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Whitewright Sun in Whitewright, Texas

18 Apr 1929

Page 7

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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1929

Page

7

Social Notes Round Whitewright Area Visitors

Dozens of residents and friends visit Dallas Denison Sherman and nearby towns over the weekend. Widespread travel includes Miss Lucille Harris Weldon Binion and many locals visiting relatives and attending events. Captain Tom Hickman Texas Rangers travels through en route to Fort Worth after bank robbery investigation.

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Winnie Hamilton Dallas Roy Miller Denison Clyde Craig Wallace Caraway Sherman Sam McMillin Royse City Jones Adams W. L. Mangrum Lucille Harris Weldon Binion Myrtle Badgett Shawnee Okla Reed Badgett W. F. Sanders Paul Roberts Trenton Gordon's Cash Edgar Bow Clemmer Coggins Commerce Grover Spencer Whiting Eugene McIver Baby Bailey Whitewright Robert Jones Celina S. EF. Jones Frank King W. H. King Ray Manning Bonham C. S. Witt Gladys Magar Carl May Clarence Goddard of McKinney Andrew Pierce Pernie Badgett Leonard School J. S. Badgett Pierce Cafe Willa Carlton Edith Biggerstaff J. H. Biggerstaff J. B. Hembree Honey Grove J. T. Roberts R. E. Hickman Mexia W. A. Kirkpatrick Alton May Amarillo J. A. May G. V. Bray van Alstyne E. Lee Keefe Martin- Keefe-Bray Dry Goods Company Texas R. L. Johnson Robert N. Noe Jr B. H. Thomson Ann Everheart San Antonio J. C. Gillespie J. T. Gillespie Greenville Claud Truett State Bank Examiner W. N. Carter Terrell J. N. Carter H. L. Gordon Chickasha Maple Wilson Lubbock Minnie Ball Johnson’s J. K. Pace W. A. Donaldson J. W. Ewing Celeste C. I. Witt H. T. Atterberry U. S. Department of Justice J. W. Burden Paris Juanita Opal Powell Lula Mae Caylor Louis May Dolly Butler Dorothy Routh Cecil Spindle Jr Margaret Spindle J. F. Spindle W. L. Gordon R. B. Gordon Opal Bell Etta Wilson W. C. Fain Jack Ryan McKinney Ryan Bascom Sears Tom Hickman The Texas Rangers D. S Fort Worth Bells Bank
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Untidy report spurs question on gunfire in Detroit

A Detroit News item notes uncertainty over the cause of a loud report, considering possibilities from a backfire to a mass shooting, leaving readers awaiting clearer details about what occurred.

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Chicago Detroit News
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Red Ball Bus Line Schedules Listed for Whitewright Area

The notice lists departures from Whitewright to Sherman at 8 00 11 00 14 00 and 17 00 hours and to Greenville at 08 50 12 00 and 14 50. Contact Earl and Carl Jenkins at Dyer and Jones depot or via phones 10 and 228.

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RED Ball Bus Line Whitewright, Sherman Leonard Ande Greenville Whitewright Sherman Earl and Carl Jenkins Dyer & Jones
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Quirky Town Notes Highlight Local Characters

Sidney Hocks buys a second hand bass drum from Tickville Brass Band and jars post office checkers. Slim Pickens jokes about church sneezes while Salem Barlow and banjo play Musket Ridge briefly. Jefferson Potlocks notes mail order catalogs upset women for a week. Sim Flinders meets a dapper badge stranger asking directions to Atlas Peck. Wash Hocks’ wife has twin geese indistinguishable to neighbors.

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Sidney Hocks Tickville
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Europe Blamed As Cold Spell Thaws

The Nashville Banner notes Europe has not yet blamed the United States for its cold spell, but expects critics to point fingers once temperatures rise. The brief item reflects a humorous, observational tone on weather and international attribution.

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Europe United States Nashville Banner
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McCloskey Seated in Congress for Texas District

Augustus McCloskey, Democrat from San Antonio, appeared on the House roll as member from Texas fourteenth district in the Seventy-First Congress. He succeeds Harry M. Wurzbach, whose election contest will be considered when committees convene in December. House clerk William Page announced county returns to the Texas canvassing board and a certificate of election affirming McCloskey's victory.

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Washington Augustus McCloskey San Antonio Congress Texas House of Representatives Seventy-First Congress House Harry M. Wurzbach Seguin William Tyler Page Texas State Canvassing Board Wurzbach Page State of Texas McCloskey
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Lightning Strikes Home Weaving Small Fire Without Injury

A lightning bolt struck the chimney of a two story San Antonio home injuring wallpaper draperies and bedclothes but not harming Mr. and Mrs. A D Dwey. The strike tore a hole through the flue wall on the second floor.

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San Antonio A. D. Dwey
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Dwyers’ wooden bed scene sparks flames and exits

Sparks from a wooden bed set the linens on fire followed by wallpaper and draperies. The blaze caused two windows to be ripped out as lightning exited. The note also jokes about Edison's friends and ill smelling cigars and weeds containing rubber.

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Mr. Edison The New Yorker
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Condie Bray Whitewright Lumber Company Garland Gas Ranges Pittsburg Hogwallow News Slim Pickens Salem Barlow Banjo Jefferson Potlocks Sim Flinders Sim Atlas Peck Atlas Wash Hocks Wash First National Bank Cleaning Service W. E. Smith & CO Codwell’s Men’s Store R. B. Anderson L. LaRoe & Company Ford Motor Company Ford
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