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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
4
The Sun outlines subscription details at $1.50 per year payable in advance and states all notices of entertainments dinners and similar events with admission fees will be charged at regular rates. Obituaries resolutions memorials and other notices are also billed at regular rates and the paper will correct erroneous reflections upon request.
Spot cotton prices rise to thirty cents as merchants report no available stock to sell. Local market observers note limited supply and strong demand, signaling potential price pressures for farmers seeking to sell.
Whitewright High School finishes third in the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show junior stock judging contest with 1170 points, followed by Farmersville and Whitesboro. Lubbock High wins the event with 1353 points. The paper notes publication errors in this issue and references a humorous typo in the Mexia News.
Wills Point hosts a weekly Wednesday prayer meeting while Whitewright offers five Wednesday evening prayer sessions and a Tuesday evening young men prayer meeting. The notices reflect local faith activities in these towns.
Four raids on bootleggers over the past week netted two stills and liquor with several arrests. Sheriff Everheart says the office runs smoothly and warns lawbreakers to quit now or be ended by law. Local editorials praise Everheart as possibly the county’s best sheriff.
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce plans a series of community entertainments with radio shows in nearby centers. Local business gains include a dry goods store, electric shoe repair, skating rink, and mattress factory. A new cream shipping station boosts industry prospects. downtown space nearing full occupancy as demand recovers.
March 2 marks special tree planting week with calls for active support. The Brownwood Banner Bulletin notes strong talk on planting and urges households to start a tree program. Whitewright promots farm boys judging, ag exhibit, and agricultural study in high school, linking local prosperity to farming and livestock education.
A partial excerpt references practice and citation standards, indicating ongoing discussion of how to balance present practice with historical reference. The readable segment hints at methodological considerations without naming people or places.
W H Zachary a longtime Ely resident died Thursday morning at age 77 after settling in the community fifty one years ago. He leaves four children including Mrs. H D Perdue. Sam Zachary Albert Zachary and Mrs. Mattie Lee. Funeral and burial were held at Carson cemetery north of Ector Friday afternoon conducted by Rev. Jones.
Dr. P. Johnson announces move from Gallaher and Son drug store to the May building on the north side of Main Street.
Election to be held at the city fire station on the first Tuesday in April 1923 to choose two city commissioners for two year terms. Qualified Whitewright voters only. Officers named: G W Adams presiding judge D S Carr assistant judge C W Hampton B S Montgomery clerks. Mayor F M Echols and City Secy S H Montgomery sign.
The list shows students named on honor roll across grades with multiple entries including 1A Dick Montgomery Joe Thomas Meadow Robert Long Bow Wayne Durham Joseph Cox Margaret Lyons 1B J. Lee Smith 2A Marian Craig Mildred Harp Clyde Johnson 2B Thomas Gillett Donald Hall Thomas McMillin Van Vestal Burgher Reed Vestal Alvin Warden Dorothy Cox Maxine Roberts Mary F Smith Laura Gene Long Myra Nell Vestal Madge Sears 3A Jack Bane Roger Holcomb Johnnie V Dossey Beatrice Maynard Una Mae Mangrum Velma Bennett Virginia McNeilly Mary Gay Wood 8B Lonnie D Legg Helen Wilson Lavern Henderson 3-4 Overflow Virginia Smith.
Reader list of students by grade and room with names, plus lines noting highest averages per room. Includes 1A through 7th with students and scores, and lines for department-wide top averages.
Dick Montgomery and Robert Long Bow posted 96 1 2 in the intermediate division with Mary Lee Andrews scoring 97.
32 inch gingham offered at 24 cents per yard by Hudson Davis & Company.
Governor Neff of Texas commuted the death sentence of G. W. Stephens to life imprisonment. Stephens was scheduled to be hanged in San Antonio for murder tied to T. A. Finucane. This marks the sixth death sentence commuted by Neff since taking office, with varied ethnic outcomes.
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Miss Sallie Biggerstaff of Orangeville area died after falling into an open fireplace on March 1. She was survived by her father and two brothers, with funeral services held at Burns Chapel conducted by Elder J. A. Dickey of the Whitewright Church of Christ.
R S Morehead cautions buyers not to purchase casings before obtaining current prices and guarantees, urging due diligence before committing to suppliers.
Sherman March 5 Sheriff Floyd Everheart leaves for Austin with many Texas sheriffs to lobby a bill in the state capital.
Citizens urge the Legislature to allow sheriffs passes on railways to aid criminal capture. Currently sheriffs traveling to other counties must pay their own travel costs when pursuing prisoners or tracking suspects.
Bond set at 5000 and a capias issued for E Y Clarke of Atlanta Ga former acting imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. He faces federal indictment in Houston for alleged violation of the Mann white slave act. prior 1000 bond in Atlanta judged insufficient by Judge Hutchison.
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