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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun covers election forecasts and amendments ahead of Tuesday voting. It reports rainfall, crop prospects, and cotton receipts in Grayson County, plus reminiscences and local notices from Hopkins and Pittsburg counties.
The Honey Grove Signal notes that good requires constant cultivation while bad thrives with neglect. It argues that the better part in people needs ongoing effort to flourish, while the worthless weed grows with little care.
An Australian actress announces engagement to Explorer Wilkins. Mr. Wilkins says he has nothing to say. The American Lumberman notes it is a good sign when a groom learns to stay quiet early.
A compilation of editorial quips from multiple papers offers sharp takes on campaigns and public issues. Observers mock moral grandstanding and the practicality of governance while noting recurring themes of policy, law, and public sentiment.
A nostalgic essay by Joe Sappington laments fading baseball enthusiasm the tame umpire era and lost democratic spirit. It recalls a 19th century crowd scene with Bill Hodges racing for a doctor and Pete’s dramatic home run, ending with uproar and a charged end to the day.
The narrator recalls chaotic games with violent fans including a dramatic scene where a woman rooter taunted players and nearly caused a confrontation with an umpire. He admits his own impulse to attack umpires but credits his wife with keeping him calm, recounting episodes from early baseball days and a decisive late inning clash between Tigers and Hyenas.
A witness recalls a tense baseball scene where protests and insults rained on an umpire after a disputed call. The speaker vows never to attend another game unless reforms come, noting the umpire’s fate and the crowd’s hostility. His wife consoles him, urging restraint and highlighting potential dependents.
Raz Barlow self proclaimed leading fiddler in Hogwallow rehearses a march while sidestepping due to a sore toe. Sidney Hocks carries the marching duty as Barlow plays. Rye Straw Storekeeper faced an unusual summer influx of grasshoppers that left him puzzled.
A new family moves into a vacant Rye Straw Road house and a skilled housekeeper keeps the kids clean. The tale notes a boy teasing about bad raisin for guests and a local joke about an owl atop the Wild Onion School House waking with a stove fire.
A humorous exchange unfolds as the absent-minded professor asks for direction while his wife questions whether he had taken the road when leaving the house, highlighting a comic memory lapse.
Fourth Estate recounts Barnum's maxim that one should spend one tenth on the article and nine tenths on advertising. He claims to out-talk most men but fears a printer who can set type and reach thousands, seeking that craftsman as an ally.
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