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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
5
Dallas visitor John Reeves and Tennessee’s Hugh Roland called on local residents. Numerous residents from Lubbock to Sherman and Quanah visited relatives, shopped in Dallas, or attended church events. A Tom Bean drug store robbery netted over 150 dollars in goods and a small cash amount.
J. C. Parsons and J. F. Lilley took a business trip to Ravenna on Wednesday for professional engagements. They met with local firms and discussed potential collaborations and market opportunities.
This weekend Johnson's Jewelry showcases new watches and clocks with special values. Visit the shop to see the latest additions and deals.
A group of Whitewright residents attended the Tom Bean fair last Thursday through Saturday and reported an exceptionally good event with large attendance. Winning exhibits will be displayed at the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman.
The October term of the Fifteenth District Court convened in Sherman with Judge Si las Hare presiding. After charging the grand jury, he set the docket and named the grand jury personnel including members from Sherman Denison Van Alstyne Whitesboro Gunter Collinsville Tioga Pottsboro and Whitewright. Spend your money in Whitewright.
A curious note recalls a traveling man opening a telegram that says twins arrived tonight by mail. The fragment hints at a peculiar delivery and a mystery surrounding the unexpected birth and shipment.
A Virginia paper notes on Tower C that C B Seates badly washed a foot days ago. A visitor asks how the land lies, a native replies it’s the real estate agents who shape the tale.
A light exchange hints at a long awaited question between Miss Lamb er Sylvia and an unnamed speaker. The dialogue plays with delays and months of anticipation, capturing a playful, domestic tone.
A lighthearted exchange shows a driving lesson where the instructor instructs the pupil to use the brake to stop, and she jokes that she assumed braking was a car feature. The humorous moment highlights beginner learner misunderstandings during instruction.
Poetic reflection uses biblical voyage as metaphor for modern hardship and adaptation. The narrator likens Noah’s forty days at sea to contemporary struggles with finding a stable space and a place to park amid shifting tides.
Ask Saint Peter Mary Williams formerly of Montreal district of Montreal widow of Cornelius Sweenie in his lifetime and now of parts unknown. Official notice in a Montreal paper.
A humorous household exchange centers on a daughter asking to place the parrot on the back porch while the mother notes the father is hard at work repairing the car in the back yard. The vignette captures domestic bustle and busy chores.
A reflection on shifting social norms as mothers downplay ages to fit travel and driving rules, noting the younger generation and altered expectations around age and autonomy.
A courtroom exchange features a judge scolding a bus driver for speeding. The driver insists his bus tops at fifty five miles per hour, claiming no prior appearances before the judge. The tension highlights road safety and comedic insistence in a local court setting.
A London Daily News and Westminster Gazette item recalls a village church notice advertising a Saturday night concert followed by a pasty supper and a Sunday morning sermon on the subject A Restless Night.
Jim greets his pet enemy on Main Street and recalls saying to a tax assessor that the rival had the best cattle and sheep in Franklin County and that his two horses were the finest, valued at at least $800.
In a La Grange Journal piece, the author argues for personal and collective financial responsibility. Prompt debt payment preserves credit for individuals and the entire community, enabling public works and continued prosperity. A ripple effect links individual actions to communal economic health.
Albany News uses a parable of Jesus guiding fishermen to cast on the opposite side to illustrate spiritual insight and effective evangelism. The piece contrasts game fish with mud cats and urges ethical, skilled preaching over crude bait in politics and religion.
E Edens urges buyers to collect another carload of Missouri apples in Whitewright by Saturday October 6. He promises a better grade than the last car and suggests taking a bushel home. The note ends with a plug to read the advertisements.
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A. H. Dunlap of the state water engineers board reports a three mile long cave that runs beneath the Rio Grande near Santa Helena, with water appearing only in rain. An adjacent cliffside cave on the Mexican side shows bone remains of cliff dwellers. The article notes May Day rites honoring a missing girl and describes the cave mouth as a round 200 foot diameter opening high in a vertical canyon.
In a lively chat they discuss silk stockings and their invention. One claims they date to Queen Elizabeth I, while another retorts they were not discovered until the twentieth century.
Sun office lists typewriter carbon paper and ribbons for sale and highlights available varieties and prices for customers seeking typing supplies.
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