Local Social Notes Highlight Rural Visits and Travel
Rev and Mrs A R Nash and daughter Georgia visited relatives in Dallas this week. Mrs O H Haydon of Sherman spent the weekend with Miss Marion Simmons. Dee Hamilton and family of Alba visited his aunt Mrs G P Gooch. Marvin Bryant of Madill spent Sunday with his parents. Miss Bessie Brents visited her mother in Terrell. Will Looney promotes his furniture stock. Grayson county grand jury convened in Sherman with local citizens called before them. Mrs J S Dillon in Sherman sanitarium after surgery. Flint Little in France. N F Pitman and family from Gainesville visited Mrs Geo Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Nash
Miss Georgia
Dallas
Dee Hamilton
Alba
G. P. Gooch
Grayson County
Sherman
N. F. Pitman
Will
Elizabeth
Gainesville
Local personals note travels and news from area families
Mr and Mrs P S Blanton and children returned Saturday from a ten day car trip to San Antonio to visit their son Orbin in the army. Mrs P B Smith returned from Detroit with daughter Miss Marie Smith at school there. Mrs W H Montgomery got word from son T E that he arrived in France after being called from Clovis NM. Rev W J Epting and Rev Henderson hold revival at Pink Hill with several church additions. Will Looney advertises wall paper and a furniture shipment. farmers haul water from city plant. Lt Jim Reeves in England reports to parents. Gowdys visit Paris with Pearl Goree. Emma Gordon goes to Dallas for millinery stock. McGaughey to Marlin then Dallas for fall stock. News helpers invited. locals and personals are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gordon
Dallas
Annie McGaughey
McGaughey
Marlin
Twenty-Five Local Women Offer Nursing Service for Overseas Duty
Twenty five young women from South Grayson county volunteer as trained nurses to be trained and prepared for overseas duty as soon as possible. Miss Marguerite Montgomery of the area is among the volunteers. Mr and Mrs J J Taylor and two sons from Dallas visited here Tuesday. The Taylors, known for their Dallas News ties, toured a Kentucky town noted for Taylor's early Texas residence. Taylor's sons also stopped at the office during the visit.
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Grayson County
Marguerite Montgomery
J. J. Taylor
Dallas
Mr. Taylor
Dallas News
Kentuckytown
Texas
Whitewright
Sears Auto Company
Fordson Tractor
T. H. Sears
Henry Ford
Majestic Range Promotion Offers Free Kitchenware
W R Foster promotes a kitchenware giveaway with the purchase of a Majestic range and invites readers to a demonstration during the week starting August 26 to view the gift. Victor Biggerstaff is noted as visiting his parents en route from the A and M College Mechanical Training School to a camp in Columbia South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Foster
Victor Biggerstaff
J. H. Biggerstaff
A. & M. College
Columbia
South Carolina
Sergeant Bluch Wellington Visits Home From San Francisco
Sergeant Bluch Wellington, an instructor in San Francisco, visits his father John Wellington. He is a skilled rifleman with a silver medal from hitting bull’s eyes in 260 of 300 shots.
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Bluch Wellington
John Wellington
Bluch
Army
San Francisco
Marriage of C. L. Alexander and Lorene McMillin at Bethel area
Mr C L Alexander married Miss Lorene McMillin at the McMillin home with Rev Joe Everheart officiating last Saturday night. The bride is a popular Canaan community young woman and the groom a prosperous farmer east of Bethel. Friends extend congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Alexander
Lorene McMillin
Joe McMillin
Joe Everheart
Canaan
Bethel
Death of Clyde Combs Revealed in Smithville Letter
Mrs I S Combs of Smithville reports the death of Clyde Combs from injuries at a government steel plate mill in Youngstown Ohio on July 10. Clyde attended Carlisle Military School in 1915 and had many friends in the area who regret his passing. Uncle Dave Alverson left for Nebraska to visit his son Rev Walter Alverson, accompanied by his granddaughter Beatrice who had been visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Biggerstaff
I. S. Combs
Smithville
Clyde
Youngstown
Ohio
Combs
Carlisle
Dave Alverson
Nebraska
Rev
Walter Alverson
Beatrice
Denison Exemption Board Orders Entrain Fifteen Men
The local exemption board received orders to entrain fifteen men from Denison district for Camp Travis on August 26. The selected men will come from the 1917 registrants, not those registering in 1915. Officials have not yet notified the board, but a large call is believed likely this month.
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Denison
Camp Travis
Denison Herald
You Want Good Meat Specialty and delivery service
The ad promotes high quality meat from cattle and hogs with sanitary handling. It offers delivery anywhere in the city including Sundays until 9 am and emphasizes cleaner meat from a market refrigerator rather than wagon sales.
City Meat Market Promotes Top Prices for Livestock
The notice touts high market prices for cattle and hogs and urges sellers to call telephone number 132 to secure the best meat. It emphasizes prompt service and urges customers to compare prices before selling.
Whitewright School Set to Open September 16
The Whitewright public school will begin Monday September 16. All district students should plan to attend on opening day to avoid falling behind. The government supports universal schooling and a strong first day ensures a solid start. The term will feature a capable high school staff led by B. E. Lovelady, with Elizabeth Hughes and Daphne Helms as instructors and Mary Davis handling lower grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Goovernment
B. E. Lovelady
Lancaster
Baylor University
Elizabeth Hughes
State University
Daphne Helms
Mary Davis
Service Flag Exercises at Presbyterian Church
Service flag exercises will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Judge Dillard of Sherman will deliver the address. Everybody is invited to attend these exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Week-end Visit and Typhoid Fever Update
Mr and Mrs J A Ragsdale and Miss Lydia Richa spent the week end with relatives at Denison. Mrs J C Parsons has been in Greenville the past week at the bedside of her nephew Cecil Cagle who has typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ragsdale
Lydia Richa
Denison
J. C. Parsons
Greenville
Cecil Cagle
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O. H. Haydon of
Marion Simmons
Marvin Bryant of
Madill
C. W. Bryant
Bessie Brents
Terrell
Will Looney
Bessie Wainswright
Bonham
John Gladden
Near Town
Kathleen Hudspeth
Atdka, Okla
George Pope
Pascal Cox
Durant, Okla
Wm. Cox
Inez
Gladys Ray
Jacksonville
Miriam Butler
J. L. Boone
Sergeant Julian Boone
France
Tom Brice
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
J. S. Dillon
P. B. Smith
Detroit
Michigan
Miss Marie Smith
W. H. Montgomery
T. E
Clovis
New Mexico
W. J. Epting
Henderson
Pink Hill
Bells
J. H. Reeves
Jim Reeves
England
Jim
W. J. Looney
George Gowdy
Paris
Miss Pearl Goree
Whitewright Lumber Co
Lilburn Ross
Gordon Bros
Ford
M. J. Long
The
LaRoe Lumber Co
Dyer&Jones Rexall Store
Devoe
NYAL
United States
J. L. Kirkpatrick
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