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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
5
A long list shows residents and relatives traveling to Dallas, Sherman, Fort Worth, Beaumont, and other locales. Many entries record visitors to Bartlett, Celeste, Greenville, Slaton, Ada, and Rotary trips, with several noting graduates, teachers, or Mayo Clinic treatment in Rochester, Minnesota.
The women of the Methodist Church will hold a sale at Manning Clark and Meador store next Saturday morning offering cakes and dressed chickens for Sunday dinners.
H P Donigan reports Houston plans to shelter 20,000 visitors in residents' homes and another 20,000 in temporary tourist parks. Officials say hotels will also house attendees as the convention approaches.
F M Echols led a lighthearted Friday Rotary program after failed attempts to secure a speaker. The club aims for 100 percent attendance at the Inter City Rotary meeting in Denison, hosting 400 guests at Simpson Hotel. Rotary Clubs from Durant, Madill and other Oklahoma towns expected. Whitewright will skip the next Friday meeting for Denison.
Huntsville penitentiary to execute three inmates on Friday pending Gov. Moody's intervention. Juan Flores sentenced for murder in Antonio after a teen was stabbed in a store. Bill Smith killed Sheriff Bob Smith in Fisher County. Lawrence Davenport, a Black man, to die for killing O. F. Foster near Houston. Warden McDaniel will preside. Flores has had multiple stays. Davenport's sentence delayed for commutation review.
Cullen F. Thomas of Dallas weighs a possible challenge to Governor Moody as the Democratic Party herd pressure grows after the Beaumont convention. He has not committed to running but is pressured to announce by Saturday as candidates file for the official ballot amid a three way split on party lines.
A Texas State Railroad Commission audit shows total net income for the first quarter fell 27.90 percent from 1927 to 1928, despite a $4 million cut in operating expenses and rents. Net income declined to $5,987,688 from $8,304,359 as revenue drops exceeded expense reductions, with freight revenue down by about $5 million.
The Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church lists 138 children enrolled from local churches: Baptist 75 Methodist 27 Central Christian 18 Presbyterian 14 Church of Christ 4. Now in its second week, enrollment has grown. a parade and picnic are planned for Friday afternoon at Heard Park with 3:45 parade start from the church. Visitors are invited to attend opening exercises at 8:30 and may visit anytime in the morning.
The pupils of Mrs. G. F. Bryant will give a musical recital Friday evening June 1 at 8 o'clock in the grade school auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
The Kim Bell Milling Company invites buyers to purchase loads of corn through C A McLean. Limited quantity and short supply urged with a call to act quickly.
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