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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
2
Governor Neff appointed W. A. Nabors of Winnsboro and Dr. W. M. W. Splawn of the University of Texas faculty to the Texas Railroad Commission, succeeding Allison Mayfield and Earle B. Mayfield. Nabors is a shipper and businessman. Splawn heads the economics department and has studied railroad transportation.
Rev. O E Cooper presiding elder of the Sherman district makes a second round of official visits to Methodist churches. Emphasis on centenary pledges pre Easter evangelistic campaigns and district conference at Ector April 9 11. New churches in Bailey South Bonham Pleasant View Bartleys Chapel progress with construction lumber on site. Holy Week services planned district wide. Rural evangelistic campaigns to occur mainly in summer.
Bell Telephone researchers operate an oscillograph to photograph human voice tones and study voice transmission. Mrs. McGaughey notes the aim is clearer speech for long distance calls, not selling a tangible product, with thousands of voices photographed in the laboratories.
Mrs. McGaughey reports experiments showing each voice is unique when carried by fine wires with a small glass piece between them and an arc light plus film on a drum. The company says this explains why friends are recognizable over great distances and hints at a new slogan, Your Voice is You. Visit Them by Long Distance.
Sherman, Feb. 26 with a crowded courtroom the trial of Charles Tait for the 1922 murder of Pearl Rudasill was postponed due to the defendant’s mother Amelia Rudanil, a principal defense witness, being ill. Judge Silas Hare set a new date and required the same jury panel to return. a few of the 100 summoned were absent and fined $25 for not appearing without notice.
Rev. O. C. Huston, former First Presbyterian pastor of Bonham, who vanished while hunting Jan 8 on Red River, was later found in Albuquerque and brought to Los Angeles by his wife for treatment. His memory lapse is easing. he now works four hours daily under physician care with hope for full mental recovery.
Statement notes that unless the patient’s condition worsens no return to Bonham is expected in the near future.
A Greenville firm, Graham-Fagg Co., declared a 200 percent stock dividend for 1922. The store, noted as well equipped and up to date, spent $10,000 on advertising that year, which the advertising manager credits for the firm’s success.
J. D. Buster chairman of the State order committee of the Grand Lodge of Texas I O O F has been notified of the annual grand lodge meeting and Rebekah assembly to be held in Dallas March 19 and 20. Odd Fellows headquarters will be the Oriental Hotel and the Rebekahs at the Adolphus Hotel with sessions in the municipal auditorium. The annual election of officers will be held.
The event will be held Monday night March 19 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Rebekah degrees and subordinate Odd Fellows degrees will be conferred. C. A. Wheeler of Bonham is the present grand master.
The Alpha Kappa Society met on Monday Feb 26 delaying from Thursday. Katherine Vaughn led the program with Washington life incident and George Washington life notes by Mary Johnson. Beatrice Bennett read the Constitution and By-laws while R C Brown urged spring clothes cleaning.
Dyer & Jones advertise Blue Star Remedy claimed for eczema itching tetter cracked hands ring worm chapped hands and face poison oak old sores sores on children sore feet and more available from the seller.
Paris readers of Eve asked what occupation they want for their husbands and the nationality they would choose. Among nearly 20 000 replies on the nationality question about 14 000 women would select an American. Italy and England trailed with a few thousand votes.
A local grocery ad touts low prices and big savings on items like Prince Albert tobacco three packs for 25 cents and coffee three pound cans for one dollar. It highlights cheaper buys, urges list making, and offers delivery to cars or wagons.
In Turkey 18 women voted on a question about a husband’s occupation. The manufacturer led with 9,000 votes, followed by the scientist with 3,000, the banker with 2,000, and the motion picture actor with 1,000.
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