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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
We invite Whitewright residents to visit the new fountain during specified hours. The display boasts the latest model with full modern amenities and a commitment to top service. Come June 6 for demonstrations and special cream samples for Sunday dinners or occasions.
The Whitewright Sun reports June 5 registration for men 21 to 80, local ordinances abolishing surface closets by district deadline, and patrols about bootleggers. It notes civic projects including street crossings and adds commentary from the Trenton Tribune and Sherman Democrat on war symbolism and local law enforcement.
Friday evening at the School Auditorium a large audience enjoyed a detailed program by Miss Nicholas pupils and the Glee Club. The lineup featured diverse composers and pieces including Holst Grand March, Mendelssohn Maybells and Flowers, Chopin Waltz, Albeniz Seguidilla, and Brahms Good Ev'ning Goodnight among others.
Banks in the city offer to advance 95 percent of a Liberty Bond’s face value with buyers paying 5 percent upfront and notes for the remaining 95 percent at 3 4 percent interest. The plan funds patriotic investment and supports the war effort, with several individuals already purchasing bonds totaling over 2000 dollars. In other items, Roosevelt’s name is praised by French leaders as a symbol of American intervention, while Sheriff Tom Roberts reports Warbles was found wounded after an assault, with details of injuries and detention by deputies.
City of Denison sues the Julian C. Fields Engineering Company and others in Fifteenth District Court seeking 25000 dollars in damages for defective bituminous paving on Gandy Street between the M K and T Ry Co and Eddy Avenue. The suit, filed on behalf of the city and affected property owners, claims negligent acceptance of twelve blocks of pavement.
Paris May 28 Former Premier Clemenceau writes an open letter to President Wilson urging Roosevelt to join Allied forces at the front. The message highlights cooperation with the United States and the aim to bolster morale and military leadership.
Charles Warbles, a plain clothes man working for Sheriff Tom Roberts, was assaulted at noon on the courthouse square near the hall annex. Red Odom was jailed on aggravated assault charges, while Warbles is the principal witness against Red Odom’s father, Charles Odom, in several alleged local option law violations.
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