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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
12
The Tom Bean drug store owned by J. H. Dickson was robbed Sunday night. More than $150 worth of merchandise was taken and a small amount of money from the cash drawer.
Local store Johnson's highlights new watches and clocks in the Jewelry department for the weekend. Shoppers are invited to view the latest arrivals and special values.
Whitewright residents attended the fair at Tom Bean over three days with large crowds and an exceptionally successful event. Winning exhibits are on display at the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman.
The October term of the Fifteenth District Court convened Monday in Sherman with Judge Si las Hare presiding. After charging the grand jury, the court set its docket. the grand jury includes W. K. Taylor J. S. Eubank Sherman John Umphress Van Alstyne R. L. Radford Denison J. D. Holly Pottsboro W. S. Omohundro Whitesboro J. B. Farr Collinsville H. E. Willett Tioga D. C. Wallace Gunter W. J. Hogan Bells J. W. Davidson Whitewright Joe Rich Gordonville Hal Bohrer Southmayde W. J. Ferguson Howe Gus Thrift Pilot Grove Tom Gilliam Ambrose.
A cryptic fragment describes a traveling man reading a telegram that says twins arrived tonight by mail, with an odd onion motif and a note about flies. The excerpt hints at a quirky, era-specific puzzle or telegram news item.
A brief note recalls C. B. Seates suffering a badly washed foot a few days ago and pivots to a visitor joke about land and agents. The exchange highlights humor on local real estate interests in Virginia.
Dialogue between characters hints at a long awaited question and a patient answer, framed in a playful exchange. The snippets suggest a witty, female-led interaction with ongoing anticipation.
A humor piece shows a girl learning to drive asking about the brake. The instructor corrects and explains that braking is a separate action the driver must perform. The dialogue highlights a playful misunderstanding about car controls.
A compact verse from Hardware Age echoes Noah's voyage and trials at sea as he sought a safe harbor after forty days at water. It frames a biblical tale with a modern, reflective tone.
Notice in a Montreal paper requests inquiries about Saint Peter Mary Williams formerly of Montreal district of Montreal widow of Cornelius Sweenie now of parts unknown.
A humorous household exchange features a daughter asking to move the parrot to the back porch while the mother explains the father is busy repairing the car in the back yard. The brief vignette highlights domestic irony and midcentury domestic life.
A humorous reflection notes shifts in parental attitudes to age and responsibility. It contrasts a mother who once claimed her twelve year old daughter was six to travel half fare with a modern view where she is sixteen and may drive, illustrating changing social norms.
A courtroom exchange centers on a bus driver and a judge. The speeder claims never to have appeared before the judge, noting his bus can only reach fifty five miles per hour. The dialogue hints at a traffic case and the judge’s skeptical response.
A village church notice announced a Saturday concert followed by a pasty supper and a Sunday morning sermon by the vicar on the subject A Restless Night. The message reflects a quaint local event noted in a London Daily News and Westminster Gazette style.
Jim remarks to his foe that he praised the man to the tax assessor this morning. He complimented the farmer’s cattle and sheep as the best in Franklin County and valued two of his horses at about $800. The exchange unfolds affably as the men talk on Main Street.
The LaGrange Journal emphasizes collective financial responsibility. It argues prompt debt repayment by individuals and the community keeps credit intact, supporting public works and overall prosperity as one interdependent circle.
A religious essay compares Jesus guiding fishermen to casting bait for men, using the phrase fishing on the wrong side of the boat. It blends biblical narrative with metaphorical critique of modern preachers and politicians, emphasizing discernment, skill, and the pursuit of game fish over mud cats.
E Edens states another car of Missouri apples will reach Whitewright by Saturday October 6. He promises a better grade than the previous car and urges readers to buy a bushel for home while they last, claiming apples will keep the doctor away.
Regular readers gain from ads as merchants in town advertise the best values. Newspapers foster informed trading, boost ad driven business and reduce selling costs, helping shoppers enjoy lower prices.
A long dry-shod cave beneath the Rio Grande near Santa Helena is described by A H Dunlap of the state water engineers board. A second cave on the Mexican side shows bones of cliff dwellers. The cave mouth is 200 feet wide and 300 feet up the canyon wall, with an 800 foot cliff above.
The report notes a steep water side approach to a cave mouth in a river gorge 1,100 feet deep in places and up to 2,000 feet in others. Explorers have navigated the canyon by boat to avoid rapids. The cave lies within 50 miles of major silver and quicksilver mines currently in use.
In a light exchange about silk stockings a man claims they were invented in Queen Elizabeth's era while another quips they were discovered in the twentieth century, highlighting playful banter about fashion history.
The Sun office offers carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for sale, highlighting supplies for document copying and typing work likely to appeal to local businesses and writers seeking reliability and availability.
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