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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
4
Public notice from The Sun states that notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Obituaries resolutions memorials and related notices are also charged at regular rates. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflections upon request.
A miscellany of hometown observations mocks manners, fashion, and modern manners as Twenty five people drown when a bridge section over the Chester River at Philadelphia collapses during a rescue effort for a boy who had recently died. The column notes social quirks, a barber law update, and jokes about couples and knickers. The tone is sardonic and local.
The nation spent forty four million dollars on chewing gum last year equaling about 880 million packages or eight percent of the population’s share. Mr Wrigley alone is estimated to have sold half the total with twenty two million dollars in sales and spent three and a half million on advertising about fifteen percent of his sales.
A Federal prohibition agent posed as a book agent in New Braunfels and gathered evidence that led to a raid and the arrest of five men. The agent was so likeable that hosts served him homemade wine and taught him to make it with a kick. He disappeared, and days later federal officers raided several places and arrested five men. Moral: Never serve your home brew to a book agent.
The Whitewright Sun comments on the El Paso senator's remark that legislators should not earn more than two dollars daily. It argues that based on the actions of the Thirty-seventh legislature, the remark is not far wrong.
Temple Mirror notes that the people who served in the two recent special sessions may owe debt to the state treasury for their labor.
In Nashville Tennessee last week Carl Peters an American Legion veteran declined a drink from a bootlegger. The bootlegger drew a pistol and shot Peters in the leg later turning himself in to police. Peters was hospitalized and the bootlegger jailed.
The Fort Worth Press will debut in Fort Worth around October 1 as the twenty fifth paper in the Scripps chain. It will be published in leading cities from Virginia to Texas and become part of a broad newspaper network.
L. M Siler a former Fort Worth newspaperman will be editor and William McIntosh formerly business manager of the Kentucky Post Covington Ky will be business manager The paper will publish on weekdays only with no Sunday edition The same organization also publishes the Dallas Dispatch and the Houston Press
Superintendent H L Durham announces a monthly teachers institute on a single Saturday each month replacing the Sherman county institute held for one week. The law allows larger districts to conduct their own institutes and Durham will use this to avoid disrupting regular classes during a busy period. The former county institute occurred a week before Christmas holidays.
Teachers from a nine months school may attend without disrupting term work. Previously the county institute was held a week before country schools open in October to better serve rural schools.
The Celina Record notes farmers may gain from a high price crop but warns a short harvest raises living costs and hurts laborers who rely on fall picking. With scattered cotton and low picking wages, winter hardship looms for many families dependent on cotton income.
Active candidates announced include Culberson Campbell Thomas Mayfield Strong Parrish Love and Ousley. Potential contenders named encompass Neff Brooks Hawkins and Crane. The list reflects strong names shaping the field for the United States Senate race.
The Van Alstyne Leader editorial cautions readers to judge candidates by actions and stated aims after election, arguing pre election promises reveal little until candidates prove their plans and intentions beyond rhetoric. The piece urges discernment over glossy claims.
A concise reflection on evaluating candidates, urging people to weigh what a contender has achieved before and what is promised now. The quote emphasizes measuring past performance over stated pledges.
Sherman Texas September 13 The Lingo Leeper Company hardware store at Sadler Grayson County was robbed last night of more than 500 dollars worth of auto tires accessories and cutlery
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