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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
4
Notice outlines advertising charges for entertainments and obituaries in The Sun. Whitewright to display national colors tomorrow in observance of National Defense Day.
Fourteen hundred bales have left the public yard as Whitewright drives toward a 5000 bale goal. The final 1000 bales are expected to arrive slowly, with stragglers beginning before the month ends.
Voters recant on a 10 cent school levy while calls for funds grow. cotton pickers push West Texas harvest by September 20 as the Crosbyton secretary notes delayed picking. The north entrance canopy at the grammar school risks collapse with no funds for repairs. Third Monday trades day aims to draw shoppers, urging enticing offers. Whitewright’s water and fire departments earn praise after major fires. About 38 to 40 students leave Whitewright for colleges, suggesting two more years of junior college may be needed locally.
Dents will attend college for four years at 600 dollars per student yearly. The finishing touches for high school grads require 96 thousand dollars.
The North Texas gin plant dedicated to pedigreed Mebane cotton reports a steady run with about 350 bales received, some from outlying areas. Planters Gin Company also handles many bales and pedigreed cotton sells for 1.00 per hundred pounds more than ordinary cotton, with higher seed prices. Farmers growing this variety praise production, price, and special handling facilities.
Volney Cox of Denton spent several hours here with relatives on Wednesday en route to Paris from Denton where he has moved his family after a year in California. Mrs. Cox is the daughter of Mrs. T. B. Moore of this city.
Ed Doss delivered a large load of Mebane cotton weighing 5880 pounds to the market this week. Lester Haile purchased the lot at nine dollars and twenty five cents per hundred pounds, reflecting steady demand for high grade fiber.
The Methodist revival conducted by Rev. Lewis Stuckey closes Sunday night. Several converts join the church. Ben Sturdivant and Miss Kate Smith announced life work directions, entering the ministry and foreign missionary fields respectively.
The ad lists 27 cents for eggs 13 cents for hens and 20 cents for fryers in cash or trade at Gordon Bros grocers. The county tax assessor reports a slight decline in valuations with total taxable property at 48 269 240 dollars and expected taxes of 805 346 85 dollars. Rev W A Stuckey and family attended the Methodist district conference in Sherman Tuesday where Christine Stuckey read a piece about the closing days of a superannuated minister’s life.
The Friday of this week is declared National Defense Day to show how quickly the nation could mobilize for war in case of need. The announcement highlights public readiness and government coordination as key elements of national defense.
Mayor Will Leslie invites Grayson County towns to join Sherman in a Defense Day program at the new Fair Park stadium Friday night. Also noted: visit with Mrs. Earl Bradley and a Muskogee family returning home after a stay with Mrs. Earl Bradley. a local drug and jewelry shop promotes complete school supplies. two boys ran across a busy street Saturday night.
A report details two boys involved in a minor accident after a collision with a moving car. One boy fell, tripping the other, and a wheel briefly injured a foot. No serious injuries were reported. The Sun adds more names to a prior list of thirty-three local students bound for colleges and universities.
Harold Groves and Miss Velma Kirkpatrick will attend Trinity University in Waxahachie. Miss Lucile Harris will study at Baylor University in Belton, and Lowell Wrenn will matriculate at Wesley College in Greenville.
A Savannah News quote asserts that practical wisdom is needed for a stable government, dismissing vague paths to political reform and urging prudent, steady leadership.
Classified notice inviting readers to rent, sell, trade, or purchase items via a Sun newspaper ad for 25 words at 25 cents.
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