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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
5
All notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with an admission fee will be charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions memorials also charged at regular rates. Any erroneous reflection will be corrected upon the publisher's notice.
Van Alstyne born pitcher Sam Gray of Connie Mack's Philadelphia team has eight consecutive wins after eight starts. Fort Worth and Sherman claim him, while Van Alstyne Leader editor White fights to credit his hometown. Whitewright recalls his early Whitewright beginnings shaping his rise to a top pitching status. Luck to you, Sam.
C R Wood 22, senior cadet at A and M College, was found dead on railroad tracks near College Station at daybreak. His Honey Grove home is cited as his residence. Wood rode a freight with two companions toward the college. they fled when the train sped, believing he would alight safely. The body was brought to Bryan awaiting his father Robert Wood.
Abilene May 26 Following a guilty plea in District Court by Bill Loven the jury fixed his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary for participating in a motorist hold up in the northeastern part of the city about a month ago Only $1.75 was taken.
From the fragmentary report, authorities describe a robbery incident with limited readable details about the suspect or location, noting only that a man was held up and investigators are reviewing the incomplete description.
Topeka Kansas Jonathon M Davis former Kansas Governor was acquitted on a conspiracy to solicit a bribe. Another criminal action remains pending against him and his son. Jury deliberated three hours four ballots were taken with ten to two ending in acquittal. Audience applauded tumultuously as verdict was read.
Jefferson City Missouri May 28 Former Judge Howard Williams of St Louis aged 52 a lawyer and Republican State Committee member was appointed United States Senator to succeed the late figure in the party leadership and take his seat in Washington
Selden P Spencer mentioned by Governor Baker in a morning dispatch. The column notes political quips from the Columbus Dispatch and Indianapolis News. An Angel food cake demonstration advertised for 4 pm at Gordon Bros grocers. Luther Sifford, 65, dies suddenly near Bailey after long local life and years on the Dr A J Ray farm. Dr Ray recalls knowing the deceased for many years.
The deceased is described as a Christian gentleman and valued neighbor. Mrs. C. A. McLean visited Dallas, with daughter Mrs. Ben Childress and her children. Martha Joe Childress fractured her left arm again after a fall in a barn loft, marking a third past break.
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