll weevil and boll worm remain scarce for now.
Grayson County urges support for dairy farming, citing population gaps and unstable milk supply as main barriers. The piece suggests addressing variability in production to keep dairy farming profitable for local farmers.
The Dallas News argues for higher year round milk prices to farmers and for absorbing seasonal peaks through a condensed milk plant in Grayson County. It urges closer canning to the point of sale, expanded livestock, and tractor farming, noting dairy profits depend on fair farm prices and viable operations.
A reader asks what is prettier than a Whitewright girl in pristine beauty dancing near pools. The response cautions her to stay away from water and explains pristine as primitive or original, noting historians view pristine people as scornful of artifice.
The State Press in Dallas News disputes a Sherman savant’s tale of pristine Whitewright. It says Whitewright is now a paved, progressive town with little pristine mud on its main thoroughfare, and dismisses the myth as a misunderstanding of ancient mythic dancing nymphs.
Grayson County voters approve bonds to build east west and north south concrete highways linking Grayson with Texas’ vast concrete network. The plan includes a road to the Fannin County line, prompting questions about whether Fannin will pursue similar cross county highways, given the broad benefits noted by Bonham Favorite.
A Clarksville Times report recaps a Red River County farmer who recounts being turned down by the bank when seeking money. The piece emphasizes practical hard‑won knowledge gained from pursuit of capital and the value of experience in rural financial affairs.
The article notes a man who views a life turning point as he plans to raise a living at home. He has sold milk, butter, vegetables and more, works harder this season, and expects to be financially better off this fall. He aims to run his business without banks or merchants and faces the world with resolve.
A humorous quip from the Clarksville Times cites a long running feud between a bulldog and a tomcat. The tale traces the origin to a misheard word at Mount Ararat and a post flood bone dispute, prompting a chase that never ended.
Work on the grammar school is nearly finished with a new roof installed and several classrooms recessed with metal. The arches over the entrances have been remodeled and other repairs are underway. When complete the building will be in first class condition in every respect.
Mr and Mrs R B Mack now reside in San Marcos after his move from Edinburg where he served as assistant manager at the compress. He was previously assistant manager at Frederick Oklahoma, and his San Marcos post brings higher pay and more responsibility. Mrs Mack is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lucian LaRoe of this place.
J. H. Looney trades his farm about one mile north of town to Howard Brodhead for a quarter section of land in Lubbock County. Looney rents the traded property for another year and will not move to Lubbock County until 1929.
Addison Vestal son of Mr and Mrs R C Vestal will travel to New York next week to attend Columbia University on a scholarship awarded after his outstanding four years at Baylor University Waco He was part of the 1927 Baylor graduating class and earned the Columbia scholarship through his scholarshi p achievement.
Mrs. Floyd Harris Mrs. Grady Brown and Miss Viva Phillips travel Saturday to College Station for the Farmer's Short Course at A and M College July 25 to 30 as Kentuckytown Self Help Club reps. Six other Grayson County clubs send delegates with Mrs Oscar Bow representing Bethel Club.
Constable George Bennett and Deputy Sheriffs W C Brown and Henry Williams of Fannin County arrested two young men residing six miles east of Leonard in connection with the theft of automobile parts at the American Legion picnic. They were jailed at Sherman Monday after descriptions and the car license number were provided by witnesses who saw them stealing from other vehicles.
Beaumont dispatch notes Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Jackson aged 92 and 82, longtime Hardin County residents, buried together in Sour Lake after a long marriage. Mrs. Jackson died Friday morning, her husband, ill, died Sunday night, both interred Monday. Both born in Hardin County.
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