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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
4
Mrs Minnie Fisher Cunningham becomes the first woman to announce her candidacy for the United States Senate from Texas. She is quoted as noting she will probably be the last woman to run. The notice appears in The Whitewright Sun with standard publishing terms and correction policy.
The passage argues that if Republicans nominate Fall of New Mexico and Governor Jackson of Indiana for president and vice president, Democrats could have a strong chance to win.
Louis J. Wortham a prominent Texas newspaper man and former editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram died in Greenville Saturday. He was known as an editor and politician with wide influence in Texas journalism.
The Sherman Democrat released its fourth annual cotton and textile ad edition, a thirty page issue praising Sherman and Grayson County. The piece notes markets with cotton price swings after a federal report, and critiques Indiana governors and a parolees former governor.
The Honey Grove Signal notes a small acreage cut by farmers, but says a higher power boosted cotton prices. Texas yields fall about 1,150,000 bales from last year while farmers gain roughly 55,000,000 dollars more in value. Some growers may not produce enough to share the higher prices.
Gasoline in Whitewright has fluctuated from 19 cents to 16 cents per gallon over two weeks with no fixed pricing rule. A 130 mile drive showed price changes but does not prove profiteering. Competition among producers and refiners is implied but not confirmed.
A Dallas News State Press column compares oil producers and cotton farmers, noting both struggle to control production despite sharp insights. The piece argues market forces, not individual will, drive excess output and calls for broader solutions.
A Hill County farmer uses cresylate diluted in water on twenty four acres near Midway to deter cotton worms and weevils. The method keeps pests away, reduces fly and gnat disturbances, and produced three fourths of a bale per acre across two picks with a final yield near three quarters bale. The local Hillsboro Mirror notes the approach as worthy of broader farmer investigation.
Collection of pithy quotations from multiple papers across the nation criticizing law, politics, society, and culture. The items reflect satirical takes on enforcement, marriage, economics, technology, and constitutional reform with wit and irony.
Turkey forbids the ancient custom where male guests beat the bridegroom during weddings, preferring that marriage proceed without such ritual. The shift marks a modernizing stance while preserving the ceremony in a changed form.
A Frenchman has invented an automobile capable of leaping from the ground and traveling through the air for a considerable distance. Pedestrians are warned to lie down in the street as this device approaches.
Ancient Romans offered a dog annually to Sirius the dog star under a belief the star could influence livestock and crop yields.
Whitesboro report states Mrs. Eva Spencer 41 died at her former husband F A Spencer’s Orlena home in Northwest Grayson County after a Monday morning visit. An inquest by Justice R S McAdams ruled death from self-inflicted wounds with a pistol.
The village of Ayreno near Nagoya features the world’s largest Buddha image. It stands sixty feet tall with a face twenty four feet from chin to crown.
The Oxford University dictionary of the English language nears completion with over 425000 defined words including Anglo Saxon roots and American colonial terms. Sixty years of labor and a total cost of 6100050 dollars have funded the project.
Chevrolet Motor Company reports record August output with 91,453 units, boosting eight month total to 786,336. Output surpasses last year and 1926 yearly totals. nine U S factories operated at peak pace as export plants stayed strong, underscoring the "Most Beautiful Chevrolet."
The Sherman Democrat notes Joseph Welden Bailey opposed woman suffrage long before it became law and suggests his past rhetoric at a Gainesville Labor Day speech reflects his steadiness. It argues Bailey would not alter his views or speech to pursue higher office.
The cornerstone of the National Conservatory of Music building in Mexico City was laid on June 29 1584 on the site of Montezuma s palace marking a major urban cultural project.
Mr and Mrs John Reeves have welcomed a fine boy to their home since Wednesday morning. Miss Lucile LaRoe departed for Austin on Sunday to attend the University of Texas next term.
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