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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
4
A Norfolk Virginian Pilot quote notes Chicago's notoriety from gangsters who can clean up more easily than authorities. The Arkansas Gazette praises a Harvard student who ate 48 hard boiled eggs in 45 minutes as a top pick for Herrin police chief.
O M McMillin received word that his infant son died Wednesday night at the home of his wife’s parents in Kenefick Oklahoma. The baby aged only a few hours will be buried this afternoon at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright. John McGaughey editor of Moran News visited his mother Mrs Mary McGaughey for Mother's Day this year.
A local publisher details a career start at The Sun and growing success in the Moran News. Friends praise his hard work and business progress as he concentrates on newspapers.
Mrs H L Durham Lester Short Jack Everheart Garnett Nichols and other Burleson College students visited from Greenville on Wednesday to campaign for a May queen candidate. Funds raised from vote sales will be donated to Cecil Bivens of Sherman who has been an invalid since a football accident years ago while with Burleson College.
The Pilot Grove area remains waterlogged with deep mud and rank weeds. Farmers face delays with much cotton still unplanted and work piling up. Alvin Worden and son Ray returned to near Corpus Christi after visiting relatives, and Mrs. J. D. Garland of Dallas is staying here briefly. The Community Farm Club program was rained out last Thursday. a meeting is planned if weather permits.
Local families from El Paso Farmersville Leonard Savoy Trenton Trenton Orangeville Enter prise Dallas Dallas guests visit over the weekend. A two week schedule begins May 13 to avoid interfering with next week’s school exercises. The campus hosts a strong Mother’s Day program as the school nears close with high teacher regard.
Sunday night crowd attendance noted while Saturday’s Decoration Day service drew a well attended gathering. Threatening clouds caused people to leave early to avoid a heavy rain, ending their observance before a downpour.
The article discusses tattooing among Polynesians with focus on Samoa. It notes dying practices, the physical toll, and social expectations. A 16 year old youth tattooed is a man while older uninked men are still boys, shaping male status and suitor appeal for Samoan women.
The passage describes elaborate body art from Samoa with edging at the waist to the knees and solid leg tattoos resembling purple tights. Tattoos use shark teeth and fruit dyes, requiring many sessions over a year, with nuances about Marquesan and Maori face tattoo practices and patterns.
The American Bureau of Research reports 21 million autos in use about one per six people. Over 3 million cars are scrapped yearly. Illinois plans 60 million dollars for roads and 100 million more. A new hotel under construction costs 26 million dollars as part of a broader story of growth.
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