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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
4
Entered at the Whitewright post office as second class mail matter. Notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions memorials also charged at regular rates. Any erroneous reflections will be corrected upon notification.
The town reads of Cooper Bros. bringing a trained animal show on Monday October 26. Richardson plans a waterworks system costing about 50000, illustrating high costs of modern improvements. Whitewright’s forward water, school, sewers program now likely twice its original value.
The article notes high wheat prices may boost cultivation in suitable areas, recounts Whitewright's past success with wheat, but last year favored cotton and feed crops. Farm work slowed due to showers and dews, with cotton picking prioritized once weather improves. Prices rose briefly after a government report as farmers hold lint bales awaiting further gains.
The piece praises frequent lawn care and weed cutting as commendable citizenship but condemns removing yard refuse into street drainage ditches. It urges keeping frontages clean and stresses that a good street is as valuable as a tidy lawn, urging residents to refrain from trash in ditches.
Street improvements ahead of fall rains keep drainage open and water off roads with regular dragging to prevent bog holes. Sherman Democrat Publishing Company has installed modern printing equipment, including a new 30,000-copy- per-hour news press and stereotyping gear to speed service. Under new management for months, the paper claims first edition on the $25,000 press last Monday.
The State Highway Commission on Monday canceled maintenance contracts in Val Verde, Foard, Kemp and Hardeman Counties under pressure from county officials. Indications point to abandoning the contract system and the department adjusting its operation accordingly.
The piece urges a system of highway maintenance funding and notes public scrutiny of spending. It mentions a Friday game where the Rangers are to defeat Honey Grove High School. It also reports Whitewright beating Leonard 20 to 0 with praise for Whitewright’s strong team and Leonard’s solid effort.
The Van Alstyne Leader quotes editor Jim Waggoner in Whitewright Sun praising Van Alstyne’s football prospects. The piece argues the team relies on high school players, not graduates or professionals, and dismisses fears of a dominant rival like Goliath.
A collage of brief quotes from diverse papers. Topics range from coal in the fall and literary expulsions to leadership scarcity and beauty show results. Mentions include Brooklyn Eagle Southern Lumberman Associated Editors Chicago Arkansas Gazette and Milwaukee Journal with a note on Prohibition enforcement and General Lincoln C. Andrews.
A collection of snappy quotes from 1920s era editorials noting Ford's imagined century of prosperity, a jab at husbands and household chores, a cheeky remark about radio mind waves, and a critique of tax policy as a spring sacrifice.
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