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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
2
The Postoffice Department grants Whitewright post office an extra $200 per year starting June 1 for clerk hire due to rising parcels post work. Total appropriation now lists Postmaster salary at $1700, assistants at $500, rent $240, fuel and lights $58, plus the fees on money orders issued.
The chautauqua committee states no season tickets will be sold below the advertised price this season. Adults $2.00 and children $1.00. Buyers who wait until opening day face higher single admission, as last year’s concession is not repeated.
Rev. H G Fleming of Midland Texas has been hired as pastor at Central Christian Church for one year and will preach each Sunday. He and Mrs. Fleming plan to move here once a suitable cottage is found. Whitewright residents welcome them as they pursue church and moral improvements. Superintendent C J Denton reports 338 pupils enrolled in white and colored schools this year, with transfers likely bringing next session near 500. Denton urges prompt enrollment of all district children to ensure state funds based on pupil counts, warning $7 per capita loss for each unlisted pupil. Report missing enrollments to Denton before June 1.
105 votes polled Tuesday show only one dissenting vote on the $6,000 funding bonds and $6,000 improvement bonds. The minority is unlikely to contest the results.
Mrs Dan Smith and her young daughter Vivian rushed from the city last week in response to news that Conductor E B Erard husband of Mrs Smiths sister had been badly hurt in a railway accident. Erard was in charge of a Brownsville Road freight train at Kingsville when he slipped between the moving train and the depot platform. His right arm was severed and he suffered other serious injuries. He is now at the company hospital in Corpus Christi where Mrs Smith went.
Whitewright High School defeated Trenton 4 to 2 on Whitewright soil in Friday’s game second in a three game set. The match ended in the eleventh inning to grant the visitors departure. Batteries were Fogle and F Denton for Whitewright and Riley and Earnheart for Trenton.
Mrs. W. F. Sanders attended the funeral of her brother Arron Aldridge who died Wednesday night at his home near Myra. Aged 42, he had been nearly blind since a horse kick five years earlier and sought specialists in New Orleans. Burial took place at the community cemetery near Myra Thursday.
Public attention focused on the Carlisle Military Academy chapel for the Sunday sermon by Rev. Epting who quoted Proverbs and addressed graduates. Revs Fender and Wheeler assisted with a Barbee choir performance and a cadet dress parade closed the day. An open reception followed at the dormitory and a Thursday night program will close the term.
Houstonians reported a luminous white object in the sky yesterday. The Houston Post clarifies it was the sun, a solar body familiar to the ancients, though its appearance here is often rare.
The Liberality of Dallas contributes $8000 to the Men and Millions campaign, part of a $6,800,000 goal, leaving $6,292,000 still to be subscribed across the brethren as reported by the Houston Post.
Epworth League business session at the parsonage drew strong attendance with reports from all departments. Belle Huddleston Helen May Parker Cora York and Leon Davidson elected delegates to the Greenville League Conference. May Graves Virginia Gillett named alternates. Rev M J Thompson conducting revival in Windom Texas. Sunday school noted for high standards large attendance and faithful officers. Pastor Rev F B Wheeler invites visitors to worship Sunday morning on Soldiers of the Christian Kingdom.
Mrs. Frank Christian and Mrs. Sid Hudspeth chaperoned a group of youths on a Saturday night hay ride toward Cannon. They disembarked at an old centennial landmark and shared a repast on the cotton gin wharf. Attendees included Hazel Spearman Ruth Moore Annie Dickson Irene Dickson Delia Moore Georgia Lacy Lucile Montgomery Kathleen Hudspeth Katy Nell Pierce Massye Biggers Cave McSpadden Van Alstyne Harlie Glidewell Newell Stillwell Oran Sears Percy Davis Gilmore Webster Jack Lisley Grady Spindle Dan Duggan John Yeager Max Pope Green Montgomery.
The Parent-Teachers Association met in special session on May 14 at 4 p.m. and elected officers: Mrs. Murry Bryant president, Mrs. J. M. Carlisle 1st vice president, Mrs. C. P. Johnson 2nd vice president, Mrs. Lucian Andrews 3rd vice president, Mrs. B. F. Gafford recording secretary, Mrs. Dan Smith corresponding secretary, Mrs. T. E. Barbee treasurer. A talk followed and the group urged more parents and teachers to join the organization. The next meeting will be June 11 at 4 p.m. with Mrs. Murry Bryant. new members welcome.
Cal Lackey died at noon last Saturday at his Fairlie home from a sudden hemorrhage of the lungs. Former Cotton Belt station agent, he moved to Waco before returning to the Whitewright area to live and work. He was 37, survived by his widow and daughter, with funeral at Whitemound cemetery conducted by Rev. C. Howard. Many local friends attended.
Whitewright council schedules a Tuesday primary election for June 9 1914 at city hall to fill the late City Marshal and Tax Assessor T K McMillin role. Candidates must file with the City Secretary and bear election costs. the winner gets mayoral appointment and council confirmation to serve the unexpired term. Voters must be qualified city residents.
The First National Bank of Whitewright Texas notes the death of W T Sears after twenty two years as Director and Vice President. The board honors his service as a faithful counselor and citizen and directs publication in the local paper. May 19 1914. C B Bryant pres W H King sec J W Pennell S E Jones Tom Gillett W F Holland T H Sears R kK Smith has returned from Fayetteville Ark to visit his first and only grandchild Rebecca Lodine Fuller four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Fuller.
Indigestion and loss of appetite tout Electric Bitters as a spring tonic improving digestion and uring full meals. Mr T D Peeble cites relief from stomach trouble attributed to the remedy. Available at druggists 50c and 1.00 Bucklen Amnic Salve also advertised. Texas Midland Railway hopes to build its own line from Greenville to Commerce after previously using Cotton Belt tracks from Ennis to Paris.
Advert says calomel, a mercury poison, is falling out of use as Dodson's Liver Tone becomes a reliable, safe vegetable remedy for constipation and liver trouble. It claims to liven the liver without pain or dietary interference and offers a money back guarantee.
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