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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
1
Local people attend a pre cinct singing convention at Tom Bean with a free-for-all dinner in the school room. The next convention is planned for Pilot Grove on the fifth Sunday in August, with Dr J F Spindle, C D Alverson, Frank Alverson, and others among the attendees.
At the local lodge meeting last Saturday night officers were elected for a one year term. Lloyd Moore was chosen Worshipful Master, Ross May Senior Warden, Jack McMillin Junior Warden, C. W. Bryant Treasurer, S. H. Montgomery Secretary, O. P. Neilson Senior Deacon, W. H. Stedham Junior Deacon, B. F. Gafford Senior Ste Barrow? Note: Local lodge elected Max Pope Junior Steward and W. T. Noe Tyler.
The official list shows 455 members: 230 Democrats, 191 Republicans, seven Progressives, one Independent, one Socialist, four vacancies, and the First New York District awaiting a decision between Lathrop Brown Democrat and Frederick G. Hicks Republican, Victoria Pact.
The Christian church ladies stage a miscellaneous program of dialect sketches and a reading of The Littlest Rebel at the public school auditorium Thursday evening June 8 at eight o clock. Announcement for May 5 was postponed due to rain.
Real estate valued at 646,605 with personal property 705,540 and balance 1,352,449. Tax renditions include fines for occupation, property, franchise, and telephone taxes alongside bank payments to First National Bank and Planters National Bank. Auditing line items list donations and payments totaling 31,114.52 with detailed entries for stamps, deeds, and bonds. Mayor T. B. Moore submits the report.
A new leaflet from Postmaster General Burleson announces that any person in the United States aged ten or older may open a postal savings account after July 1. The plan allows residents of sparse communities without a designated bank to open by mail via their local postmaster who forwards data to a nearby banking point. Deposits can be sent by money order or registered mail and withdrawals, with interest, can be made by mail on request.
Leading authorities say alum baking powders are unsafe and banned in Europe. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder, made from cream of tartar, adds healthful qualities and costs about one cent more per pan of biscuits or cake, a small price for safety.
At the Texas Bankers Association annual meeting in Waco resolutions condemned old cotton marketing methods and urged bankers farmers and business leaders in every county to educate and organize a unified plan for selling Texas cotton. The group supported warehouse laws and pledged financial and moral backing to develop a production based pricing system tied to supply and demand. Plans for handling the 1915 crop are being prepared for release.
A bulletin from the State Board of Health extols moral and physical discipline for a child, listing attributes such as a clean body a mind that seeks elevation guiding eyes hands feet lips ears and a pure soul. It frames virtue as a health measure and counsel.
Texas State Fire Marshal reported 51000 fires since December 10, 1910. In dwellings and boarding houses 68.5 percent were preventable, 10.5 percent unpreventable, 27.7 percent unknown. In mercantile and other classes 52.7 percent were preventable, 19.1 percent unpreventable, 28.2 percent unknown.
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