03 May 1918
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
1
The Sun prints a war era appeal from Percy Darwin serving in France dated March 27, 1218. The letter asks readers to back the third Liberty loan drive, noting soldiers' reliance on home funding for bonds and supplies and urging not to fail.
Telegram received last Friday informs Walter S Preddy a soldier boy in France was severely wounded. No further news has come. Mr Preddy lives on Route 1 near Trenton. Hope remains the wounds will not be fatal.
Greenville resident Dee Little spent Sunday visiting his sister Mrs Fitz Bryant, sharing family time in the city.
A Belgian plasterer's testimony from August describes German soldiers breaking a door, burning a house, and killing a peasant family including a child. Other accounts note civilians driven from Nieuwenrode and violent acts against a 10 year old boy and a girl, with soldiers abusing the child and calling the family “Belgian brute.”
A buyer recalls purchasing a milking cow from a dishonest seller who claimed extraordinary yields. After confronting the swindler in public, the dispute escalated to threats, a bite incident, and intervention by fellow sanctified witnesses. The narrative blends a frontier anecdote with war time testimony from Bryce report sources.
Guidance encouraging gradual saving to build a substantial account and personal security. Emphasizes increasing deposits as able to foster safety, contentment, pride, and independence.
Commissioner Jack Mathes struck a fatal accident near Clemens farm when a 7-year-old boy ran into the road while quail blinds lifted. The child died minutes after being found by Mathes and Mrs. Mulligan. Funeral details pending and an inquest expected. The boy and a girl were on their way to school.
Mrs. J. W. Nash returned from a visit at Wolfe City on Monday. She was accompanied home by her daughter Mrs. O. P. Spradling and her young son.
Lester Ross and Fred Truett spent the weekend here with their parents, enjoying a family visit.
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