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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
2
State Supt. S. M. N. Marrs projects funds to support a $13 per capita apportionment for 1923-24. He notes inquiries on the expected per student allotment and estimates a scholastic census around 1,300,000 with a $13.12 quotient, suggesting a possible $15 per capita under certain assumptions.
The drafting office for the M E T Railroad car department moves from Parsons Kansas to Denison Texas where headquarters for the car department are kept under master car builder W A Mitchell. The Katy Railroad plans a new addition to the car shops to employ about 900 workers and begin early in 1924 while current shops are producing four box cars daily plus heavy repairs.
Mark Montgomery Marshal issues a public notice enforcing city and state traffic laws. Drive on the right, turn only at intersections, proper stopping angle, and keep right at intersections. Violations incur up to ten dollars each. The aim is safer roads and cooperative compliance.
A Trenton Tribune note argues that circulars and form letters waste baskets while home town newspapers are kept at home. The piece urges advertisers to spend where papers stay, citing ads versus pamphlets and promoting local shoe repair by a longtime craftsman, R. S. Morehead.
In Groesbeck Texas on June 16 a mass meeting formed a Lynch Davidson for Governor club with over 200 members. L L Brown elected president D Oliver vice president J I Farrow secretary. The group vows to remain active until inauguration and endorses Davidson as a businesslike governor suited to Texas needing proven public service.
I O O F No 45 of Sherman held a meeting at Odd Fellows hall Thursday night where 15 members received the first degree. The Whitewright degree team of 30, visiting from Howe Dorchester Gordonville Durant Oklahoma and Whitewright, conferred the degree in a flawless exhibition to warm praise. The class was large and enthusiastic.
An old advertisement promotes Blue Star Remedy by Dyer & Jones for eczema itching ring worm chapped hands and sores for children and adults including sore feet. It invites customers to bring in furniture to be repaired by W. J. Looney.
Advertising copy claims a single day cure for a cold using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. It asserts relief from cough and headache and claims to work off the cold with E W GROVES signature on each box. Price 30 cents.
A brief item notes availability of adding machine paper typewriter paper and carbon paper at the Sun office.
Austin, June 16. Uncle John Merriweather, a former slave and long time chief porter in the Texas State Senate, now owns a fifty acre farm. Oil men drilled a 500 barrel test well on his land and another similar well, disturbing his farming life as he hopes to fund a trip back to Tennessee to greet the white Merriweathers.
Herbert Geisler, 18, who has been total blind since age five, graduates from John Marshall High School with the top honors and a 97 percent average, the highest in the school's history. He wins a $200 war memorial scholarship to the University of Chicago to study law next fall, crediting his sister Carol as his helper.
The Food Division of the Texas Board of Health urges egg producers to prevent losses estimated at 45 million dollars nationwide and nearly 1 million in Texas by proper handling. Key points include refrigeration below 70 degrees for fertile eggs, separating hens and roosters after hatching, and frequent egg collection and market delivery.
A legal appeal discusses a name change for the Pigg brothers with Christian names described as Black Brown Gray and Guinea. The report notes public interest in the case and outlines the requested changes.
A quirky tale from Washington reveals a family saga of unusual given names. Sudden Death and Jolly Death are the twins, while a man from Oregon registers as Ten Million in a government loan, prompting a note that real names are required.
Bob Beasley offers repair service for old shoes to make them functional again and sells new shoes for customers seeking fresh footwear. He encourages customers to bring worn pairs for refurbishment and notes stock of new shoes available.
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