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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
5
Local items note visits by Mrs. George Pope Rufus Turner and Mrs. Ernest Smith. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Roberts. Sales pitches from Gordon Bros. and W. J. Looney reference eggs gas prices and furniture offerings. Visits span Dallas Sherman Ada Durant and Waco with various relatives and business notes throughout community.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McElvaney of Dallas were week end guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King.
O S Finch proclaims his skill and top-notch tools make shoe repairs easy. The local cobbler emphasizes craftsmanship and quality service for customers needing footwear restoration.
Sherman and Denison locals visited. Elder W. N. Carter plans his 24th annual revival at Ola Kaufman County starting Sunday with departure on Saturday. Other notes include relatives visiting Trenton and Dallas: Mrs. C. C. Hill and family, Mr. Hill’s prior visit, and Floyd Everheart with children visiting Bryant family. Ivory Goods specials for ten days offered by jeweler R. L. Johnson.
W. H. Green of Rockwall, formerly from this place, visits to attend the Grayson County Odd Fellows Anniversary Association gathering.
W. J. Looney the furniture man offers to overhaul an oil stove to restore full service and efficiency. The notice emphasizes expert repair and customer assurance.
Mr and Mrs R G Carter of Denison spent Saturday with Elder and Mrs W N Carter. Mr Carter serves as a special officer for the Katy with headquarters in Denison.
About thirty five Greenville people attended the revival meeting at the Methodist Church Sunday night. Rev. Graham who is conducting the services is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Greenville.
J L Dyer attended a two day session of the Texas Rexall Club in Dallas the first of the week with over two hundred fifty druggists in attendance. We note local business ads offering furniture repair and varnish services. J H Reeves sold city lots to Home Ice Manufacturing Co near Cotton Belt station for $600. Agricultural class learned horseshoeing at Hollingsworth shop with John Hollingsworth instructing. J W Nicholson Katy pumping plant head and Alma McLerrin Katy station agent wed at Waco and reside here.
Mr and Mrs V R Cox attended the funeral of Mrs L A Harley at Boswell Oklahoma on Saturday. Mrs Harley was Coxs aunt and formerly a resident of this place having lived here about ten years before moving to Oklahoma twelve years ago.
Mrs J H Reeves received a telegram from El Paso about Peter McKenna being seriously ill. Ozro L Sloan and Grace Henderson wed southwest of town. Sloan a World War veteran. Postmaster W O Brents orders rural mail improvements including standardized white mounted boxes with family names on posts.
J C Gillespie J R Carlisle City Marshal Montgomery and Deputy Sheriff Ed Lankford traveled to Sherman Monday as witnesses in a burglary case. The trial is postponed to the latter part of the week requiring another trip. The accused allegedly broke into Hudson Davis & Company and the Carlisle dry goods store.
A rain measuring .79 inch at the city pumping plant plus .74 inch Tuesday night totals 1.53 inches in two nights. About .5 inch fell Wednesday, bringing the weekly rainfall to about two inches.
A grocer advertises this week paying 20 cents a dozen in trade for eggs. Gordon Bros. promotes the exchange as part of its grocery trade specials.
Mr and Mrs W J Bryan were driving a Ford when their car crashed prompting a local police report. The incident details show a collision site near a roadside marker and treatment by responders at the scene.
A collision on the pike south of town caused the car to strike bridge banisters. The windshield broke when a child was thrown against it by the impact but the child escaped injury. One fender bent nearly double and the radiator damaged the car.
Miss Sallie Moore at Looney's furniture store announces a Saturday shipment of pot plants selected at a hot house. She invites customers to call and make selections and adds there will also be a good supply of tomato and pepper plants.
Customers who have repairs done at Morehead's receive top workmanship and quality materials priced fairly, ensuring durable results and good value.
R. S. Morehead advertises expert repairing and vulcanizing services, inviting customers to choose their shop for quality work and reliable tire service.
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