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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun states notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees are charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries and memorials also incur standard rates. Errors about character or reputation will be corrected upon notification.
The 41st annual Texas Press Association gathering in McAllen showcased the Rio Grande Valley as a rising Texas region. Editors toured orange groves and towns, heard about irrigation and harbor projects, and enjoyed a packed entertainment program that included special trains, banquets, and trips to Mercedes Hidalgo and Brownsville. The article lauds local education, housing for teachers, and McAllen as a growing hub with a high school and a teacherage, while noting the valley's cosmopolitan mix and future economic potential.
Mina Louise Cannon six month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W A Cannon died Thursday morning at their Sherman home. Body to be taken to the McMurry home this afternoon. Funeral Friday at 10 with Rev J F Fender at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs Cannon formerly Miss Gladys McMurry of Whites Wright.
In the baptism of sorrow we acknowledge loving hands and tender voices that eased our loved one's illness. Friends and neighbors shared our grief and provided strength through vigils, ministrations to wife and mother, floral offerings, and funeral help. Gratefully, the Lay, Murphy, and Pumphry families.
Mrs. W. T. Sears states repeated postings against trespassers hunters fishers and bathing in her pasture have been ignored. She warns she will file a complaint with the sheriff if anyone is found in the pasture again, asserting patience has worn thin.
A reader advocates support for the schools bond issue and a 25 cent tax on the 100 dollar valuation for school funding. The note urges the city to move forward and become a better place to live.
A government report on a recent riot in Sirohi, India, cites a human sacrifice as the cause. Seven people were killed and ten wounded as Charaya villagers burned an elderly woman on a pyre amid revenue dispute and resistance to sepoy attempts at rescue.
The Sun reminds contributors to submit church announcements social reports and notices in time for the first run of the paper The first four pages print Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning and early submissions help with time and space on crowded last run
Van Alstyne reports 488 scholastics, up 10 from last year, while Whitewright lists 562, up 70. The note ends with playful aside and a mention of The Adventures of Grandpa.
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