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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
5
Weather improves crop prospects after recent rains. Whitewright high school to graduate 31 students with strong college enrollment prospects. Democrats plan a Beaumont meeting to choose delegates for the National Convention, with some factions seeking to control the convention vote.
Over half of 208 candidates plan to teach with many already applying in Texas and Mexico, keeping the committee and photography students busy. The rest are undecided, while ten show no career interest, ending up with electives like interior decorating, home nursing, home gardening, sewing and cooking.
A Georgia town near Atlanta battles postwar decline as crop failures and bankruptcies erode business activity. The county’s sole newspaper moved its plant to Atlanta after losing advertising support, leaving locals worried about press coverage and economic recovery amid a shrinking community.
The Georgia Weekly News laments two counties with one paper published outside the local area. Merchants in the paperless town rely on outside advertising while locals abandon public spirit, allowing outside merchants to reap trade. The piece warns other towns of a similar drift and urges renewed local engagement.
A comment from the Christian Science Monitor reprints a local citizen's view on cotton. It describes cotton as the seed’s overcoat grown in the South, notes varied fiber, calls a cot ton man a fool, and jokes about price setting in New York and risky buying. It adds that cotton is planted in spring, mortgaged in summer, and left in field in winter.
George Harper drove an auto chained and handcuffed to the steering wheel for 127 hours 31 minutes 12 seconds covering 2967 miles. He passed through 63 Illinois towns, completing the endurance trip as shown in a accompanying photo of him chained to the wheel.
A collection of quoted editorial quips from multiple papers lampoons politics and society. It cites views on humanity, neighborly trade, bombs at speeches, party activity, parking, farm relief, flood levies, automobile ownership, village roads, hatchets, Andrew Jackson, Prohibition as a party issue, and rising liver prices to amuse readers.
In Eastland the horned frog sealed in the courthouse cornerstone was freed after petitions from county residents urged humane action. The Commissioners' Court ordered the box opened and the frog removed, then returned to Judge J. R. Stubblefield.
Frank E. Tip recalls a man who left town to shop, then faced need while home. A local merchant offers to order items his customer buys elsewhere, but the punchline shifts when the customer admits he never advertised locally. The tale highlights the value of supporting hometown stores.
A Houston Chronicle reflection urges readers to cultivate tolerance for others faults. It warns against public condemnation and suggests private, constructive talks to address errors while avoiding humiliation or retaliation.
LEADVILLE Colorado The year old son of Mr and Mrs W R Anderson who had traveled from Denver for a specialist consult in deafness apparently regained hearing after a car crash near Leadville The child reacted when spoken to and doctors said a head impact likely restored his hearing The mother suffered a fractured collar bone and the father multiple broken ribs
Sun office advertises typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for sale, highlighting supplies for desk users and businesses seeking writing and copying materials.
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