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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes its post office classification and weekly publication schedule. It invites corrections to any misstatements and states notices of events with fees will be billed in standard rates. It highlights a forthcoming political event, local theatre praise, a loan company’s investment in Whitewright property, and remarks on Texas weather and recent reductions.
A Whitewright visitor on Monday praised the town as the best all around little town in Texas. Senator Borah spoke in Dallas Monday night calling for bolting from the Democratic party to the Republican party.
Over the last two months Whitewright residents have boosted home appearance with minor carpentry and paint. In the past two weeks two vacant business spaces were leased to new firms from Bonham and McKinney. Lincoln quote included.
A collage of letters and editorials from Texas papers criticize marriage luck ideals while forecasting Grayson County voting trends for Hoover, report Klan receivership claims against Hiram W Evans, praise John J Raskobs education fund pledge, and note Democratic funds and flood prevention debates across the era.
A Liberty editorial marks Theodore Roosevelt as a principled, fearless leader who trusted in God and powder. It contrasts past resolve with modern pacifism, warns of external threats, and urges keeping a strong national defense amid growing pacifist sentiment.
The Bonham Daily Favorite argues voters should tire of bickering and false claims from both parties. It praises Hoover and Smith as decent men while urging a honest, no fraud election on November 6, warning against repeating Tilden’s stolen vote.
The piece highlights hen eggs as a major food product and central to meals worldwide. It recalls a childhood memory of a grand egg feast and reflects on eggs’ culinary versatility.
A narrator celebrates eggs in endless preparations from boiled to fried to custard, praising the American hen and diverse dishes. The speech shifts from humor to festive imagery and mentions Christmas with fox hounds in a rural, celebratory tone.
Albany News quotes Dick McCarty calling for local hen egg production amid scarce supplies and rising prices. He urges farmers to ship eggs to meet demand in Shackelford County and boost the local market.
The Orange paper mill remains the lone Texas facility on the Sabine River. Cotton production in the South Plains soared from 74,195 bales in 1919 to 322,062 bales in 1926. Texas is drained by 11 major rivers with only three crossing into from outside the state. The Panhandle High Plains spans 18,000 square miles with farm numbers more than five times since 1900. Southwestern Bell projects Texas population reaching 7,015,000 by 1950, up 1,488,000 or 28.7 percent.
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