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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun informs readers that it is entered at the Whitewright Post Office as second class mail matter. Subscriptions expire on the first of the month and readers are asked to notify if the paper is not received regularly.
Grayson and Fannin counties subscription rates listed with terms In Grayson County a weekly paper noting the Sherman Courier now twice daily Wendell Bells editor Jolly back in postwar publication and local tree planting plans on Sears street Grayson College park growth and Red River Valley Fair progress Also mentions proposed change to appoint county school superintendents by boards of education and the governor’s desk bill backing appointments
The passage argues that voters lacking full understanding of a position often judge candidates by factors other than competency. It notes that familiarity with duties is not a prerequisite for support in many cases.
A Boy Scout organization is established in Whitewright with three patrols of eight members each. Superintendent H. L. Durham serves as scout master, with Aubrey Hampton and Noble Armstrong as assistant scout masters. The group includes scribes and other officers and plans to meet Friday nights and drill Wednesday afternoons as it develops.
The council approved 500 feet of new fire hose and authorized Chief Roberts to buy rubber boots slickers and caps for the fire department. Standard screw hose couplings will be added per the State Fire Insurance Commission and the department will standardize the couplings. A cut off nozzle is included to reduce interior water damage by improving control.
Mr. C. B. Bryant announces that a representative from the Federal Land Bank of Houston will be in Whitewright on Saturday March 15 to organize a Farm Loan Association. He plans to stay two or three days to collect loan applications and membership records for charter members. Mr. Shropshire will explain the plan upon arrival.
Wanted offers to communicate with a party in Whitewright who can place stock in Burkburnett field. It seeks a capable broker who can help advance the company, not merely a salesman. Ground floor opportunity with modest funds. ladies may apply. Interview in Whitewright. address Stratford Hotel Wichita Falls Texas.
The Phi Beta Chi leads with 124 points while Delta Beta Phi trails at 19 as field events near the public school finish prep for the county meet in Sherman March 15. Whitewright will send a full contingent with Superintendent H L Durham confident of honors. Winners include Bailey Montgomery Leon Spindle Hazel Ray Ruth Montgomery Reid Wilson and John Phillip Barbee among others. The tennis doubles prize match will be held next Saturday with merchant donations.
Charley Savage city clerk and prominent Sherman citizen died at a sanitarium in Sherman at 11:50 PM last Saturday after an appendicitis operation. Funeral held Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. J. L. Truett with Whitewright friends present. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Bell Savage, three daughters and a son, and his mother Mrs. E W Savage and two brothers John and Ben Savage. Interment was at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman.
Two brothers John and Ben Savage of the community are among surviving relatives. Savage was born in Mississippi and moved to Texas at eight with parents who settled near Whitewright. He spent his early years here, earned high esteem, held responsible positions, and was respected in Sherman for his municipal service. He had a lasting place in Whitewright’s heart, and his death is deeply regretted.
An election is ordered to be held at city hall Whitewright Grayson county Texas on the first Tuesday in April 1919 the 1st day of the month. A city marshal and three aldermen will be elected for two year terms. S S Doss is presiding judge and will appoint assistants and conduct the election under election laws. F M Echols Mayor S H Montgomerry Sec
The church lists Sunday school at 10 a m and church service at 11 a m. Children’s program titled Railroad Signals. Morning topic The Blessed Hungry. Evening service at 7 30 discussing The Resurrection at Jappa. Scriptural call Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Purifies and enriches the blood to strengthen and invigorate. Encourages lasting vigor with a tonic effect priced at 60 cents.
Notice to stockholders states Quadrouple Oil has a well as good as or better than the Watkins discovery and offsets their lease. The company reports full capital stock disposal and a rig may move onto the lease Monday with drilling planned to start this week and a potential well in ten days to two weeks. A trustee is in Wichita finalizing the drilling contract. The company pledges ongoing progress updates to stockholders.
An advertisement promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a reliable laxative and digestive tonic. It claims to cleanse the system, relieve headaches and digestion issues, aid colds and flu, and suit both children and adults. Manufactured by Paris Medicine Co. of St. Louis at 50 cents.
O H Crowell announces purchase of Lloyd Becheler drag line and will continue the business. Headquarters will be at Whitewright Lumber Company office and he invites hauling work from business people and the public. Charges reasonable.
Rev C C Childress attended a Sherman meeting of Methodist ministers on Tuesday to discuss raising 250000 for a soldiers memorial at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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