Local notes from Whitewright and vicinity during holidays
The column cites visits and illnesses among Whitewright residents including Mrs. C P Jolson at McKinney and Plano and Knox Armstrong after typhoid. It notes Christmas ads, a broken May building window, and holiday events such as the Baptist bazaar on December 13 and 14, with various local travels and business promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Johnson
Knox Armstrong
American Express
Max Pope
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Truett Building
Whitewright society notes and local events recap
Ferris visitors Mr and Mrs J M Moyers returned home after a family visit. Grayson county headlines mention a last Sunday automobile ride with Miss Winnie Higginbot ham and Miss Lena Richardson as accomplices. Granville Gann announces a December 30 convention in Whitewright for the Precinct Singing Association. Local prices note four for 25c laundry soap, Hayter Electric Spark at 5c. The Womans Missionary Society meets next Monday at 2 50 pm for officer elections. Armenian and Syrian relief work not yet reported locally. A Canaan pie auction last week raised more than forty dollars for a community social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Stateville
Claud Dillon
Winnie Higginbotham
Howe
Lena Richardson
Sherman
Grayson County
Whitewright
Canaan
Obe Hefner
For Sale Iron Warehouse in Whitewright Texas
Bonham Wholesale Grocery offers a combined property in Whitewright Texas behind the W M Cox store. It includes a 109 by 150 foot lot a 25 by 40 iron warehouse two galvanized iron sheds 12 by 40 and 12 by 30 plus a 20 by 40 shingle shed. Total price 1000 if sold before January 1. Call or write Bonham Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Texas
W. M. Cox
Bonham Wholesale Grocery Company
Bonham, Texas
Material values lag as lumber and labor stay cheap
A Whitewright yard urges customers to invest spare funds in still affordable building materials and carpenter labor. It notes the yard supplied many substantial local projects this year and aims to boost service in the final month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Whitewright Red Cross bundle sale boosts funds
Emma Lacy reports sixty nine bundles donated and sold at Mr Livelys store raising sixty seven dollars for Red Cross. The Auxiliary thanks Lively and staff for aiding disposal of bundles. W H H Neilson, former Texas football star and O P Neilsons brother, earned a first lieutenant infantry commission at Leon Springs and Camp Pike Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lacy
Whitewright
Red Cross Auxiliary
The
Sun
Mr. Lively
Red Cross
H. H. Neilson
Texas
Dr. O. P. Neilson
Leon Springs
Camp Pike
Ark
Y P U Program for Sunday December 9
Bible quiz scripture reading Titus 3 1 15 leader Miss Cordelia Yeager. The Christian s duty to the State by Claude Fox The Christian s duty to unbelievers by Miss Ogletree The Christian s past and present by Gladys McMurry The obligation of the Christian to live right by Lillie McFatridge Comment by Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Yeager
Claude Fox
Miss Ogletree
Gladys McMurry
Pazo Ointment Promise for Piles Cures
Ad promises PAZO OINTMENT will cure itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money back. Claims quick relief and ease of use with a soothing application.
For Sale 90 Acres Near Grayson County Town
For sale 90 1-2 acres of dark sandy prairie in Grayson county near Pike road and a good school. Public road on two sides, 3 1-2 miles from town, two railroads nearby. 15 acres meadow, pasture, rest cultivated. Cotton yield 1-3 bale per acre this year. No improvements. Possession Jan 1 191%. Price 55 dollars per acre, one-third cash, balance easy terms. FE W Creager owner Sherman Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Pike Road
FE. W. Creager
Sherman
Texas
Notice of Probate for Lillie Eckles Will in Grayson County
The sheriff must publish a notice in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days before the return day. A. V. Stinnett seeks letters testamentary in the Grayson County Court at Sherman on the first Monday in January 1918. Interested parties may appear and contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenas
Grayson County
Grayson
Lillie M. Eckles
A. V. Stinnett
Court House
Sherman
A. D
N. A. Cox
Texas
Sherwan
History Club Meeting Notes from 1904
The History Club met with Miss Edna Rathbun on the 20th for a lesson on Mexico and Central America. The next meeting is planned with Miss Seales on December 12, with Mrs. Dickson as president and Miss Lacy as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Rathbun
Mexico
Central America
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Kodaks
Kodak
Eastman
Kodak Films
Gallaher’s Drug Store
Eastman Kodaks and Supplies
C. P. Jolson
McKinney and
Plano
W. J H. Clark
Town
Mrs
M.b.chisenhall
Burleson, Texas
Harry Steel
Bartlettsville
Oklahoma
Bob Beasley
Hayter’s
D. H. Hollingsworth
Johnson’s Jewelery
H. GC. Willis
W. H. Stedham
Waco
Grand Lodge
J. C. Parsons
Mrs. Cagle
Greenville
G. W. Adams
Ft. Smith
Mary Young
Topeka
Kansas
J. M. Sturdivant
Denison
Fred Wilson
Beatrice Mills
J. H. Bryant
Celina
W. O. Brents
Whitewright Lumber
J. M. Moyers
Ferris
P. Johnson
Granville Gann
Precinct Singing Asssociation
Hayter
Swift
Womans Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
L. Laroe & Company
Tian
Lillie McFatridge
Pastor
Shofield
Dyer&Jones
Rexall
Devoe Paint
L. Sales Omohundro
Sun Office
History Club
Luther Smith &Son
J. L. Kirkpatrick
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