This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription terms and announces July 1 postal class upgrades for Whitewright and other Texas offices. It invites memorials and notices with standard rates and mentions a local visit from B F Blanton who brought potatoes for the editor.
Ernest Parker laments missed Whitewright attendance while a Sherman Democrat reader extols the town. A free Saturday afternoon picture show runs weekly, with Saturday night crowds growing larger as merchants offer attention grabbing prices attracting shoppers from distant towns.
The Texas question of raising the governor’s pay from 4000 to 10000 per year will be decided by voters on July 16. The 1876 constitution set the salary at 4000, reflecting past value, not current purchasing power, with critics arguing a fixed dollar amount ignores inflation and changing living costs. The long argument centers on whether the electorate should approve a wage adjusted to modern economic conditions.
A broad meditation on economy contrasts campaign spending with wartime and world peace costs. It argues most people are poor while a lucky 14 percent are rich, and urges strict frugality and industrious living to avoid waste and poverty. It notes distinctions between productive wealth and squandered fortune.
City Council attempts to curb nipping dogs by impounding and killing them but faces universal backlash. Residents, officials, and even the Governor resist or retaliate as local authority bets on enforcement to quell the wagging warfare.
A Dallas speaker links the Golden Rule to modern business ethics with quotes from Coolidge Rockefeller Jr and Owen D Young. The piece urges fair contracts and humane conduct as essential to city and nation growth, noting rising Father’s Day prominence and patriotic appreciation for fathers nationwide.
Mrs. John Bruce Dodd started Father's Day to honor fathers, inspired by her Civil War veteran father William J. Smart. Congress endorsed the observance in 1914, designating the third Sunday in June. this year June 16 was celebrated nationwide.
A Civil War era tale recounts a man found on a South Carolina beach in a negro section. A negro coroner's jury reported he was knocked in the head aboard a ship, thrown overboard, and died from exposure in winter weather.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.