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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
5
Sherman shoppers hear about furniture deals oysters and fish at Nicholson's Cafe and apples from New Mexico. The column highlights visits by Brown Dy er Amos and others, a governor candidate speech, circus train schedule, and church events at Central Christian and Epworth League with local teachers and students noted.
Nicholson's Cafe advertises fresh stream fish every Friday. The note is signed by W. T. Nicholson.
Dr Malone Duggan state health officer creates Secretary of Public Health Education to inform the public on health matters. Mrs C R Fields heads the program to improve community health through education and press involvement, stressing health as a statewide asset and the economic impact of epidemics.
The piece argues youth push for progress and older residents must provide pleasing surroundings. It asks communities to compare streets schools homes and amenities with neighboring towns and to act before a drying rot settles in. It urges serious study and growth to avoid stagnation.
William Lorenzen of Joplin Missouri once owned 219 barrels of whisky and other property. He stored 8456 gallons in a Liberal Missouri government warehouse which burned on July 27 1920 destroying the liquor. Internal Revenue collector George Crutchley demanded 6.40 dollars per gallon tax on the whisky Lorenzen refused payment arguing the whisky was burned.
Crutchley argued the government could demand the whisky tax despite a fire. Lorenzen paid $54,117.12 after threats of court action and property levy. The tax sale of his holdings in Joplin left him impoverished and his appeal to Washington for repeal was denied.
In a July election a local writer notes two candidates for Justice of the Peace, the ice man who delivers for decades and the neighbor whose wife once made him nourishing soup after tonsil surgery. He admits personal ties blocked him from voting for that office. He invites readers to share news with The Sun.
A physician recalls meeting a real optimist who lost a leg in a railroad accident. The first remark the survivor made after being rescued was a simple thank you, illustrating resilience and positive outlook.
A fragment notes a person referencing rheumatism as the cause of leg trouble. The line suggests persistent pain and a focus on the affected limb without further context or details.
A Louisville Courier Journal item muses that if Mars could be reached humans might learn President Coolidge’s views on the Ku Klux Klan. The reflection uses a speculative premise to comment on race and politics of the era.
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