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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun reports on a new Chamber of Commerce with over 100 members, interest from investors to locate a bakery and a wash dress factory, and ongoing upgrades to local infrastructure. It also cites state school funding, job prospects, and an upcoming public vote on a Texas constitutional salary amendment scheduled for July 16, 1929.
A Hamilton resident wrote to the telephone company after overhearing two men working on a cable. The foreman was asked to prepare an official report. The incident involved one man on a pole dropping hot lead onto another man’s neck and a quip about carefulness.
Farmers report improved prospects as grain is cut and set in shocks. Cotton and corn rows have been plowed and hoed, restoring confidence among observers after a week of feared field ruin from excessive rain.
The marriage law now in effect raises costs to 2.75 for licenses and applications plus a health certificate for the groom. Applications must be filed 3 to 30 days before the ceremony. The rule aims to curb hasty marriages with a three day notice to the county clerk before license issuance.
A Whitewright youth submits tests claiming to measure salability and truth in products. He argues the tests help buyers judge value and reliability. The item outlines simple steps and examples to gauge market appeal.
The Sherman Democrat notes Parker’s playful verse about love and driving. The Sun investigates who sent the tests to Ernest Parker, with leads pointing to Millard Mangrum as the likely sender.
Local officials in Denison announce that no further carnivals will be allowed on city streets. The editorial voices cited condemnations from Whitewright Sun and Weatherford Democrat arguing carnivals bring nuisance, vice, and public harm, urging public spaces remain free of such fairs.
A public notice urges longtime members of local organizations to retire from leadership roles. It condemns old fashioned thinking and urges younger, modern-minded individuals to take active parts in city or village undertakings, arguing that past ideas no longer meet current demands.
A nostalgic note from Stanberry Headlight reflects on how readers far from home still crave their hometown newspaper. It celebrates the deep ties between a town paper and those who grew up there, viewing it as a constant link to childhood, schooling, and the place that formed them.
A reflective essay explores how happiness stems from within rather than external conditions. It suggests joy can be hindered by hardship, yet graceful interactions like a morning smile can uplift spouses and family, illustrating happiness as rooted in the human soul and daily acts.
The text laments cruel parental behavior that cripples a child’s happiness and contrasts it with children who resist restraint, finding any happiness only when they are constantly moving away from home.
The piece argues happiness grows from within not from external sources. It urges cultivating a strong inner plant of joy despite hindrances and warns outsiders can affect others happiness. It praises a obedient respectful child who nurtures a mother's happiness through kindness and help.
The speaker laments a daughter's disobedience and quarrelsome temper, wishing she would disappear like wild hogs and scrub cattle. He hopes for only sweet girls who bring joy, and ease their mothers’ burdens with kindness and help.
The Atlanta Constitution remarks that head swelling begins only when the mind ceases growth, a curious observation on intellect and arrogance.
Texas figures show about 30 percent of workers in 2,763 establishments are women. Of 43,062 total employees, 12,935 are women and 1,151 are children, with 37 percent of women and 67 percent of men married. Only 39 percent of women earn $15 weekly. Spend your money in Whitewright.
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