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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
3
Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items also will incur charges.
Senator Brookhart derides high society as a root of enforcement issues while local notes report growing Saturday crowds in Whitewright driven by merchants selling specials and better stock. Weather and farming plans hint at ahead cotton planting and state highway surveys near Bells and Whitewright.
The article notes rapid expansion of the electrical industry describing Edison’s statement that America’s electrical growth has only just begun. It emphasizes ongoing tasks that electricity could perform and the potential for further development in the field.
Electric service now reaches practically all towns with 1000 or more people and many smaller communities. In three years 105000 farms gained power, an 186 percent rise, led by the South especially Alabama. Agricultural colleges, power firms, and farmers cooperate on rural electrification to ease farm drudgery.
The governor declares support for the party nominee regardless of who it is, a stance that angers dry advocates who threaten to bolt to the Republicans if a wet candidate is nominated. The split mirrors past party loyalties, with emphasis on prohibition and Democratic identity. Senator Love leads the bolting faction, challenging the party’s course.
The Denison Herald urges Thomas Benton Love of Dallas to run for governor after Moody rejects a pledge and aligns with Al Smith. The piece accuses Moody of disloyalty and portrays Love as the moral, constitutional Democrat capable of leading a split from the Moody faction in the Democratic party.
A rural physician is portrayed as selfless and tireless, answering a night call in a winter storm. He tends a feverish child, administering remedies from his satchel with calm, compassionate care before seeking rest for the abandoned hours later.
A grateful father thanks a physician who saved his son’s life after a storm. The doctor, seen as a Samaritan, bears the burden of death but is praised for saving a life even as payment is delayed.
Senator Tom W. Perkins of McKinney and Mayor McKinney seek a Congress seat in Texas Fourth District. A longtime journalist and lawyer, Perkins built the Wylie Rustler, bought the Daily Courier-Gazette and Weekly Democrat-Gazette, and formed Perkins & Wilson. He has served as State Senator and Senate president.
A business man who briefly served as mayor after citizenship petitions five or six years ago remains unanimously elected and highly regarded in McKinney. He consistently wins strong votes in the Wylie precinct, and supporters say he would likely carry the district in a congressional race, potentially making him an outstanding representative. Source: Wylie Herald.
A child asks which is worse a lie or a theft. The mother admits both are bad. The child concludes lying is worse because a lie is forever while a stolen item can be returned or repaid, depending on the circumstance.
A cafe ad proclaims Pierce's Cafe as the place where the best foods and the best people meet. It emphasizes social atmosphere and quality dining.
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