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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
2
Geological survey shows Texas produced 1,106,007 tons of coal in 1922 with 265,179 tons bituminous and the rest lignite. Lignite value reached 1,221,000 dollars and bituminous 1,342,000 dollars. Bituminous fields employed 1,429 workers, 1,289 underground, averaging 190 days. lignite employed 1,412, 1,230 underground, averaging 181 days.
Austin reports 1450 warrants issued against the general fund totaling 1500000? Actually 150000, bringing deficiency to 2850000, over 1 million less than predicted. State Treasurer Terrell says all warrants will be paid by March as tax remittances improve revenue. The state has sued four collectors for late remittances and warns of prosecution for willful delays.
Will H. Evans of Bonham elected president of the Carr Burdette College board of trustees at Sherman. Other officers named are Rev. George F. Cuthrell as vice president Judge W L Hay as secretary and Ferdinand Moore as treasurer.
A roadside scene shows a couple and a baby in a covered wagon serving as their portable home with a dog cow chicken coop and gear beneath. The narrator muses on happiness outside wealth and power and imagines a westward journey from the setting sun.
A Bonham firm M. C. Spivy & Co. urges customers to seek better places to trade if found elsewhere while noting Albany News mentions lingering roadside presence as a backdrop for the trade discussion. The notice frames local commerce and competitive sourcing in a regional context.
Chicago report shows wheat used in a 10 cent loaf yields 1.6 cents to the farmer. Samuel Guard of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues the farmer deserves a larger share, urging a 100 percent rise in grain price or a lower bread price.
An article explains that a farmer receives $4.50 worth of wheat to bake 280 loaves of bread while a barrel of flour from 195 pounds and 4.5 bushels of wheat yields 280 loaves. The inquiry argues that consumers should pay a small premium to ensure the farmer gets his due proportion.
Advertisement notes Blue Star Remedy for eczema itching tetter cracked hands ring worm chapped hands and face poison oak old sores and sores on children also for sore feet sold by Dyer Jones at your service with a goal to provide the best.
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