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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
9
Notice published at the Whitewright Texas post office declares 2nd class mail and that all notices of entertainments box suppers and similar benefits with an admission fee will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged.
Easter Sunday year falls on April 8 this year, exactly between the earliest March 22 and latest April 25 possible dates. The observance arose after Christ's ministry, evolving from Passover, with debates on dating long before settled. The name Easter links to Eastre, and customs include Paschal eggs symbolizing immortality.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports 1928 cotton outlooks with smaller carryover and steady demand, noting uncertain crop size due to 1927 weevil activity. Diversification and increased feed production are urged to improve farm prosperity and reduce overplanting risks.
A Washington report claims Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, under twenty one, has earned his first million dollars without capitalizing his name. It says most of his fortune, about $100,000 monthly since his Paris flight, is earned income from work with the Spirit of St. Louis.
The piece notes Lindbergh earning 300000 from the Kansas City Star and the New York Times plus 200000 in royalties with sales forecast near a million this year. It recalls his air mail pilot days at 250 a month and praises his modesty and broad admiration from the public.
A Texas speaker argues that the state should not drive party machinery but cast its forty convention votes wisely for the national Democratic cause. He notes 47 other states will send delegates to Houston and urges a prudent, pro prohibition stance aligned with broader party welfare.
The Sherman Democrat urges party unity and cooperation for a platform of Democratic principles. It argues no one is big enough to annul the law and stresses changing the administration to remove Jardine, while inviting outsiders to join to elect a Democratic president and Congress.
In Indianapolis Ohio funding figures are cited as about 10 million dollars raised by the Ku Klux Klan since entering Ohio. J R Ramsey of Gratiot Wisconsin testifies before Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam about Night Riders of Ohio and Klan uniforms worn by Ohio National Guardsmen in 1926. Ramsey says no charity use of the funds is known. Keep Whitewright money at home.
A 14 year old seventh grader armed with a .45 revolver held about 140 pupils and several teachers at bay for several minutes at a Longview school. She ordered staff to fetch the principal and not call the police while guarding two stairways and triggering a recess dispute. Police said charges of disturbance and carrying a pistol would be filed. The gun was shown loaded before authorities intervened.
A diner scene escalates as a patron refuses the meal and insists on fetching the manager. A waiter notes the manager would not eat the dish, highlighting the comic frustration in a casual dining moment.
LUBBOCK. Fire that started in a Seagraves tailor shop swept the Gaines County town, aided by a strong west wind, destroying most of the business district. Only a hotel, two lumber yards, three filling stations and the telephone office survived. losses exceed $500,000 with little insurance coverage.
A blaze began around 4 30 p m on Tuesday afternoon on the south side of the main street and swept through most of the business district, leaving many stores without insurance.
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