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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1926
Page
4
A column from the Whitewright Sun quotes a state press view on religion, morality, and speech. It critiques public discourse after elections and legislature sessions, urging personal virtue and lawful conduct while contrasting worldly chatter with spiritual responsibility.
A collection of editorial quips from major papers. Washington Post quotes on crossing the English Channel and Congress building fences. San Francisco Chronicle jokes about divorce, while Detroit Free Press ponders Pinchot's potential independent bid with a campaign limit.
A speaker urges living rightly to help others and credits mothers alongside great statesmen. The message contrasts church attendance and belief with God watching every move, noting many focus on making a living rather than living a true life.
Organized labor groups from Sherman and Denison plan an all day Labor Day picnic at Woodlake between the cities. A barbecue luncheon at noon will be followed by music by the Pool Orchestra formed by local plant workers. Senator Ed R Westbrook of Sherman will give the morning address.
The Dallas Journal notes Texas voters fulfilled duties in a second primary run off. Moody received a solid majority, seen as support for good government and personal public service. Voter turnout was notably high, defying concerns about suffrage neglect and showing citizen duty in action.
Mr and Mrs B H Thomson thank Whitewright friends for their wholehearted support of cousin James V Allred in his Texas attorney general race. Typewriter ribbons available at Sun office.
Irby Lee Jackson a 12 year old Boy Scout drowned in the Concho River while attempting to rescue his dog. Julius Gray narrowly escaped drowning aided by John Davis and Noah Dodson. Jackson was a delivery boy for a local drug store and was earning a tenderfoot swimming rating.
The Parent-Teacher Association schedules its first open meeting for Friday night at 7 30. Attendees include all interested in child welfare as the Texas Congress of Mothers and PTA and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers promote good homes and schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Dow Davis and family spent Sunday with the Rectors. Mrs. Julian Moss of Bonham visited Miss Pernie Badgett. Atwater Kent radios advertised by Manning Clark and Meador. Lodene Fuller of Fayetteville Arkansas and Robert Smith of Sherman visited their grandfather R. K. Smith. The Claud Henry and W. H. Sinclair families, and Mrs. S. H. Jared, returned home after visits. William Carver Antone and Jack Lee Antone of Paris visited Mr. and Mrs. Oran Sears. W. L. White and daughter Mabel Fay and Mrs. Maud Gray visited Dallas. Julian Montgomery of Wichita Falls visited his parents. Mrs. William Lanius and son and Mr. L. Eddleman of Ardmore were guests of the Barbees. Orbin Blanton, who studied at the University of Mexico this summer, returned home.
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