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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1916

Page

3

Local News Highlights From Wolfe City Area

Local notes detail visits and visitors from Ranger Sherman Denison Bonham and Denison. Mentions include births, thanksgiving visits, and holiday preparations with mentions of Home Bakery East Texas cane syrup and high patent flour price deals from Hayter.

J. T. Falls Ranger L. C. Long T. H. Lively Dallas E. T. Doss Bonham R. L. Hayter East Texas W. O. Brents

Woman's Missionary Society meeting and community notices

The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets at Mrs. D. R. Lewis's home Monday at 2 30 p.m. A box supper for Kentuckytown school is set for Friday night at the schoolhouse. Religious and social notices follow, including local visits, moves, and business changes in Sherman area.

Young Ladies Missionary Society Ama Davidson Frank Carter Madill Okla Geneva Carr Tom Bean J. W. Holsapple Sherman Central Christian Church Ras Benedict Kirkley Greenville Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church D. R. Lewis Kentuckytown

Local clan updates and farm news from Tom Bean area

Josh May of Savoy visit with Elizabeth and relatives. Wade Sears returns from an Eastern Oklahoma hunting trip, joining friends in Tishomingo. Dan Smith sold his brick business house near Wilson Vaughn store to R L Hayter and a residence in East Whitewright to J H Davenport. T L Cowart and Carrie Orine Doggett wed near Whitewright, Rev I E Teague officiating. L Eden sold a 38 pound jumbo gobbler for 7.60 and other large turkeys at 20 cents. Turkey prices trending down as buyers in big cities resist high asks. P J Pierce & Son advertise growth by pleasing customers. A fire at the seed storage house of the oil mill caused slight damage, controlled by night crew. fire wagon not used. White Produce Co urges selling turkeys and eggs before prices fall further.

Josh May Savoy Elizabeth Wade Sears Kiamitia Oklahoma Tishomingo Dan Smith Wilson-Vaughn R. L. Hayter East Whitewright J. H. Davenport L. Eden Presley Short Mr. Eden

Katy Christmas Rates Ticket Sale Details

Katy announces tickets on sale December 15 to 26 and December 30 to January 1 good for return through January 5 at one and one third fare to any Texas point. For full particulars, see Katy Agent.

Texas Katy

B Y P U Bible Study Series and Quiz Leaders Named

Bible study on Acts 13 led by John Ash with scripture Acts 13 1 12. Bible Quiz led by Rev Epting. Readings include Barnabas and Saul sent to the foreign field by Lena May Gowdy and island of Cyprus by Mildred Browning. Paul and Barnabas at Perga and Antioch in Pisidia noted with Eunice Cook.

John Ash Epting Barnabas Saul Lena May Gowdy Cyprus Mildred Browning Paul Perga Antioch Pisidia Eunice Cook

Christmas Flowers Advert Offers Local Floral Service

Mrs. P. A. Short, local Hanna Floral Co. agent, promotes Christmas flowers, pot plants, wreaths and related items and invites orders by telephone No. 19s as the holiday season approaches.

P. A. Short Hanna Floral Co

Killing at Blue Ridge Texas Fells Man in Bankfront Affray

In Blue Ridge Texas on December 5 Stanley McCollom aged 42 was shot to death and Dr W A Houser wounded in the leg in an affray in front of the Security State Bank shortly after opening. A shotgun blast struck McCollom in the body and he died. The assailant and precise circumstances are not disclosed in the fragment.

Blue Ridge Texas Stanley McCollom W. A. Houser Security State Bank McCollom

Doctor Houser Shot and Detained After Arrest

A doctor named Houser was shot with a pistol and, after Constable Tallen arrested him, was removed to his home for medical treatment in a sequence of tense events.

Houser Tallen

Junior League Program for Sunday December 10

The program lists songs Diadem 176 and 286, motto The Lord is in His Holy Peace Let All the Earth Keep Silence Be fore Him, prayer, Acts 3 1 8 scripture, roll call of hymn writers, minutes, Bible story by Katherine Montgomery, selections Elizabeth May, scripture searching Fannie Laurie Phillips, sketch of Fannie Crosby by Lucy Webster, doxology led by Margaret McMurry.

Katherine Montgomery Elizabeth Fannie Laurie Phillips Fannie Crosby Lucy Webster Margaret McMurry

Christmas Packages Routed via American Express

Notice from Max Pope, agent, urging prompt routing of Christmas packages through American Express. Drafted for Dallas News and Sun, priced at $1.75, promising prompt attention and notification on arrival.

American Express Max Pope Dallas News Sun

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gallaher’s Drug Store T. W. Gattis Wolfe City Pierce’s Minnie Clack Valley View Will Miles Near Town R. Glidewell Meta Meador of W. M. Cox Miss Harkins The White Duce Co Julian Boone Denison J. L. Boone Dude Finley Farlie O. T. Lackey Mare Orendorff van Alstyne W. H. King Wm. Cox J. L. Bow George Gowdy Hayter John Yeager Aty Nell Pierce R. F. Beasley Bettie Currin Austin C. B. Bryant James Ragsdale Paducah Hayr’s Mrs. W. M. Ingram Nobility S. R. Glidewell J. M. Carter Raymond Gunter Ben Roberts Mell Roberts W.P. Vaughn W. L. White I’. EK. Alverson G. W. Pope Ran Roberts Dayton Yates Post Office White Poduce Company R. B. Holden Tioga P. J. Pierce Kathleen Hudspeth Atoka, Oklahoma Georgia Pope J. L. Dyer Thelma Joe Dyer S. M.U Emma Baker Edwin May Leon Davidson Wesley College Masie Hutchenson Howard Black Little Rock Ark M. E. Powell Whitewright Lumber Com’y White Produce Co W. J. Epting J. L. Truett Adah Truett County Baptist Association Pauline Hodge Hallie McMahon T. J. Chenoweth Irene Dixon Corsicana Charley Bronaugh Sanger Charley J. D. Patterson Smith J. D. Heard South Whitewright J.P. Autrey Grayson County Fifty-ninth District Court S. ©. Kennedy Foreman H. A. Holliday J. R. Westbrook J. P. Davis Dorchester W. T. Francis W. A. Fleming Bells Sam Hall Sadler FE. Ragsdale Collinsville J. F. Lasiter Whitesboro Willis Harrell Howe Pete Gordon Will Fleming Pete Walter Hestand Standard Mercantile Company of Hestand Hatley & Jones of McKinney Laroe Lumber Compn’y T. L. Cowart Carrie Orine Doggett I. E. Teague P. J. Pierce & Son Luther Smith & Son Columbia Grafonola Dyer & Jones Rexall Store Devoe Paint B. Y. P. U. Program Tam Parker Parker Lucky Curve Kirkpatrick & Bryant Druggists
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