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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
5
Miss Birdie Lou Stephens of Leonard visits Miss Florence Wilson. Several residents visit relatives in Texas towns. typhoid fever affects Mrs. Ellis Alexander. Local trips include D. R. Lewis to Rusk and McMillin to Plano. Cotton begins to open. first bale soon. Mrs. Julius Cantrell and family travel to Tulsa. Bonham visitors. Dining ads urge meals at Pierce & Sons cafe and services at Morehead’s Filling Station.
J. W. McMurry Jr. Leon Spindle Willis Bailey Jack Yeager and Tom mie Bradley departed Sunday for Fort Sill Oklahoma to spend a month in the citizens military training camp.
Mark Montgomery and his family are camping and fishing for several days along Pennington Creek near Tishomingo Oklahoma. The trip features outdoor recreation and local scenery as the family enjoys time together in nature.
George Bennett Perry Jones Joe Farrow and C A Medearis returned Wednesday from a trip to Lubbock County.
Miss Gladys Wilson of Chickasha Oklahoma and Miss May Smith of Ely are guests of Miss Ray Russell this week. Mrs Lester Caylor returned Saturday from A and M College where she attended the farmers short course.
Bryan Weber and Misses Virginia Scott and Nora Baker of Sherman visited Miss Eunice Turner Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. B. Russell of Dallas returned home Saturday after an extended visit. R. E. Sublett and family and others left for Ada Oklahoma for a week with relatives. Mrs. C. C. Hill went home to Dallas after visiting her parents, accompanied by Miss Maurine May. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lilley Fave returned from Lubbock County with Barnett and Miss Emma Lilley of Kenefick Oklahoma.
Advert declares Chamberlain's Tablets prompt and dependable for keeping the liver active and preventing bilious attacks and headaches. It notes no calomel and no unpleasant aftereffects, gripe, or nausea, encouraging readers to try them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beasley of Cleburne and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Beasley of Fort Worth spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Charley Beasley.
Elder W N Carter returned from Emory where he led a revival and reports twenty one additions to the church. He will depart for Gordonville today to begin another revival. Capt Tom Hickman, recently back from England where he judged the International Rodeo in London, visited Mr and Mrs H T Attieberry. Baptist and Christian baseball fans saw the dry-cleaners defeated Monday afternoon as payback for last Friday's result.
Guy Hamilton reports he and his family camping on the Concho River south of San Angelo. The journey is proving very beneficial to family members as they participate in the spirited outdoor stay and related activities.
Mrs. Jack McMillin and daughter Lucile of Dallas paused in Sulphur Oklahoma on a trip to Sulphur, visiting Senator and Mrs. D S McMillin during their journey.
Rev. K. R. Isbell pastor of the Methodist Church at Cooper passed through Whitewright Monday stopping to shake hands with numerous friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Doss and several others attended the funeral of Mrs. Fanny Abernathy Castleberry at Bonham Friday afternoon of last week. The gathering included Mrs. W J Doss Mrs W L Mangrum and Mrs R H May and Alton May.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stedham and their sons Guy and Lester Short are on vacation visiting Hooker Oklahoma and other relatives. They expect to return around August 15. Joe Johnson came home Tuesday from Denver after a trip to Yellowstone National Park and Salt Lake City with the Baughers.
Mrs J D Harp returns from Chicago where she completed a music and voice course at the American Conservatory of Music. She visited relatives in Oklahoma on her homeward trip.
A notice in The Sun states an election will be held at the fire station this Saturday to decide whether the school maintenance tax shall be increased, with a maximum increase of ten cents.
J. H. Blincoe has returned from Kentucky after a three week visit including travel time. He drove home in an automobile with his brother Newt Blincoe of Blossom.
Mrs Sam Barrett and her children from Paducah visit her parents Mr and Mrs J A Ragsdale. Mr Ragsdale and his visiting daughter spend Saturday and Sunday with the family of Representative J R Westbrook in Denison.
With the Methodist pastor away conducting a revival in Orangeville, Methodists attended morning worship at the Presbyterian church. Sunday night Rev. J. F. Fender preached from the Methodist pulpit.
Information reached John Gladden on Wednesday afternoon that his 71 year old mother died suddenly at her home south of Savoy. She is survived by her husband and a daughter.
Mrs. Kirby, who resided near Tom Bean, died after years in Whitewright area. Friends here regret her passing as local farmers report hay balers working hard to harvest salable forage. Johnson grass hay brings $10 per ton locally.
A collection of quotes emphasizing thrift from Lincoln, Wilson, Franklin, Hanna, Gladstone, Wanamaker and others. The passage advocates early saving to build respectability, stability, and future success for young men.
A collection of short remarks on saving by Washington Roosevelt Garfield and Hill. The snippets emphasize thrift as a foundation for wealth and national prosperity. The quotes highlight saving as a discipline learned early and practiced by both men and women.
A man at a circus tent tests the gatekeeper by asking to count the passing boys. After the crowd enters, the keeper reports twenty-eight. The man congratulates himself, admitting he guessed twenty-seven.
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