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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
6
Two gentlemen from Vidson Oklahoma searched for cotton pickers this week. They employed about thirty Black workers and departed with them for the night. The area reports fair crops, but cotton is short, making it hard to fetch high prices this fall.
Miss Willie King of Denison and Miss Blanche Duncan of Greenville returned to their homes Saturday after a visit with Miss Ruby Ross. 666 cures Chills and Fever.
Rev Riddle who once led the local Methodist church spends Sunday in town with Mrs King and family. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church plans a meeting next Monday at 3 PM at the parsonage with all members urged to attend.
Mrs. G. S. Thompson and her young son Dallas spent the past week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tr., in the town.
Mr and Mrs Grady Brown of the Ely community announce the birth of a fine boy to them on the 6th. Rub-My-Tim kins infection.
Miss Ruth Abernathy of Sherman visited friends here Sunday. Jack McMillin was here Friday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McMillin. Jack is a special examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank at Dallas.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Norris return to Ada Oklahoma after visiting Mrs Norris parents Mr and Mrs R C Montgomery in the area.
A bakery advertises a 5c loaf of Cream Crust Bread with a free booklet titled 65 delicious dishes made with bread. The offer runs Friday, Sept. 9, and promises to be an economy aid for the home.
The church announces Sunday school at 9 45 with 160 present last week aiming for 175 next Sunday. Services at 11 am and 7 30 pm with a note on the evening service change. Choir practice Thursday 7 00 to 8 00 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm. An old fashioned experience meeting is set for next Wednesday evening. The group will meet at the parsonage next Monday at 3 pm. K R Isbell pastor.
St Louis, Sept 6 Mayor Kiel received a letter from the Hobo Welfare Association of Chicago stating about 12,000 members will be in St Louis for roughly two weeks beginning Oct 20. They travel from Chicago to New Orleans and intend to anchor in that harbor for the winter.
Central Christian Church outlines Promotion Day and Rally Day observances with the slogan Every member of every family at the Rally Day service on September 25. Discourses feature The Security of the Redeemed at 11 o'clock and A Cluster of Diamonds at 8 o'clock. Pastor A. E. Major notes brief evening service.
Former service members are asked to meet in uniform at the local American Legion hall next Sunday afternoon to participate in the funeral of Corporal Clifford R Thompson who gave his life in the war. The procession forms at 3 o’clock, and all ex-service men should assemble by 2 o’clock for the service.
New Orleans States notes a government bulletin on keeping a cellar dry but suggests that the surest method is to host a few Nolise parties.
In Denison Texas on September 5 the Katy Flyer No 6 struck an auto driven by Mrs Anna Young around 2 PM between Kellogg and Celeste. Mrs Young and her two children were killed. The Young family resided at Kellogg.
Lawrence Mass September 6 Numerous young men claim voting rights with voting mothers only 30 years old if the lists are believed. A glance at Lawrence women’s ages on the voting lists reveals a surprise no one over 30 among those registered. City officials hesitate to raise the issue with new voters, calling it delicate, but the impression remains.
Beaumont Texas Sept 6 murder is the police theory after a body found hanging in the Orange County swamps four miles from Beaumont late Monday afternoon was identified by two men as T P Whitehead about 30 years old an engineer. R E Hudson of this city viewed the body and said he is sure it is Pat Whitehead an engineer whom he knew.
The fragment notes a person’s circle who had last been seen in Fullerton Louisiana several weeks earlier, but lacks dates, names, or further context to identify the individual or incident.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva of Zion City proclaimed that a bald head signals sharp intellect and high ideals after study of unbarbered tribes. He asserted bald heads will not be found in asylums, a claim broadcast from Chicago on September 4.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on September 5 a rat eight inches long attacked ten year old Homa Shinn daughter of Lam Shinn of Warner near here biting her in bed. On its second visit the family killed it after a fierce fight firing pistols and a club finally finished the creature.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes the paradox in Soviet life as citizens seek nourishment while avoiding desserts, framing food shortages and rationing in a light, observational tone. The piece highlights everyday constraints and cultural quirks amid broader economic strains.
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