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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1914

Page

2

Whitewright Sun publisher register at Post Office

The Whitewright Sun notes F. M. Echols as publisher and states the paper is entered at the Whitewright Post Office as second class mail matter.

Whitewright

Subscriptions Expire On The First Of Each Month

The notice explains that the date printed near your name shows paid time, all subscriptions end on the first of the month, and subscribers who do not receive the paper regularly should notify the newspaper.

Notices Charged and Free Publication Policy Summary

The text outlines billing rules for notices in the paper. Obituaries resolutions and cards of thanks incur 3 cents per line. Church and lodge notices and paid fundraisers are 3 cents per line. Public benefit religious, fraternal or public meetings are published free of charge.

Free information and labor bureau at Farmers Restaurant

A. H. Davis conducts a free information and labor bureau at the Farmers Restaurant for those seeking work. He has secured farm jobs for sixty or more this fall and will assist others in finding employment. Call him or send strangers seeking work to the restaurant.

A. H. Davis Farmers Restaurant Sons of Rest

Diversified Cropping Seeks Prosperous Use of Local Soil

The people of this favored section should rejoice that nature has given soil suited to diversification and profitable planting of various crops. Cotton can be moved without harming black land belt farmers, unlike many regions. Farmers should farm the soil for more remunerative, latent resources beyond cotton.

Black Land Belt

Democrats in Texas Urge Full Participation in General Election

Election orders have been posted giving voters notice of the approaching general election November 3. Democrats in Texas, having selected nominees by primary, view the general as a confirmation and warn many neglect the duty to poll votes. A full vote is essential for representation in lawmaking bodies.

Texas

Farmhand loses foot in freight car accident near Luella

Jack Holloway a young farmer living near Luella attempted to swing onto a moving Cotton Belt freight train Sunday morning. His right foot slipped under the wheels and was severed. He was taken to Sherman Hospital where doctors removed the remaining fragments of the foot just above the shoe top.

Jack Holloway Luella Sherman Hospital

Poultryman Brents Eyes Rooster Hen Separation Law

W O Brents the poultryman visits the county capital and may urge a law to separate roosters from hens during laying season. The county commissioners canceled a proposed fifteen cent tax election for permanent concrete bridges. W C Thompson injures his left ankle grading cotton at Vaughn & White’s in Vaughn. Frank Alverson and J D Patterson take him to town then he goes to Denison. Dr George Truett preaches at Whitewright Baptist church on making a life. He will return for a three to four month sermon series. J T Roberts returns from Marlin after his son Benton’s marriage to Seawillow Thompson in Marlin. Benton and his bride reside in Crockett after joining the Steinlein Lively Dry Goods Co. The Sun notes chattel mortgage blanks for sale.

W.O. Brents W. C. Thompson Denison Vaughn & White Canaan Frank Alverson J. D. Patterson Mr. Alverson Drs Whitewright George Truett Baptist Church David Texas Truett Dallas J.T. Roberts Marlin Benton Seawillow Thompson Benton Roberts Crockett Steinlein-Lively Dry Goods T. H. Lively Dry Goods Co

Anniversary Blessings Mark Pastor Fender’s Long Service

Last Sunday marked the twelfth anniversary of Rev J F Fender's pastorship at the Presbyterian church. Women decorated the pulpit with flowers and a special music program accompanied a large audience at the eleven o'clock service. The Methodist congregation joined for the morning service to honor the veteran minister, who was visibly moved by the expressions of appreciation.

J. F. Fender Presbyterian Church Bro Fender

Funeral for Hagan Victim Follows Interurban Wreck

Mrs. J H Blincoe traveled to Sherman last Saturday for the funeral of JF D Hagan, one of three passengers killed when two interurban cars crashed head on Friday afternoon at a curve south of Woodlake. The accident, considered the era's most serious for the line, injured about forty others with broken arms and legs and severe injuries.

J.H. Blincoe Sherman JF. D. Hagan Woodlake Hagan Blincoe

Moderate Priced Millinery Offers Quality Styles

The store advertises moderate millinery prices without sacrificing quality or workmanship. Customers are invited to call and inspect offerings, with no fictitious prices and a promise of reasonable returns for merchandise and service. They feature the ACH line of millinery materials and trimmed hats.

Katy Offers Denison Round Trip Tickets At 80 Cents

The Katy Railroad sells round trip tickets to Denison today and on the 11th and 12th at 80 cents in aid of Selis Floto shows and the State 1.0. C. F. Encampment meeting in Denison. Coal bills burden living costs. Cole's Hot Blast Heaters promise savings.

Denison C. F Cole

Hopeful Cure Promises From Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey

Hopeless lung trouble cured by Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey. It strengthens the lungs, eases coughing, and gives instant relief. A Gates North Carolina reader reports a complete cure after a case believed hopeless. Bottle offered at 25 cents from your druggist.

Dr. Bell W. S. Wilkins Gates, N. C

Reverend Young Leads Dallas Trip to Yellowstone Park

Rev J D Young of Dallas who directed a Yellowstone excursion with about twenty Whitewright residents spent Friday with T H Sears and shared trip stories. He works with Southern Methodist University of Dallas and plans a Panama Pacific Exposition tour next year. Carlisle football lost 40 to 0 at Sherman while Carlisle also fell 18 to 0 to a local mixed squad. Jim May injured in Denison interurban wreck, with brother and family visiting him in hospital. Seven bales of cotton burned on Paterson’s wharf, insured. Notices list Sun delivery to Eula Sears Denton Morrell and Jim Sears Sherman, Lewis Holland Waco Gertrude Holland Belton. Ben Rhodes learns of sister Lula Rhodes’s death by lamp fire at Dyke. J F Andersons welcome a new baby son born on the 8th.

J. D. Young Dallas Yellowstone National Park T. H. Sears Young Sears Southern Methodist University of Dallas San Francisco San Diego California J. A. May Tom May Denison Jim May Job May Ben Rhodes Sulphur Springs Mr. Groves Lula Rhodes

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F. M. Echols Publisher Sun Mrs. McGaughey M. J. Long Carlisle Sherman High School John D. Patterson Katy Col. Gattis J. F. Anderson Lilley’s Wentolk J. F. Lilley Rosewell New Mexico R. L. Holcomb Frank Smith & CO
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