Whitewright Sun News Briefs From Texas Small Towns
The Whitewright Sun notes Republicans name their first Texas governor in 1930 and quotes R B Creager on optimism. Gainesville merchants saved 5500 by rejecting fraudulent ads. fines apply for unapproved schemes. Texas Christian University students share a good luck pie ritual. Whitewright voters approve street paving bonds four to one, promising home-tied spending and local employment. Richardson foresees one fewer church building amid rural population and church closures.
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Texas
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Texas Christian University of Fort Worth
Whitewright
Saint Jo
Richardson
Texas sets April charter record with 262 new corporations
Bernard Nichols of the Texas Business Review notes April charters reached 262, a sharp rise from March. Total capitalization for these new companies stood at 24.471 million, well above April 1927's 8.748 million. Manufacturing firms led with 53 new incorporations, per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Also, Jim Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun criticizes a local resident’s pessimism and suggests seeking eye care in Sherman.
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Secretary of State
Texas
Bernard Nichols
Texas Business Review
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Nichols
Neared Sighted Quips Across Town Newspapers
The snippet quotes E. J. Parker of Sherman Democrat calling someone nearsighted. It includes playful lines from Whitewright Sun about a beauty specialist, plus jests at editors in Weatherford Democrat and praise for Whitewright’s weekly paper supported by local merchants, with Wolf City Sun noting the town has a real weekly newspaper.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Sun
Weatherford
Democrat
Wolf City Sun
Editorial Sparks and Witty Snapshots from Various Papers
A collection of short quips from major newspapers. Jokes include Emily Post on forks, a beauty parlor mystery, lists of top men, a Paris sanatorium joke, dry agents hurting night clubs, Einstein theories, Marion Talley’s farm offer, Mexican rebel plans, Hoover and a Florida gold harmonica.
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Hoover
Florida
New York Evening Post
Hard Knocks and Love Licks by Rev S L Ball
The piece argues prejudice is dangerous and a burden many carry. It cites racial national political and religious biases and contrasts them with love and practical sense. The essay urges reducing prejudice in favor of sound judgment and kindness.
Racial prejudice and self adjustment in social contact
The text argues that racial prejudice inflates white self-importance while demeaning others. It emphasizes the need for practical wisdom to properly relate to all races, classes, and conditions across the world when meeting diverse people.
Leaders and followers in progress
Some men are fitted for leadership. They blaze the way for progress in business invention and mechanism, but they should not hold prejudice against men who are fitted to do only what they are told to do.
National prejudice and hope for change after Civil War era
The author laments widespread prejudice between nations and regions, noting postwar tensions between North and South and within political parties. He argues time will reduce these prejudices and urges love as a better guiding principle. The piece critiques Democratic partisanship as well.
Political Duty to Block Harmful Legislation
The excerpt argues that Democrats should cooperate with Republicans when in power to build good government. If Republicans push legislation not in the country’s best interests, Democrats have a duty to block it, framing this as patriotic statesmanship rather than prejudice.
Dig Deep to Root Out Prejudice in Politics
The piece urges Americans to remove prejudice from national life and political cooperation. It compares prejudice to Johnson grass overrunning a farm, stressing deep roots must be dug out to secure the nation's best interests.
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Johnson
Fragmented Religion Hinders Progress and Unity
The speaker argues religious prejudice damages both church progress and civilization. He notes Scripture misinterpretation fragments Christianity into many denominations and, beset by mutual prejudice, each fragment cripples the others.
Army lesson on division and unity cited for victory
An army is not ruined because it is divided into divisions brigades and companies but it is thereby the better prepared for victorious battle. Let us hope that the church remains united and strong.
Wanted Good Gentle Horse for Berry Cultivation
Advertisement from Watsonville California seeks a well tempered horse suited for berry farming duties. Must be reliable and gentle for daily use around crops and workers.
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Watsonville
Cal
Towanda Ad Teases Painless Eye Plucking In Facial Care Boom
An advertisement in a Towanda Pennsylvania paper promotes a fresh wave of beauty services focusing on facial and scalp treatments including an apparently painless eye plucking option, highlighting new offerings in cosmetic care.
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Towanda
Cooperation for a Better World and Government
The passage argues that all races contribute to a better world and all political parties can improve governance if they remove prejudice and foster cooperation. It emphasizes collective effort over single bodies or factions to achieve public good and patriotic spirit.
Photographer returns with crowds and aging in Hogswallow
The traveling photographer once anchored at Bounding Billows is back, snapping more pictures as residents appear older. Yam Sims has taken in a stray pig, advertised it honestly, and hopes the owner will not notice the ad.
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Yam Sims
Be ginning a Letter Dear and a Straw Stack Coincidence
Sile Kilden rails against starting letters with Dear claiming it should stop especially when addressed to a man. Miss Flutie Belcher seen returning from the straw stack with a bundle and believed to be developing her figure. Columbus Allsop reports a storm last Wednesday night though neighbors say no such event outside.
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Sile Kilden
Flutie Belcher
Columbus Allsop
Want Ad Guide Says It Helps You Find Items
A brief promotion explains that want ads connect buyers with sellers for hard to locate items. It emphasizes ease of use and broad reach for locating wanted goods.
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J. H. Waggoner
Whitewight, Texas
Gainesville Retail Merchants Association
Gainesville
Jim Waggoner
Jim
Sherman
E. J. Parker
Sherman Democrat
Editorial Sparks
Emily Post
Louisville Times
Kay
Boston Transcript
Port Arthur News
Mr. Einstein
Marion Talley
Parsons
Topeka State Journal
Mexico
Indianapolis Star
Rev
S. L. Ball
Franklin’s Cafe
Woosley
R. B. England
Caddo St
Dallas
Aigfield Follie -In
Fair Park Auditorium
R. & R. Gem Srerman
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Tickville
Insurance Department
S. H. Montgomery & Son
the Insurance Men
Rajah Pongee
Lilley Dry Goods Co
Fiat Corpre
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