08 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
1
The text urges readers to consider how they use savings. It contrasts letting money drip away on small gains with preserving principal to grow for a future investment, encouraging prudent financial choices and restraint.
In every U S cantonment a school teaches gas defense to officers and men. The American gas mask uses eyepieces a canister in a knapsack and a tube to the mask. Breath is filtered through the canister and exhaled via a small valve. Trainees must don masks in six seconds during simulated gas attacks with chlorine and smoke.
Mr and Mrs Sam McMillin relocate to Trenton where Sam takes a position with McMillin Furniture Co Clint McMillin, once of this area, serves as store manager.
T A Key of Whitesboro has been named to the national committee on prisons and accepted. He will work with county prison authorities to develop local institutions that employ prisoners and make them self supporting amid wartime needs. The War Department supports the plan as Congress considers national legislation.
Sherman Texas March 1 Announcement that Farmers and Merchants State Bank has bought the American Bank and Trust Company and will assume operations at once Will Leslie becomes president replacing W C Eubanks Knowles S Loving moves from district clerk to cashier replacing Barlow Roberts Dixie S Thompson remains active president The board includes W H Lucas L M Tuck O D McReynolds Ed Mulkey S A Schott C A Kelly J A Ladd Two more directors will be elected to fill the vacancies left by Eubanks and Roberts
At a Sherman meeting, sixteen Grayson County Odd Fellows lodges agreed to send a single representative to the Texas Grand Lodge this year, saving more than 10000 for war aid in France and elsewhere. The funds saved will be redirected to service efforts for the country.
The Farmers Union Gin Co stockholders held the annual meeting Saturday afternoon at the gin office. Directors elected for the year are Kh aed Davenport W P Vaughn L P Sears J S Badgett and J A Stateville. The same board as last year. Plan to upgrade gin plant with new machinery for next season after ginning 2440 bales this season 986 bales custom ginned. No unpaid accounts remain at year end reflecting strong management and customer relations.
Washington reports that on April 6, the first anniversary of U S entry into the war, the third Liberty loan will open. A three to four week campaign is planned with details on loan amount interest rate convertibility of prior bonds maturity and payment terms to be set after forthcoming legislation.
Sherman Texas March 4. Sheriff Tom W Roberts and Chief Bart Shipp warned last week. seventeen men were arrested Saturday night for vagrancy and jailed. Warrants issued for twenty four more men. Officials say every able man in Grayson County should begin work at once or be set to county road labor.
Grayson County food administrator Swain received a telegram from Texas food administrator Peden stating that retail flour sales are again limited to 12 pounds per transaction for town consumers and 24 pounds for country consumers. The order is in effect, with consumption capped at 70 percent of prewar requirements and buyers to continue purchasing flour substitutes pound for pound.
War Department records show from first training in June to February 22, 1918, 51 aviation field fatalities in training flights and unauthorized flights. Over 100000 miles flown by student aviators with many learning to fly under instructor supervision before solo flights.
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards in Washington has created an altitude room to test airplane motors under simulated high altitude and low temperature conditions. An airtight concrete chamber with refrigerator coils and a large pump replicates reduced air pressure and cold, allowing motors to be observed without actual flight.
On behalf of the stockholders of the Farmers Union Gin Company this card expresses gratitude for the support received. The note acknowledges assistance and good will from friends and neighbors during a period of business and community reliance.
The letter thanks shareholders for past patronage, notes a better gin plant next season, and expresses confidence in serving customers. It wishes a good cotton crop and bumper food and feed crops, signed by F. E. Alverson, manager, and J. A. Stuteville, bookkeeper.
Sherman Texas March 4. Sheriff Tom Roberts and his men have arrested twenty five men and jailed them since Saturday afternoon for violation of the local option law. Officers hold many more warrants and expect to arrest a large number, total sixty two warrants sworn out.
T. H. Truett has purchased the lots and warehouse north of his store from S. C. Horton. Horton had acquired the lots from the Bonham Grocery Co. several months earlier.
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