Whitewright History Recalls Early Growth and Fires
The Sun recounts Whitewright's birth in 1878 with the M K T railroad, merchants moving from Kentuckytown, and the town's first post office and churches. It notes the first school in 1880, major fires in 1884 1911, Grayson College 1886 and a cotton trade boom with 5600 bales shipped, plus notable early leaders and institutions.
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Whitewright
The
Sun
J. T. Vestal
Vestal Eas
the Sun
Texas
M-K-T
Missouri Pacific
Kentuckytown
Messrs
Jas. A. Batsell
J. H. Reeves
Reeves
W. A. Benedict
Dr. R. May
H. Chowning
W. D. Hoard
J. L. Patterson
R. May
J. B. Woosley
Sam McChristian
G. W. Blanton
J. S. Gowdy
Kit Sears
Christian Church
Lewis Holland
H. S. Ellis
Whitewright Eagle
Plow & Hammer
A. L. McCampbell
Batsell & Reeves
St. Louis
Bascom Sears
Cotton Belt
J. W. Connelly
L. LaRoe & Co
Smith Hotel
D. M. Ray
Jesse Rathbun
Ling, Waples & Co
Merchants and Planters
W. B. Womack & Son
Academy
Masonic Hall
Norfolk widow wins bootleg liquor death verdict
A federal court jury ruled the death from bootleg liquor accidental and awarded Mrs. S. S. A. Flickinger of Norfolk six thousand dollars on her son Samuel Peyton Flickinger’s Zurich policy. He died after cocktails with wood alcohol at a Baltimore party last December 6, also killing his fiancée Katherine McDonald and injuring hostess Mrs. Murphy.
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Norfolk
SS. A. Flickinger
Samuel Peyton Flickinger
Zurich
Switzerland
Flickinger
E. S. Murphy
Baltimore
Katherine McDonald
New York
150 Turkeys Lift Whitesboro Farm Purchase
B W Watson bought a cross timbered 75 acre farm west of Whitesboro last January for 15 dollars per acre with all payments on time. This week he sold 150 turkeys which brought more than enough to pay for the land and he believes turkey raising is more profitable than cotton after forty years in cotton farming without buying a farm.
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J. W. McCurdy
J.A. Batsell
Peter McKenna
N. J. Renshaw
Messrs. Butler, Anderson and Piner
Grayson College
Whitewright
Whitesboro
B. W. Watson
Watson
Hog of Slender Lines Now in Favor at Royal Show
At the 1928 American Royal Livestock and Horse Show in Kansas City the leaner hog wins the top prize over the barrel bellied fat hogs of old. Swine inspector Er Z Russell notes consumer demand for high priced pork and the competition from cheaper vegetable fats drives the shift toward lean meat animals. The change reflects a broader market trend toward less fat and more economical meat cuts for the public.
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Kansas City
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Er. Z. Russell
United States Department of Agriculture
Fort Bend County Uses Radio for Rural School Instruction
S. M. N. Marrs reports Fort Bend County Texas has equipped 22 rural schools with receiving sets and tunes in to a dedicated school broadcasting station at Richmond. The superintendent notes it is the only rural school station he knows of in the United States.
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Austin
Texas
S. M. N. Marrs
Fort Bend
Richmond
United States
Poker Flush Sparks Wedding Day Memory
A light exchange recalls a wedding day tied to a lucky poker hand, as a husband notes the date followed by his declaration of I do after the straight flush at the club. His wife muses on his obsession with cards and their wedding.
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South Side
Main St
F. O. Mangrum
St.Louis Southwestern
Commerce
Texarkana
Memphis
Lone Star
D. G. Coley
Ticket Agt
Fort Bend County
City and Farm
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
King Lear
Martin-Keefe-Bray Company
Lloyd Moore
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