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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
3
The Sun charges regular advertising rates for notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees and for obituaries resolutions memorials and related items. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflection upon request.
Community desk urges residents to share tips and inquiries using the new local line 76. Volunteers staff the line to collect information on neighborhood events, safety notices, and public service announcements.
A compact note recalls Prohibition closing saloons while moonshine remains active. The piece hints at continued illicit alcohol production despite official bans and societal shifts.
The board’s small cut to railroad workers’ pay reflects little decline in living costs. The piece notes Pryor’s reluctance to resign as Prison Commissioner for hardship. It also observes few American Legion supporters for Jack Dempsey in his clash with Carpentier, noting loyalties differ from wartime service.
A miscellany of weather observations praise dry spells and note fewer chigres, then moralizing lines urge work as discipline. An insurance comparison claims 18 of 100 deaths are insured and 96 of 100 houses burn insured. A Honey Grove Signal quip mocks advertisements claiming imported wood in a talking machine, arguing the best speaker used rib.
A farmer near Whitewright told the Sun office that last year he hired ten negroes at three dollars for ten hours, but this year he employs fewer workers at a dollar fifty, and the labor output has doubled. He says farmers are self-reliant now, cotton prices are not expected to rise, but good feed crops could sustain incomes, with May droughts threatening corn prospects. Nearby towns report ongoing sewer discussions.
A reader reflects on waking to a Sunday filled with rest and freedom. The soft rhythm of a late start returns, inviting a drift back into dreams and a sense of grand, glorious leisure.
The writer warns that a reckless driver is as dangerous as a mad dog, capable of harming any person. He urges removing from the roadway anyone whose vision is limited to the car’s windshield to curb the speed passion at any cost.
A resident pledges to relocate to a backward town if a $100,000 bond election for civic improvements passes. He seeks a town of “old fogies” with few modern upgrades and poor activity. To help him, the piece suggests Hog Wallow or Possumtrot as suitable destinations for his search.
Most World War ace pilots will appear at the American Legion annual convention in Kansas City. Army aircraft and a flying circus staged by the Flying Club of Kansas City will showcase the era's top fliers including Eddie Rickenbacker Dare Devil Murphy Eddie Stinson and Major R W Schroeder who holds the world altitude record.
Whitewright promotes age system installation noting its success and inviting visits to see best practices. Ladonia schedules a June 27 bond election with strong support from progressives despite some opposition. Local papers highlight forward plans and civic improvement momentum.
A collage of quotes and quips from various papers lampoons politics, technology, and society. Satirical lines mock editors, Edison, patriotism, and social trends while lampooning public figures, advertising, and gender styles.
A Nashville Tennessean item urges women with unused husbands to be charitable presenting Europe’s demand for two million husbands as a tongue in cheek appeal. The short note uses playful tone to prompt readers to consider unneeded spouses.
An afternoon accident at the turn of the good roads near the Farmers Union Gun office involved a Buick driven by Ernest Patridge colliding with a Ford driven by Tom Brice. A passenger group including a sick elderly farmer A. J. Robbins and a Negro child escaped serious harm as both cars suffered heavy damage. Robbins was treated at a relative’s home and later at his own residence. The report notes highway improvements by C. W. Hampton’s crew near Oak Hill Cemetery, with completion expected soon.
Several large property owners on South Bend street seek a joint plan to install concrete curbs and gutters in front of their homes and widen the graveled roadway in connection with the soon to be constructed good roads program on that street.
The American Legion Post in the city canceled plans to meet this year due to inability to secure suitable grounds. Delco Light users are told that H E Miles, Delco Light dealer for Grayson County, sent service man Earl Howard to Dayton Ohio for factory service school. Delco Light Company conducts regular trainings to ensure user service.
Sherman Central High School conducts its graduation exercises this Friday evening. Miss Inez Ray will attend to witness the graduation of her niece, Miss Edna Womack, noted as one of the youngest graduates of Sherman High School.
The Whitewright Lumber Company secured the contract to install concrete bridges and culverts on the project, signaling a key milestone for regional infrastructure work and local industry participation in the construction effort.
Good roads work is underway in and near the city with drainage structure material arriving. Bridge construction will be pursued vigorously to minimize traffic inconvenience and complete the project.
Miss Gladys Ray travels to Waxahachie on Monday to attend the Curry summer school of expression. Dr. Curry, head of the Curry School of Expression in Boston, will personally direct the program at Waxahachie.
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