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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun announces post office entry as second class mail and explains subscription dating. It instructs subscribers that dates on the margin show coverage and that subscriptions expire on the first of the month with a request to notify if the paper is not received regularly.
Whitewright will observe Fire Prevention Day November 2 with school assemblies and talks on prevention. Sixth to ninth grade pupils will inspect their premises Saturday using printed blanks, report findings to teachers, then to the tire marshal for hazard corrections. Fire drills will engage students, downtown areas will be inspected to cut conflagration risks.
Grayson county remains top in Texas for War Savings Stamps cash sales in the million dollar class. Residents were urged to buy stamps equal to $20 per person. Up to Oct 16 the county reached $13.32 per capita, with $6.68 more to meet the quota. Remaining target is $451,852, requiring about $50,000 weekly until December 31.
Carl F Fender dies after influenza and pneumonia in Celina after brief illness. He worked at Dyer Jones drug store and returned to work before worsening. Parents Rev J F Fender and Mrs Fender, Whitewright friends, and local citizens mourned. Funeral held at Presbyterian church with interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
The Whitewright War Council appointed Claud R. Truett and Mrs. H. C. Willis to lead the local drive raising the banking district quota for Allied War Funds. The national goal is 250 million dollars for YMCA, YWCA, Catholic War Council, Jewish Welfare Board, Salvation Army, Library Association and War Camp Community Service. A Sherman meeting set district quotas and a Whitewright school precinct meeting at Planters National Bank will assign precinct quotas and brief reps on the campaign.
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