A Vicious Circle: Power Outage and Rising Costs
A first person reminiscence details a Friday power failure in a rural shack, describing ruined morning routines, reliance on electricity, and a slow restoration. The writer ponders energy reliance, pricing pressures on TP&L and others, and the circular climb of costs as demand grows, ending with a folk maxin about cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Dad
Miller Acres
Sh121
Dolly
LaRue
Dallas
Mamma Bell
Grayson-Collin Electric Co-op
Tp&l
Big Bertha
Glen Rose
Major Bowles
Whitewright News Briefs From August 6 1920 Record
Fifty five years ago Mrs J F Lilley Miss Monta Badgett and Ernest Lilley were in St Louis to buy for J F Lilley store. Bow family moved to Hadley and births engagements orders noted along with local hires and travels in Whitewright area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
J. F. Lilley
Monta Badgett
Ernest Lilley
St. Louis
Robert Bow
Hadley
Ben Roberts
Dallas
J. L. Cantrell
Sherman
Edna Stateville
Manning and Clark Hardware
Clara Horton
T. E. Sears
J. R. Pennington
Texas
H.S. Sherrett
Portland
Oregon
Florence Sherrett
Leon Davidson
J. W. Davidson
Roy Hamilton
Oklahoma City
W. G. Booker
Orangeville
Albert Vestal
Elmo Savage
Lillie Jenkins
Mediatown
Mildred Browning
W. T. Browning
Bernard Collins
Dyer and Jones
Cecil Badgett
Waco
J. M. Carter
S. W
Ralph Walle
White
Donigan
Chamber of Commerce
Sloan
Percy Darwin
Billie Earl Montgomery
Sonny Hancock
Tulsa
Okla
Eugene Harris
Opal Cates
Lula Mae Caytor
Mary Lou Blanks
Fae Wood
Clovis Gates
Elizabeth Waggoner
Irene Rector
Mardell Pumprey
Margaret Pierce
Lucile Giles
Maggie Horton
Whitewright Sun
Clay Horton
Palace Theatre
W. M. Brannon
Dorothy Hamilton
Board of Education
Whitewright Community League
City Hall
W. E. LaRoe
C. J. Meador
F. M. Echols
C. B. Bryant, Jr
R. T. Pennington
John Reeves
Gomer May
Frank D. Layman
Charlie Ayres
Albert Lea Jackson
Whitewright Scouts
Washington, D. C
M. E. Winburn
Sherman Hospital
Simeon George Ashinhurst
Pilot Grove
Mayor's Musing on Vandalism and Civic Duty
The mayor condemns senseless vandalism at the sewer plant and the legion building, urges community responsibility, and notes the high cost of repairs. He questions oil company price hikes and congressional oversight, urging accountability for public misuses and political shenanigans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Federal
Hackberry Street
Congress
Belonging and Believing in Christ Across a Community
A reflective piece urges readers to embrace belonging through Christ. It contrasts personal identity with spiritual unity, citing Jesus and the Father as one, and invites confession of sins to belong to Him. The essay links belonging to church unity and redemption through the Cross, calling for communal gratitude and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin United Methodist Church
Darla
Elton
Christ
Father
God
Sin
Man
Jesus
Thorugh
Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Burl Roper
Verdell Hendricks
Sherleys
Grayson-Collin
Anna
Shack
Jim Burl
Dick Walker
Sacco
Bonstere
Currin
The
Sun. Publishing Co
Elton L. Miller
Darla Howell
Grayson
Fannin
Beother
Bob
Dairy Queen
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