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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces that notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees or monetary considerations will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged. The paper will correct erroneous reflections upon any person firm or corporation when brought to the publishers’ attention.
The piece urges buying local farmer and merchant products to keep money in the community, supporting home labor and taxes. It notes rising cotton prices, optimism for the crop, and Detroit philanthropy with Ford gifts to women charities, highlighting social and economic themes of local prosperity.
The Bonham News argues that consistent advertising attracts customers not just publicity. It asserts merchants fail when they advertise only in good times, while proactive ads reach skeptical locals and mail order houses succeed by seeking such markets.
A lighthearted regional column notes Slim Pickens getting soaked in rain after misplacing his umbrella. It also mocks shifting political positions, labor versus idleness, and local oddities like Gimlet creek and a blacksmith adding shoe repair. A house burned on Bounding Billows, insured fully, and Rye Straw jokes about fires.
William Colgate, a 16 year old boy, leaves home with a small bundle to seek fortune in New York City. He meets an old canal boat captain who asks his destination and learns his father cannot support him. The captain assures him there is no trouble about starting out.
A tale of a hungry lad who learns honesty and faith from an old man. He becomes a leading New York soapmaker, tithing ten to fifty percent as wealth grows. His devotion funds schools bearing his name, honoring the promise that those who honor God are honored.
A rich man hires a poor carpenter to build a hillside house then leaves on a long journey. The carpenter, thinking no one will notice, uses weak materials and skips unseen supports. Upon the boss’s return the ramshackle house reveals the deception.
A Greenville Messenger quote warns that the deeds we perform today shape the future we inhabit tomorrow. It contrasts building a sturdy mansion of character with a shabby hut, stressing personal responsibility for the life we create and live.
J. P. Darwin commander of Pres ton Everheart Post No 225 American Legion reports a letter from the mid western Red Cross acknowledging receipt of 112.51 dollars raised by the legion two weeks ago for flood sufferers in the Mississippi Valley.
A collection of quotes from Philadelphia Record Arkansas Gazette Virginian Pilot and Ohio State Journal reflecting opinions on political life leadership truth and media role. The lines critique politicians editors and public mood while noting the season of balls and the burden of family.
The Whitewright baseball team lost 3 to 2 to Frisco of Sherman on the local diamond. After leading 2 to 0 into the ninth inning the visitors rallied, two strikes on the batter with bases loaded and two out before a ball fell in left field for three runs.
Florence Herald reports the Big Sisters Association condemns the annual Atlantic City beauty pageant amid claims little sisters have been carrying off the honors.
The regular summer term of local schools will begin Monday May 30 with Fred W. Smith and B W Crain in charge of high school work and Miss Susie Noe directing grammar school work. All classes will be held in the high school building.
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