Locals News Briefs From Sherman Community
Local residents share updates across Sherman including visits by Una Mae Mangrum from Sherman, George Kingery returning from Lubbock, and Mrs. Cappie Beard from near Leonard. Silman’s advertises bargains with 21 cent peanut butter and 11 cent catsup. Families such as the Reeves, Craig, Stuteville, and Hansard circulate visiting relatives in Dallas Fort Worth Howe Commerce and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Clyde Hansard
Fort Worth
Whitewright Socials and Local Notes Fleet of Visits
Miss Laura Jean Reynolds of Leonard visits grandparents J A Stateville while Mrs Grady Geer of Van Alstyne stays here. Regular price on macaroni 4 cents at Silmans. Various locals travel, guests visit relatives, church revival ongoing, and town updates on buildings and commerce.
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Laura Jean Reynolds
Leonard
J. A. Stateville
Grady Geer of
van Alstyne
H. T. Atterberry
Silman’s
Sunday school organized near Little Rock
A Sunday school has been organized in the Little Rock community southwest of town. The school meets at the Little Rock school house each Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Denison businessmen Ben Munson Jr Ford Seale B J Lindsey W L Peterson and W J Madden were visitors in Whit Wright Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ben Munson Jr
Ford Seale
B. J. Lindsey
W. L. Peterson
W. J. Madden
Denison
Whitewright
Grammar School Friday Night Benefit Play
Attend the program at the grammar school Friday night. Admission is 10 cents, with proceeds used to pay expenses of students at county and district interscholastic meets.
Mrs R H May and Miss LaRoe Return From Austin Visit
Mrs. R. H. May and Miss Lucille LaRoe came back Sunday from Austin where they visited Mrs. Bruce Pember, daughter of Mrs. May, at her home.
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R. H. May
Lucille LaRoe
Austin
Bruce Pember
May
Presbyterian parcel post sale at Dyer and Jones drug store
Women of the Presbyterian Church hold a parcel post sale at Dyer and Jones drug store Saturday afternoon. All articles 25 cents each. Luther Gordon spent the weekend in Chickasha Oklahoma visiting his brother Horace Gordon. He was accompanied by W L Gordon of Dallas.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Luther Gordon
Chickasha
Okla
Horace Gordon
W. L. Gordon
Dallas
Miss Anna Jo Pennington Visits Pennington Family
Miss Anna Jo Pennington of State Teachers College Commerce spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J R Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jo Pennington
State Teachers’ College At Commerce
J. R. Pennington
Local visitors return home after weekend stays
Mrs J E Montgomery and her son returned to Wichita Falls yesterday after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs F M Echols. Mr and Mrs Paul Strader of Chickasha and Miss Evelyn Wilson visiting in Randolph school spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs C A Wilson. Misses Margaret Boone Dorothy Tapscott and Rozelle Cavaness teachers at Whitewright high school were in Dallas for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Wright
Dallas
Mrs
W. F. Wright
Johnnie V. Dossey
Denton
W. W. Dossey
Marian Barbee
Plano
W. J. Barbee
C. H. Craig
Bobbie Shaw
J. F. Blanton
Lubbock
B. F. Blanton
Fort Gibson
Okla
J. E. Montgomery and Son
Wichita Falls
F. M. Echols
Paul Strader
Chickasha
Evelyn Wilson
Randolph School
C. A. Wilson
Margaret Boone
Dorothy Tapscott
Rozelle Cavaness
Whitewright High School
Woman's Missionary Society Delegate Attends Sulphur Springs District Meeting
Mrs. G. F. Bryant attends the district meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church as the delegate from the local society. The post office building owner replaced the worn front awning with a new one after years of weathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Bryant
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sulphur Springs
Grayson County Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Anniversary Event Planned
The Grayson County Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Anniversary Association schedules its twenty third annual session in Denison on April 26. Harry Brown of Denison serves as president, with R S Morehead of Whitewright as treasurer. Dorothy Hamilton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Hamilton, is among 123 students honored for high scholarship at Honors Day in Denton. O M McMillin moves to Tishomingo Oklahoma for work with Hutchins Bros. and plans to relocate by early May. Buy your Printing in Whitewright.
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Grayson County Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Anniversary Association
Denison
Whitewright
Harry Brown
R. S. Morehead
Dorothy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton
Denton
Hamilton
Liberal Arts
O. M. McMillin
Tishomingo
Okla
Hutchins Bros
McMillin
Bill Murray
Aluminum paint coats city tower and repaired lamp
J. H. Lowry of Honey Grove visited Whitewright on Monday. For over forty years he edited the Honey Grove Signal before selling it and retiring. Lowry is a well known Texas editor with friends across many towns.
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J. H. Lowry
Honey Grove
Whitewright
Lowry
Signal
Mr. Lowry
Texas
Blanton and kin visit Whitewright. rain boosts crops
T B Blanton and son R C with W O and Earl Ward of Dexter Cooke County visited Whitewright Wednesday. Blanton noted a good rain Monday night and a light shower Tuesday night improving crop prospects. He stopped at The Sun office and arranged weekly Sun visits to his home for the coming year.
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T. B. Blanton and Son
Earl Ward
Dexter
Cooke County
Whitewright
Mr. Blanton
Grayson County B T S Convention Plans Set for April
The Grayson County B T S annual convention will meet April 28 and 29 at Calvary Baptist Church in Denison. Whitewright Baptists Myra Nell Vestal Lois Trotter Fay Alverson H. H. Trotter will sing in a quartet and W. T. Simmons will hold a seniors conference. Rev. O H Garner of Denison is vice president of the organization. Mr and Mrs H T Atterberry and children attended the funeral of J S Bruce in Dallas–age 80, father-in-law of J M McMillin, former Whitewright resident. service led by Dr Preston at Oak Cliff Christian Church.
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Grayson County
Calvary Baptist Church
Denison
Whitewright Baptists
Myra Nell Vestal
Lois Trotter
Fay Alverson
H. H. Trotter
W. T. Simmons
O. H. Garner
H. T. Atterberry
J. S. Bruce
J. M. McMillin
Dallas
Whitewright
Preston
Oak Cliff Christian Church
Mangrum family moves to Sherman to anchor truck line
W. L. Mangrum and family relocated to Sherman, aligning with the Mangrum Bros. truck fleet between Dallas and Durant. The move ends years of Whitewright residence as neighbors fare well and plan visits. D. G. Coley reported in Cason, Morris County, that a new East Texas oil field is opening there, with a 50 acre lease at $7.50 per acre amid anticipation of a Friday well completion.
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W. L. Mangrum
Sherman
Mangrum Bros
D. G. Coley
Cason
Morris County
Coley
Sears Visit Lonnie Gaston in Winters Illness
Mr and Mrs T H Sears left to be at the bedside of Mrs Sears son Lonnie Gaston of Winters who is critically ill. Gaston first had pneumonia and improved before returning home but later worsened with complications. Last reports say his condition is not encouraging and feared not to survive.
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T. H. Sears
Box For Orphans Sets Drive At Silman Grocery
The church will pack a donation box for Reynolds Orphans Home Friday afternoon at the Silman grocery. Send all contributions to the store under the secretary's guidance.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Reynolds
Silman Grocery
Charge Woman in Death Of Man at Sherman
Mrs. Pearl Bennett faces a murder charge in Jap N. Phillips Court after former Deputy Sheriff Grover Bell died from a pistol wound received April 7. Bell, 38, was buried at Dripping Springs. survived by his wife and four children. Bennett had been free on assault to murder charges, released again on a $2,500 bond.
Self-Help Club Hosts George Washington Bicentennial Party
Kentuckytown Self-Help Club entertained members and families Friday at Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Johnsons home with a patriotic program and contests. Decorations featured patriotic colors and forty-one guests enjoyed refreshments.
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Kentuckytown
T. B. Johnson
Proclamations Grant Paroles to 43 Texas Inmates
Governor Sterling's office filed proclamations authorizing general paroles for 43 inmates at the Texas penitentiary. The policy targets short term convicts with good records who have served much time to ease prison population. A report shows 5,513 convicts in prison on April 16.
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Austin
Texas Penitentiary
Sterling
Little Rock Honor Roll Names Listed
The Little Rock school southwest of Whitewright announces its honor roll featuring Jack Henderson D W Garland Grady Reynolds J J Sloan and the pairs Lelia Ira May Gough Margaret Bonnie Reynolds and Nola Gough.
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Little Rock
Whitewright
Jack Henderson
D. W. Garland
Grady Reynolds
J. J. Sloan
Lelia
Ira May Gough
Margaret
Bonnie Reynolds
Nola Gough
War veterans urged to switch government life policies
Washington reports 86000 World War veterans with five year term Government life insurance must transfer to other government policies by July 2. Experts with the American Legion say these Spring 1927 purchases now near policy expiration and require action before the lapse.
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Washington
American Legion
Illinois Income Tax Law Declared Unconstitutional
Judge Jesse R. Brown in Sangamon County Circuit Court ruled the recently enacted Illinois state income tax law unconstitutional. The decision held income is property but the law did not levy a uniform tax on that property as required by the Constitution. An appeal to the Supreme Court will follow.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Jesse R. Brown
Alton
Sangamon County
Supreme Court
Negro to Die in Slaying May 20 in Greenville
James Williams a 27 year old Negro will be electrocuted May 20 for the killing of Joe West a Hunt County farmer. District Judge L L Bowman set the date after Williams appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin where the death sentence was affirmed. He asked for a new hearing but it was denied last Wednesday. The mandate was received today and Williams was taken to the state prison at Huntsville immediately after the sentence.
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Greenville
James Williams
Joe West
Hunt County
L. L. Bowman
Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Bowman
Huntsville
Tax Law Battle Faces Grim Budget Challenge
Congress strains to frame a balanced budget tax law amid intense pressure and political maneuvering. The piece reflects on the arduous process and the fear of failing to raise funds like any ordinary business concern.
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Congress
Kansas City Star
Fewer Buttons On Women’s Clothes Cited By Trade Journal
A trade magazine notes women’s garments now feature fewer buttons and fewer garments overall than in the past. The Boston Herald remarks on changes in fashion and wardrobe quantity affecting women’s attire.
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a_ trade magazine
Boston Herald
Dr Bond's K. B. An Urinary Relief For Elders
Back ache and bladder weakness suffer from pains in the back and urinary distress. Dr Bond's K. B. is advertised as a famous prescription offered for acute urinary disorders. Sold in 60c and 1.20 sizes by Dyer & Jones in Whitewright.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Una Mae Mangrum
George Kingery
Mrs. Cappie Beard
Near Leonard
Mrs. Cull Reeves and Son
Howe
Clyde Craig
Hazel McKinzey
Commerce
D. A. Ray
J. A. Stuteville Jr
William Barton
Sudan
Roberts Bros
W. R. Painter
Cecil Spindle
J. F. Spindle
Charles Dilbeck
Tulsa, Okla
Lloyd Moore
H. F. Cummings
Pecan Gap
van Camp
Ray Manning
Lee Myers
Bonhim
Rufus Hailey
D. S. Carr
Earl Coley
Mr. Allen of
Gladewater
Athens
F. E. Douglas
E. O. Thomas
Kay Kimbell
L. N. Seay
D. B. Smith
E. A. Douglas
Thelma Elkins
Durant, Okla
Mary Perkinson
J. P. Reynolds
Baptist Standard
Silman
W. F. Sanders
Elmer Aldridge
Near Era
Western Beauty Colored
M. E. Church
J. H. Mershon
San Antonio
Claud Stephens
George Burnham
Maggie Horton
Mineola
Lester May
R. May
J. A. Blanton
Marjory Nell
Norma
D. E. Low
Houston
Miss Frances Low
Methodist Hospital
That City
Roscoe Vestal
W. K. Long
Lower Main Street
Woosley
Armour
Colgate
Hale’s Leader
Maxwell House
Lighthouse
A. J. Houston
the Farmer’s Store
Sun Office
Dyer & Jones, Whitewright
Cole & Davis CO
Oxfords
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