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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
1
A. B. Tumlin, county inspector for Texas and federal cattle tick work, reports in Fannin County 2,188 herds or 11,969 head inspected with 379 herds or 2,573 head infected. State totals show 121,255 herds or 1,540,751 head examined, 3,215 herds or 102,589 head infected. Tumlin praises progress, heads work in Grayson County, headquarters in Sherman with Chamber of Commerce and Bonham Board of Trade granting offices.
Washington May 17 Only the good of the service will guide selecting the man from three highest for certification to the President for appointment as postmasters. Postmaster General Hays said Congressmen and senators will be heard on applicants qualifications. Selections by the Civil Service Commission under Wilson orders will be ignored and new examinations held. Jim King and family of Dallas were guests of Walter Hestand and S H Montgomery. Mrs White of Fort Worth visiting Mrs Lanius Everheart.
Judge W L Estes charged the Eastern District grand jury in Sherman to investigate federal offenses with emphasis on prohibition anti narcotic and anti peonage laws as well as general violations of the U S criminal code. Fines of 100 were imposed on Luther McReynolds and A W Jernigan for failing to appear for jury service.
Governor Pat M. Neff requests W. G. Pryor, a Texas Prison Commission member, to resign, saying Pryor is out of harmony with his administration. Neff cites the need for a harmonized penitentiary system and names his preferred replacement approach in a May 14 letter.
One of the nicest social affairs in Whitewright in years was the Shrine dinner dance held Thursday night by local Shriners. Out of town guests attended. P. J. Pierce & Sons served the dinner and earned compliments for their service. About twenty five Shriners reside in Whitewright, and they plan several similar social functions each year.
Huntsville May 18 W G Pryor a member of the State prison commission announces he will not resign despite Gov Pat M Neff request He says he is preparing a formal reply and has no further statement today Pryor stands by his post amid the dispute with the governor.
Washington May 16 The Senate Military Affairs sub committee approved an army of 175000 men for the army appropriation bill. The House had provided 150000. The sub committee adopted Secretary Weeks requests to set the minimum at 175000 while trimming other items. The bill to the full committee would carry 339859000 versus 320765000 in the House measure and 346000000 in Wilson vetoed bill.
Rochester Minnesota May 18 Frank Lin K Lane former Secretary of the Interior in the Wilson Cabinet died at a local hospital at 61 0 this morning death due to an attack of angina pectoris A E Richardson died at his home six miles southeast of Bonham and was laid to rest in Cedar Cemetery Monday He was born December 9 1862 married January 1 1891 to Margaret E Dishner one son born moved to Grayson County in 1895 was a Methodist church member funeral conducted by Rev D F Fuller of Bells
Rev. O. T. Cooper presiding elder and J. O. Leath financial manager of Kidd-Key College spoke to the Methodist congregation Wednesday night. Committees were named to pursue Whitewright's quota for Christian education and every Methodist will be interviewed for a substantial financial subscription.
Houston reports at noon two of the forty convicts who escaped from Huntsville State Penitentiary last Thursday morning are still at large. One is Willie Hartfield from Galveston serving four years. the other a Mexican whose name is not yet known. Dodge residents press for a hearing into last Friday’s shooting of two convicts, as Captain J A Herring calls for witnesses at the pen or before the Walker County grand jury.
Mrs. Isabella E. Neff aged 91 mother of Governor Pat M Neff died Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Governor's Mansion after more than a week of critical illness in Austin Texas.
Chicago, May 17. The Railroad Labor Board adopted an unexpected resolution stating that wages of common labor on nearly all U S railroads will be cut July 1. Other classes affected by the last July wage increase will also see announcements July 1. The cut for common labor will be public June 1 and take effect July 1. June 6 hearings on other classes will lead to a July 1 conclusion. The authority cited said the July 1 decision may wipe out much of the $600,000,000 wage increase granted last year.
State Senator James C. McNealus of Dallas, veteran newspaper man, died Wednesday in Fort Worth after heart problems. He had gone to Fort Worth on business and collapsed at the Westbrook Hotel where friends aided him earlier in the lobby. He had suffered frequent heart attacks in recent years.
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