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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
1
Sherman carpenters vote to reduce daily wages from $8 to $6 citing lower costs for necessities. G Leo Forrest, president of the Central Trades Council, says the cut aims to boost building activity as materials have fallen in price.
Athens Texas July 26 The mystery of the beating binding gagging and robbing of Earl H Peters near Chandler July 18 was solved when Peters 24 in a sworn statement absolved all suspects Peters said he left Chandler Hotel at about 10 pm July 18 walked three miles gagged himself with a towel and had only 6 or 7 dollars not unconscious He provides no motive and officers say he is held for further investigation Several others have been released
H L Durham superintendent of Whitewright public schools reports Baylor University in Waco will host a summer school from August 1 to September 9. Three to four teachers are to be employed. Durham plans to return home before opening day to prepare. Enrollment expected from fourth grade up. Books provided.
In Whitewright a constitutional election yielded 64 votes from nearly 500 voters. All amendments failed except two: one expanding Confederate pensions and the other banning foreign voting in Texas elections, which also allows poll tax changes. The defeated amendments included higher governor and official salaries, abolishing the State prison board, and raising legislative pay.
Austin July 25 The legislative prison investigating committee asked Prison Commissioner W G Pryor to resign and received a refusal The committee cited management facts and Pryor s health as grounds Pryor said he would not resign now but would resign if his health does not improve soon
Sherman Texas July 25 W S and J D Buster and Tom Smith attended the funeral of their cousins Miss Vi Buster and Mrs B Mayes two of eight drowned in the Gulf at Palacios Thursday held at Pilot Point Sunday Rev Forrest Smith Fort Worth conducted the services during the downpour the bodies were laid to rest. Parents of the sisters the late Dr and Mrs Buster of Pilot Point died on the same day six months earlier and their bodies buried on the same day. Dr Buster was a cousin to Judge Rice Maxey of Sherman.
J M Sturdivant, manager of the Planters Gin Company, announces the plant is being readied for the upcoming cotton season. He says machinery will soon be in first class condition and ready for operation.
In Austin on July 15 the Ku Klux Klan and related issues drew brief attention in the Texas House. Representative Patman introduced a resolution condemning masked groups and urging officials to resist Klan influence, while Baker defended the Klan and attacked imperial wizard interference. The educational appropriations bill was postponed after a short briefing on state finances, and upcoming measures on Markets and Warehouse Department were scheduled with Fly consolidation to be printed and considered.
Beaumont, July 25. A lightning strike at a Sun Company oil center started a blaze that destroyed four tanks, oil loss exceeding one million dollars. Magnolia Petroleum lost 100,000 barrels of distillate at 2.50 a barrel. Sun Company 500,000 barrels of Oklahoma light oil at about 24 per barrel plus piping. Tank value around 100,000. Chemical foam nearly extinguished the fire after flames spread across acres.
A Sherman Daily Democrat notice reproduces a Klan statement asserting it is a lawful, Christian, pro United States group. It pledges loyalty to state and federal law, vows to bar unreliable members, and urges moral reform, white supremacy, and protection of women, while denying Negro persecution and condemning illicit gambling.
Police report a busy evening at Green Mount Plunge Sherman on Monday when petty thieves stole motor meters from three cars and removed a storage battery and two large tires from another. The thefts occurred while owners swam and were not noticed, leaving no clues.
Palestine Texas July 26 Dick Lewis thirty was ambushed and shot to death seven miles south of Palestine by unknown parties. Three men are held for investigation. A month earlier he received a miniature coffin and warning note to leave the county under penalty of death. Lewis was a charcoal burner.
Mr and Mrs Rufus Huddleston of Jones County spent the past week end here with his sister Miss Belle Huddleston and Aunt Jennie Jones. They also visited Mr and Mrs Ernest McCoy near town. Huddleston, an old Grayson County boy, believes land here is too high for a poor man and that the West offers the start to life. Mr and Mrs Guy Dillon of Sherman are spending a few days with relatives here.
A Ku Klux Klan notice from the Sherman clan chapter demands officers discontinue semi public Klan displays, claims the law improves conditions and offers to enforce it without fear or favor. Signed by the Exalted Cyclops and sealed by the KliggRap seal.
The Sun reports Kimbell Milling Company will relocate its headquarters from Whitewright to Sherman after purchasing the Phoenix Elevators at Sherman. Several office staff and families will move, with Kay Kimbell and others splitting time between Whitewright and the Sherman office as operations shift to the new location to handle the expected grain volume.
The bush arbor revival at the Baptist Church yard reports seventeen conversions by Thursday morning and twelve additions to the church. Rev. W. E. Boston of Marietta Oklahoma preaches strong sermons while Rev. Geo. C. Boston leads the singing with a large choir. The American Legion Auxiliary meets next Tuesday at 4 PM. all members are urged to attend.
Bethel will host the District Singing Convention on Saturday and Sunday July 30 and 31 inviting all music lovers to attend and participate in the singing event.
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