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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1929
Page
1
The column analyzes static municipal taxes across the city while addressing rising costs in bridges culverts and street drainage. It notes salary boosts for a smaller workforce and explains how enhanced services and better infrastructure followed a postwar demand shift.
The Friday March 8 is named Parents Day by the Parent Teacher Association at the high and grammar schools. Classes will continue with exhibits of student work on display and parents are urged to visit their child’s rooms to support the school program. Teachers welcome visitors all day and the PTA seeks broad participation from all interested adults.
Inmates at the Bowie County poor farm in New Boston cried as the main building burned on Thursday. The fire caused about $3,000 in losses and left ten inmates homeless. One elderly resident lamented that the blaze destroyed his home and belongings.
Washington reports uncertainty about whether Herbert Hoover Jr. and Joy Allan Hoover can ever hold the presidency, noting both sons were born in London while the Constitution requires birth in the United States. The piece discusses the birth origin as a qualification hurdle for the presidency.
Mrs. J. H. Waggoner, aided by Mrs. W. J. Hewitt, hosted the Friday Literary Club. New regular member Mrs. H. T. Atterbury joins, with Mrs. T. E. Barbee and Mrs. Ray Manning as associates. Fred Smith led a program on James Oliver Curwood’s The Alaskan.
Citizens discuss better supervision health care civic cleanliness and doctors as Town Talk highlights city costs and services. A water department customer provided a positive example while urging clearer communication to convince residents of Whitewright’s merits and growth potential.
W E Smith of Sherman announces new stock for the Whitewright store under the firm W E Smith & Company owners of a chain of men s furnishings shops. R B Anderson, longtime associate, to manage the Whitewright outlet with plans to stock a full line of furnishings.
Clyde Lucas, district manager of the Southern Ice & Utilities Co, said Whitewright will get a new brick storage and refrigerating plant with twenty tons capacity. Work will start soon and the facility is expected to open around May 6 near the Cotton Belt station, improving access for patrons.
David Blair Tate 75 a longtime Desert community farmer died Saturday at 9 10 am after a ten day illness. Born November 12 1854 in Tennessee he was a Presbyterian church and Masonic member with deep Whitewright ties. Funeral at Cross Roads Church followed by burial in Cross Roads Cemetery. survivors include widow and six children with relatives attending from Dallas Odessa and other towns.
Rotary Club members delivered two or three minute talks about other members’ businesses at the Friday luncheon. Subjects were drawn to ensure no one spoke on their own business. Mayor F. M. Echols oversaw the program with visitors Clyde Lucas of Sherman and Sam Peacock of Denison attending.
Tuesday morning about 7 30 two cars collided at a street intersection near the Methodist Church. Dr C Johnson east bound and George Hansard north bound, Hansard car overturned trapping him and his son who escaped with minor scratches. Hansard had milk bottles broken. Johnson car undamaged.
Elaborate plans are under way for a Boy Scout banquet Friday night at the Baptist Annex. Twenty six scouts will attend with the Whitewright Rotary Club joining in, each Rotarian hosting a Scout. Out of town speakers include Judge R M Carter and Pat Mayse along with several Scout executives and Ford Moore of Sherman.
The Simmons University Cowboy Band of Abilene with 40 players serenaded President Hoover at the White House. Texans in attendance, led by R. B. Creager, presented the Texas State flag and the American flag. A group photo followed with the band in cowboy regalia, no politics discussed.
The Pilot Grove Home Demonstration Club met Tuesday Feb 26 at 2 30 pm. Miss Inez Derryberry demonstrated reseating chairs and hooked rugs. The club adjourned to meet March 12 at 2 30 pm and urged members to bring a new member.
Declamation contests will be held at the grade school Friday afternoon at 4 o clock. The winners will represent the Whitewright schools in the Interscholastic contest at Sherman in the near future. Several will take part locally. Parents and others interested are invited to attend.
An election will be held in Whitewright on Tuesday April 2 to select two city commissioners for two year terms. Incumbents W H King and Guy Hamilton have held their offices since Whitewright adopted the commission form of government several years ago.
Chesley Rutledge reopened in a new location after leaving the postoffice building on February first. The confectionery now includes a lunch counter private dining room and candy kitchen with magazines available. M T Craig from a former cafe will manage the kitchen.
John Pierce of Bonham获得得以从威远至 Farmersville 之间的公交线许可 经 Texas Railroad Commission 授权 路线经 Ely Whitewright Desert Blue Ridge 连接 Bonham Farmersville Whitewright Leonard； Pierce 计划每日两次往返 于周二起已开始运营 新线路提升 Whitewright 公交服务 Connecting with other lines at Bonham Farmersville Whitewright and Leonard, the service improves Whitewright transit options.
The page lists students named on the grammar school honor rolls by grade from First to Sixth. Names include Elizabeth Dickerman, Sarah Atterberry, James Williams, Houston Darwin, and many others across grades with multiple family and local surnames.
Oklahoma City inter state toll bridge bill moves to free bridges by authorizing purchase or condemnation of boundary structures. The measure limits state expenditure and requires cooperation with neighboring states and the federal government. Texas seeks Oklahoma support to join Red River bridge purchases.
A 25 to 30 citizen meeting at the American Legion hall launched a petition asking the City Commission to pursue paving the business district. The petition gained strong backing after a Wednesday circulation, with voters and property owners signing in approval. The commission may consider amending the charter to accept street improvement laws and will likely hire an engineer to prepare cost estimates for public review.
Engineers from the State Highway Department surveyed rock beds east of town for use on the Whitewright Orangeville and Trenton road. Bids are invited on rock. Right of way deeds are signed and work is planned to start soon with completion aimed before Fall. The project will provide local work and include a rock foundation with gravel surfacing.
At a called meeting of White Wright Lodge No. 167 A F and A M the entered apprentice degree will be conferred at 7 30 oclock Thursday night followed by refreshments.
The Tuesday session gathered sixteen Scouts three officials and several visitors. Eugene Hall led the business portion while Scoutmaster Crosby urged self run meetings. A new badge library arrives and a Scout banquet with Rotarians is planned for Friday.
The Lamar County Board of Education approved a plan to consolidate ninety eight rural schools into eighteen high school districts. Delbert Kyle, superintendent, said one school per district will offer high school courses to avoid duplication. A note from J A Lovell recounts a 1800 mile Ford trip to Washington to witness Hoover’s inauguration.
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