Liberty Loan call and local newspaper notes from Whitewright Sun
The Whitewright Sun urges readers to invest in the Fourth Liberty Loan, arguing moral duty and national pride. It notes subscription practices, celebrates Rule Review’s suspension, praises Van Alstyne Leader and Whitewright Sun, and contrasts war prospects with continued fundraising needs as the war extends into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne Leader
Whitewright Sun
Grayson County
Leader
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Roll In in Whitewright District
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive opened in the Whitewright banking district with rapid subscriptions. Canaan led the way by surpassing its quota, while Bethel Kentuckytown and Pilot Grove districts organized canvasses to exceed their shares. Rev. Epting and district chairs urged all men to participate, as Oxford and Shady Grove planned strong returns to come.
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Whitewright
Canaan
Fitz Bryant
Fitz
J. E. Everheart
Geo. Hansard
Orval McMillin
Mark Montgomery
F. E. Everheart
Bryant
Roy Benson
Terrell Cowart
J. E. Blanks
Zack Jones
Kentuckytown
John Skaggs
Murry Bryant
John Chumbley
F. E. Wittitoe
Bob Chumbley
J. A. Henderson
Blanks
W. F. Fields
J. R. Murphy
W. B. Trotter
G. E. Thrift
Pilot Grove
Lee Arnwine
Shady Grove
Dave Taylor
Oxford
Liberty Loan Campaign Opens With Strong Subscriptions
The opening day saw upward of 150 people in the Whitewright area buy bonds and over a hundred in country districts subscribe through canvassing committees. Net bona fide subscriptions with checks totaled 118450 dollars by Wednesday night, signaling high Liberty Loan spirit. A bulletin will list subscribers by city and school district, ready by Friday. Joe Coggins of Bethel contributed over half of Bethel’s quota in half a day.
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Whitewright
Uncle Sam
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Grayson
Fannin Counties
Rule Review
Rule
Haskell County
West Texas
Jesse D. Hall
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Sherman Courier
Bulgaria
Turkey
Germany
United States
Whitewright Merchants
Fourth Liberty Loan
Sherman Democrat
Kaiser
Mary Miles Minter
Norma Talmadge
ODEON
Liberty Loan
M. T. Weston
10Th Ave. W
Duluth
Minn
Foley
Dyer & Jones
Leylus
America
Styleplus
T. H. Lively
Joe Coggins
Bethel
James Boyd
Denison
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