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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1923
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces second class mail status for notices and ads. It reminds readers that events with admission fees are charged at regular advertising rates and that obituaries and memorials follow the same policy. It also promotes early Christmas shopping.
Houston businessman Lynch Davidson formally enters the 1924 Texas governor race claiming the state needs a real business man in office. Davidson is described as a leading Texan entrepreneur who will make Texas a strong governor and guide the state through the primaries.
Whitewright leads Grayson County as the top corn market with buyers paying one dollar a bushel for two weeks. Farmers from Howe Westminster and nearby areas haul in corn to take advantage of the higher price at this market.
A Denison Herald summary notes a Northwestern University booklet arguing preventive measures could cut illness by 10 to 25 percent and save billions annually. It calls for public funding for a Chicago medical center, highlights insulin by Banting, and stresses citizen and physician teamwork to extend life and fight diseases like cancer and tuberculosis.
The piece honors frontier mothers as the builders of the West, praising their toil and hopeful vision for future generations. It recalls their sacrifice, endurance, and influence on the land’s development and the wellbeing of their children.
The article remembers frontier mothers of the early sixties who faced hardship feeding families and defending homes as husbands and sons served in the South. It praises their courage and laments their fading numbers, hoping the remaining few find peaceful evenings after stormy duties. Honey Grove Signal remarks on their enduring legacy.
A collage of brief quotations from editors and columnists. Highlights include praise for politicians who connect with common people, criticisms of leaders under pressure, notes on the World Court versus science in 1924, and satirical takes on Prohibition, coal policy, and tobacco decline. The collection spans multiple cities and outlets, reflecting mid 1920s editorial tone.
The Whitewright annual bound edition will cost about 450 dollars with revenue mainly from local advertising and book sales. If all ads can be secured in Whitewright no out of town advertising will be solicited, and merchants are urged to support. Schools are promoted as city assets. Advertising will be solicited next Saturday.
Dallas report says Calvin B. Besse, 24, a milk wagon driver, was mistaken for a burglar and shot by Louis P. Head, an employee of a local newspaper, early today in the Head residence kitchen. Head was detained then released on personal recognition.
Poem expresses humble aims of a life devoted to health for toil and care for others not wealth or fame. The speaker seeks strength grace and kindness to help the downcast and to leave a legacy of “well done” at life’s end, with children proud of honest values.
The shooting happened when a 17-year-old son woke his father to a burglar in the kitchen. The elder Head said he grabbed a revolver and fired as the man raised his hand, not knowing who he was. The burglar, Besse, had come from Snyder to Dallas three weeks earlier and left behind a widow married eleven months ago.
Senator Pat Harrison told a Moline audience that the Senate would ratify the world court proposal if President Coolidge submits it. He argued American prosperity relies on foreign participation and claimed Europe would be peaceful if the treaty were ratified. He forecast Coolidge as the Republican nominee but a Democrat winner.
A linguistic note explains that pecuniary originally means relating to sheep from Latin pecunia derived from pecus. Romans valued wealth by flocks, so sheep defined wealth and later shifted to money. The piece quips that pecuniary stew would merely be etymologically a mutton dish.
The senior class of Whitewright high school, the largest ever with thirty six members, plans to publish an annual. The project is a significant effort intended as a memory book and lasting advertisement for the school and city, featuring school and class photos and activity portraits.
Local grocers Gordon Bros urge customers to check turkey prices before selling.
Advertisement notes 8 by 11 inch typewriter paper for sale at the Sun office and claims a lower price than competitors.
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