Paragrapherisms on a Wedding and World News
A column of humorous notes and quick opinions touches on the McAdoo Wilson wedding rumor the inquisitive Wharton subscriber Hobson’s work prospects the Bulgarian royal visit to Washington and a Cincinnati gasoline forecast. It quips about Rockefeller and a Connecticut man who killed himself after twins were born and ends with Birmingham and Alabama’s enduring reputation.
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Wharton
Hobson
Bulgaria
Washington
Cincinnati
John D. Rockefeller
Houston
Birmingham
Alabama
Whitewright ISD Trustee Election Notice 1914
Notice for election of three Whitewright Independent School District trustees at City Hall on May 2 1914 to replace Lacy Dixon and King terms expiring Peter McKenna to conduct the election Dan Gillett and W F Holland officers Also sewing machine repair service offered by Dixon Hayter with pickup possible.
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Whitewright Independent
W. H. Lacy
J. F. Dixon
W. H. King
Peter McKenna
Dan Gillett
W. F. Holland
Sec’y
T.K. McMillin
C.C
J. M. Simmons
J. F. Spindle
C. C
D. R. Lewis
Yeomen
Odd Fellow Hall
J. R. Carter
Modern Woodmen
C. Beasley
V. C
A. H. Davis
A. T. Phillips
D. S. Carreeting
Home Farms Offerings in Garza County Texas
About 200000 acres offered as small Home Tracts with attractive houses barns orchards wells and fences. First payment two dollars per acre with deferred payments at one dollar seventy five cents per acre yearly at four percent interest. Demonstration Farms show crops and conditions. J P Newell visits Whitewright and can be seen at First National Bank. inquiries to C W Post Home Farms Post Garza Co Texas.
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J.P. Newell
Whitewright
Home Farms
First National Bank
C. W. Post
Elm Grove Weather and Local Visits Report
From Elm Grove, residents note cool weather for the season while crops keep people busy. Church services were held Sunday by Rev. Jessie of Greenville. G H Oliver and wife visited John Climer and his wife on Sunday. Steve Adcock and wife are visiting at Ector this week. Joe Jenkins and family visited Savoy Sunday. Miss Lucile and Callie Oliver went to Savoy Saturday afternoon. Mrs Capt Hood and her little son Albert attended Sunday school.
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Jessie
Greenville
G.H. Oliver
John Climer
Steve Adcock
Ector
Joe Jenkins
Savoy
Lucile
Callie Oliver
Capt. Hood
Albert
Easter Egg Hunt at Central Christian Church class
Mrs. W. F. Sanders hosted a Sunday afternoon Easter egg hunt for her Sunday school class at her home just south of the city limits. Children enjoyed the traditional activity and rides to and from the suburban residence in an automobile.
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W. F. Sanders
Central Christian Church
B Y P U At Sherman Fifty Eighth Convention
Members of the local Baptist Young People's Union attended the Thirty-Fifth Semi Annual Convention of the Grayson County B Y P U at Sherman Friday and Saturday last week. Attendance exceeded two hundred, the event praised as the most successful in years. A banquet and reception followed the program. Lucy Truett read a paper on Earnestness and Hazel Spearman gave a notable solo. Delegates included Claud Truett, Lucy Truett, Gertrude Holland, Hazel Spearman, Glenn Doss and Harley Glidewell.
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Baptist Young People’s Union
Grayson County Baptist Young People’s Union
Sherman
Sherman Union
Lucy Truett
Hazel Spearman
Claud Truett
Gertrude Holland
Glenn Doss
Harley Glidewell
Free Singing School at Church of Christ Next Week
A free vocal lessons series in sacred music starts Monday night April 20 at the Church of Christ. Ira Y. Rice of Elk City Oklahoma leads. church funds cover expenses and all are welcome. Rev Clark preaches Sunday on Essentials of Apostolic Worship. Rice will sing and direct congregational singing.
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Church of Christ
Ira Y. Rice
Elk City
Oklahoma
Rice
Rev. Clark
Engine On Binder Propels Harvesting Power
Floyd Everheart arranges a local dealer to outfit a binder with a Cushman 4 hp gasoline engine. The engine drives the binder’s entire mechanism, letting a single team pull the machine. The power-driven binder speeds grain cutting in heavy or tangled oats.
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Floyd Everheart
Denison Mill & Elevator Plans Modern Flour Mill
The Denison Mill & Elevator Company, active in grain business for years, plans to install a modern flour mill at its current Denison location. Most machinery has been purchased and the mill should open once installation is complete.
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Denison Mill & Elevator Company
Denison
Texas Farmers Enter Crop and Livestock Profit Contest
The Texas Industrial Congress offers 10000 dollars in gold prizes for top net profits in specified crops and best steers and hogs. Open to all Texas farmers, with no entry cost. Applications gladly supplied on request.
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Texas Industrial Congress
Texas
Dr Kings New Life Pills and Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad
Spring laxative cleanses stomach liver and kidneys of impurities. Take Dr Kings New Life Pills for purifying blood and constipation relief. Mild laxative with no griping. 25 cents at your druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised for all hurts.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
Local notes from Whitewright and nearby towns
Local shoppers and visitors cited include Miss Mildred Benedict and Grace Ves tal from Orangeville, Mrs. Claude Badgett of Bells, Newell Stillwell visiting from Dallas, and others. Advertisements promote LIVER-LAX, frames and monuments, insurance, real estate, second hand goods, and printing services at The Sun office.
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Claude Badgett
Bells
Whitewright
City Directory Listing of Local Officials and Religious Clubs
City directory lists Pascal Head as mayor and S H Montgomery as secretary with several aldermen and city officers. It details church schedules for First Baptist Church Church of Christ Central Christian Presbyterian Methodist and various fraternal and service groups with meeting times and officers.
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CITY
Pascal Head
S. H. Montgomery
Looney Robbins
Morris McMillin
City Atty
T. K
A Massaal
W.A. Hamilton
J. F. Lilley
L. LaRoe
D. W. Smith
Emmet Penn
Tom Barbee
Always Something New at the Pierce and Son Fountain
The Pierce and Son Fountain advertises new items constantly to tempt customers with fresh flavors and tempting dispensers always seeking the next novelty to tickle palates.
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Pierce & Son
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Annie McGaughey
George M. Bailey
Houston Post
Dixon & Hayter
Elm Grove
B.Y.P.U
Free Singing School
Sun
Ask Dyer & Jones
Misses Grace
Pauline Vestal
Orangeville
Newell Stillwell
Dallas
Glidewell’s
Mrs. V. Mason
Mrs. R. North
J. K. Pace
Cynthia
May Tate
Desert
Dyer & Jones
Sid Martin
Cross Roads
Ethel Gordon
T. J. Smith
J. A. Stinnett
van Alstyne
Don Dyer
Mercury
J.B. Stallings
Ben Roberts
James M. Carter
Agent Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Co
O. P. Neilson
Fort Worth
The
State Dental Association
Love & Hicks Monumental Co
Sherman and
J. M. Carter
Jim and
Morrell Sears
Thelma
Joe Dyer
Martha Bryant
the Sun
Prickly Ash
Prickly Ash Bitters Co
St. Louis
City Directory
First Baptist
Central Christian
C. J. Denton
Ladies’ Aid
J.W. Holsapple
Presbyterian
C. W. Bryant
Woman’s Missionary Society
Epworth League
F. B. Wheeler
Will Mangrum
N. G
Mary Hestand
P. J. Pierce & Son
San Antonio
Katy
W. G. Crush
Dallas, Texas
Singer
Frank Smith & Company
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