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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1928

Page

5

Local Notices From Bonham and Nearby Towns Include Visits and Trips

Local items list residents and visitors across Bonham Sherman Paris Denison Denison region. Names include Sturdivants Blantons Mangrum Magers Boone Carter Clark Fleming Victory Noe Thomson May Hansard Lilley Dick McMurry Moore Ownby Roberts Pierce Ewing Witt Vestal and others. Activities include weekend visits business trips and family gatherings with several towns named. Local merchants note a price for small type hens at Nicholson 161 2 cents.

Local Socials And Notices From Bonham Area

Miss Ina Hoyt Ryan returns from Wichita Falls business college. Families and guests visit relatives in Wolfe City Sherman Trenton Whitesboro Dorchester Durant and Dallas areas. John Philip Barbee joins Texas Power and Light in Dallas. Local shops promote groceries shirts undergarments and dress accessories. Eunice Turner attends funeral in Dallas for cousin J B Turner.

Ina Hoyt Ryan Wichita Falls John Philip Barbee The Texas Power and Light Company Dallas

Nicholson's Cash Grocery Buys Hens at 1815 Cents Per Pound

Sam Montgomery Jr visiting from Texas A M College with his parents Mr and Mrs 8 H Montgomery. Mrs J C Queener of Sherman and Mrs S H Woodson of Wolfe City were guests of Mrs D R Fain last weekend. Large hen buyers offered 1815 cents a pound through Monday noon.

John McMurry Jr Austin College Sherman Nicholson Grafton Montgomery Odessa 8. H. Montgomery Sam Montgomery Jr Texas A. & M. College J. C. Queener S. H. Woodson Wolfe City D. R. Fain Findley Haile Lester Haile Pinkie Shelton

Brother Visits Brother in Illness in Shawnee

J. M. Hamilton of Shawnee Oklahoma arrived Thursday to be at the bedside of his brother W. T. Hamilton who is seriously ill.

J. M. Hamilton Shawnee, Okla W. T. Hamilton Marion Smith Milas Smith Muskogee, Okla Tom Holmes The Trenton Tribune

Jarvis Couple and Miss Martin Visit Bonham Friends

Mr and Mrs C L Jarvis visiting relatives, and Miss Faye Martin visited friends in Bonham on Tuesday.

Mrs J. M. Sturdivant Bonham Sunday C. L. Jarvis Miss Faye Martin Bonham

Visitors from Sherman Stop at The Sun

Newell Johnson, managing editor of the Sherman Democrat, and R. H. Brittain of Sherman visited The Sun on Wednesday morning. They paid a pleasant call while in the city.

Newell Johnson The Sherman Democrat R. H. Brittain Sherman Whitewright Sun

Local families visit relatives as week unfolds in Bonham

The column lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Meador and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Manning and son, H. C. Monroe, plus others in Leonard and nearby towns. It notes Milas Smith’s serious illness, Sallie Moore’s return from Sanger to live with Miss Cora Morrow, and several community happenings including sales pitches for vacuum cleaners and shoes from M. C. Spivy & Co. Bonham.

C. J. Meador Ray Manning H. C. Monroe Leonard

Gordon Family Returns Home to Chickasha Oklahoma

Mr and Mrs H L Gordon and their little daughter returned to their Chickasha Oklahoma home Sunday after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs R B Gordon.

A. A. Adams Dallas H. L. Gordon Chickasha Okla R. B. Gordon

Reverends Attend Texas Sunday School Conven tion Corsicana

Rev J H Hawkins attends the annual State Sunday School Convention of the Texas Baptist Convention at Corsicana on Tuesday. The item notes retail ads for spring goods and a sermon by Dr O T Cooper at the Dallas district Methodist Church next Sunday morning.

J. H. Hawkins Texas Baptist Convention Corsicana O. T. Cooper Sherman North Texas Methodist Conference Dallas Methodist

Pattie-McDonald Wedding Noted In Fort Worth Event

Misses Inez and Gladys Ray attended the Pattie-McDonald wedding in Fort Worth on Saturday. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Sue McDonald formerly of Sherman, and is well known to many Whitewright residents who have visited here on numerous occasions.

Inez Gladys Ray Pattie-McDonald Fort Worth Sue McDonald Sherman

Bonham Store Promises Large Spring Dry Goods Selection

Customers are told that New Spring Goods offer a large and unusual assortment of dry goods. M. C. Spivy & Co. invites shoppers to make selections in good taste and notes the extensive stock available in Bonham.

M. C. Spivy & Co Bonham

PTA Brings Big Art Exhibition to Telephone Building

The Parent-Teacher Association presents a major art exhibition at the telephone building next Wednesday to Saturday afternoons. A daily program runs 3 to 4 30 o'clock. Guests include Mr and Mrs T C Wood Mrs Jim Danner Mrs L R Wright and Betty Jean of Bonham Mr and Mrs Roy Clark Edward Clark Jr of Leonard Mr and Mrs Leo Risk of Sherman.

Parent-Teacher Association T. C. Wood Jim Danner L. R. Wright Betty Jean Bonham Roy Clark Edward Clark Jr Leonard Leo Risk Sherman Edward Clark

Spivy Co.’s Dry Goods Ad Promotes High Quality Stock

Bonham based M. C. Spivy & Co. claims to keep stocks at the high mark of excellence in dry goods, inviting customers to shop for top quality merchandise.

M. C. Spivy & Co Bonham

Grand jury reports 55 felony indictments in district court

The Fifty Ninth District Court grand jury adjourned Wednesday at noon after two and a half days in session. A total of 55 indictments on felony charges were reported to Judge F. E. Wilcox. F. E. Douglas of Whitewright was a member of the jury.

Fifty-Ninth District Court F. FE. Wilcox F. E. Douglas of Whitewright

Horton reports harmony at Grayson County Democratic meeting

W H Horton a Democratic committeeman from Whitewright attended the Grayson County Democratic executive committee meeting in Sherman. He notes a harmonious session and says he has served on the committee for years. Horton solicited funds to help entertain the National Democratic convention in Houston in June. only one other committeeman matched his donation.

W. H. Horton Whitewright Grayson Couny Sherman Horton Houston Mr. Horton

Rev B H Webster Visits Whitewright on Weekend

Rev B H Webster of Dallas a superannuated Methodist minister visited Whitewright Saturday and Sunday. He spoke to the men's Bible class at the Methodist Sunday school and recalled his forty years as pastor of Pilot Grove Church. He is a former Whitewright citizen and was warmly remembered by older residents.

B. H. Webster Dallas Rev. Webster Pilot Grove Methodist Church Whitewright

Honor for Mrs Fortner At Whitewright Tea

Mrs C B Bryant Jr hosted a tea for about one hundred guests on April 12 honoring her sister-in-law Mrs A H Fortner of Sweetwater. The event featured pink and green decor with sweet peas and carnations as favors and a welcoming receiving line led by Mrs W H King.

Whitewright C. B. Bryant Jr A. H. Fortner Sweetwater W. H. King Fortner C. B. Bryant Sr FE. C. Anderson Whitesboro Louise Anderson Dallas

Tea, piano and vocal selections charm guests in elegant gathering

The table featured pink sweet pea centerpiece with four green candles and assorted cakes cookies sandwiches and mints. Mrs Robert Sears poured tea and Mrs Ross May poured coffee. Attendants included Misses Marian and Bessie Jo Barbee Martha Jo Sears and Mrs Gomer May. In the living room guests were welcomed by Mrs L O Lackey and Mrs J W McMurry with piano and vocal numbers by Mrs G F Bryant.

Robert Sears Ross May Misses Marian Bessie Jo Barbee Martha Jo Sears Gomer May L. O. Lackey J. W. McMurry G. F. Bryant

Child Dancers Delight at Traction Event

Miss Gladys Ray presented the feature with two young dancers Misses Jane Payne and Nancy Fortner aged five and six. Their aesthetic and acrobatic dancing drew enthusiastic applause as Mrs. T. E. Barbee bade guests farewell and sent them on their way.

Gladys Ray Jane Payne Nancy Fortner T. E. Barbee

American firm wins Brazil street railway electrification contracts

An American company secures contracts to electrify about 45 miles of street railway in Brazil, signaling expansion of U S energy and transportation expertise in South America and potential job creation.

Brazil

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Mrs. J. S. Blanton of Vernon Pratt’s W. L. Mangrum J. K. Magers J. L. Boone W. N. Carter Terrell Lloyd Moore Durant, Okla Wm. Fleming of Guy Victory of Isabel Noe of Denison B. H. Thomson J. F. Lilley Irene Hansard Paris Earl Hill Claud Jones Trenton Carl May Callis C. G. Wright of Cooper Rev J. F. Fender T. M. Dick of Frisco J. C. Dick Ruby Killian Tulsa, Okla W. D. Ownby Paul Roberts W. F. Sanders H. Benedict Andrew Pierce McKinney Mrs. Mell Roberts Ben R. Roberts J. W. Ewing Ira D. Ewing Celeste C. I. Witt R. C. Vestal Chesley Rutledge Confectionery A. V. Cates W. J. Long Kate Fulton J. N. Fain Walter Fain East Texas J. L. McSpedden Albert Chumbley C. Chumbley Sherman Hospital Mabel Rector J. R. Fleming Big Spring George Gattis R. A. Dicus Helen Holmes Roscoe Pace E. G. Gilley Ector Wayne Coggins H. E. Coggins Eugene Wilson Tom Bean Jesse McIver Crawford Montgomery Durant, Oklo Vera and Emma _ Holland Dorchester Dewey Williams Pierce & Sons Cafe Bufford Cates Commerce Madelyne Byers Flora Harbert Emma Lilley Lone Oak Jack Frazier Henderson Ernest Lilley Frank Hanna of Sherman Earl Wallace Joe Wallace Little Daughter Pampa Sallie Moore Sanger Cora Morrow D. S. McMillin Mary Hestand Tishomingo Dustin Oklo Prohibition Enforcement Jim Wallis Greenville Monroe Pierce Holmes Connelly B. G. Gowdy Johnson’s R. L. Johnson Mrs. Fortner Packard the Sun Job Office Whitewright Lumber Company Whitewright Lumber Co. ‘‘Neighborly Service
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