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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription price at $1.50 per year payable in advance and notes notices of entertainments and obituaries incur regular advertising rates. It promises corrections if any erroneous reflections are brought to the publisher's attention. The school children are all smiles this week, the last week of the school year.
The piece blends political jabs over Culberson and Bowlby with social updates about Miss Elberta Peach and Whitewright society. It lauds Grayson County crops and East Grayson farming, promotes Whitewright as Texas finest for its size, and mentions a Denton College of Industrial Arts commencement May 27 to 30. The Sun celebrates its award at the Texas Press Association and thanks readers for bouquets and support.
The 1879 Memorial day address recalls how Southern women placed flowers on Confederate graves and later Union graves, sparking North South reconciliation. It notes several claimants to the idea, including Mrs. Sue Landon Vaughn, who in April 1865 led Vicksburg Confederate graves with flowers. May 30 was later adopted in the North.
The passage recalls Mrs. Vaughn's 1911 death and a 1866 call by Mrs. Joseph H. Morgan of Atlanta for memorial services for fallen soldiers. Women collected wildflowers to decorate graves at a time of poverty and martial law, with slaves joining in song and prayer. The gesture bridged North and South during Reconstruction.
A lyrical tribute to a young graduate, praising her revival of hope after turmoil. The prose paints her as an angelic figure whose victory over hardship and bright smile bring peace and inspire courage, beauty, health, and heavenly music to dispel fear and hate.
The Honey Grove Signal offers a lyrical tribute urging a young woman to serve others with gentleness and compassion. It expresses hopes she channels springtime vitality into caring actions, peace, and righteous leadership, guiding her through life toward kindness.
A collage of quips and wry takes from multiple newspapers. It notes sharp lines on politics media and society with comments from sources like the Ton Gazette New York Tribune Asheville Times Wall Street Journal and Philadelphia Public Ledger. The items mix humor and critique about flappers wars peace Ireland and currency.
The Manila Bulletin quotes dancing masters noting fewer rags will be seen in ballrooms this season and ponders whether the remark refers to dances or clothing. The quip reflects fashion and social trends influencing ballroom scenes this year.
The Odeon theatre in Whitewright showed Over the Hill on Monday and Tuesday, attracting hundreds of viewers and drawing full houses. Management expresses thanks to the people for supporting the fine picture amid competing entertainments.
Gordon Bros advertises top weekly prices for fryers and eggs and invites readers to bring their stock. The notice promotes subscribing to a home newspaper.
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