Whitewright Sun highlights and notices in 1920s Texas
The Whitewright Sun editorial notice discusses subscription terms, corrections policy, and advertising rates for entertainments and memorials. It cites a Dallas Journal item on relief hunger during Memorial Day, notes government holiday behavior, and mentions U.S. Marine Corps recruiting age 18 to 25 plus Army and Navy vacancies. It promotes National Cotton Week and cotton goods sales, and includes a nutrition comparison of alcoholic beverages. It ends with a note on state price controls for various goods including newspaper subscriptions.
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the Sun
U.S. Marine Corps
Army
Navy
United States
Texas
Whitewright
Proposal for life tenure or eight year terms for lawmakers
The Sun advocates replacing re election with eight year terms for members of Congress and Senate, while others discuss life tenure. The piece critiques campaign advertising and notes a Dallas gubernatorial filing by Vernest O Thompson who may be confused with Col Ernest O Thompson. It also comments on Whitewright business dullness contrary to statewide booming headlines.
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Whitewright Sun
The
Sun
Vernest O. Thompson
Dallas
Tyler
Austin Dispatch
Thompson
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Col. Thompson
TELLERS VS. HEARERS IN WHITEWRIGHT GOSSIP PANIC
The Whitewright Sun laments gossipers and listeners alike and argues gossip thrives where idle talk fills time. It contrasts modern amusements with Puritan roots, noting Whitewright offers many pastimes that render gossip unnecessary and condemns the social harm of listening to rumors.
Stimulating at Whitewright like Sherman Denison and Van Alstyne
The report notes engaging happenings at Whitewright comparable to events in Sherman Denison and Van Alstyne, as cited by the State Press in Dallas News.
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Whitewright
Sherman, Denison
van Alstyne
Dallas News
Cheap Insurance Costs Too Much in Fraud Case
Two Houston men were indicted by a federal grand jury for operating two mutual insurance companies to defraud policyholders. They claimed state supervision and offered low cost policies without medical exams, kept high running expenses from premiums, paid only partial death benefits, and used proxy voting to control the firms. The Sherman Democrat warns buyers to stick to reputable, government supervised companies and beware cheap offers.
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Houston
State Insurance Department
Sherman Democrat
Nurse Holds Tongue Cure Ends Stopping Hiccoughs
Eugene Steele, 22, of Sacramento, Calif., in Kansas City, thanked a nurse who held two inches of his tongue for five minutes to stop his hiccups after five days of near constant fits. Doctors at the hospital expect no recurrence.
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Kansas City
Eugene Steele
Sacramento
Calif
Steele
Kansas
Farm prices hit four-year low in May
Washington reports May farm prices fell to a four year low as surpluses and weak demand from the recession push the overall level down about 30 percent from a year ago. Every major farm commodity felt the decline.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
No Roundup for Lamar Candidates Abolished
Lamar County election roundup abolished by 23 to 11 vote Saturday night. Candidates seeking county and precinct offices will not have a county wide roundup in Lamar County this summer. Paris News reports the change ends the regular roundup procedure.
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Lamar County
Paris News
War Against Hopper Plague Spreads in New Mexico
Northeastern New Mexico farmers facing a massive grasshopper invasion appeal for volunteers from neighboring counties as the infestation threatens wide areas. Generalissimo Albert K. Mitchell leads rapid mobilization by air, with 300 poison-spreading machines already in use and ample field supplies, but manpower remains critically low.
Veteran Hay Baler Subject of Dickens County Suit
A veteran hay baler used around Dickens County for 23 years was the center of a small civil dispute in Justice of the Peace S. T. Johnson’s court. W. J. Elliott of Spur claimed he bought the baler in 1915, loaned it out, and later could not locate it, while Afton and W. E. Gates contended it had been in Gates’s possession since he bought it new. A mutual friend settled the matter, Elliott paying Gates a small sum, and the machine is ready for another season.
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Dickens
Dickens County
Justice of the Peace
S. T. Johnson
W. J. Elliott
Spur
W. E. Gates
Roaring Springs
Afton
Gates
Elliott
Australian Country Girls Rules for Perfect Wife
Curlews New South Wales report outlines ten criteria for an ideal wife. The list emphasizes managing the home within the husband’s income, performing chores, raising a family, prioritizing health, treating servants with respect, maintaining a good temper, staying informed, remaining presentable, avoiding snobbery, and never nagging.
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Curlews
New South Wales
Why Wastebasket Run Over in Campaign News
The Lindale News laments an overwhelming weekly flood of political material from many candidates. It notes 12 gubernatorial hopefuls, five for attorney general, four for lieutenant governor, and numerous congressional entrants, filling desks and overflowing the wastebasket.
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Lindale News
Congress
Congressman Havenner Returns $1200 Travel Allowance
Washington report says Representative Franck R Havenner of California declined to keep a $1200 travel allowance for Congress travel. He declared he did not feel justified in keeping the funds after returning home for Christmas and said he had enough left to cover the trip home after the current session.
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Washington
Franck R. Havenner
California
Congress
Sam McAfee 78 Dies in Sherman
Sam McAfee, 78, retired police officer and noted poultry breeder, died Tuesday at his Sherman home from a heart attack. Funeral services are today at Key Memorial Church in Sherman. He was a familiar figure in the Whitewright area and long served as superintendent of the poultry show at the Red River Valley Fair.
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Sam McAfee
Sherman
Key Memorial Church
McAfee
Whitewright
Red River Valley Fair
Texas lawmakers push for new postoffice funding
Texas congressmen are not idle when money for public buildings is discussed. The state is listed for 94 new post office buildings costing from $70,000 to $100,000 each. Some towns receiving offices are only about as large as the funds granted. Uncle Sam has money to lend and spend. Bonham Favorite.
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Texas
Uncle Sam
Bonham
Electric shock linked to house wiring in Dallas incident
A Dallas woman suffered a severe shock from a sink when an isolated electrical fault caused metal items to conduct current. Investigators traced the shock path through a sink drain, metal clotheslines, a neighbor’s screen, ice tongs, another clothesline, and a metal porch light, noting there was no normal electricity in the house.
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Dallas
Dallas News
Stomach Ulcers Rise Amid Hard Times In Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital annual report links rising stomach ulcers to financial distress. Dr. Merrill C. Sosman notes X-ray work shows worry from unemployment and poor business lowers health, increasing stomach acid and ulcers. Home study courses were first offered in 1878.
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Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Merrill C. Sosman
Eternal Light Memorial Finished at Gettysburg Clash
Gettysburg Pa a bronze urn holds a perpetual flame for Civil War soldiers. The 60 000 memorial named Eternal Light Peace Memorial will be dedicated by President Roosevelt July 3 during the 75th anniversary observance. The flame will be visible for 20 miles and gas feeds cost about 1000 yearly. A veteran camp rises on the plains as 2000 of 8000 remaining veterans gather for their reunion. The Army plans aerial and ground maneuvers on Veterans Day with War Secretary Woodring speaking. Ethyl gasoline noted as used since 1923.
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Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Woodring
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Whitewright, Texas
Dallas Journal
Distilled Spirits Institute
Louisiana
Canning
Farley
Daily Papers
Neck of the Woods
Pilgrim Fathers
LAMAR
West
Sun Office
Mae
Bright & Early Coffee
P. F. Cox
Mangrum
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