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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
5
A weekly page lists a ten pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams. visitors and guests include Ben Patterson of Denison, Miss Agnes Trammel of Commerce, Robert W. Grant of Kansas City, and several families visiting Denison, Sherman, Tyler, and Durant. Police, business and lifestyle items mention Bow-Wright Drug Company, Pierce's Cafe, Southern Ice and Utilities, and local optical services.
Mr and Mrs C W Pope and Mr and Mrs C J Meador were in Sherman Sunday to see Mrs C L Carter of Bells who is recovering from an operation at a Sherman hospital.
Local residents travel to Durant and surrounding towns for family visits. Several gatherings include Bonham, Roxton, Pottsboro, Sherman, McKinney, and Dallas. kin from Galveston, San Antonio, and Oklahoma also visit grandparents and relatives.
If your eyes bother you a new pair of glasses may remedy the trouble. We guarantee satisfaction. Give us a trial. R. L. Johnson optometrist
Misses Myrtle and Mae Badgett returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives at Gordon Arkansas. They were accompanied home by Mrs. W D Badgett and son W D and daughter Miss Nancy Badgett.
Arthur Piner Grider and Miss Mary Grider return to Leonard after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claud Meador. Joe Thomas Meador accompanied them and will stay away several days. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon return from Chickasha where Horace Gordon was seriously ill with malaria. he is now recovering.
Deputy game warden K. L. Attebery stated the closed season for squirrels is now in effect and runs until October 1. The ban covers August 1 to October 1 with fines for violators.
Rev. H. M. Cowling of the Methodist Church concluded a Savoy revival meeting Tuesday night. Eight new members were added to the church roll. Regular services will resume Sunday at the Methodist Church.
Mrs John Gladden and her children are visiting relatives in Durant Oklahoma. They are accompanied by Mrs M E Conger.
Van Claborn begins construction of a new filling station at the northwest town intersection of Sherman Ida Road and Bells Denison Road. The prior service at the site, run by Floyd Williams, was destroyed by a recent fire a few days ago.
Robert Doss sustained a broken left arm when knocked down and run over by a light touring car on a Bonham street last Thursday. He suffered multiple bruises to his legs arms and torso.
Miss Dorothy Gordon earned the highest grade at Whitewright High School after completing four years of work in three years. She did not receive final grades until summer school and, after moving to Sherman with her parents, finished in Sherman summer school with the top scholastic average among regular term graduates.
A Whitewright merchant announces closing after Saturday August 6 and moving stock to Frederick Oklahoma until late September. Lease expires, fixtures for sale, and reopening with bargains planned. Two big days promised Friday and Saturday as inventory liquidates. J. W. Murphy signs.
The Department of Agriculture reports rats are declining but remain a major threat. Farmers' Bulletin No. 1533-F urges rat-proofing new buildings, sealing openings, removing shelter, and prompt disposal of garbage to reduce rat access before killing them.
IF M Echols hosted Rotary with guest J R Westbrook of Denison. Westbrook, former Whitewright resident and Grayson College educator, described starting on the Sherman Ida road and link to Choctaw bridge, using local labor and rapid funding. Work to begin by August 15 with red and black crews rotating as winter approaches.
A reflective piece questions suicide by one’s own hand and examines small daily irritations and routines as a backdrop to despair. It notes routine activities like dressing and personal care as part of a broader inner struggle without providing practical guidance.
A columnist vents at length about fatigue with constant queries and societal ills. The piece references attacks on religion, political corruption, youth behavior, nudity fears, and insect invasion while affirming a resolve to stay engaged and hopeful in a hometown setting.
Mrs Petunia Riggs finally locates the squeak in the rear of her car traced to her husband asking from the back seat that she drive more slowly. The note appears in Life typewriter paper sold for 25 cents in The Sun.
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