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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
8
The Fort Worth Record urges youths to read both major parties conventions to avoid biased views. Learn to judge, withhold judgment, and understand opponents' motives. Keep open minds, listen more than you talk, and resist cynical quick judgments about politicians.
In 1923 a couple, Luke and Armine, discuss past loves and kisses before their wedding. Armine reads a letter from another admirer, then replies that life and love now demand independence, while Luke promises devotion. They reconcile with plans to wed.
A New Jersey firm after twelve years of experiments has developed a loom that can produce a perfect Oriental rug in a day, a craft that previously took months of hand labor.
The text recalls Alexander Graham Bell’s dislike of Wall Street. It notes his remark during a dinner and recounts a humorous milk dealer story where a clerk offers to improvise milk to meet a cheaper price, highlighting a playful exchange about 12 and 15 cent quarts.
Five ex governors of Texas remain alive with three active in business or farming and two retired into an optimistic old age. The eldest is Joseph B. Sayers of Austin, soon to be 83, followed by Charles B. Culberson in Washington. The active ex governors are B. Colquitt of Dallas, James E. Ferguson of Temple, and William P. Hobby of Beaumont, with Sayers taking a judicial view of current events.
A comic exchange unfolds showing Dot noting a partner's poor dancing while praising his sitting skills. The dialogue hints at a stage or performance setting with humor about balance between movement and stillness.
Advice urges honesty and restraint in argument. Question every claim, avoid repeating second hand arguments, and admit ignorance. Emphasizes safety of the country rests on honest men who seek proof before belief.
The captioned quip shows a father recalling a lifetime of toil and a son praising restraint over relentless labor. It underscores a contrast between youthful hustle and seasoned prudence in a brief, reflective vignette.
A boy asks to change his name claiming his father will whip him when he returns home. His mother questions the motive but the fear of punishment drives the request, reflecting a fragile family moment.
A Batesville editor showcases quirky items in local columns. Beulah Blank, a twenty year old Batesville belle, visits her twin brother aged thirty two. The note reflects playful regional whimsy in the Sun office ledger.
In a speech to Texans, the candidate pledges to veto any tax increases and proposes a 25 percent tax-rate cut without harming education or government services. He denounces bloc pandering and vows independent, fair governance free of special interests.
Newcastle Pa April 30 bobbed hair teachers are not desired in city schools. Contracts for the coming term include a clause that a teacher who wears hair up gets the $100 increase while bobbed hair yields the same pay as last year. Board member Charles S Young says bobbed hair reduces efficiency and parental complaints prompted the rule.
Wheeling April 29 rescue teams recovered the burned and crushed bodies of 36 miners from the Benwood mill mine of Wheeling Steel Corporation. Search for 81 others entombed continues under United States Bureau of Mines direction as crews explore tunnels and chambers, delaying surface recovery.
The M K T Railroad reported net income of 594347 after interest charges for the first quarter of 1924, up from 198734 the previous year. Gross earnings reached 12474663, down 760762, while operating expenses totaled 9163453, a reduction near 2 million.
During a Thursday thunder shower last week a bolt hit the Blanton farm barn occupied by John Miller near Bethel. A cow owned by Chas Blanton of this city was killed and feed in the barn caught fire but Miller, who was at the house, extinguished the blaze.
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