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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
6
Sherman banks subscribe to 190000 of Liberty Bonds. Abner Lewis named paymaster at 1700 dollars yearly. Sherman movies raise admission to 15 cents. Whitewright to host Manitoba premier along Jefferson Highway. Texas Ranger force to grow with 250000 dollars appropriated. Bonham Board of Trade hires secretary at 100 dollars monthly. Clubs face weak season due to war. potential disbanding.
The piece notes farmers’ pride in cotton as a food crop yielding oil meal and bulls, urging all men aged 21 to 36 to watch for the Presidents proclamation and register for the selective draft in Whitewright precinct 38, with authorities planning a one percent population call.
At the milling plant of the Whitewright Mill and Elevator Company, street improvements have advanced. Free will donations funded unraveled sections and grading of multiple streets, while offsite improvements connect to good roads as a profitable investment for the industry.
The piece urges readers to register disapproval of late appeals and adopt a practical cannery mindset. It stresses converting homes into canneries to preserve every cannable garden and orchard product for future use. A bountiful garden surplus and fruit crop are highlighted as key supports.
Pauls Valley Oklahoma May 16 Mrs Katrina Couch wife of Rev James Couch pastor of the Christian church at Wanette was reported last night to have been shot as a spy in Germany last Friday She was said to be of German parentage and had lived in America since early childhood Her parents had returned to Germany years ago and she went back to Germany when her mother died a year ago.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts resigns from Congress to enter active military duty as a reserve officer. He led military preparedness efforts and sits on the Ways and Means Committee. He is the first member of either house to quit for service in the present war.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a soothing balsam that heals the throat loosens phlegm and fights colds. It claims antiseptic action kills germs and suits children and adults for grippe crony and bronchial issues. Available at druggists.
The Young Ladies Missionary Society hosts a tea at Miss Hazel May's residence on Monday May 21 at 3 30 p m. Miss Lelia Roberts a Mexico missionary for twenty years and Saltillo Normal School principal will precede with an address. A Y S M S musical program follows with piano solos duets songs and a reading The Downfall of Catholicism In Mexico by Miss Roberts and a chorus by the Y P M S ladies. Refreshments and free will offering.
The ad claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a refund if not. First application provides ease and rest and the product is offered at 50 cents to 60 cents range.
The program features a song Where He Leads Me I Will Follow, Bible lesson and prayer led by Durel Mangruim, a quartette including Minnie Willis Dorothy Spindle Maxie Echols Willie Ross, Bible Story Corine Lilley, readings by Evelyn Wilson and Margaret McMurry, Bible Drill and Scripture Searching with Wilma Dixon, reports and benediction.
Bible school at 10 a m and preaching service with the Lord s Supper at 11 a m. The sermon titled The Two Begin nings. Evening service cancelled due to meetings at the First Christian Church.
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