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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
4
Entered as second class mail matter at Whitewright Post Office. Subscription term notes expiration dates and payment status. Readers urged to report missed papers.
Last Friday in Ft Worth speeding fines reached 135 dollars highlighting police activity. The note also mentions poets and a Carlisle Military Institute fall term opening September 12 with expected strong enrollment. Whitewright dry goods display windows reflect Sherman and Denison trends, urging local shoppers to buy in Whitewright.
Practically all towns near Whitewright boast a commercial or businessmen group and many exchanges show these organizations engineering strategies intended to boost local commerce and attract customers.
The passage notes that towns must offer inducements to their trade territories to attract business. It cites last fall when residents traveled fifteen to twenty miles to Whitewright to shop due to the Commercial Club premiums. The argument concludes that competition over premiums determines which town secures trade.
Dallas plans September 1 dedication for the new $1,000,000 union interurban terminal marking a milestone in the city’s transit network and signaling improved regional rail and streetcar connections.
That fall fashions in neckwear and shirts for men will be of brisk colors might be interest ing information to some of our readers, as they haven't been brisk enough this summer.
Germany advances plans to deploy massive Zeppelins for commercial service between Germany and the United States. The public is hopeful the venture succeeds and proves viable for transatlantic commerce.
Vendors unload cotton loads on Whitewright streets as farmers collect checks, a sign of relief amid tough economic periods and their enduring optimism.
The state reports a stronger financial condition with three million dollars in the general revenue fund and one million in the available school fund. This follows a September 1, 1915 deficit of one million dollars in the school fund.
A noted New York writer after extensive research declares that fifty percent of American criminals are really mental detectives and should be sent to institutions other than prisons. The remark challenges traditional punishment and suggests reform through alternate care.
New York predicts 20 cent cotton or 10 dollars a bale excluding seed. Texas is expected to produce 4,000,000 bales this season, a figure that signals strong prosperity if realized.
The University of Halle grants Captain Koenig of the Deutschland an honorary degree for breaking the blockade and aiding the German medico chemical industry to regain its world position during a harsh time.
The band's director will leave shortly and a new director must be found to keep the group progressing. It has advanced too far to be allowed to falter just as it begins excellent music, and it is hoped the band members can secure a new director's services.
The piece reflects that boys dread the return to school as the season begins and predicts that fifteen years later many will regret not using every minute to gain knowledge they failed to obtain. It contrasts immediate reluctance with future remorse.
The piece frames Hughes as lily-pure and condemns his opponents as corrupted. It asserts sovereign American voters have deliberated and selected Woodrow Wilson to succeed himself for a second term.
Across the nation newspapers raise subscription rates due to high paper costs. Big dailies cut correspondence and shrink exchange lists as newsprint becomes scarce. A wood pulp substitute is sought to avoid total supply exhaustion in coming months.
The public health service challenges the belief that country children are healthier. Rural students show higher rates of malnutrition and illnesses of the lungs heart eyes ears and adenoids due to insanitary country schoolhouses. Poor heating draughts ventilation seating lighting and other defects are cited as causes. calls for sanitary improvements before winter.
Some Whitewright youths who joined the Bonham Battery Texas National Guard months ago faced reluctance when ordered to attend a preliminary examination last week. They fear serving on the Mexican border amid rumors the U S will not enter war there, preferring to fight “Greasers” in Mexico rather than border pests.
With polls closed last Saturday the life of Oscar B Colquitt known as Little Oscar ended after a battle with Culberson a disease he fought bravely. The obituary notes his death and mocks his political shift urging him to go North and declare himself a Republican.
Recruiting officers of the National Guard have been ordered to raise the Guard to full war strength. Second and third class postmasters are also permitted.
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