Local Happenings Include Visitors and New Goods
Tocals Leon Rogers of Beaumont visits his sister Mrs. W. L. Stowers. George Lackey of Dallas visits relatives here. Miss Emma Davidson and Miss Genevieve Davidson visit relatives in Dallas. New crop Country Sorghum sold by Davidson & Barbee. Several locals and visitors from Dallas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri observed. New radio batteries and equipment in stock at Manning Clark & Meador. Southern Ice & Utilities Co. advertises ice cold watermelons. W. J. Looney promotes new furniture and rugs.
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Manning, Clark & Meador
Dallas Man Visits Home Folks and Regional Figures
George Smith of Dallas formerly of this place spent Tuesday and Wednesday as a guest of Tom Barbee and Mrs. H. C. McGaughey. Mrs. H. C. McGaughey and her daughter visit Miss Kate Fulton and relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Coley and children were called to Mt. Pleasant Tuesday for a relative's funeral.
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Tom Lilley
Kenefick
Okla
Dave Roddy
Anna
D. E. Low
Sallye Hamilton
Sherman
Vergil Biggers
Dallas
J. W. Davidson
George Smith
Tom Barbee
H. C. McGaughey
Greenville
Kate Fulton
D. G. Coley
Mt. Pleasant
Sewell McKinney
Local residents visit kin and attend regional events
A series of social visits and travel occur across towns. Families from Trenton Greenville Dallas Denison Sherman and McKinney connect with relatives at homes and churches while the forty ninth Old Settlers Reunion opens in Sherman and a local optometrist offers eye tests and guaranteed glasses.
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Old Settlers
Sherman
Denison Masonic Lodge Holds Friday Night Meeting
Dr. J. N. Powell Chesley Rutledge Jesse McIver and Beveridge Brents attended a special meeting of the Masonic lodge in Denison Friday night. Typewriter ribbons were at the Sun office.
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J. N. Powell
Chesley Rutledge
Jesse McIver
Beveridge Brents
Masonic Lodge
Denison
Waco Visitor Lester May Reunites With Parents
Lester May of Waco spent Sunday with his parents Dr and Mrs R May. He was en route home from New York City where he spent several days on business.
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Lester May
Waco
R. May
New York City
Teacher Miss Gladys Wilson Visits Parents in Chickasha
Miss Gladys Wilson, who taught in Chickasha Oklahoma last year and attended Edmond College this summer, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C A Wilson.
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Gladys Wilson
Chickasha, Okla
Edmond
Okla
C. A. Wilson
Doctor Jno T Nall Optician to Visit Whitewright
Dr Jno T Nall an optician from Sherman will be in Whitewright each Monday at the Dyer and Jones drug store. Eyes examined glasses fitted frames temples and lens duplicated. C Nall and C Better.
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Jno. T. Nall
Sherman
Whitewright
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
C” Nall
Dyer & Jones Store
Paralyzed man in Whitewright and tall cotton stalks
T D Reynolds suffered a sudden paralysis at home Wednesday evening while preparing to go to church. He remained resting Thursday morning. Dillard Carr brought two stalks of cotton to The Sun showing a patch in East Whitewright that stands 7 14 feet tall with squares and small bolls.
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T. D. Reynolds
Dillard Carr
Sun Office
East Whitewright
Carpenters Work On Old R and R Theatre Building
Builders replace the front with a new facade and remove the elevated floor as preparations begin for S. R. Park dry goods store moving from Durant Oklahoma once the renovation is finished.
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R and R Theatre
S. R. Park Dry Goods
Durant
Okla
Andrews Family Heads to Washington and Expo Visit
Mr and Mrs Lucian Andrews and daughter Mary Lee depart Monday for Washington DC for several days then proceed to Philadelphia to attend the Sesqui Centennial International Exposition. They will also tour Canada before returning.
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Lucian Andrews
Mary Lee
Washington, D. C
Washington
Philadelphia
Canada
Whitewright
Principal Hayden Hamilton Resigns for San Antonio Academy Post
Hayden Hamilton principal of the Kentuckytown school for two years and reelected for the next term resigns to join the San Antonio Military Academy as mathematics professor. He will move to San Antonio in September. Orbin Blanton of Whitewright will teach Spanish at the academy, currently taking a Spanish course in Mexico City.
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Hayden Hamilton
Kentuckytown
San Antonio Military Academy
San Antonio
Hamilton
Orbin Blanton
Whitewright
University of Mexico
Mexico City
B Y P U PROGRAM Sunday August 29 7 PM
The program lists speakers and topics for a Sunday evening meeting led by Mrs. G. Lindsey with talks by Altha Mae Vestal Mrs. W. C. Cook W T Simmons Frances Giles and Mrs C W Hampton on The Negro at Home and Abroad The South Owes a Debt to Her Servants and related themes focusing on gospel outreach and African work
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G. Lindsey
Altha Mae Vestal
W. C. Cook
W. T. Simmons
Frances Giles
Africa
C. W. Hampton
Topeka Capital Quip on Safe Walk to First Base
A Topeka Capital quip notes that the only pedestrian who avoids cars is the one who walks to first base, a light comment on baseball and city traffic.
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Topeka Capital
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted in Whitewright Monday
Eye service announces weekly visits in Whitewright over Dyer & Jones with examination, frame fitting, temple adjustments, and lens duplication available. C NALL refers to better vision through professional care and proper eyewear.
Movie Star May Help to Adorn Your Auto
A vintage feature explains what happens to old film stock after release. Most movie ribbons last about two years before being junked and recycled into varnish dope. Recycled silver is recovered in tons, while the celluloid becomes pyroxylin replacing natural gum lacquer in varnish production.
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United States
Oea
The Violin and the Fiddle
An official presents a handmade fiddle from a penitentiary inmate to Governor of Tennessee as a petition for mercy. The piece contrasts the violin and fiddle, praising their roles and ideals in music.
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Tennessee
Be It Ever So Humble There is No Place Like Home
A pardoned prisoner visits his family on Christmas Eve, asking the Governor to feel for the poor. The Governor grants mercy, and the cabin fireside glows with warmth as a prisoner reunited with his wife and children. Bob Taylor reflects on mercy and home.
Rotary Club Luncheon Program Led by Rham Pennington
Rham Pennington led Friday’s Rotary Club luncheon program. Misses Mary Johnson and Willie Ross attended as guests and provided the program with Miss Ross singing and Miss Johnson accompanying at the piano. Visitors from nearby clubs were present.
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Rham Pennington
Rotary Club
Mary Johnson
Willie Ross
Miss Ross
Miss Johnson
The Patrenal Bluff
A Kansas City Star quotation discusses parental styles at Rumpus Ridge. Gap Johnson asserts strict guidance for daughters while allowing sons freedom, provoking a skeptical response from an acquaintance about daily quarrels and discipline.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Ideal Young Bride Seeks Tender Cut From Butcher
A fragment from Central Div. News notes a young bride requesting a clean piece of meat with no gristle bone or fat. The butcher replies with a travelogue like list of places Zona New Mexico Kansas and Idaho.
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New Mexico
Kansas
Idaho
Central Div. News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tocals
Leon Rogers of
Beaumont
Mrs. W. L. Stowers
George Lackey
Emma
Genevieve Davidson
Davidson & Barbee
Mrs. R. S. Morehead
Farmersville
Mary Rena Penn
Terrell
E. E. Wilson
Slaton
Willie Miller
Ector
Evelyn Wilson
John A. Ray
Washington University
St. Louis
Mrs
A. J. Ray
Fannie Robbins
Velma Nicely
Ruth Lankford
Liberal
Goldie Pierce
Ethel Gordon
Bella Vista
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Johnson’s
Mrs. P. McKenna
Houston
J. H. Reeves
T. H. Sears
Lubbock
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Ralph Skipworth
Granvill Ball
West Texas
Fred W. Smith
Tohoka
Pierce
Earl Wallace
Joe Wallace
S. L. Young
W. J. Looney
Glen Rose
Mrs. C. C. Hill
Mrs. Hill
Joe May
J. P. Everheart of
Rotan
Henry Everheart
J. F. Spindle
Tioga
Mrs. Spindle
Clifford Jarvis
Trenton
R. L. Johnson
Joe B. Cameron
Annie May
Erma Ball
Paducah
Chillicothe
J. L. Truett
Adah Truett
P. J. Pierce
Little Rock
Ark
John Ray
Riley
R. S. Morehead
W. H. Stedham
Mr. Stedham
R. C. Reece
Margreta Fender
Columbia University
Frank Hanna
Lester Haile
R. C. Montgomery
Mark Montgomery
Jack
Hugh Norris
Frank Montgomery
Jack Ryon
of McKinney
F. L. Clendening
Aransas Pass
J. B
Pascal Turner
Maranda Blakey
Florence Bird
Woodard
J. E. Turner
B. Y. P. U. Program
MO. T. Nall
Opt. of
Ance Protection
S. H. Montgomery & Son
the Insurance Men
Bob Taylor
Rayon Underwear
Gingham House
Giles Variety Store
Marks Bros
Sherman’s Greatest Department Store
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