May Buys Half Interest in Huffines and May Garage
R H May purchases W C Bailey's half of Huffines Bailey garage and filling station. May takes charge at the front of the mammoth service station Monday morning. Huffines remains in charge of the mechanical department. Bailey retires from the firm and will pursue other business. he will soon be connected with W M Cox grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. May
W. C. Bailey
Huffines & Bailey
Mr. May
Huffines
Huffines & May
Bailey
W. M. Cox
Johnson Moore wedding linked Bells and Sherman trip
Joe Johnson and Miss Mabel Ruth Moore were married last Friday in Sherman in a ceremony performed by the Travis Street Methodist Church pastor. After a stay in Sulphur Oklahoma they returned to a cottage on South Bond street. Joe, a local businessman with his father R L Johnson in the radio store jewelry and drug lines, is a Texas A and M graduate with a two year electrical engineering course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Johnson
Mabel Ruth Moore
Hill Moore
Near Bells
Joe
Miss Mabel
Sherman
Mary Johnson
Fay Moore
Travis Street Methodist Church
Sulphur
Okla
Knox Armstrong Featured On WFAA Radio Talk
Whitewright listeners heard Knox Armstrong discuss advertising on Dallas station WFAA Tuesday night in a talk titled Why Is Advertising. Armstrong, son of a local dry goods businessman, moved to Dallas six years ago and rose to advertising manager for E. M. Kahn & Co., a major user of ad space, and he noted he would mail radio log books to listeners who write to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
WFAA
Dallas
Knox Armstrong
Knox
E. M. Kahn & Co
Dallas Advertising League
Presbyterian Methodist Revival in Tom Bean
Revival conductors Rev. J F Fender and Rev. W A Stuckey lead a Presbyterian Methodist revival at Tom Bean. During their absence Rev Ben Bell of Hove preached to both congregations in a joint 11 o clock Sunday service at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Fender
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Stuckey
Methodist Church
Tom Bean
Ben Bell
Hove
Si Love Returns to Breckenridge After Visit
Si Love has returned to Breckenridge after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ragsdale and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Love
Breckenridge
Mrs. J. A. Ragsdale
Cotton crop forecast hits 13,990,000 bales for 1925
Washington reports an anticipated 13,990,000 500 pound bale crop for 1925, up 424,000 bales from earlier estimates. Crop condition improved in most states by Aug 16 except South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, with detailed state by state yields and ginning totals through Aug 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Lousiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Census Bureau
Concrete walks added on Spruce street and nearby
W N Johnson laid a new concrete walk along his residence lot on Spruce street this week. Farther west Grover Stateville completed a long concrete sidewalk. Residents urge a continuous concrete link to the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Johnson
Spruce Street
Grover Stateville
Battery expert builds new parts at Huffines and May garage
L. C. Bowling heads the battery service at Huffines and May garage and has installed equipment to manufacture battery parts. He can repair and recharge batteries and construct new ones in their entirety, showing complete mastery of automobile battery intricacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Bowling
Huffines & May Garge
Mr. Bowling
Frances Pope Celebrates Ninth Birthday at Grandparents’ Home
Frances Pope entertained about thirty friends at her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon’s home on Wednesday afternoon for her ninth birthday. Refreshments of cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Pope
Pender Couple Visits Mother–in–Law in Greenville
Mr and Mrs J W Pender of Greenville spent the week end with Mrs G W Pope, the latter's mother, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Pender
Greenville
G. W. Pope
Pilot Grove to Vote Bonds For School
Arrangements are underway to rebuild the Pilot Grove schoolhouse destroyed by fire. A $6,000 structure will replace it and an election on September 12 will decide issuing $6,000 in school distress bonds. The district met unanimously in favor, and trustees were authorized to proceed. Insurance of $2,500 will fund furnishings and equipment, with modern facilities anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Grove
S. H. Montgomery
Passed Away of Uncle Johnny Webster in Whitewright
J E Webster died Thursday morning August 20 1925 in Whitewright Texas after a long life of service. Born December 21 1857 in Campbellsville Kentucky he married Anna Cowherd in 1884 and lived in Texas for many years. Survived by three children two sisters and one brother with four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at the Methodist Church followed by interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny” Webster
Man
Chlid
Johnny
John Edward Webster
Campbellsville
Anna D. Cowherd
Texas
van Alstyne
Sherman
C. W. Bryant
Town
Mr. Webster
Edgar Montgomery
Whitewright
Methodist Church
God
W. A. Stuckey
J. F. Fender
Presbyterian Church
G. M. McNeilly
The
Baptist Church
Baptist Church, and Rev. Wright
Methodist Church of
Bells
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pair Charged With Bank Robberies in Denton and Krum
Denton August 25 charges of robbery with firearms filed against Yancy Storey and Shelby Stiff in connection with the March 11 Sanger National Bank robbery. Additional counts tied to the June 9 Krum bank raid. Pack Hampton, night watchman, identified them and provided the time clock seized during the Sanger incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanger Bank
Mrs S C Riddle F uneral Attended by Sherman Friends
Mrs S C Riddle died suddenly at her Dallas home Sunday night at 8. She was a daughter of the late Rev J M Binkley and is survived by her husband Rev S C Riddle of Dallas two sisters Mrs T A Cole of Sherman and Mrs Page Harris of Houston one brother Marvin M Binkley of Sherman. The funeral in Sherman Tuesday drew Mr and Mrs C W Bryant W H King and Dr R May among others. Rev Riddle once preached at the local Methodist Church and the couple had many friends here. Mrs Riddle was a cousin of C W and C B Bryant and Mrs W H King of Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Bryant
W. H. King
R. May
S. C. Riddle
Sherman
Riddle
Dallas
J. M. Binkley
Rev
T. A. Cole
Page Harris
Houston
Marvin M. Binkley
Rev. Riddle
C. W
C. B. Bryant
Gray Mangrum Wedding in Van Alstyne
Mr. J L Gray Jr of Van Alstyne married Miss Maude Mangrum Monday afternoon in Van Alstyne with Rev Leo Johnson of the Christian Church officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Mangrum, grew up in Whitewright and attended Whitewright High and Carr Burdette College. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs J L Gray, belongs to a pioneer Van Alstyne family. The marriage surprised their relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Gray Jr
van Alstyne
Maude Mangrum
Leo Johnson
Christian Church of
W. L. Mangrum
Whitewright
Carr-Burdette College
Sherman
J. L. Gray
van Alstyne Section
Cotton Receipts Rising As Gins Work Overtime
Cotton receipts are increasing rapidly with gins busy daily. By Thursday morning 256 bales weighed at the public cotton yard as prices fell from 24.50 24.75 earlier to 23.50 for lint and 8.25 for seed cotton. Pedigreed Mebane cotton commands a premium of 1.00 to 1.50 per hundred. New buyers J L Cantrell for Lilley Pete Wilson and W P Vaughn record keen competition boosting Whitewright market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cantrell
J. F. Lilley
Pete Wilson
Leonard
W. P. Vaughn
Revival Meeting Draws Large Crowds at Moreland
Elder W. N. Carter conducts a revival ten miles south of town at Moreland reporting 23 new church members since opening. Crowds fill each service with Sunday night attendance about 1500, and after plans to end last Sunday the meeting was extended by another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N., Carter
Moreland
Local notables visit. kindergarten diploma and social notes
C W Hampton and Dr G J Hornbuckle, road contractors with Womack Construction in Jack County, visited family here Sunday. Mrs Hornbuckle and children moved back to Whitewright after at Jacksboro and other jobs. Marian Barbee of the College of Industrial Arts at Denton will receive a kindergarten diploma this week as one of two recipients. Mary Rena Penn and Helen Thomas hosted a Wednesday Bridge Club, with Amoret Gates, Ethel Gordon, and Margreta Fender winning favors. out-of-town guests included Agnes Trammel, Dorothy Biggs, Ivy Fain, Eva Chancellor, and Amoret Gates. Greenville goodwill and Hunt County fair emissaries tour the area and plan a Whitewright visit Thursday at 10 AM, led by the Greenville band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hampton
G. J. Hornbuckle
Womack Construction Company
Jack County
Marian Barbee
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Mary Rena Penn
Helen Thomas
Amoret Gates
Ethel Gordon
Margreta Fender
Agnes Trammel
Sulphur Springs
Dorothy Biggs
Ivy Fain
Sherman
Eva Chancellor
Myra
Franklin
Greenville
Whitewright
Arrest of Butler for alleged theft and arson linked case
Arriving from a road camp in Jeck County the man Butler was arrested by Constable Lankford on suspicion of stealing clothing from the camp. Property was recovered and returned. charges filed in a corporate court fire case. After brief detention, he was taken out by a farmer for cotton picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeck County
Herman Butler
Lankford
Jack County
Singing Convention at Bethel Near Whitewright
The district singing convention will be held at Bethel four miles south of Whitewright on Saturday night and Sunday August 29 30. Dr J F Spindle secretary of the organization announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Whitewright
J. F. Spindle
Death of Clay Francis Remains in Ida Area
Clay Francis who formed acquaintances here during athletic activities died Wednesday at his home west of Ida and south of Sherman. He taught at Ida for two years after high school and studied at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth last winter. He contracted a malignant typhoid fever about three weeks ago. Funeral and interment will be at Holloway Cemetery near Celtic this Thursday at 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Francis
Ida
Sherman
Young Francis
Fort Worth
Holloway Cemetery
Celtic
Doctor Hoyle Family Auto Vacation to San Antonio Trip
Dr. R. C. Hoyle and family recently returned from an automobile vacation spending most of their outing at San Antonio and nearby resorts. They traveled through Central Texas, an area grappling with a complete crop failure affecting the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hoyle
San Antonio
Dr. Hoyle
Texas
Mrs McMurry and relatives visit Denison on Monday
Mrs R K McMurry and her sister Mrs E M Harper of Waco and Mrs J B Burris of near town spent Monday in Denison with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. McMurry
E. M. Harper
Waco
J. B. Burris
Near Town
Denison
New Dry Goods Store For Whitewright Soon
S R Parks of Denison, former Madden's manager, rents the Pierce building beside Planters National Bank and plans to open an up to date stock of ready to wear dry goods and notions about September 15. He is selecting stock in St Louis and Chicago and aims to establish a permanent business and civic ties in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Parks
Denison
Madden
Pierce
Planters National Bank
Parks
St. Louis
Chicago
Whitewright
Cotton from Texas prison farms valued at 2 million
Austin reports 12 000 to 15 000 bales of cotton likely on Texas prison farms this season. Commissioner Walker Sayles has notified former Governor James E. Ferguson. The expected crop is valued at 2 000 000 dollars with about 3 000 bales already ginned. Some 32 000 acres are planted in cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Walker Sayles
James E. Ferguson
House Party Attracts Delegation Of Young Guests
David Ray Womack arriving from Tulane University hosts a house party this week at the home of Misses Inez and Gladys Ray. Attendees include Amoret Gates of Franklin La Dorothy Biggs of Sherman Agnes Trammell of Sulphur Springs Edith Clark of Mineral Wells Edna Womack H W Wallace and W B Hamett of New Orleans Wm Jerveys of Mobile Henry Ball of Dallas and W B and David Ray Womack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ray Womack
Tulane University
New Orleans
Inez
Gladys Ray
Amoret Gates
Franklin
Dorothy Biggs
Sherman
Agnes Trammell
Sulphur Springs
Edith Clark
Mineral Wells
Edna Womack
Messrs
H. W. Wallace
W. B. Hamett
Wm. Jerveys
Mobile
Ala
Henry Ball
Dallas
W. B
Fort Worth man visits, inquires into Ely estate
R. L. Hayter formerly in the furniture business here spent Sunday in the city with an attorney. He made inquiries about the settlement of the S. Ely estate in which they are interested and met several old friends during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Hayter
Fort Worth
Greenberg Brothers Open Celina Dry Goods Store
Greenberg Bros conduct a prosperous dry goods business here and have opened a similar store at Celina. They have divided their forces for operating both locations, and other members of the Greenberg family recently arrived from New York to join the merchandising firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenberg Bros
Celina
Greenberg
New York
Sherman visitors with Cates family and Mrs Horn
Mr and Mrs Afton Cates and their son and Mrs W M Horn of Sherman spent the first of the week in town as guests of Mr and Mrs U J Cates.
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Louisiana
W. J. Barbee
J. E. Webster
Singing
Ford
Chambers Motor CO
Lincoln
Fordson
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