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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
2
The paper discusses a Thursday publication schedule, local notices on entertainments and memorials, weather and rainfall since last week, Sherman baseball, scarlet fever closures in Sweetwater schools, quarantine actions, a Dallas to St. Louis passenger flight, and reflections on transportation progress from cars to airplanes.
The editor contrasts two town characters, one pessimistic about Whitewright and the other a tireless booster. It notes Weatherford and many Texas towns share this split between aginners and energetic supporters who push for growth and civic improvement.
In Texas thefts span banks poultry cattle and cotton with Governor Moody signing a cot… The note stresses that thieves of all kinds persist, labeling cotton theft as a felony and framing the issue within state law and governance.
The piece explains a new Texas law making a first offense of cotton theft under $50 punishable by jail and subsequent offenses felonies. It notes other thefts for cattle, horses, poultry, autos, and whisky manufacture already felonies. The law takes effect 90 days after adjournment. It cites prison crowding and quotes Chief Justice Taft on mercy for criminals.
The Ohio State Journal reports an odd statistic that the average life expectancy of undented centers of population is three days, a curious claim reflecting peculiar phrasing from the clipping.
Bonham hosted the First Annual Fannin County Jersey Cattle Club Show and Jubilee with over 100 Jersey cattle on display. The event drew several hundred farmers and wives over two days, featuring a dairy management short course by extension service and Texas A and M College specialists. The club claims the largest Jersey membership in the state as focus shifts from single crop cotton to a balanced farm system.
The Prince of Wales has taken up flying and wears a parachute, a bold display suggesting that with a parachute he might as well have kept his horses, per a New York Evening Post assessment.
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