Whitewright Sun notes tax shift and road work updates
The paper reports a 1928 automobile tax change will let counties take a higher share, with officials urging payment after January 1. Commissioner Westbrook moves road crews to Bells to resurf ace the Bells Denison road. Ida to Choc taw work slows until roadbed settles. a concrete strip will aid year round service near Choctaw bridge. A Letter from Parker’s Paragraphs ponders jaywalking by visitors to small towns.
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Westbrook
Bells
Bells-Denison
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Ida
Choctaw
Ida Road
Choctaw Bridge
Texas Split Would Create Five States Prompts Debate
A collage of remarks on regional rivalries and unity as Texas could be divided into five states under admission terms. The items note differences between Panhandle and South Texas, with economic and political factors shaping possible secession. Local voices in Amarillo El Paso Brownsville and Waco weigh unity versus division.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Waco
Texas
Brownsville
Panhandle
San Antonio
el Paso
Texarkana
Atlantic Coast
Lone Star
Waco Times-Herald
Cotton Prices Jump Then Fall On Frost Forecast
A Florida Times-Union note highlights frost predictions for the cotton belt causing a burst of futures buying followed by a quick drop when New York Ex change traders ruled out frost. The piece warns about rapid market swings and jokes about the stress of trading.
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New York Cotton Exchange
Vigilance committee to screen advertisers in Midland
Midland officials led by the Midland Chamber of Commerce and Rev. T O Rorie Jr form a vigilance committee to review unusual advertising schemes and out of town charity agents before Midland merchants support them. The effort already saved local merchants hundreds of dollars as wage advertising salesmen flood the Bankhead Highway amid the oil boom.
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Midland
Midland Chamber of Commerce
T. O. Rorie Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Bankhead
Opinion on Wettest City Depends on Local Knowledge
The Ohio State Journal notes that assessments of city rainfall vary with familiarity. The remark highlights how local experience shapes views on weather patterns and climate anecdotes.
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Ohio State Journal
Sun Subscribers Coming to Life
The Sun announces a fall surge in new and renewal subscriptions as the subscription department works to update and grow its reader list. Names of recent subscribers include Miss Opal Cates, W. M. Ingram, Mrs. S. E. Jones, Henry Phillips, A. B. Webster, M. F. Fleming, Rev. C. Chumbley, Roy Taylor, and many others.
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the Sun
Opal Cates
W. M. Ingram
E. Jones
Henry Phillips
A. B. Webster
M. F. Fleming
C. Chumbley
Roy Taylor
Leon Spindle
John Garland
Court Reed
J. M. Parrish
Floyd Badgett
W. L. Jenkins
Anna Clark
L. B. Holland
T. P. McCarley
J. R. Philpott
W. B. Penn
J. L. Bennett
Miss Sallie Moore
W. L. Caylor
H. G. Spindle
J. L. Kirkpatrick
T. D. Booker
Bonnie G. Gentry
Julian Montgomery
Great Choice and Larger Christian Life at First Baptist
Regular services will be held next Sunday with the pastor preaching at both hours. Morning subject The Great Choice, evening subject How to Live the Larger Christian Life. Baptism will be administered after the evening service. Those baptized during the meeting should be ready for baptism.
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J. H. Hankins
Pumps Up Cow to Sell as Fat Beef
Lawrenceville Ga Sept 21 A W King convicted of selling an inflated cow to Dr George S Kelly paid a 50 dollar fine for cheating and swindling The cow was made to look sleek by piercing the hide and pumping with a car auto pump after rubbing the animal to appear well fed Several similar complaints have been reported in the area
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Lawrenceville
A. W. King
George S. Kelly
Engraved or Printed Cards from The Sun Office
The Sun offers engraved or printed cards invitations and announcements at reasonable prices.
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Sun
Doctor claims less clothing leads to increased eating
A doctor suggests that when a woman wears less clothing she eats more. The remark is cited to interpret Eve and the apple in a Punch magazine context.
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Eve
President Coolidge Not Resigning For Indian Chief Work
A Detroit News note questions rumors that President Coolidge will quit the presidency to spend all his time as an Indian chief, calling the claim unlikely.
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Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Lloyd Moore
Ben Savage
Sam Wilhoit
Dyer & Jones
Adler Collegian Clothes
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Alexander & Coldwell
Red River Valley
Faiherman, Texas
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Greenville Hi
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Austin College
University of Oklahoma
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Okmulgee, Oklahoma
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