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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
14
Dallas visitors and local visits appear with names such as J. L. Dyer Bert Ray Mrs. L. P. Parr and Miss Sue King. Hardware store promotions include Penn Safety Razors 39 cents, community gifts, dinnerware and toy assortments. Local church announcement and college student visits are noted alongside vendors in Sherman and Denison segments.
Fire at the Hornbuckle residence caused several hundred dollars in damage when a closet fire spread toward the roof around 11 on Monday morning. Firefighters arrived quickly, extinguished the blaze, and the loss is insured.
It will pay you to get our prices before you sell your turkeys, says the White Produce Company in a brisk price-advantage note urging farmers to shop early.
Mrs. M. C. Kerney of Brownwood is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Webster, as reported in local society notes. The item lists a historic remedy cure, 666 cures Bilious Fever, within the same column.
Mrs. C. B. Bryant travels at week start to Sweetwater to visit her daughter Mrs. A. H. Fortner.
A large crowd attended the box supper at Can Aan school house last Friday night. D. A. Ray conducted the auction of the boxes and $58.51 was raised for the school board to aid the school.
Produce sellers are urged to compare prices offered by White Produce Co before finalizing sales. The notice emphasizes securing favorable terms and not missing competitive rates for their harvest.
The Grayson County Live Stock Association will hold its December meeting in Sherman next Saturday. Plans for the pure blood dairy livestock campaign in Grayson County will be discussed.
Ad promotes a genuine $1.00 Safety Razor with six blades for 39 cents from Manning and Clark, urging customers to buy direct instead of at a barber shop.
Miss Allie Shook left Monday night for Kansas City to be at the bedside of her brother J. M. Shook who is seriously ill.
A reader notes a Christmas bargain offering a genuine Safety Razor and 6 blades in a neat silver plated box for only 39 cents. The item is pitched as a great ly reduced price gift.
Miss Roberta Sloan visiting her sister Mrs. Gilmore Webster spent the weekend in Howe where she teaches school.
D. M. Pope sold his residence on West Grand Avenue to Dr. J. B. Birt of Pilot Grove who will relocate after the new year to practice medicine here. Dr. Birt has run a long standing practice in Pilot Grove and comes with local experience.
W M Parvin a farmer near Celina filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the Federal District Court at Sherman He lists liabilities at 14465647 with 12803218 secured loans and assets at 138455 with 25755 exempt He states most liabilities are secured loans and personal accounts.
Local business announces cafe service offerings by P. J. Pierce and Sons. Details are limited but indicate a family operation meeting community cafe needs.
Rev. J. F. Fender was called to Honey Grove to conduct the funeral of Jim McKee on Monday. McKee was a well known citizen of that town and a relative of Mrs. E. P. Montgomery of this place.
The 1921 city taxes are ready and payable at the office of the city collector located in the city fire station.
J. H. Biggerstaff serves on the grand jury as the 59th district court convenes on Monday morning.
The Boy Scouts of Whitewright announce an organized effort to showcase their presence by meeting early Saturday morning. They will march down Main Street with hoes and rakes to clean the main business street and back alleys, divided into two groups competing to excel in their work.
John C. Brooke of Mexico City and Tampico and Hope Ball of Fort Worth were married last Sunday. After a visit to Mexico City they will reside in Tampico. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Ball, has lived in Fort Worth recently and held a responsible post. Her friends here extend congratulations.
Readers can request their preferred maga zine at Pierce's Cafe and staff will supply the chosen issue each month. The arrangement emphasizes consistent monthly availability through the cafe’s service.
Miss Emma Dee Randle, then in Ohio for lyceum engagements, will return home for Christmas and perform two readings at the Presbyterian Church. Entitled Christmas Day in the Morning and Christmas Day in the Evening, the readings will be held Christmas Eve and Christmas night, drawing on her national reputation as a reader and impersonator.
An advertising note promotes gasoline and oils at a convenient filling station in Morehead urging customers to buy the best products available from R, 8S.
A cheerful passerby brightens a crowded scene by whistling and smiling, lifting spirits as a sign to others that mood can spread through public spaces. The lighthearted act inspires more people to adopt a hopeful outlook in busy marts.
A Walt Mason verse extols adopting a bright demeanor to lift spirits and spread cheer. The speaker compares life to a playful game, noting contagious happiness while urging a cheerful, uncomplaining attitude to lift others.
Advertisement notes constant availability of cotton seed meal and hulls for sale from The Oil Mill. No further details or contact information provided.
A sympathetic woman asks a boy about his injured hand. The boy explains he sawed the top of his finger off while sawing. The exchange captures a grim, darkly humorous moment in a simple street scene.
The White Produce Company advertises it pays the highest market prices for turkeys at all times, inviting farmers to sell.
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