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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1929

Page

9

Local Folks Visited Friends and Family Across Nearby Towns

Community notes list Miss Mary Lou Blanks, Mrs. R. J. Roscoe, Rev. Ben Sturdivant, Amy Adrian, Kathryn Montgomery, Walter Bogle, J. P. Layman, Frank Layman, Marvin Bryant, Frank Benton, T. H. Sears, Jim Blanks, John McMurry Jr., Victor Biggerstaff, Marjorie, Clyde Johnson, Mrs. W. P. Vaughn, and many others visiting relatives in Dallas Sherman Celina Fort Worth Lubbock Denison Denison. Events include Thanksgiving gatherings, weekend visits, and business trips. Local dealers announce Aladdin lamps and supplies through Manning Clark Meador.

Local Social Roundup and Business Notes

Residents and relatives gather in Whitewright and nearby towns for visits and thanksgivings. Notables include the Henry family of Commerce and Port Arthur, the Sears and Barbee families, and D. S. McMillin attending a Masonic session in Waco. Local commerce sees H P Boss leasing and reopening a shoe shop, while the Whitewright School Board fills a vacancy with R A Gillett. Thanksgiving guests from several towns are listed. For Aladdin lamps Manning Clark and Meador advertise.

Fraternal Lodge Plans Friday Night Degree Work

Special communication set for Friday night December 6 at 6 30 for Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft degrees. All members urged to attend, visitors welcome. Also notes a farewell for Mr and Mrs W B Penn moving from Bells to Whitewright after sixteen years. Roger Holcomb injured after falling from a truck near Mrs W C Fain’s home with a dazed recovery.

Ross R. May W. M Lloyd Moore W. B. Penn Bells Whitewright Penn Mr. Penn Mrs. Penn Bells Baptist Church Roger Holcomb R. L. Holcomb W C. Fain Roger

Two Killed in Auto Crash Near McKinney Sunday

Raymond Pruitt and Shannon Cook died when their car skidded on a rain slick highway and hit the East Fork Creek bridge rail two miles north of McKinney. Pruitt, 34, and Cook, 26, were returning from a bird hunt in Oklahoma. Both were Dallas residents with spouses and families waiting in Dallas.

Dallas East Fork Creek Sherman-Dallas McKinney Raymond Pruitt Shannon Cook Oklahoma

Stunt Aviators Warned Over Thorpe Bay

Stunt aviators have been warned to stop their antics above Thorpe Bay under penalty of arrest. Local authorities issued the warning as residents complained of unsafe flying and disruption.

Thorpe Bay Eng

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mary Lou Blanks Denton Mrs Gomer May R. J. Roscoe Royse City R. T. Pennington John Silman Sherman J. J. Silman J. M. Sturdivant Rev Ben Sturdivant H. P. Donigan Brookshire Joe Johnson Amy Adrian Austin College, Sherman Margaret McMurry Kathryn Montgomery Blanche Walter Harris Bogle W. C. Fain J. P. Layman Frank A. Layman Celina J. W. Ewing Celeste C. S. Witt Marvin Bryant Madill, Okla Frank Benton Fort Worth Benton J. H. Biggerstaff Mrs. T. H. Sears Lubbock Jim Blanks Caddo Okla John McMurry Jr Aust'n College Victor Biggerstaff Hugh Wilson J. W. Biggerstaff W. F. Holland Marjorie Grover Gillett P. Johnson Miss Clyde W. P. Vaughn N. M. Phy Stamford J. W. Wilson Margaret Spindle of Denison J. F. Spindle Myrtle Badgett Joe Hembree Honey Grove J. T. Roberts 8. R. McKinney Pilot Point Georgia Anderson Trenton A. M. Roberts Manning, Clark & Meador Whitewright Lumber Company Ironton Ray-Glo Century Garland Gas Ranges Pittsburg R. V. Henry Commerce Oral Henry Hamlin Pat Henry Port Arthur John Henry W. F. Sanders Paul Roberts Emmagene Margaret Sears Y. B. Reed Mrs. H. D. Neff Children of Commerce Mrs. Neff Mrs. D. A. Ray Marian Barbee Wolfe City W. J. Barbee Jack Ryan of McKinney Bascom Sears Jesse Melver D. S. McMillin Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas Masonic Grand Lodge Waco H. P. Boss Porterfield R. F. Beasley Whitewright Board of Education R. A. Gillett W. E. LaRoe Midland H. L. Carver Gilbert Henslee Farmersville W. B. Antone Neil Henderson Sulphur Springs Neville Pierce O. W. Myrick Masons Beasley Shop Wright Purina Feed Company Albert Vestal Orangeville Sherman, Texas Citron Mangrum Bros M’kinney Pruitt Turner Street Lena J. F. Pruitt Myrtle Street J. E. Greer Cook Circle Drive Charles M. Cook Grand Avenue L. LaRoe & Company MR. Husband Florence
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