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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
3
A compilation of short items noting visits and appearances by residents in Sherman and nearby towns such as Trenton Denison and Greenville. Includes social calls, court attendance, family visits, business trips, restaurant recommendations and local commerce reminders.
Rev Denton returns from Commerce after days with friends and a preaching appointment. Tempt your Spring appetite with T J Smith fresh groceries. James Andrews leaves confinement with lagrippe. Barbers invite you to a cool shop. Simmons Bros seeking customers. Baraca Class adds five new members. five more needed next Sunday. SEC J P Newell of Post Texas visiting Garza county land homes. JeW Wheeler and family visiting Rev F B Wheeler in Whitewright. For sale bay mare 16 hands, good work animal. Love Hicks Monumental Works promotions. J M Carter Whitewright.
Miss Kathleen Hudspeth came back Sunday from Durant where she visited her aunt Mrs J H Hudspeth and attended the Oklahoma athletic track meet.
Superintendent Denton judged Celeste High School oratorical contest Friday evening. Clifford Thompson returned from Glen Rose after a health benefiting stay. John D. Patterson visited Whitewright relatives from Shawnee Okla. Death of James Paxton reported from Rochester Texas. Walter Myrick returns from Glen Rose after a specialist visit. A black serge coat was removed from the C M A campus Monday.
John Ray on leave of absence will depart Friday to return to Sheffield England and resume duties in the U S consular service.
J H Blincoe returned Wednesday from Fort Worth where he spent a day or two with Dr J F Spindle who is attending the State Dental Association.
Dave McClure a former Whitewright citizen now living near Bonham and ex County Commissioner Lair of Fannin County spent a few hours in the area Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs C R Badgett Mrs D D Dugan and Miss Vera Neal are noted visitors in the Bells circle. The Sun reports C W Bryant and W T Sears near full recovery from lagrippe confinement at home. Sim Lowe of Bliss plans a Hot Springs Arkansas recuperation stay for a few weeks.
A. H. Shifflett and family will leave Whitewright as Mr. Shifflett, a miller, has accepted employment in Sherman and will begin about the fifteenth of May.
Miss Virginia Longley departs Thursday to join her mother at Mineral Wells where the family is staying for the summer at the noted health resort.
Chattel mortgage blanks from the Sun office go up for sale in an advertised auction. Property details and terms for bidders are listed in the sale notice.
Miss Mildred Benedict, almost recovered from a serious illness, departed Wednesday for Crockett to visit for a few weeks. Mr Benedict accompanied her as far as Dallas.
The Vaughn and White gin plant at Canaan progresses with buildings up and machinery installation imminent. Ira Y. Rice will teach a singing class at the Church of Christ starting Monday night, with Rev. Clark organizing a class Sunday at 3 PM. Tom Bean ladies visited for millinery and wearables, likely with delegates from Randolph and Bailey. The Sun praises Whitewright shoppers for choosing the new summer merchandise.
Trenton and Bells ladies shop in Whitewright aided by Katy train service. W H Montgomery outlines family census data for Whitewright. Orangeville Odd Fellows guests invited to Thursday lodge meeting. Murphy's tent show draws crowds with daily street concerts. W C Fain returns to streets after illness. Katy train brings exotic animals to the San Antonio menagerie. Luncheon Club bi monthly meeting hosted by Mrs. D M Ray with Inez and Gladys as hosts.
Agent W C Welch reports success in securing excursionists from Wheelwright for a chartered sleeping car to San Antonio for the Battle of Flowers. Reservations are being assigned for the sleeper to be set out next Thursday night and the three day trip begins on the 24th.
Readers note recurring notices on alternate pages featuring brief items of interest. The column hints at small notices, curios, and community snippets. The format suggests compact, dated, or page-specific teasers without full articles.
Dr J N Powell says a nerves problem in his left arm is improving after weeks of lay up. He recounts finding a freak egg in his poultry yard with an inside egg, described as unusually large and thin shelled, from Rhode Island Red hens attempting to maintain normal laying.
Farmers rush to sell old corn at 73 cents per bushel as J. C. Parsons loads a car for shipment. Other buyers are purchasing the aged grain while farmers cite crib rat damage as a major motive for early sale this week.
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