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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
1
A southbound KT freight brakeman fell between two box cars during yard switching near Katy station Tuesday night. He was trapped for about ten minutes as cars moved and narrowly escaped serious injury, suffering a badly skinned leg. Dr. R L Sears treated him and he was taken to Katy Hospital in Denison.
The Farmers National Bank of Buda near Austin was robbed at 9 10 am by an unmasked bandit who took about 1500 dollars in small currency. Police scoured woods west of Austin and suspected the getaway toward San Antonio while a second robbery tied to a previous case was noted.
Dwight W. Morrow the New York banker has been selected by President Coolidge to serve as Ambassador to Mexico. He will retire from J P Morgan & Co to take the post and is a longtime personal friend of the President. The appointment signals trust in his role to steady relations in a tense Mexican policy era.
Sherman, Sept 21 Dr. T. M. Belsher longtime Sadler physician died suddenly in his office at 1 pm Monday. He was born near Sadler and is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Ola Mae Gillihan and Mrs Bessie Huffman six sons Joe J C Mack S L Woodrow and William. brothers and sisters Mrs Dayton Steed Sherman Mrs R L Hightower Clyde Belsher Sadler Robert Belsher Whitesboro and Mrs D S Jones Duncan Okla.
Pilot Grove plans a Friday September 30 fair with an enhanced program. Electric lights will illuminate the basketball court for a game against a strong opposing team and farm exhibits are expected to surpass last year. The best exhibits will later be shown at the Red River Valley Fair in Sherman.
The three week Crimm Powell revival sponsored by First Baptist Church ended Sunday night. Evangelist Crimm the cowboy evangelist preached for fourteen years drawing the largest crowds ever seen at the meeting with attendees from distance. Rev Harlan M Powell directed song services and youth work assisted by Julian Holloway pianist. Four services were held Sunday including separate men boys and women girls sessions. Free will offerings totaled about 900 dollars and covered the revival expenses including assistants salaries. The evangelistic party left Whitewright with many new friends.
Theodore Miller owner of the Palace Theatre has installed a rear light plant to manufacture electricity for show operations. The system is tied to the local light service, with a contingency to switch if the plant fails, ensuring uninterrupted patron service during show hours.
University of Texas oil royalties for September are expected to break records. J. T. Robison reports royalties already exceed $250,000 with three majors pending, while August set a record of $270,000. The permanent fund nears $7,000,000.
William H. Martin 98 of Council Bluffs marries Emma Steele 60 in Omaha after being jilted by Emma Nichols 58 of Tulsa. He says it was love at first sight and had not seen his bride before hiring her as housekeeper.
S. M. N. Marrs, state superintendent of public instruction, announced Tuesday his candidacy for re election in 1928. He is currently serving his third term and plans a more detailed statement later. The move ends rumors he might run for governor.
Radio report of the Tunney Dempsey bout to night at the Palace Theatre. no advance admission price noted.
Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey both claim they will win tonight in Chicago for the world championship. Tunney says he is at peak condition after a year of study and will win easily, while Dempsey promises a decisive victory within seven rounds and vows to fight hard if Tunney stands up.
Admiral H A Wiley, born in McKinney, hoisted his four star flag as commander in chief of the United States fleet aboard the modernized Battleship Texas. The ship’s overhaul completed, Texas now runs oil, with upgraded protection and fire control. The Pueblo shifts to receiving ship in New York. Seattle to relieve Pueblo. Wiley will sail Oct 6 from New York through the Panama Canal to join the Pacific fleet.
The Bible pageant The Lord's Supper will be staged Friday evening September 30 at the High School auditorium. Rotary Club and Miss Randle urge attendance for the biblical play with realistic wigs and costumes. Tickets go on sale by the P T A with curtain at 8 15 p.m. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 35 cents for children under 13.
Whitewright high school football team known as the Rangers will play Leonard high school at Leonard Saturday afternoon. The team has had few workouts since school began but aims to win. Coach Gaston is pleased with early showing and hopes to field a real football team soon. Wel don Binion is captain of the Rangers.
Report notes elephants used for agricultural work in the Belgian Congo. Animals assist with field plowing, illustrating colonial-era farming practices and the role of wildlife in local labor.
Gins in Whitewright had produced 968 bales of cotton by Thursday morning, about four times the amount from last year to this date. Since Thursday, 430 bales have been ginned. Prices stood at 21.75 to 22.25 per bale, roughly $6 less than a week ago.
Constable George Bennett recovered a stolen 1927 Ford near his East Whitewright home Tuesday night. The vehicle, reported taken from Sherman’s north square, was identified by S. W. Smith of Sherman and returned to Sherman Wednesday afternoon.
The Lamar County Fair in Paris invites Whitewright residents to a public wedding at the Grand Stand on Friday September 23 at 8 PM. A Lamar County couple chosen by a silent committee will have 25 bridesmaids 25 groomsmen 6 flower girls and a ring bearer on a 40 by 80 foot stage with Professor Arthur Layton's orchestra. The ceremony is funded by gifts totaling about 2500 dollars, reflecting public esteem for the couple.
Randolph Brewer, a Washington federal prohibition agent, is jailed without bail in Leonardtown Maryland on charges of murdering Charles Gundlach a 77 year old farmer during a raid. Witnesses say Brewer shot Gundlach after wounding him while he sat on the ground following the raid. The operation, conducted with three other agents, targeted an alleged still but authorities say none existed. Brewer has been suspended from the dry forces pending indictment.
President Coolidge has decided against calling a special session of Congress before the December meeting. The Mississippi flood situation can be addressed at the regular session, relief funds are adequate until after January 1, and engineers may struggle to compile data for December action.
Local column notes a wry quip about politicians avoiding blame. The line compares making up a bed to lying in it with a twist about bunking and lying out of it, reflecting a humorous take on accountability.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hamilton of Dallas visited friends here on Wednesday. They are arranging to move back toWhitewright and will soon be numbered among our citizens again.
Ace Theatre plans a full report of the Tunney versus Dempsey match Thursday night at the Palace Theatre. The bout starts around 8 30 and will be broadcast by radio with loudspeakers in the venue. Piano and picture machines will be silenced during the fight for all patrons.
In Magoffin County Kentucky three men from Oakley die after a gun fight sparked by a dog incident. Patton Holliday and Brad Merrill are killed, Add Salyer dies from wounds after Holliday fires at Merrill and Salyer following a fist fight.
Amarillo reports Harold Gaggers, 17, died after eight hours of artificial respiration. He was rushed to a hospital when a pull motor failed to relieve a smothering spell and friends and staff worked to keep his lungs functioning overnight.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Hawkins accompanied Evangelist B. B. Crimm to his home in Marshall Monday morning. They also visited in Dallas before returning home.
A Denison woman wrecked a cafe on a busi ness district side street causing about 200 dollars in damage. Officers restrained another woman who pinned her on the floor as pepper sauce was hurled toward an officer. A crowd of 75 watched as glass and dishes flew from the building until bonds were set for court.
Thieves forced entry into the Keelings' poultry house northwest of town during church services Saturday night and stole about fifteen fine turkeys. The locks were broken and police have no clue by Wednesday afternoon. The Keelings are known for breeding valuable birds.
George Chaney a man about 60 identified as a negro, died Friday night in an automobile in front of Kirkpatrick's drug store after falling ill at Whiterock festival. Doctors attributed the death to a ruptured blood vessel. He lived on the C. C. Fogle farm and left a family noted for unusual six-toed and six-finger traits.
Austin reports governor Moody refused commutations for Tillman Simmons and Jesse Binkley alias Willie Robinson. Simmons, who killed R F E Usry in San Antonio, faces execution Sept 26. Binkley, who killed J C Terrell near Justin, is set for Sept 25.
Albert Saunders, seaman and material witness in an alien smuggling case, began his sixth day of hunger striking in a Galveston jail. He complained life is hard for a sailor in jail as deputies report his growing weakness and staving off pangs of hunger. The case is being reviewed by federal officials in Houston, with the marshal promising to consult the district attorney.
A paper caused a horse hitched near Mann ing Clark Meador hardware store to break loose Tuesday afternoon. The buggy remained near Central Christian Church as the horse reared and dashed south, harness broken, buggy overturned but no injuries or other damage reported. It notes runaways have been rare in Whiteswright.
Elder Waldrum of Savoy has moved his family to Whitewright after being called as half time pastor of the Church of Christ. They reside with Mrs. Caylor on South Bond street and he will preach on the church’s second and fourth Sundays.
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