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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
4
The Sun charges regular advertising rates for all entertainments dinners benefits and for obituaries resolutions of respect memorials and any erroneous reflection will be corrected upon notification to the publisher.
Judge Felix D. Robertson, defeated by Mrs. M. A. Ferguson in the primary, backs Ferguson for the general election. Whitewright's third Monday trades day grows in prestige as a key bartering event for stock and other chattels.
Farmers finish picking cotton after another ideal fall season. The writer notes blessings of good yields and questions whether they are truly appreciated as they move to plant an alternative crop.
The piece predicts John W. Davis will win the presidency in twelve days. It also suggests a partisan shift as Democrats prepare to replace Republicans in key posts including the post offices.
Sherman trustees award a 30000 dollar contract for a three story addition to the Central Christian Church. The auditorium will be doubled in capacity and the rest of the building will house Sunday school rooms and youth activities. Construction starts immediately.
J H Waggoner editor publisher Whitewright Texas is owner and manager of the Whitewright Sun. Knowledgeable bondholders include Mergenthaler Linotype Company Brooklyn NY. Notary R A Gillett confirms sworn declaration October 14 1924. Ad note from M C Spivy & Co Bonham invites contact about stocks.
L T Dashiell 55 a former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives assistant Attorney General and State Tax Commissioner was found dead in a garage at a relative's home in Marlin He had served as Secretary of State and later lived away from active politics Recent years saw him in a Dallas sanitarium and he left five letters including one to James Henderson detailing his body’s disposition The report also notes his stance in anti Ku Klux Klan campaigns and support for Miriam A Ferguson in a political contest
The Gollmar Bros. Trained Wild Animal circus arrives in Whitewright on Friday October 31 for two performances opening with The Lion's Bride. The lavish show features 200 performers and animals, $75,000 in costumes and effects, with pageantry ballet chorus opera and drama claimed to enchant two million this year. Leon Devenport of Royse City visited Wednesday. Spivy & Co. Bonham advertise shoe sales.
The State of Texas commands the Grayson County Sheriff publish this citation for four weeks and summon the heirs and legal representatives of Robert Mason Thomas Duke James Raymond and S D Henderson whose residences are unknown to appear before the 59th Judicial District Court in Grayson County Texas as directed by the December term 1924.
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve are sold together in one carton for 35c. The salve is rubbed on the chest and throat for cold or croup relief while the honey soothes the throat, combining to halt coughing.
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