11 May 1917
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
1
Grayson County Live Stock Association will meet in Denison on Saturday May 12 in Chamber of Commerce rooms. Agenda includes talks by C M Evans College Station on the counties stock economy and D K Lyon Sherman on testing cows for production and H D Ward Denison on breeding registered hogs plus officer reports and general discussion. All farmers and stockmen urged to attend and join.
T B Larimore renowned evangelist arrives from Tennessee and begins a protracted meeting at the First Christian church on May 1. Elders invite all local people to attend, promising a cordial reception and souls led to Christ by his reputed eloquence and faithfulness. The Home Bakery advertises bread cakes and pies from L C Long, proprietor.
Sheriff and two deputies found a lone grave on Choctaw Creek. A burlap sack revealed a small body described as a dog rather than a child, prompting discussion of a possible murder inquiry and pursuit of suspects. The incident was reported by the Sunday Sherman Courier.
A Gainesville Daily Register feature contrasts town loafers with rural workers, criticizing nonproducers and declaring that idle city residents must join the front lines to defend Old Glory while farm youths stay home to grow fodder and support the nation.
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