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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1923

Page

8

Funeral Held for Boy Fatally Hurt Playing Ball

Sherman April 16 Funeral services for Van Wade Suddath Whitesboro high school boy and De Molay member held Sunday afternoon were among the most largely attended in the city Eight autos carried Sherman De Molay members to assist in the services Suddath died Friday evening from injuries suffered in a baseball game over a week earlier He was in Whitesboro high school graduating class of this year

Sherman van Wade Suddath Whitesboro de Molay Young Suddath Whitesboro High School

Machinery Purchased for New Gin Plant Near Old Farmers Union Site

W. L. White spent several days in Dallas purchasing machinery for a new gin plant to be built on the former Farmers Union Gin lot, which was destroyed by fire two years ago, with ground clearing underway.

W. L. White Dallas Farmers Union

New Cotton Gin Plant To Rise With Modern Machinery

Mr. White announces purchase of updated machinery for a new one story cotton gin powered by electricity. The plant is planned to have capacity to bale 500 pounds of cotton every twelve minutes, with construction set to begin soon.

White

Two Die Watching Mild Boxing Bout in Argentina

Two spectators in Córdoba died of heart disease yesterday while watching a mild boxing match in Buenos Aires. Both deaths occurred almost simultaneously at the end of the second round, as the uneventful bout ended.

Buenos Aires Cordoba

Blind man elected president of Topeka Chamber of Commerce

A. E. Vanpetan, a blind man and president of a mortgage company, was elected president of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce in Topeka Kansas on April 17.

Topeka Chamber OF Commerce Topeka Kan A. E. Vanpetan

Sun Office Offers Typewriter Ribbons and Stationery

A local listing advertises typewriter ribbons paper and carbon paper for sale at Sun office. Items include various ribbons and papers, with prices not stated.

Sun Office

Best Looking Man At Cattle Show Prize Awarded

Merchants and citizens of Van Alstyne fund a one day short course and live stock show with prizes. A $2 prize will go to the man judged best looking by a committee of ladies. C C Morris and C C Willis supervise the event with visitors expected from Collin Grayson and Fannin Counties.

van Alstyne C. C. Morris C. C. Willis Whitewright Collin Grayson Fannin Jersey

Kentuckytown Notes on crops and community groups

Crops look good and cotton planting progresses. Rev Isbell delivered a fine Sunday sermon. The Literary Society improves as the program committee faces delays and votes to meet biweekly. The farming class cooperation, F L A membership growth, and social visits are noted. Regular meeting on Wednesday nights.

Isbell Reagan Owel Young Frank Miller Kentuckytown A. K. Halliburton Jesse Martin

The First Baptist Church Revival Service Reminder

The First Baptist Church invites worshipers to 11 a.m. services with the revival theme The Uplifted Christ. No evening service due to revival. every member urged to attend.

Help Wanted for Genuine Guaranteed Hosiery Sales

Wanted men or women to take orders for guaranteed hosiery for men women and children. Eliminates darning. Salary 75 dollars a week full time 1.50 an hour spare time. Beautiful Spring line. International Stocking Mills Norristown Pennsylvania.

Tinternational Norristown Pennsylvania

Sunday Service Plans and Union Meetings Announced

The church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. and urges absent members to attend. Unions meet at their regular hours, 5 and 6 p.m. The pastor G. M. McNeilly calls for renewed effort after a successful convention and invites all to worship for His name’s sake.

Card of Thanks for Mother's Illness and Funeral Help

We tender heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for ministrations during illness and aid in funeral arrangements. Your sympathy has lightened our burden. Signed by Mrs. Grover Wallace Mrs. George Parker Mrs. Cecil Bartley Miss Dovie Stalcup Ollie Stalcup Herbert Stalcup.

Grover Wallace George Parker Cecil Bartley Dovie Stalcup Ollie Stalcup Herbert Stalcup

Sunday School Honor Roll List by Church Groups

A Sunday school report lists students on the March honor roll across denominations. Methodist names include Isbell Echols Smith and Vestal. Baptist names feature Durham Cox McNeilly and Vestal. Church of Christ lists Beasley and Andrews. Presbyterian includes May Wilson Coffman and Montgomery. Central Christian lists Cantrell Dossey Mangrum Vaughn and Smith.

Methodist K. R. Isbell Louise Echols Virginia Smith Mary Frances Smith Madge Sears Una Mae Mangrum Martha Joe Sears Wayne Durham Dorothy Cox Virginia McNeilly Marvell Vestal Tom Moore Cox Frances Gillespie Dorothy Hamilton Edith Harmon Carolyn Simmons Trendon Vestal Russell McGinnis Johnnie Johnson Jesse Blanks Nellie Johnson Altha Mae Vestal Hattie

Pioneer Matriarch Bettie Young Dies in Sherman

Mrs Bettie Young 76, a Grayson County pioneer and Baptist leader, died at her Sherman home Sunday morning. Survived by husband J E Young two daughters Mrs J C Wilson Beaumont and Mrs Roy Pattie Gainesville a sister Mrs David E Bryant Sherman and a brother Jim Thompson Woodville Okla.

Sherman Bettie Young J. E. Young J. C. Wilson Beaumont Roy Pattie Gainesville David E. Bryant Jim Thompson Woodville Oklo

State and I. O. O. F. Win $20,000 Verdict

In Corsicana the District Court awarded an agreed judgment of 20000 dollars to the State of Texas and the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge against R. H. Dearing and others for failure to drill a joint deep water well for the State and I. O. O. F. Orphans' Homes.

Corsicana State of Texas The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge R. H. Dearing Et al

The Sting I Fell For in My Young Days

A reflective verse recounts a life of gullibility in youth as the speaker chased gold bricks and flashy investments. He recalls slick swindlers, promising notes, and gaudy shares that proved worthless, leaving him penniless by old age before learning caution about fakes.

No mortgage on my cow says poet Walt Mason

The verse reflects a playful nostalgia as the speaker recalls quitting a foolish plan and choosing comfort. A pink and green sedan appears as a quirky detail, underscoring a lighthearted rural sensibility with no financial burden on the narrator’s property.

Walt Mason

Two Shots Heard In Cincinnati Hotel Slaying

A guest was shot and killed in a Cincinnati hotel while a negro porter who witnessed the event testified at the trial. The porter described hearing two shots with about a one second interval and placed his location during each shot.

Cincinnati

Typewriter Paper For Sale At Sun Office

8 by 11 inch typewriter paper offered at Sun office for sale at a lower price than competing vendors.

Sun

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U. S U.S Pierce Patsy Masqueraders Mizzouri Parent- Teacher Association Whitewright, Texas the First Baptist Church the Friendly and Glad-Hand Church R. L. Sears George German Orpington Glenn Doss Mary Hestand J. W. Murphy P. A. Short H. Maxey Plymouth Rocks Martin-Segal G. W. Adams G. M. McNeilly Grayson Pioneer Young Grayson County STATE J. R. Carlisle Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
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