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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
1
The Whitewright Sun captured first place for the third straight year in the Texas Press Association ad contest in San Antonio. The top prize for ads up to one half page included a gold prize of 20 dollars. Six prizes total were awarded, with only one North Texas paper winning.
The B C s and M P s compete in a tight season race with one game between them after Wednesday. Earlier the M P s trailed by four games but have closed the gap as they win 3 to 0 at Ross versus Grammer, then 12 to 1, and 7 to 2 in a third contest. Coffman pitched well for the MPs and Andrews for the BCs, with Andrews making his first mound appearance.
Mrs. Caroline Worden aged 88 died at her home south of town after a nine week illness. Born in Calhoun Georgia January 10 1838 she came to Texas with her parents over seventy years ago. She married Joe A Worden in 1855 and lived near Tom Bean before moving to the south of town where she resided sixty one years. Survived by five of seven children T G Worden Edna Windle Josie Long Alvin Worden Walter Worden. Funeral at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev J A Henderson officiating. Interment Pilot Grove Cemetery. W J Looney mortician supervised. She was a longtime Baptist member.
Representative Sam Rayburn departed Washington on Wednesday after learning his mother near Bonham is seriously ill. With the session near adjournment it is doubtful he will return before adjournment.
Practically all grain in the section has been cut and waits for threshing machines to start within days. A few oat fields remain to be cut, with favorable weather through Saturday. By mid next week threshers operate and local buyers will handle grain brought to market. Whitewright sees more buyers than usual, signaling a strong market.
Sherman June 16 A pardon for Jim Scott of Bells who was convicted of manslaughter and given two years in the penitentiary will be sought by C T Freeman attorney for Scott in Austin Thursday Freeman has said letters to Sherman officers asking recommendations for the pardon. Scott was convicted March 18 1926 in Fifty ninth District Court for manslaughter in the death of Dr W C Gould of Bells near Pink Hill on Jan 6 1925. He left the county jail here for the penitentiary May 1 according to the jail register.
Denison June 16 a negro man about 30 years old named George Jones from Fort Worth was shot four times by Katy special officer J W Massey near the overhead bridge at the northeast end of the Katy terminal Tuesday at 7 15 pm. Massey says the suspect attacked him during a search and the man died instantly after being wounded in a struggle.
Fine rain started Thursday around eight o'clock, first in two weeks. Crops had not suffered, but corn would have needed rain soon. The dry spell let farmers harvest a strong grain crop, and cotton and corn look well. current rain aids tasseling corn.
Misses Carrie and Winnie Hamilton departed Wednesday on the Texas Special for a California trip. Carrie will stay several weeks in Los Angeles with her sister before returning home.
Sloane Gordon who traveled with William Jennings Bryan on campaigns says Bryan’s death came from overeating not drinking. He recalls a 1900 Virginia plantation breakfast with cantaloupe quail ham eggs and batter cakes plus coffee and potatoes before a day of temperance speaking. Bryan died at 65 in his sleep after a hearty Sunday dinner in Tennessee.
The first wheat of the season sold for 1.25 per bushel to Sherman mills after threshing began in parts of the county. Turner and Wiple wheat tested 58 pounds per bushel. Brown’s sample 61 pounds. Ladd’s 62 pounds. Local yields around Celina suggest 25 to 40 bushels per acre.
J S Gates of Sugar Creek Missouri offers to send 10 000 black snakes to Texas to combat rattlesnakes claiming about one million snakes in Missouri could be released with a 10 year guarantee that no rattlesnakes remain in Texas except in flivvers.
A reflective essay contrasts cottonwood and pecan trees to illustrate foresight and resilience. The author recalls planting a cottonwood for shade, notes its short life and poor drought resistance, and praises pecans for root depth and long term survival, citing Governor Hogg’s grave planting and moral about providence.
Announcement announces a district singing convention to be held at Marvin Church five miles east of town next Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
In Wichita Falls on June 15 Attorney General Dan Moody campaigned for governor at Bellevue Park noting the State Democratic executive committee did not back his record. He claimed several hundred thousand Texans approve of his administration while criticizing Ferguson and his timeline for a special session.
Tom and D. C. Buddy McAfee waived a preliminary hearing in Justice of the Peace Court and are held for District Court trial without bail. They face murder charges in the killing of Mrs. Francis Davis during a gun battle that also wounded the McAfees and Stanley Helms.
The Fannin County Commissioners Court has granted Frank FE. Austin of Dallas, as trustee for a corporation, the right to construct and maintain two bridges across Red River north of Bonham. One bridge will be at Lowell's Bluff twelve miles north and the other at Snow's Ferry twenty five miles northwest. Tolls were fixed and local residents hoped for a bridge to connect with Oklahoma.
A humorous tale from The Philadelphia Bulletin about a husband left alone by his wife and children. He tricks his gas bill into a smaller amount to appease his wife, proving men struggle to admit the effects of absence. Lucian Andrews departs for Butler, Missouri, for National Rural Letter Carriers Association duties and a Illinois swing.
The University of Texas permanent fund will add 1 million Liberty bonds through the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas, yielding about 3.65 percent. With 250,000 already purchased, the fund will total 1.25 million in U.S. bonds and convert remaining cash 2.35 million into Liberty bonds as fast as possible.
At the First National Bank directors meeting on Tuesday Howard Brodhead was elected to the board to replace the deceased W F Holland. Brodhead has lived in Whitewright eighteen years and previously owned the local light system until selling it to the Texas Louisiana Power Company at the start of the year.
Lynch Davidson, candidate for governor, will speak in Sherman the night of Saturday, June 26, according to state campaign manager Joe Hale. Arrangements are unsettled, with possible venues at the court house or West Houston Street park.
Local residents travel to Abilene Slaton and Sherman visit relatives in nearby towns. Grayson County agents lead demonstrations. Community Club plans a home products display at the Red River Valley Fair. Church and school activities include Sunday schools, Wednesday prayers, and a Commerce summer term enrollment for Rufus Scott.
Invitations have gone out for the marriage of Clyde Craig and Lucile Roberts at 8 15 Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Roberts aunt Mrs Emmet Penn. The couple are among Whitewrights most popular youths and the engagement marks the end of a long courtship.
The first bermuda onion crop in the Whitewright section is being harvested with yields quoted up to 200 bushels per acre for wide rows and over 400 bushels for others. Over 100 acres were planted, onions are graded and crated at Planters Gin, and about ten to fifteen rail cars are expected to ship this season.
Sherman on June 16 saw signing of two year lease extensions by the Big Indian Oil and Development Company. Secretary treasurer Harry Doudrick and field manager W. J. Rawson stated the Vacuum Oil Company development agreement will likely be carried out. A test well may be drilled on the Bud Kitchen farm near the Davis No. 1 site.
Washington notes Senator Norris of Nebraska linked modern women's dress to farm relief. He argued less cloth in dresses cannot be offset by silk stockings for farmers. He urged farmers to make the best of crops despite textiles trends.
In Washington on June 16 Representative Rayburn Democrat of Texas condemned the Jones and Mayfield measures to repeal a 1920 transportation act provision requiring ICC certificates for railroad extensions. He warned the bills would ruin weak roads and urged consolidation to preserve rail service for communities and industries.
Clarence Darrow argues prohibition destroys imagination and romance. The Detroit News questions who maintains all our wet and dry statistics and accountability.
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