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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun invites readers to report any erroneous reflections about a person, firm, or corporation in its columns. Publishers promise full correction upon notification to ensure fair and accurate representation.
A civic plea urges readers to promote their town to friends and visitors. Highlight its schools churches businesses homes and investment opportunities to spur community growth. Citizens are urged to share positive information about local strengths and to actively boost the town.
A Lone Star Gas Company representative praised Whitewright as signing up its natural gas consumers faster than any other Texas town. The piece notes Garland took five days and compares efforts by Van Alstyne and Trenton, urging swift campaigns to lay gas lines before frost. Chickens and meat prices are discussed amid hopes for earlier gas availability.
A large corn crop will be planted in the Whitewright area this season. The report notes the crop is intended for lawful farming use and will not be used to manufacture moonshine.
A string of sunny days and renewed enthusiasm for gas usage brighten the town's appearance and mood, lifting storefronts and outdoor spaces. Residents report clearer skies and a more vibrant street scene as energy optimism grows.
The Whitewright Sun touts local loyalty as Lone Star Gas plans to bring natural gas to Whitewright. A public drive yielded 240 signups, then over 250 contracts before the mass meeting. Gas supply to replace coal and kindling planned for next winter.
Denison receives 9 percent fire credit from the Fire Insurance Commission, totaling 12 percent and nearing the 15 percent maximum. The city’s fire prevention efforts are praised for reducing hazard and quenching blazes, with a goal to reach the top rating. Denison already ranks as the third healthiest city in the United States, a distinction enhanced by its low fire record among similar towns.
A collage of pointed quotes from multiple papers critiques progress, reform, politics, and public life. Observers note tensions between reformers and opponents while lampooning leadership and societal trends across Chicago Seattle Atlanta and El Paso.
Dunk Botts reports children filled toes with hickory nuts delaying shoe wear. Raz Barlow met a stranger at Tickville last Monday and forgot to express gladness at the meeting. Columbus Allsop urges steady productive work to avoid dwelling on hardship. A Bound ing Billows store window wash lightened the old reader's specs. Poke Eazley’s pigs spared Sile Kilden’s potatoes thanks to fruit jar rubbers on their noses.
A Hardware World essay defines the Forgotten Man as the self-reliant everyday citizen who pays taxes, raises a family, and keeps steady through good and bad times. He is the dependable backbone of society, not seeking charity, and will step in to help manage crises sensibly.
A remark attributed to Mr Justice McCardie in Punch suggests a new hat acts as a tonic for women. The quip notes the effect is to empower her to go out and purchase another hat.
Chicago writers report the Automotive Equipment Association calls for a formal horn signaling system akin to railroading, backing a uniform vehicle code and courteous horn use to reduce accidents. President William M. Webster notes about ten percent of crashes stem from misread signals or startled drivers. The group works on horn signals and collects accident data where proper honking could have prevented harm.
A historical arithmetic romance notes farmers selling potatoes for 56 cents a bushel and grocers offering eggs at 24 cents a dozen. It mentions a grocer with ten barrels of sugar of 140 pounds each selling sugar at 6 cents per pound.
The piece satirizes old arithmetic problems that assume low prices and small bills. It contrasts affordable groceries and milk with modern prices, noting how revisions to reflect today would quickly become outdated as costs rise. It suggests nostalgia for simpler times and questions adjusting textbooks to current realities.
Short notice wedding notices appear in the Sunday edition, detailing engraved or printed invitations and announcements. The brief item notes the format and presence of wedding notices in the weekend issue.
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