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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
7
A long list of residents visiting relatives and conducting business in Sherman Dallas Fort Worth and nearby communities. Visitors include Mrs Joe Rich Mrs E D Mc Coy Miss Myrtle Thomlinson and Mr and Mrs T E Barbee with remarks on shop and gift opportunities at local merchants and utilities.
J. E. Rutledge returned Monday from a two week trip to Missouri and Iowa. He reported Iowa towns left under snow and observed boys skating on pond and creek ice across the region.
For quality and style in Eye Glasses we offer the best fit, guaranteed. R L Johnson Optometrist promises perfect fit at a moderate cost.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hamilton attended the funeral of Lon McKown in Sherman on Tuesday afternoon. McKown died Monday morning at his Sherman home after nearly forty years as a leading local businessman.
A case of smallpox was found in a negro settlement near the Planters on Monday. The house is under strict quarantine and neighbors are being vaccinated to prevent spread. Sherman county health officer Dr. C. D. Strother stated this is the start of the smallpox season and urged vaccination after a worker recently returned from Oklahoma.
Among those from out-of-town here Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs Jane Thompson who died Sunday afternoon at 3 at the home of Mr and Mrs L C Hampton were J D Thompson Clarence Thompson Mr and Mrs L E Ferguson Mrs Joann Littrell and Mrs Virginia Noble of Dallas W H Stinson Mrs John Masten and J C Stinson of Valley View A H Ferguson and Scott Ferguson of Soper Okla and Mrs Ann Whitenburg Van Alstyne.
Chesley Rutledge and others attended a district American Legion meeting in Sulphur Springs on Sunday. About forty Sherman Legion members joined a parade down Main Street at 7 AM, with drums and bugles, forming near C. W. Bryant's home and marching to the Katy station. The Sherman contingent joined local Legion members, with earlier parades en route including Greenville.
Ward Evans of Fort Worth died during an appendicitis operation in Childress after arriving there on a business trip. He was the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome May and the couple married last May. The body was sent to Duke Oklahoma for burial and Mrs. Evans, formerly Aud rey May, will visit her parents in Whitewright.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our husband and father’s illness and for sympathy after his death. Mrs J K Magers and children.
A film program titled Wings dominates the Palace Theatre in Whitewright with sound. Performances run December 16 17 and 18 including a midnight matinee on Sunday December 16. Admission is 25 and 50 cents.
The Sun reports hundreds of subscription expiration notices mailed and renewals arriving by the score over the past two weeks. December is a strong renewal month and officials hope this trend continues, framing renewals as a festive gift that yields a year of service to subscribers.
The Thompson family thanks the people of Whitewright for services during illness and for condolences after Mrs J S Thompson’s death. They express heartfelt appreciation and pray for the community, signed by J D Thompson and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Andrews entertained both the B Y P U and Epworth League with a social on Wednesday. Afreshments of hot chocolate and cake were served to eighty five guests. Sunday school attendance dipped due to cold weather and several local residents visited relatives in Weston and Trenton over the weekend.
W. L. White trades a farm in Oklahoma to O. W. Myrick in exchange for two houses in Whitewright. One house on West Spruce Street is occupied by W. C. Wood, the other in east Whitewright was formerly owned by the late W. T. Truett. The note adds the battleship Maryland now carries more big guns than ever before.
Avery Lomax of Dallas, noted authority on cowboy songs and ballads, is to prepare an article on cowboy folklore for the American folklore section of Britannica's fourteenth edition. This marks the first inclusion of the cowboy in the folklore section.
Ada Whitley of Hannibal was deserted at the altar as Morris Stanley refused to proceed with vows after taking Ada’s hand. He walked away saying I just can t say it. The incident spoiled a planned double wedding though the other couple completed their ceremony.
The Grayson County Baptist Association has selected Rev. J S Henderson of San Antonio as county missionary and he began duties with services at First Baptist Church. He preached Sunday morning and evening and started a revival at Denison Monday night.
A Canadian woman afflicted by an insanity that drives her to swallow any object ingests 2,533 pieces of metal beads glass screws coins pins washers and nuts. The Scientific American presents a pictorial record of the grotesque collection removed from her stomach.
An urging note promotes buying from merchants who advertise in The Sun, calling them dependable and trustworthy sources for purchases.
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