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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun prints a mix of pricing notes and light editorial jests about daily life. It reflects on subscription terms, local amusement pricing, gasoline costs, building prices, and cotton harvest hopes while sharing quips about politicians, taxes, and small town gossip from nearby papers and readers.
A collage of satirical quips on tariffs prohibition and politics from multiple papers. Mentions prosperity tariffs beer wine regulation and sports figures with humorous takes. Ends with a line about Rub-My-Tism curing pain.
Sherman, Texas July 25 Sheriff Boyd Craig and Deputy Shipp with Deputy Miles conducted a rooming house visit in Denison Saturday evening. Six to eight persons were arrested on vagrancy charges and liquor was confiscated. Several complaints have been received about these houses.
Lamesa Texas July 25 The Rev I A Smith pastor of the Methodist Church closed a successful revival meeting here Thursday night at which there were 225 conversions. The services were held under a tabernacle erected for that purpose and had a seating capacity of 3 000. Evangelist R L Flowers and wife of Dallas did the preaching.
Central Christian Church schedules Lordsday morning services with Bible School at 10 a m and communion and preaching at 11 a m The morning discourse topic is The Functions and Activities of the church and how they can be realized An evening service may be canceled if the Baptist meeting continues.
Bonham Texas July 25 Auctioneer Jim Stroud of Bells Gray County was found on a railroad track around 9 pm stripped of all clothing. He says two men in a car attacked him robbed about 86 dollars and left him nude. He was later clothed locally and sent home. Rev W A Kirkpatrick lingering illness reported improved.
Nicolas Rodriguez and Ricardo del Palacio, former Villa army officers, are jailed in Marfa Texas charged with attempting to start a military expedition against a friendly nation. They were arrested after crossing the Rio Grande toward Mexico carrying arms ammunition medical supplies clothing and other army stores.
Washington on July 25 reports a Dallas post office vacancy and a civil service commission exam to select a new postmaster. Other Texas offices with exam requests include Detroit Jake Hannon Loraine and Yoakum.
Plainview Texas July 25 Marvin A Washington 40 was shot and killed in a Flamet church twenty miles northeast of Plainview He was in the choir and stood to sing when a man in the choir fired six shots four taking effect The shooter waved a letter and ordered surrender saying here is my evidence He then went to Floydada to surrender Find more details in today’s Plainview report.
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