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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
1
Sherman Texas March 29 The Hon Joseph Weldon Bailey candidate for Texas governor will address Sherman in May as part of his campaign itinerary A mass Baileyites meeting of Grayson county will be held in Sherman to form a permanent organization and elect a county chairman
Wednesday morning most residents went to the wrong place to collect mail as the town transitioned to the new post office. New fixtures had been in place for several weeks and all preparations were made for the transfer of mail to the new facility.
The Post Office Department delayed until Tuesday but Whitewright's main business street post office now operates with first class service. Postmaster Webster, his assistant, five rural carriers, and newly installed fixtures mark a modern, two-office facility praised by the town. Webb er to sell old fixtures and move on to consolidate to one post office.
Thomas Gillett born in Bath county Virginia April 14 1847 died at his Texas home Sunday after a long decline. He served with the Confederate army as a youth, moved to Texas in 1869 near Whitewright, became a respected banker and farmer, and left a wife Elizabeth Stone and three children George Grady Cordie. Funeral Tuesday at his residence with Reverend Spraggins and others officiating, interment Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife three children and brothers Dan and two in Virginia.
The art picture display at the school last Thursday to Saturday drew heavy attendance. About two hundred reproductions from Ft Worth were shown. Tickets were sold by students with a prize for the room selling the most. The sixth grade led with $18.05, fifth grade second with $17.90. Door receipts totaled $100, expenses were small, and $85.04 remained to buy new pictures.
The former middleweight world champion Tommy Ryan, nearing 71, arrives in Whitewright for an exhibition at the high school auditorium this Thursday at 7:45 PM. He will perform demonstrations of strength and deliver a talk on right living, recounting service with American Expeditionary and Occupation forces and his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt.
Weatherford Texas March 20 Parker county pioneers a ticket prize for a farm boy to join the Texas Farm Boys Special train tour of eighteen states in August. The ticket costs three hundred dollars and is funded by Knox Realty and Parker County Abstract companies. The prize will be awarded after a competitive Farm Boys Club exam under A & M Extension Service auspices. The aim is to show 150 future Texas farmers the best agricultural methods to lift state farming standards.
Robert King son of Mrs. W. P. Vaughn of Whitewright has received a promotion at First National Bank Wichita Falls. A new Accounts window and information desk opened in the lobby, with King in charge of the new department. He is now in line for assistant cashier and may soon reach the senior cashier level.
A brief sale notice notes availability of second hand casings offered by G. W. Parker. The item description is sparse but indicates used casings are for sale by the named party.
The Odeon Theatre presents a run of films and stars including Charles Ray in Alarm Clock Andy, Frank Mayo in Burnt Wings, Alice Brady in Sinners, Billie Burke in Wanted a Husband, The Invisible Hand, The Tree of Knowledge, and Robert Warwick in The Tree of Knowledge. Comedies, westerns, and dramas highlight the week with notable lineups.
Sunday school at 9 45 taught by H L Webster superintendent. Special Easter service at morning hour with church decor and music. Morning sermon subject Raising the Temple. Evening subject Free Grace. Choir practice Tuesday evening and prayer meeting Wednesday evening. All are invited to attend these services.
Charley Jarvis and Miss Imo gene Martin surprised relatives by marrying last Saturday evening. They are prominent young people south of town. The bride studied at the local school and was popular with her classmates. Rev. J F Fender performed the ceremony at his home. The couple has the best wishes of many friends.
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