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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
3
Local column chronicles small town happenings and quips about neighbors. Notes include a justice of the peace buying a law book, a loud pocket watch, slow mail delivery, a whispered wedding on Musket Ridge, pneumonia among residents, a hospital crisis for a serialized hero, cantankerous moods, post office wait times, a fancy entertainment, a sick canary, patent medicine samples, and school and church community gestures.
A man describes his stalled chain and a dangling watch on Sundays and other special occasions. He says he will buy a proper watch as soon as he can.
The Excelsior Fiddling band planned a free open air concert on Bounding Billows Street to raise money but the public, finding it free, did not contribute any funds.
Movements of the six party members before arriving at Denison are noted, outlining prior steps and arrangements. The record highlights their itinerary, transit plans, and pre‑visit actions shaping the Denison engagement.
A mother and her son enter a fortune teller’s tent at the county fair. The seeress gazes into a crystal ball and prophesies that the boy will become a noted man if he lives long enough, adding he will be noted for his old age, to the mother’s astonishment.
Club Hancock recalls a bygone era when cigars were cheap and honesty mattered more, noting how a buyer could feel the clerk trustfully watching over matches and goods, a memory colored by dusty shelves and simpler times.
Sherman March 11 Everett Austin alias E O Abbott and three other men held in Grayson County jail confessed to taking part in the Ravenna and Weston bank jobs. He described outside guards and inside workers, the use of a nitro charge, pennies found in the Ravenna safe, two pistols, and burglaries of Kirby's store in Sherman. The confession corroborates prior statements tying the gang to two automobile thefts and the Sherman burglary, with details of planning and execution.
The report notes a notably hot day during the Memorial Day Parade in New York City with the sun breaking through the clouds at 2:30 PM. Parade participants reportedly maintained order as the procession moved along, reflecting a lively public event.
Mayor F M Echols orders city election at Whitewright fire station election room in Grayson County Texas for the first Tuesday in April 1922 the 4th day of the month to elect a mayor for a two year term presiding judge A T Phillips assistant judge Sam McMillin and clerks S S Doss L V Smith serves as official notice and attestation by S H Montgomery city secretary The Sun rate stated per year is 1 50
Judge questions identity of stolen handkerchiefs while prosecutor admits owning two similar items. The exchange highlights uncertainty over which item was stolen and suggests multiple similar handkerchiefs exist.
A lawyer presses a longtime witness asking if the accused likely stole the money. The witness pauses, replying with a question about the amount involved before answering. The exchange highlights uncertainty and suggests the case hinges on motive and the value of missing funds.
The note touts Pierce's Cafe as offering the best assortment of cigars in town and emphasizes maintaining good condition. It invites people to make it their habit to visit for cigars.
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